BELLEVUE’S Premier WAXING STUDIO

Owner

What made you want to be an esthetician?
It was a later career switch for me. After being in sales, I wanted to do something to make women feel good about themselves and I loved the instant gratification of waxing, so I quickly specialized in that.

What are your favorite products?
SkinBeter Science Alto Advanced Serum- vitamin C and 20 antioxidants

Colorescience Flex SPF insead of foundation!

What is your pro skincare tip?
Always wash your face at night, no matter how tired you are. And of course SPF, every single day- even in the winter!

What is your pro waxing tip?
Wax every 4 weeks for the best results.

What is your favorite service to perform?
Brows! I really only do brows on the 2 days I take clients.

What’s your sign? Does it fit you?
Capricorn- and yes. Hard worker, ambitious, drive for success, competitive.

What do you like to do on your days off?
Hanging out with my family and my puppy, Griffey. We like binging shows, dinners out with friends. We are a sports family so there is always something on in my house.

How long have you lived in Washington?
Since I was 13. I grew up in Puyallup and then moved to Seattle for UW and stayed in the area- minus a short 2 year stint in Vegas before my son was born.

Esthetician

What made you want to be an esthetician?
I enjoy making people feel better about themselves!

What are your favorite products?
SkinBetter Alto Advanced

Colorescience Glow SPF

What is your pro skincare tip?
SPF all day, every day

What is your pro waxing tip?
Never shave. Exfoliation is key.

What is your favorite service to perform?
Dermaplane + Hydrafacial

What’s your sign? Does it fit you?
Aries. Yes, it does!

What do you like to do on your days off?
Spend time with my family, friends, and my dog Waffles.

How long have you lived in Washington?
Since I was 2 years old, originally from Bosnia and Croatia

Esthetician

What made you want to be an esthetician?
I like educating people on how to care for their skin and therefore, themselves.

What are your favorite products?
SkinBetter Science Alpha Ret and Mystro

Colorescience Glow SPF and Lipshine SPF in Coral

What is your pro skincare tip?
I have two- sunscreen every day and a regular skincare routine.

What is your pro waxing tip?
Exfoliate before and after your wax. It makes more of a difference than you think.

What is your favorite service to perform?
Brazilian or brows.

What’s your sign? Does it fit you?
Virgo all the way. All about the precision, practicality, and a little perfectionism. Yes.

What do you like to do on your days off?
Anything and everything outdoors. I enjoy trail running, climbing, time in my garden and with friends.

How long have you lived in Washington?
Born and raised in Redmond. Moved up and down the coast and been back in Washington for the past 7 years.

Esthetician

What made you want to be an esthetician?
I started waxing myself as a teenager, then I realized I can wax people and get paid. So I went to beauty school!

What are your favorite products?
Colorescience: 3 part No Show Mineral spf + 1 part Glow

SkinBetter: Alpharet Overnight + Trio Moisturizer

What is your pro skincare tip?
Always wear your sunscreen!!

What is your pro waxing tip?
Moisturize AND Exfoliate

What is your favorite service to perform?
Hydrafacial + Dermaplane

What’s your sign? Does it fit you?
Scorpio - Not sure :)

What do you like to do on your days off?
Read at a coffee shop, go to live music, shopping for plants

How long have you lived in Washington?
Since 2006, I moved from Southern China when I was 19

Esthetician

What made you want to be an esthetician?
Growing up, I had no one to go to for skincare advice and recommendations for products that were meant for my skin type, so I want to be that person teenagers and anyone can go to for skincare help.

What are your favorite products?
Colorescience: Total Eye 3 in 1 (concealer, eye cream and SPF in 1)

SkinBetter: Even Tone Correcting Serum

What is your pro skincare tip?
Wash off your makeup every night no matter how tired you are!

What is your pro waxing tip?
Exfoliate and Moisturize!

What is your favorite service to perform?
Facials!

What’s your sign? Does it fit you?
Aries! Fits me to the T!

What do you like to do on your days off?
Spend time with my boyfriend and my dog Milo and be outside if it’s a nice day. If the day is gloomy, I like to stay inside and cuddle up to watch my favorite shows.

How long have you lived in Washington?
Since I was 2.

Assistant Studio Manager

What made you want to work at Studio Wax?Studio Wax has the best energy! I wanted to work in a place that brings people joy while doing some self care, and Studio Wax does just that!

What are your favorite products? Colorescience: Flex tinted SPF and Lip Shine SPF gloss

SkinBetter: Oxygen Wash and AlphaRet Clearing serum

What is your pro skincare tip? Double cleanse at night to really cleanse away all your makeup and sunscreen from the day!

What is your pro waxing tip? Be consistent in your waxing appointments and follow your esthetician’s recommendations!

What is your favorite service to receive?Dermaplane + Hydrafacial

What’s your sign? Does it fit you? Aries. Some parts yes, others not as much!

What do you like to do on your days off? I love hiking, being near the water, trying new restaurants.

How long have you lived in Washington? I just moved to WA a few months ago from SoCal.

Esthetician

What made you want to be an esthetician?

When I was a teenager I was interested in makeup and skincare as a hobby and wanted to make that my career.

What are your favorite products?

Trio and Interfuse Eye from SkinBetter.

I love Colorescience Flex SPF and the Brush-On Shield SPF powder

What is your pro skincare tip?

Always wear SPF and start your Retinoids in your 20’s

What is your pro waxing tip?

Make sure you exfoliate and moisturize

What is your favorite service to perform?

Brazilians

What’s your sign? Does it fit you?

I’m Leo, sort of fits me. Outgoing but not overly opinionated.

What do you like to do on your days off?

Snowboarding, shopping, I also bartend on the side