Skincare Insights
From the Treatment Room
7 Skincare Mistakes I Watch Clients Make — An Expert's Perspective
There is a pattern in my work as an esthetician that repeats itself so often I have stopped being surprised by it. A client sits down, shows me a bag full...
How to Tell Your Skin Type (And Why Most People Get It Wrong)
You bought the serum everyone on TikTok is using and it did nothing. Or worse, it made things worse. The problem probably isn't the product. It's that you're using the wrong product for your skin type.
Is Microdermabrasion Worth It? What Naperville Clients Should Know About Professional Exfoliation
If your skin feels dull, rough, or like nothing you try at home is actually working, you are not alone. Here is the honest truth about microdermabrasion and whether it is worth your time and money.
The SPF Mistakes 90% of People Are Making This Summer
Sunscreen is the single most important thing you can put on your skin. It's also the thing most people get wrong. Here are the mistakes I see every day at NR SKIN.
The Right Order: Why Cleanser → Mist → Vitamin C Changes Everything
There is a moment in almost every skincare consultation where I stop a client mid-routine and ask one question: "What order do you put things on your...
Vitamin C: What It Actually Does for Your Skin (and What It Does Not)
If there is one ingredient in skincare that generates more discussion, confusion, and conflicting advice than any other, it is vitamin...
Why Professional Skin Analysis Matters
That product your friend swears by? The one going viral on TikTok right now? Neither of them actually looked at your...
The Moisturizer Paradox: Why Your Skin Still Feels Dry Even When You Moisturize
There is a question that comes up in almost every session and it is always the same, delivered with the same genuine...