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EstheticianOnTheEdgeTo Wax Or Not To Wax...Send us a textThis week we are going to talk to Brand Educator Taylor Wilson from Starpil Wax, discuss some timing issues in the treatment room, give Retin/Tret one more explanation and to celebrate spooky season we're going to learn some new creepy skin facts. Support the show
2024-10-311h 08EstheticianOnTheEdgeA Cleanser Is A Cleanser...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're going to talk about talking about shit when you don't know what you're talking about, facial/skin dysmorphia and our responsibility as providers and why the system our clients think they are beating, are really beating them.Support the show
2024-09-0448 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeLather, Slather And PraySend us a textIn this weeks episode we are going to talk about aging in an industry you aren't supposed to age in, imposter syndrome, I'm taking you back to school to talk about Daltons and we're sharing funny and or disturbing client stories sent in by a few listeners. Support the show
2024-07-1042 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Trifecta Of Fucked Up...Send us a textThis is a quickie! We'll be discussing the things people do to get out of using normal facial products, to cleanse or not to cleanse and I have to share my horrible awful, Pam of the Week with you.Support the show
2024-06-0532 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeYep, That's A Burn...Send us a textWe are going to be talking about what to do post procedure when you fuck up, I'm going to unload some of my favorite products/brands so be prepared to be disappointed in me and we're going to end the episode with your favorite, a Pam of the week.Support the show
2024-04-101h 00EstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Middle Child of Ingredients...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're taking a peek at an ingredient that does all the work and gets none of the credit.Support the show
2023-05-0223 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Only Cycle I'll Ever Ride..Skin-cyclingSend us a textIt's a new season and a new show! In this week's show we are talking about a common sense skincare practice. Wanna support the show? Follow the link!https://www.buzzsprout.com/655045/supporters/newSupport the show
2023-04-1817 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeAll The Way To The White Meat...Send us a textThis week we are going to take a look at our field's unhealthy obsession with exfoliation, a bit about brows and at home devices that our clients are crazy about.Please note this is what happens when you edit an episode at 1:00AM. In segment one I’m talking about spot treating pimples not wrinkles. Support the show
2022-10-0948 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI Swear Officer, She Cut Her Own Throat...Send us a textIn this week's episode we are going to talk trends, what the hell is going on with clients and homecare and I'm going to tell you that story I promised you last time about the client I might or might not have mutilated. Fun times!Support the show
2022-07-281h 08EstheticianOnTheEdgeBless It...Send us a textIn this week's episode we talk about lightening an brightening ingredients, rosacea, our obsession with black clothes and I might rant a tiny bit over another podcast's trashing of skincare.Support the show
2022-05-241h 23EstheticianOnTheEdgeWhen The Mystery Ain’t A Mystery Anymore...Send us a textIn this episode we talk about those pesky processing and transaction fees, why you do indeed need to continue your education, ponder selfcare and I share a doozy of a Pam story. Support the show
2022-01-131h 03EstheticianOnTheEdgeYou Can't Fix Everybody...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're going to talk about stopping the spread of incorrect esthy information, going solo...oh no...and find out if we really do need those oxygen facials after all.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956298/**meant to say FDA cleared **Support the show
2021-08-251h 02EstheticianOnTheEdgeNope, You Can't Blame This On Me...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're going to talk about so much shit! Product application, cruelty free...that's right I'm taking you to the slaughter house. And tons of fun, yet gross waxing stories to horrifying your loved ones who just happen to be in the car with you...Support the show
2021-06-231h 12EstheticianOnTheEdgeClass Dismissed...Send us a textIn this week's episode we talk about the mass exodus of big salons, try to figure out why we want to be slugs and I share a horribly awful but funny wax story from my young esthetician days. Support the show
2021-04-0747 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeFix It So I Don't Have To Mix It...Send us a textIn this week's episode you get an unwanted history of cupping, talk about waxing and why I still hate it and last but not least see if we can help a potential esthy figure out her next step.https://my.clevelandclinic.orghttps://www.sciencedirect.comhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govSupport the show
2021-03-2339 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeCan We Just Not Say That Anymore...Send us a textIn this week's episode, we talk raising prices, why it's okay to be tired, and why you should quit talking shit about dermatologists...again because ya'll didn't listen the first, second or third time.Support the show
2021-03-0250 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWhy Yes, That Is a Violet Wand I'm Using...Send us a textIn this week's episode, I'm going to do a theory class on using High Frequency in your treatments and talk and somehow manage to bring eggs into our discussion on social media...yep...tantalizing stuff! PS...violet wand has such a different connotation outside the world of esthetics #smutty romance!Support the show
