We recommend that you always start by removing your makeup with a "Double Cleanse." The First Cleanse, is a cleanser or cleansing oil that removes your makeup or “the day.” The Second Cleanse is usually a medicated cleanser or cleanser that addresses your skin care concerns. (ie. acne, inflammation or anti-aging.) Next, you would use a toner or medicated tonic, serums, eye cream, moisturizer, and sunscreen. The order in which you apply your products is important. You want a clean, balanced skin before applying your serums, clinical &/or prescription skin care. Adding an eye cream &/or moisturizer will help seal and protect your skin. And lastly, but just as important, an SPF to protect your skin from burning and sun-damage.

We do not recommend over the counter skin care products. Because of the nature of skincare that we provide, we recommend clinical and medical grade skincare that contain more active ingredients.

What a great, magnificent question! Definitely, hands down plastic free. Hidden plastics and waxes can stick your skin cells together and keep them from turning over properly. These sluggish skin cells may lead to skin cell build up causing acne and texture issues. Oils are naturally found on our skin and are secreted by the pores to protect and hydrate the skin. Try to stick with linoleic oils that are not too large in size, as larger molecular weight oils may also clog your pores. Linoliec oils provides moisture, protection and plumpness to the skin and are natural antioxidants. Big Yum!

YES. Applying a SPF to your skin daily will be a wonderful, helpful practice. SPF helps protect your skin from UVA and UVB damage. Sun damage is the biggest contributor to sunspots, uneven pigmentation, wrinkles, and skin cancers. Whether you are inside, outside or driving in your car you may be exposed to UVA/UVB rays from indirect sunlight through windows and even on cloudy days. Please see your Dermatologist for skin cancer screenings.

Yes and No. What? Having clean skin before bed is very beneficial, when you are sleeping your body does a lot of its healing. It will also depend on your makeup and your skin type. Thick, heavy formulations laden with synthetic chemicals can stress your skin and tends to clog pores while sticking skin cells together. If you use makeup with healthier ingredients, like mineral makeup, it may even protect your skin with natural SPF and help with inflammation. We recommend, sell and love Jane Iredale mineral makeup. On a side note, some people are allergic to ingredients in any kind of makeup and the type of makeup you wear will have to vary. Which leads us back to a good cleansing routine before bed.

Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent acne so there is no cure. Acne is a condition that causes pimples when the skin's pores become clogged.

Thankfullly, you can effectively treat and control acne with the advances in skincare, medicines and customized approaches to care. This is a breath of fresh air for both the skin and your self-esteem.

We offer Acne Facials and an Acne Club, where we help guild you through education, skincare and weekly custom acne facials. Our goal is to help control inflammation, decrease the amount and severity of breakouts, increase healing time and help prevent acne scaring.

Going to have to say no to this one.

Sometimes popping pimples can cause bacteria to spread and make acne worse. You may also damage the skin causing it to heal slower, form post inflammation pigment and even scaring.

Estheticians are trained to perform manual methods to clear the pores. We are also trained to identify which lesions to safely extract and which to leave alone. Sometimes leaving something alone is a saving grace to faster healing. Let us help you address those pesky pimples.

Got a pesky breakout that pops up before a special occasion, that time of the month, during sporting events or one that just will not go away?!!!!

Wash your skin with a salicylic, mandelic & / or lactic based cleanser to help soften clogged pores.

Apply ice directly to your skin, keep moving over the affected area as not to freeze the area. The ice will kill the p. acnes bacteria on contact, take down inflammation and increase healing time.

Appling colloidal silver w/ lemon balm can help control oil and bacteria.

Spot treating a pimple with a time released benzoyl peroxide will also be helpful in reducing your acne flair. Be careful, as some benzoyl peroxides can over dry and irritate the skin.

Hyaluronic Acid will hydrate and protect the skin without clogging pores.

We are a big fan of IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) treatments for bringing up unwanted pigment and reducing ruptured veins. It is a great way to reboot your skin back to a creamy healthy glow.

In addition to IPL treatments, chemical peels such as RevePeel and Enlighten Peel RX are excellent at skin rejuvenation, as well as reducing melasma and sun damage.

THAT IS THE MILLIAN DOLLAR QUESTION! Wrinkles are a natural part of aging and show years of wisdom.

If this is not your ideal way of showing off your well-deserved wisdom here are some helpful hints.

Lifestyle factors play a major role in keeping your skin healthy. A diet that consists of vitamin rich foods, drinking at least the recommended 8oz. of water a day,

protecting your skin from the sun or limiting sun exposure, not smoking and stress management will all play apart in keeping your skin healthy.

Using topical skincare like retinoids, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C will also boost your skin ability to stave off the onset of fine lines and wrinkles.

Investing in advanced skin treatments is an extremely beneficial way of improving photodamage, skin texture and elasticity.

There are a wide variety of Lasers, Viva Fractional Resurfacing, SkinPen Micro-needling, and Cosmetical Peel treatments that will resurface skin and increase collagen and elasticity.