About Skin Restore

I trained at Paul Mitchell and earned my California license, and I've spent the fifteen years since then doing one thing: looking at skin, figuring out what it needs, and doing the work.

Most of that time was at Platinum Medical Spa in Aliso Viejo — a physician-led practice that's been treating Orange County clients since 1998. I started there as an esthetician, on the floor, treating clients. Over the years that grew into something bigger — I became director of the skincare side of the business while continuing to treat clients as head esthetician, and I took on product buying and spa direction along the way.

That last part matters more than it sounds. Being the buyer meant I spent years evaluating product lines on their actual formulations rather than their marketing. I saw which ingredients delivered, which brands were selling packaging, and what happened to real skin over months and years of use. Very few people in this industry get to see both sides of that.

In 2020 I decided to go out on my own.

Running the skincare side of a large med spa taught me an enormous amount, but it also showed me what gets lost at scale. Appointments get shorter. Clients get moved between providers. Treatment plans start being shaped by what's on promotion rather than what the skin in front of you actually needs.

I wanted to build somewhere I could do this properly. One esthetician, who knows your skin, who sees you every time, who has the time to look at what's changed since your last visit and adjust. Somewhere I could carry only the products I'd personally put on my own face, and tell you honestly when a treatment isn't right for you — including when what you need is a dermatologist rather than me.

That's Skin Restore.