2021-02-1642 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeChemicals Are A Girl's Best Friend...Send us a textIn this week's episode, well...I talk too damn long...about chemical peels and enzymes and respond to a not so happy follower about the realities of the world of esthetics.Support the show
2021-02-0243 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Little Lies Labels Tell...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're deciphering some label lies, talking about a lovely antioxidant, getting organized in our treatment rooms and per usual, I continue to alienate as many people as possible by saying shit that’s gonna make you salty. Support the show
2021-01-1938 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeIs It Really A Glow Though....Send us a textIn this week's episode we talk about microneedling at home, walk the beauty aisles of TJ Maxx, try to figure out if anti-aging is on it's way out and I make so many food comparisions you'll probably wonder if you're listening to a cooking show or a esthy podcast.Support the show
2021-01-0542 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Deep Dive You Didn't Expect Or Want...Send us a text *****************Disclaimer***************** LOTS OF STRONG LANGUAGE AND DISCUSSION OF BODILY FUNCTIONSIn this week's episode I talk about what's normal and not in the treatment room, we do a deep dive you probably could have lived without, we talk about the importance of waxing consults and I share listeners stories about the joy of the holiday season in the beauty industry. Support the show
2020-12-2249 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeAnybody Got A Quarter For The Swear Jar....Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm talking about the ever horrifying BB Glow, the infamous sperm brow, how to retail without sounding like you have a brochure shoved up your ass and real talk about how some esthies are hurting their own industry. Support the show
2020-12-0132 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeCan I Call A Time Out For A Minute...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're gonna have to put a bunch of nickels in the swear jar because I'm talking about some of those judgemental esthies out there that need to lighten the hell up. And why it's okay to be an esthetician who doesn't get a contact high from touching people. I'm also going to give you some background on the Gua Sha and it's purpose in the treatment room and maybe a little something to ponder before you introduce this tool into your treatments.skepdic.comglobaltimes.com
2020-11-1731 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeYou Can't Please Even Some Of The People Some Of The Time...Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to talk about extraction expectations, why your next skincare field trip should be at a drugstore, what it really means to double cleanse and discuss the hundreds of clients we all that are just 'so sensitive'Support the show
2020-11-0347 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeIt Feels Good To Confess All Those Dirty Skin Sins...Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to discuss meeting expectations of your esthetics program, introduce you to an oldie but goodie humectant that somehow ended up with a bad rap and apparently embarking on my second career as the offical esthy priest... Trust me, you'll want to hear these confessions.Support the show
2020-10-1936 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeClass Is Back In Session...Send us a textIn this week's episode we talk about a popular enzyme mask that was all over Instagram a few months ago, I tell you why your collagen supplement is probably shit and I leave you with lot of funny listener stories or things gone wrong in the treatment room.Support the show
2020-10-0636 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Price Is Not Right For Everyone...Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to talk about pricing, menu and choosing products for your newly minted solo esthetics operation. Also going to tackle client expectations and how to manage those and I somehow work my abhorrence of meat into a show about skincare...you're welcomeSupport the show
2020-09-2245 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeSomone Come Take Away My Soap Box...Send us a textIn this week's episode I sprinkle the F word around like I'm salting fries, answer listener questions, talk about skin types versus skin conditions and break down the jelly mask invasion.Oh, and I told you I'd drop the ingredient I couldn't remember for love nor money...here ya go.... 5 aminolevulinic acid...I was so close, yet so far away.Support the show
2020-09-0841 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeBut For Real, Why Don't We Have Our Own Reality TV Show...Send us a textIn this week's episode we're going to talk about going out on your own and booth renting as well as share some listener stories of rentals gone wrong. And answer a listener question about pH.Support the show
2020-08-2536 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI Don't Feel Tardy...Send us a textIn this week's episode, I'm going to talk about transitioning from a room to a classroom, whine about professional products not being so professional anymore and give you a grumpy pep talk...sort of.Support the show
2020-08-1135 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeNobody Likes Bullies Or Shitty Samples...Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to give a peptide pep talk, discuss how we can overthrow industry bullies and talk about the lost art of sampling to clients.FDA.govfuturedermPubmed.govSupport the show
