How to Find the Best Esthetician
10 Things You Should Check before Getting a Facial or Waxing Service
If you are looking for a new place to get a facial or waxing treatment, you need to find an esthetician who will:
- Provide you with outstanding results
- Have your safety and comfort in mind
- Make you comfortable
But how can you determine if your potential esthetician is going to be all you need. Here are ten things to check before getting a treatment from a new esthetician.
1. Experience of Esthetician
You should ask about your esthetician’s experience level before you schedule a treatment. You should ask not only how long she has been an esthetician, but also how long she has been providing a particular service (and how often does she give the treatment).
This can be very important, especially if you are getting a waxing treatment of a sensitive area (like a Brazilian wax) or if you are having a facial. More experience typically means your esthetician will have better honed techniques.
2. License Status
Your esthetician may have a license hanging in a nice frame, but is it valid? The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology licenses estheticians and has a website that allows you to verify the validity and status of a license.
For example, our esthetician (listed on her license as Victoria Lynne Larsen) has a license listed with a “clear” status, which means her license is current and valid. Any issues or disciplinary actions against an esthetician would be listed here.
3. Cleanliness of Spa or Salon
Waxing, facials, and other skin care treatments require sanitary conditions to reduce the chance of infection. Is the spa clean? Does your esthetician use gloves when administering waxing treatments or facials? Is her treatment table clean? A clean, uncluttered workspace is a sign of a good esthetician.
4. Education
Does your Esthetician continue to attend classes to maintain knowledge of the current trends? The world of skin is always changing with new technologies and advances so it is important for your esthetician to know the latest and greatest to be sure you are receiving the services that will best meet your needs.
5. Referrals and Reviews
Referrals from friends and family are a good way to find a new esthetician for your waxing and skin care needs. However, if you are new to the area or if your friends aren’t happy with their estheticians, be sure to check out reviews on websites like Yelp! and other review websites.
6. Results
Reviews and referrals are a great place to start, but photos of results or a first-hand look at her clients can speak volumes to the talent of the esthetician.
7. Treatments Offered
This may seem like a given, but does the esthetician offer the service that you want? Be sure to look for specifics. Remember, if you want a Brazilian wax, a listing for a bikini wax is not necessarily the same thing. You don’t want to be the first client that an esthetician waxes.
You also want to find out what is included with the treatment. A good esthetician will:
- Discuss your at-home skin care regimen
- Offer you suggestions to your home-care routine
- Examine your skin and recognize skin problems that require a dermatologist
- Answer any questions you may have about the treatment she is administering
- Suggest follow-up care after your appointment
8. Products Used
Does the esthetician use high-quality skin care products and wax? The type of products used to perform your facial and waxing treatments can affect how effective these treatments can be. In the case of waxing, the type and quality of her wax can affect the pain level of the treatment.
9. Worth the Price
Having seen the results, read the reviews, and researched the treatments you need done, do the esthetician’s services seem to be worth the price? A lot of factors can go into this. Remember, more expensive doesn’t necessarily mean better. Be sure to give more weight to factors like experience, reviews, and cleanliness than the listed price.
10. Your Level of Comfort
You may have found the best esthetician in the city, but if you are not comfortable with her, you may want to keep looking. Her professional manner and personality should match what you are looking for. If you are uncomfortable then you will not get the most out of your treatments.
Meet Vicky to Determine if She Is Right for You
If you are looking for a new esthetician in San Diego, contact Clean Slate Waxing today to schedule a time to meet our owner and lead esthetician, Vicky Larsen, to determine if she is the right fit for your waxing and facial needs.
