C R.
Yelp
Hillery's consistent five star rating is not unwarranted. It took about six weeks to get in with her, and the wait was well worth it! I have horrible, horrible acne; as in, Hillery is my last stop in a long line of products, lasers, topicals, prescriptions, etc before I drag myself to the feet of Accutane. She is incredibly personable, a great conversationalist, funny and sweet. None of these are a requirement for / make for a great esthetician, but it is definitely an added bonus. Upon telling Hillery of my agonizing five year crawl toward Accutane, she was upfront and honest with me that, considering my demonic skin (my description, not her's), Accutane may be necessary, but that she would like a chance with my skin first and that she would love to be part of the decision making process with me. She is so passionate and caring, I feel like she is my skin care goddess. The facial was very soothing, even with the intense amount of extractions she did. The process was not rushed at all, she talked me through every part and really customized the routine to best benefit my specific skin. She was very thorough and as gentle as possible, and made conversation to take my mind off of her excavating, all the while a spa version of We Will Rock You (??!!) played in the background. It was amazing. When I checked out my skin after, I said "Wow!" at myself in the mirror. With the amount of extractions she did, I expected to be a blotchy, red mess, and although there was some redness, mostly my skin was glowing and looked smoother, cleaner, and with pores smaller than they had been in a very, very long time. She is not a product pusher in the slightest, but I took home the two she recommended to me and even in the first day I've noticed them working. I'm not sure if this will be my light at the end of the tunnel. I may still need to go on Accutane because my skin is of the devil, but I'm happy to have Hillery to guide me through the process. Even if she can't cure my acne, even in the first go around she did an incredible job of rooting a lot of it out and calming it down significantly. I will definitely continue to see her as long as I have skin on my face.