2020-07-2830 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Kids Are Not Alright...Send us a textIn this week's episode I talk about kiddos in the treatment room, answer a dresscode question, introduce you to my mom...sort of, and give some retail advice.Support the show
2020-07-1440 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWarning, Warning, The Globes Will Break...Send us a textIn this week's late episode it's hodgepodge of random topics and questions from you my dear listener.Support the show
2020-06-3032 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeAnd In This Corner, We Have The Tinkle Razor...Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to answer a few listener questions, chat about selling products without coming off like a total douchebag and in a winner take all death match we put dermaplaning and razoring in the ring to go head to head.ResourcesTheaestheticsjournal .com Tinkleyourface .comDorcos.com Support the show
2020-06-1641 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI'm A Jack Of My Trade But She's A Master Of HersSend us a textIn this week's episode I finally, finally get to my interview with the gracious and talented Reanne Kelly...better known as the MasterEsthetician. We talk career advice, how to conquer Instagram and most importantly, beer, wine or liquor...Support the show
2020-06-0248 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeIs That A Pimple In My Wrinkle?Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to discuss adult acne, talk about client discounts and shake your Christmas trees to see what crazy Christmas gifts you've gotten from well-meaning or maybe just cheap, clients. It's story time and who doesn't love a good Christmas tale? Sources:www.statista.comwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gowww.aad.orgThe NewYorkTimesSupport the show
2020-05-1941 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI'd Like To Get Off This Ride Now....Send us a textIn this week's episode I'm going to make you drink the Kool-Aid on pimple patches, do a shallow dive into a few ZO skincare products via a review, answer a listener question about resources and beat the dead horse that is known as Covid-19...Support the show
2020-05-0538 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWave Your Blue Lights In The Air, Like You Don't Care...Send us a textIn this week's episode we'll discuss blue light therapy in and out of the treatment rooms. I'm going to answer a listener question about the art of the brow fill, share some horribly funny waxing and facial stories with you and talk about the beauty worlds dirty little secret.Support the show
2020-04-2137 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeIt's Totally Normal For Your Skin To Bubble Off...Send us a textIn this weeks episode I talk about some DIY's I found on Instagram that you really shouldn't do, we talk the ins and outs of chemical peels and what happens when it all goes wrong. Support the show
2020-04-0743 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI'm Going To Take A Stab At Normal...Send us a textIn this weeks episode we're going to talk about Niacinamide, the skincare worlds most underappreciated, overachiever. You are also going to hear esthyontheedge do the world's worst imitation of a Romanian co-worker and share some of your own horrifying coworker stories...all while ignoring the fact that world is burning down around us. Resources:New England Journal of MedicineScienceDirectDermatology TimNCBI Support the show
2020-03-2428 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeCetaphil, Cerave, and Pimple Patches, oh my!Send us a textIn this weeks episode I answer a number of questions for my fellow esthies, burst everyone's Cetaphil bubble, give a quick review on a 'sonic' skincare tool and say the word vibrator more than you ever thought possible in an esthetics podcast. Music Hipster Trends from Premium BeatsDisclaimer...personal stories cannot be verified with said clientsFDA.govFoodInsight.org https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govSupport the show
2020-03-1034 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWhat Do You Mean You Don't Want No Stinking Product?Send us a textIn this weeks episode I do a super quick ode to the train wreck that is the world of MLM's, I share some funny yet horrible stories about firing clients and do my part to spread more spa etiquette to the confused masses.Resources:The Washington PostFederal Trade CommissionConsumer Awareness InstituteRodan & Fields Income disclosure statementYoungLiving Income disclosure statementSupport the show
2020-02-2529 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI’d Wax That…Just Not As Good As She Can…Send us a textIn this weeks episode, I interview an absolutely brilliant waxer...you may have heard of her(I'm not telling you, ya gotta listen to the episode... Insert Dr. Evil laugh here...) If not, you better click follow for this hard wax phenom because she's ready to educate you. We talk hard wax, pet peeves, EWC, and the most important choice of all...beer, wine or liquor. Music from PremiumBeats/Artist Delicate Beats/Song Hipster Trends Support the show
2020-02-1138 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWhy Yes, We Are Allowed To Accept Gratuities Here...Send us a textIn this weeks episode we look at the perils of running your own skincare business. We also take a stab at helping you and your clients understand a holy grail ingredient and just to get your blood pumping bright any early on your commute to work, lets argue over the lost art of tipping. As reported years ago, tipping is still not a city in China. Just saying...Music from PremiumBeats/Artist Delicate Beats/Song Hipster Trends Resources:SBA.govForbes.comInc.comNat...
