Your guide to the city’s most sought-after experts.
You have a hair stylist for bad hair days, and a stylist for wardrobe dilemmas, but who is entrusted with the care of your skin? A facial can appear indulgent, akin to a massage: a fleeting, restorative hour that soothes rather than transforms. Yet, in the hands of a truly exceptional facialist, it can have a lasting impact.
Pollution and erratic weather changes compromise the skin barrier and the consequences are cumulative: dehydration, heightened sensitivity, and premature aging, among others. In reality, that one hour appointment is doing a lot more than just reducing cortisol levels.
But where, in a city filled with buzzing skin saviors, should you turn? Below, a curated selection of New York’s most sought-after facialists – and the treatments for which they have earned their reputations.
Best Facialist in New York
Elizabeth Grace Hand at Ställe Studios
For an environment that’s as dreamy as the facial itself, book in with Elizabeth Grace Hand at Ställe Studios. The licensed esthetician built the studio from her SoHo apartment, and has evolved it into a minimalist, sought-after space.
The personal touches don’t stop at interiors. Hand tailors facials to each client, blending medical-grade techniques – growth-factor infusions, CO2 masks, LED – with a personable approach that makes you feel like you’re chatting with a beauty-obsessed friend. She became renowned for giving her clients the ‘It girl glow’; the type of dewy finish that has people marvelling when you say you’re make-up free.
Crystal Greene
If you need proof of Crystal Greene’s capabilities, look at Jenna Ortega’s, Christy Turlington’s, and Laura Harrier’s skin. These women are regular clients of the Upper East Side-based esthetician, who is also an ambassador for Estēe Lauder.
While her signature La Sculpture facial includes oxygen infusion and LED light therapy, the real magic comes from her hands. Her rhythmic massage technique stimulates circulation, relieves tension and (as the treatment’s name suggests) leaves skin looking sculpted. Along with the calm ambience of her studio, her technique will relax even the most uptight of clients. Your skin may look all the more energized, but your slower pulse and relaxed temperament may suggest otherwise.
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Raquel Medina-Cleghorn
It’s only been three years since Raquel Medina-Cleghorn opened her skincare studio, and yet, she’s quickly built a name for herself. After training and working as a lead esthetician for renowned skin guru Joanna Czech, Medina-Cleghorn went solo in 2023 and counts the likes of Emily Ratajkowski and Paloma Elsessor as clients.
The Facial is her signature treatment and includes a sculpting massage, exfoliation, extractions (if necessary), and at least one of the following modalities; Ultrasound, Iontophoresis, Microcurrent, LED, Pressurized Oxygen, and Negative Ions. The result? A sculpted, lifted visage with noticeably healthier skin.
Georgia Louise
On the ground floor of an Upper East Side brownstone, Georgia Louise has created a sanctuary devoted to elevated skincare. Her treatments blend hands-on massage with cutting-edge devices, and she’s best known for her lifting and sculpting massage method that deeply cleanses, gently exfoliates, and includes lymphatic drainage. With Ciré Trudon candles lit around you, expect to melt into the bed as she works her magic.
For that reason, it’s hardly surprising that she has a roster of A-listers as regulars, including Anne Hathaway, Amy Schumer, and Cate Blanchett. And if your skin is in need of sprucing in between appointments, find her skincare tips and massage techniques on her Instagram for a DIY session at home.
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