Fresno’s Most Experienced Facialist

Esthetic School Was the Least of Her Training

California has never required continuing education for estheticians. Once licensed, an esthetician can put acids on your face and shave it with a surgical scalpel blade without another day of training. Jeannie sees that as a real gap, so for 29 years she has paid for, and traveled to, the education the state never asked her to get.

“Esthetic school was the least amount of knowledge I obtained. That just gets you past state board and your licensing. Everything else I invested in and traveled for was the difference between being okay and really competent at my job.”

She also learned from the independent estheticians who came before her and shared what they knew. Her certifications in oncology skin care and acne treatment came the same way: she went looking for them.

What 29 Years Looks Like in the Treatment Room

Experience shows up in small decisions. Jeannie knows the acids in every peel she uses and the pH they work at, and she asks about allergies before anything touches your skin.

She preps the skin for extractions during your facial and through your home care, so by the next visit they come out easily. She reads your comfort as she goes and stops before you leave sore. Clients who have had facials elsewhere often tell her the extractions did not hurt the way they expected.

She also knows when to say no. If you have been getting peels somewhere else and she does not know what was used, she will not extract until she does. If a request falls outside an esthetician’s scope, she says so.

And she knows when to send you to a doctor. Scaly patches, rashes and unusual lumps go to a dermatologist. She once flagged a small scaly spot on a client’s forehead that turned out to be precancerous.

Every appointment is booked with extra time, so nothing gets rushed or skipped. She spends the most time on the consultation at the start and on your home routine at the end, and she sends you home with a written cheat sheet so you know your steps.

Oncology Care From Someone Who Has Been There

Jeannie was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. She went through six rounds of chemotherapy and kept working through most of it. She had wanted to train in oncology esthetics before her diagnosis, and after treatment she did.

“After treatment it felt like I’d already faced a lot of demons. I had the attitude of ‘What do I have to be afraid of now?’ and ‘What do I have to offer these women who are terrified?’”

Today she is a certified oncology aesthetician. She knows what chemotherapy does to skin because she lived it, and she adjusts every treatment to where a client is in their care. Read her own account of her skin during chemotherapy, or learn about oncology facials.

The Products She Trusts, and Why

Jeannie carries four professional lines, and she can tell you exactly why each one earned its place.

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Where Her Work Stops

Jeannie is an esthetician, and she is clear about where that ends. She does not diagnose, prescribe or inject. When something needs a dermatologist or your own doctor, she will tell you. Knowing that line is part of the job, and it is part of why clients trust her with their skin.

“I trusted her and I’m so glad I did! I wish I had done this years ago! The facials and the products WORK! I couldn’t believe it! Jeannie handed me the confidence I lost about 30 years ago.”