THE GREEN GODDESS
Joanna Vargas,
Joanna Vargas Salon,
New York (joannavargas.com)
Credo
Healing from the inside out. “What’s most important is to
address the skin’s problems in organic and noninvasive
ways.” Clientele Young professional women.
“They’re extremely successful, but they’re
stressed.” Specialty The Power Peel—a
combination of microdermabrasion, a blueberry-based detox peel, LED
light, a blast of oxygen, and Vargas’s Daily Serum. “It
makes skin look perfect for weeks after.” Magic
Potion Her Daily Serum and a homemade green juice containing
kale and cucumber, which stimulate the lymphatic system to better remove
waste, process nutrients, and oxygenate skin.
THE DETERMINATOR
Jodi Shays, owner of Queen Bee
Salon
& Spa, Los Angeles
(queenbeesalonspa.com)
Credo No nonsense, intensely results driven.
“I’m not a fluffy aesthetician rubbing a few creams on your
face; I’m going to do what works.”
Clientele Everyone from A-list celebrities to flight
attendants. Specialty Healing facials using her Ultra
Wave Skin Scrubber. “One side of it is great for exfoliating; the
other gives an excellent lifting massage.” Magic
Potion Sanítas Skincare’s biogenetic products.
“I mix them and layer serums with masks.”
THE MYSTIC
Annee de Mamiel, de Mamiel, New York and
London (demamiel.com)
Credo Beautiful
skin through balance and harmony. “I treat clients by assessing
their tongue and pulse, which tells me how their body is reacting to
stress.”
Clientele Twentysomethings to
high-powered businesswomen to 70-year-old ladies.
Specialty Seasonal attunement, which includes
acupuncture, meditation, and a customized mask. Magic
Potion Her eponymous seasonal facial oils containing
“highly vibrational” essences like neroli.
THE SYNTHESIZER
Jordana Mattioli, facialist at
plastic surgeon Adam Kolker’s office, New York
(kolkermd.com)
Credo The best of nature
and science. “I love tea tree oil, but I also rely on benzoyl
peroxide.” Clientele Professionals and
“young socialite moms.” Specialty Chemical
peels. “They’re an easier recovery than lasers.”
Magic Potion Naturally derived antioxidant serums as
well as Daily Hydroxy Peel pads from Kolker’s AKMD Skincare line,
which contain glycolic and salicylic acids.
THE EXCAVATOR
Alexandra Wagner, Alexandra Wagner Skin
Care, Venice, California (alexandrawagnerskincare.com)
Credo Deep purging. “You can get filler and Botox
and a peel, but you still need extractions to rid skin of bacteria and
make it superclear.” Clientele Younger women with
adult-onset acne and older women with high-pressure
jobs—entertainment lawyers, producers, stylists.
Specialty The Abbot Kinney Ultimate Electro Lift
facial—a combination of oxygen, microdermabrasion,
extractions, massage, an enzyme peel, and microcurrent
stimulation—to help regenerate skin cells. Magic
Potion Collagen-elastin ampoules, which feed
extra-dry skin.
