Skincare Coach Nancy Reagan Shares Her Top 3 Secrets

In 2012, Nancy Reagan, Skincare Coach, was profiled by the New York Times (online and in print) for this unique service. It was truly a complete surprise, and resulted from an interview coordinated by HARO (Help a Reporter Out).

Here’s what writer Alix Strauss had to say after her interview with Skincare Coach Nancy:

FOR the last two years, Marlena Hall, a public relations and marketing professional has visited Nancy Reagan (not the former first lady, but an aesthetician with about 200 clients) almost weekly.

“I was skeptical at first,” Ms. Hall, 26 who lives in Boca Raton, Fla. “But after a session, I know things are going to be better. I’ve a plan, I’m getting solid advice and I’m setting goals with someone who wants to help me.”

Ms. Reagan isn’t a therapist in the clinical sense. But for many of her patients seeking skin care help, that’s exactly what she is.

“I prefer skin care coach,” said Ms. Reagan who has been in the business for 20 years, speaking from her spa in Del Ray Beach, Fla. “The majority of my work deals with women and self-esteem. That involves their face and their feelings.”

You can read the full New York Times article on skin care coaches online.

Being a great aesthetician and facialist requires a complete understanding of not only the skin, but what creates healthy skin. Nancy has developed questionnaires and treatment plans that help with most skin concerns.

Here are Nancy’s Top 3 Secrets from a Skincare Coach:

Secret #1: Analyze everything that you do for your skin in a typical day. What do you wash with? What cosmetics do you use? Do you use products that contain chemicals? What do you eat or drink?

Secret #2: Properly Assess Your Skin Type & Skin Conditions. One of the biggest issues, Nancy finds is that most people are self-diagnosing their skin or someone has told them their skin was a certain type. When in reality, the skin is completely different.

Secret #3: Communicate Your Skincare Goals to Your Skincare Coach. Nancy says, “what I see and what you want in your skin may be totally different.” Communicating your true feelings helps the aesthetician provide great treatment options and plans. It also helps you become your own skincare expert about “the skin you are in”.

Reading about your skin is step one. Seeing it under a lamp is step two.

Every appointment here opens with a Skin Read — your practitioner looks at your skin before anything is chosen, then tells you what she sees and which treatment fits it. For new clients the Skin Read consultation and a Brow Wow wax and shape are on us, a $100 experience. Book a Skin Read or see the full spa menu.