Zen Esthetics by Adrienne Hawkins

Let’s talk about your skin barrier. 🤍

A healthy skin barrier is the foundation of healthy skin. It helps retain moisture, protects against environmental irritants, and keeps your skin functioning at its best.

When compromised, you may notice dryness, redness, sensitivity, or products suddenly causing irritation.

Not every skin concern needs more exfoliation or another active ingredient.

Sometimes, choosing a calming, barrier-supportive facial over a chemical peel is exactly what your skin needs.

Less stimulation, more nourishment, and consistency.

Healthy skin starts with a healthy barrier. 🤍

Everything CO2 laser with Nurse Trish.

What it does, what recovery actually looks like, what to expect, and why the before and aftercare matter just as much as the treatment itself.

After going through the treatment myself, I wanted to sit down with Trish and talk through some of the questions that come up around CO2, from both the treatment side and the healing side.

This one is a little longer, but worth the conversation. 🖤

first Q&A is officially here 👀

Trish and I sat down to answer some of the questions we get asked all the time about skin, treatments, and what actually happens behind the scenes.

more questions, more conversations, another video coming soon. 🖤

summer can leave the skin feeling dehydrated, congested, depleted or just a little off.

now’s the time to slow down, assess what your skin actually needs, and start rebuilding with intention.

barrier first. correction second. always.

nighttime skin check-in ✨
double cleansing because one cleanse doesn’t always cut it, especially after SPF, makeup + a full day on the skin.

adding a gentle enzyme mask tonight, then keeping everything else simple.

i’m also prepping for CO2 laser next week, so right now the goal is clean, calm, hydrated skin + a happy barrier.