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Home Care
The routine between visits: what to use, what to simplify, and why more product is rarely the answer.
4 articles from Marissa
Expectations · 7 min read
Your Skin Is Not Amazon Prime. Results Take Longer Than Two Days.
I would love to tell you that you can book one appointment, lie on my table for an hour and leave with every skin concern you have ever had completely gone. That would make my job really easy. It…
Sep 16, 2026
Makeup · 2 min read
The Makeup Problem That Isn't Actually Makeup
There is a point where buying another foundation becomes a skincare problem. You can spend $20 on foundation or $70 on foundation, but if the skin underneath it is dehydrated, irritated, congested,…
Sep 16, 2026
Ingredients · 8 min read
AHA, BHA, Retinoids... What the Hell Are We Putting on Our Faces?
When I was in aesthetician school, one of my instructors told us about a patient who called AHAs and BHAs her “AHA BAHAs.” And honestly? I get it. Unless you work in skincare, why WOULD you…
Sep 15, 2026
Skin Barrier · 7 min read
What If Your Skincare Routine Is Actually Making Your Skin Worse?
There is a point where adding one more serum is not going to fix it. Sometimes the problem is actually that your skin is tired of everything you are doing to it. I see this a lot. Someone comes in…
Sep 4, 2026
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