by Julie Phillips | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog
Here at Skin Essentials, we take great pride in providing our clients with the very best skin and self-care. One of the modalities we offer is lymphatic massage. Since many of you may not be familiar with the health benefits of this type of bodywork, we wanted to...
by Julie Phillips | Aug 22, 2024 | Blog
Doctors in the United States see nearly six million new cases of skin cancer each year. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize how important it is to protect their skin. It’s not uncommon for me to find an area that looks suspicious when I am caring for a client. Of...
by Julie Phillips | May 23, 2024 | Blog
Testimonial by Dianne Armitage I grew up with eyebrows that were quite dark and plentiful. A genetic gift from my Scots/Irish ancestors. In fact, as a young woman, I was often embarrassed by them, sort of thinking I looked like Groucho Marx. I waxed, I plucked, I...
by Julie Phillips | Aug 22, 2022 | Blog
In my skincare practice, I see a lot of dry lips. The constraints of mask-wearing have caused many of us to give up on lipstick. It’s bad enough to have chafed or chapped areas on our nose and lips – without having to wonder if we are wearing a lipstick mustache when...
by Julie Phillips | May 30, 2022 | Blog
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (which, by the way, does not count as protection from the sun) you’ve heard how important it is to wear sunscreen for skin protection. Why, you ask? Because our skin works to protect us from harmful ultraviolet radiation, but it...
by Julie Phillips | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog
Over a woman’s lifetime, it is not uncommon for facial hair, which was once lovingly referred to as peach fuzz, to cause even the least insecure gal in the world to say “what the pluck?” Our hormone levels shift periodically due to aging, weight gain, pregnancy, and...