2020-01-2834 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeCome One, Come All...Just Don't Come DirtySend us a textNew year, new season! In this week's episode we talk spa etiquette...hint, hint...use the wipe. . We fall down the vitamin C rabbit hole. You might need a cup of coffee to make it through all the information I'm going to be throwing at you, hey...you asked for it. Also, I give you my unsolicited opinion on 'medical grade' skincare. We also do the first ever EsthyOnTheEdge tool review...and we wrap it all up in a Pam of the Week inaugural bow. Music from PremiumBeatHipster Trends by Del...
2020-01-1430 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWait, What Did You Say?Send us a textIn this weeks episode we put ourselves on the other side of the stick and share some of those very first brazilian waxing stories. We also try to figure out why we should care if clients don't want to follow a professional's recommendations. Last but definitely not least, a little venting over the stupid questions we hear daily from people who don't quite get what we do for a living. Music from Royalty Free Music/Artist Dan Henig/Song ArpySupport the show
2019-12-3130 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeCash, Grass or Ass..Nobody Gets Waxed For FreeSend us a textIn this weeks episode, how to say no to family and friend freebies. We also talk about the popularity of the turn and burn spa chain stores and how it is helping and hurting the industry. Last but not least..you'll get a peek into the 'fly by the seat of her pants' way, EsthyOnTheEdge approaches facials and question why her clients keep coming back for more. Music from Royalty Free Music/Artist Dan Henig/Song ArpySupport the show
2019-12-0326 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeIt Can Only Get Better From Here, Right??Send us a textStory time! EsthyOnTheEdge tells you all about her first day as an esthetician and shares listeners stories of their own first forays into esthetics. Every wonder why that first day is so traumatic? If you've got the ear time, we've got theories galore on this weeks show. Music from Royalty Free Music/Artist Dan Henig/Song ArpySupport the show
2019-11-1934 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeWho Knew I'd Be Holding So Many Twigs and Berries?Send us a textGoing beyond the treatment room door to get a peek at what happens when clients drop their undies. Spoiler alert, it's not pretty. Never one to dodge controversy, EsthyOnTheEdge defends Oxybenzone...well, sort of. And the shiny wrapping is pulled away to reveal the ugly truth about skincare marketing. Music from Royalty Free Music/Artist Dan Henig/Song ArpyEpisode Resources: FDA.gov, Health.Harvard.edu, Support the show
2019-11-0535 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeYou Know What They Say About OpinionsSend us a textA look at some common skincare myths...fact or fiction? Ahhhh, St.Ives scrub, will we ever escape it? One follower asks a loaded question that forces me to pull up my soap box and gives you a glimpse into why I can't make friends. Music from Royalty Free Music/Artist Dan Henig/Song ArpyResearch Sources:Harvard Health.eduFda.govNPANational.orgncbi.nlm.nih.gove TheBeautyBrains.commed.umich.edu McGill (OSS)Support the show
2019-10-2227 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeThe Origin of PamSend us a textIn this weeks episode, Pam is revealed in all her glory. I also share some of your Pam stories. Music from Royalty Free Music/ Artist Dan Henig/ Song ArpySupport the show
2019-10-1531 minEstheticianOnTheEdgeI Shouldn't Be In Charge of This PodcastSend us a text...but here I am! Just a quick intro to the EstheticianOnTheEdge Podcast. Music from Royalty Free Music/Artist Dan Henig/Song ArpySupport the show
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