Skin Solutions was just a concept and dream for many years, especially during the pandemic, where it seemed impossible that something like this would come into fruition. Mel and I (Sam) used to dream and talk endlessly about how we could make something like this work?! Something that aligned with our values, morals, and approach to skincare. Something that could be holistic, therapeutic, safe for someone to come and actually have their concerns heard and their needs met!
I am exceptionally proud of our dynamic DUO, cosmetic nurse + dermal clinician, because together we can do some pretty wonderful things! It does help that we are twins and always on the same wavelength about business, treatment plans and what to have for lunch!
In case you are interested, here is a little back story about me and how we started Skin Solutions Canberra.
Hi! I am Sam, I finished my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and pursued traditional nursing for about 5 years, and finally starting in the aesthetics industry in 2019 where I gained unreal exposure, training and knowledge in the cosmetic injectables space. I had been working in a franchised company as a cosmetic injector for a year or so when I started to notice the massive gap between inject and skin! I wanted to fill that gap. Often the therapists didn’t value what I did as an injector for the skin and other injectors didn’t value what a good skin treatment can do for our results. There was a MASSIVE disconnect between these two sister industries. So here is Skin Solutions Canberra, THE solution to that problem. I have a very strong belief that you cannot have one without the other and those treatments cannot compete but need to work in synergy to create some truly exceptional results. In 2020, I started my associate degree in clinical aesthetics and finally completing that in 2022!
I started my Skin Solutions journey in a room out
the back of someone else’s salon just doing skin treatments and skin boosting injectables for a few months, when my sister finally took the leap and joined me in this journey in providing holistic skin care! We partnered with DMK!! This exceptional, results driven, beautiful skin care company completely aligned with what we were trying to achieve and haven’t looked back!
We expanded and opened our own salon at the end of 2022 (which was meant to be mid 2022) in a beautiful business park and here we are!
WHY START A BLOG?
Well.. the main reason is I am always learning, researching, discussing new treatments, protocols and procedures with Mel, who is as big of a nerd as I am when it comes to this stuff.. So I thought "why keep all our knowledge and information to ourselves?" I believe it is just as important that YOU know as much about your skin and skin condition as I do. Knowledge is POWER, it can be the difference between good and great results but also understanding the WHY helps us stay on track to reaching our skin goals (and other goals for that matter).
So here I am, using all the skills I have up my sleeve to help you get the great skin you deserve!
Follow along and get some tips and tricks, helpful hints, and insider knowledge on all things skin!
- Sam x
P.S. If you have anything you are desperate to hear about let me know and I will make sure it becomes one of my latest skin fixations!
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