Estie Bestie Parlor

Nothing beats a girls trip. 🧡
Hill country views. Pool days. Drinks in hand, stories to tell and the kind of belly laughs that make your face hurt.
And when one of your girls happens to be an esthetician? Lash lifts poolside become part of the itinerary. 😏
This is the assignment.

Massage Monday | Part 11 of 19 | Pétrissage

This is one of the three foundational massage techniques every esthetician learns in school.
Which is exactly why most people underestimate it.

Pétrissage is a kneading technique.

In this facial massage technique, it travels a full path across the face. Starting at the chin, moving up through the cheeks, across the forehead, and back down the opposite side to the chin again. One continuous, connected journey.

Here is what separates a forgettable version of this technique from an unforgettable one.
Intention.
The pressure has to be firm enough to engage the tissue and lift it, but smooth enough to feel effortless.

Rushed pétrissage feels mechanical.
Intentional pétrissage feels like being cared for.

The technique itself is not rare.
The ex*****on is.
That is true of almost everything in this work.
The difference between a good facial and one you cannot stop thinking about is rarely the technique on paper.
It is the hands that perform it, and whether they treat every movement as if it matters.
Because it does.

Eight techniques left.
Follow along so you don’t miss one. 🧡

I tried powder SPF for the first time and I have thoughts. 🧡

If you wear makeup and struggle to reapply your sunscreen throughout the day without disturbing everything underneath, this might be the answer you did not know you needed.

Here is the principle that matters most.
Applying SPF once in the morning is not enough for a full day in the sun.
You have to reapply.
And for anyone wearing makeup, powder SPF layered over a tinted mineral base finally makes that possible.

Base coverage underneath, easy reapplication on top.
My honest first impression.

The deep shade was too dark for me, but I blended it out with the medium and it worked beautifully.

Do not let an imperfect shade match for me, stop you. Protected is always better than perfect. I will absolutely be using this again.

Small habit, real difference. And I never skip a glycolic cleanser even on vacation, because I still want that gentle chemical exfoliation working for me.

Your skin does not take the day off just because you are relaxing. 🧡

Estie Bestie Parlor | San Antonio | Link in bio

The women who see the most dramatic changes are not the youngest ones. They are the ones who decided to stop waiting.

Here is what I wish more women understood about starting later.

Your skin does not care how old you are. It cares how you treat it. I have watched skin in its 60s respond faster and more visibly than skin in its 30s, because the person committed to a consistent plan and actually followed it.

Age is not the variable that determines your results.
Consistency is.
Care is.
The decision to begin is.

Every week someone sits in my chair convinced they have missed their window. And every week I get to show them that the window is not closed. It never was. They just needed someone to build the right plan and walk them through it.

You are not behind. You are right on time.
If you have been telling yourself it is too late, come in and let me show you what your skin is still capable of. 🧡
Book your consultation through the link in bio.

So I’m an esthetician with type A personality and ADHD and I have to keep my space organized for my own sanity. 🙃

I’ve had a lot of people ask what my backbar setup looks like, and honestly, it’s built around one thing:
everything needs a purpose, a place, and a label.

If something doesn’t belong, it starts to feel like clutter fast. And when my space feels cluttered, my brain does too. So I set things up in a way that makes my treatment room easier to work in day to day.

I’m not worried about making it look perfectly styled. I need it to be functional. Easy to reach. Easy to reset. Easy to keep up with in the middle of a busy day.

That means labeled sections, clear organization, and a backbar that works with me instead of stressing me out.

If you’re an Estie with ADHD, give yourself permission to setup your space in whatever way helps you show up best for your clients.

I’ve been asked to show it, so here’s mine🫶

Erika 🧡Esthetician | PMU Artist
📍San Antonio