00:00My signature facial tones, tightens, lifts, gives you a glow.
00:05If you're someone struggling with acne, I can help you with that.
00:09It has amazing benefits.
00:11Whatever my client needs, I can target that issue.
00:19Hey, everyone. It's Sarah Tan.
00:21I am the beauty director at Refinery29,
00:23and today I am getting a facial
00:25with celebrity esthetician Shawnee Darden.
00:27Will it be worth the money, the time, and the pain?
00:31Let's find out.
00:38I want to get this facial today because my skin has been feeling very dry lately.
00:44I feel like not as glowy as I would like it to look.
00:49And I also had a baby nine months ago, ending my nursing journey.
00:54So, you know, the hormones are all over the place.
00:56I feel like I'm having little breakouts here and there.
00:59So I feel like I just need to reset my skin,
01:01and what better way than getting a facial?
01:04So as a beauty editor, it's my job to do research,
01:08especially, you know, interviewing and trying different facials,
01:12interviewing different facialists, dermatologists,
01:14and everyone always talks about how much they love Shawnee.
01:17She is a celebrity esthetician.
01:20She is an icon in the facial world.
01:23Every one of her clients, whether they are a celebrity or not,
01:27come out with just, like, the most beautiful, glowy skin.
01:30I feel very confident that I'm in good hands.
01:33I'm hoping to get back into a good skin maintenance routine.
01:39I'm in my mid-30s, so, you know,
01:41starting to see a little bit more fine lines here and there.
01:44Again, with the dryness, living in L.A.
01:48So just figuring out a routine that works for me
01:50and just having, again, really nice, healthy, glowy skin.
01:55Hi, I'm Shawnee Darden.
01:56I'm an esthetician and the founder of Shawnee Darden Skin Care.
01:59So I have been obsessed with skincare since I was really young.
02:04I used the mixed masks for my friends,
02:06but I didn't know what an esthetician was at that time.
02:09I ended up moving to Los Angeles in my 20s,
02:12then finally decided that I wanted to work in a spa.
02:16So I worked as a receptionist in quite a few spas
02:19because it's so competitive here that I knew if I worked as a receptionist,
02:23then if I went to school to be in an esthetician,
02:25there was a shot of me eventually getting a job there.
02:28And then I was fortunate enough when I got out of school
02:31to work for a dermatologist,
02:33and so that's kind of where it all started for me.
02:35My first celebrity client was Jessica Alba,
02:39and she's so amazing and so loyal,
02:42and I had been seeing her for a while,
02:45and she put me in the Lore magazine.
02:48And after that, it kind of just all sort of started to happen for me.
02:52My signature facial is kind of just whatever I want to do.
02:55Everything is customized to my client's skin type.
02:59I always want to buy a new machine or have a new product.
03:02I'm always looking for the next best thing.
03:04I eventually will have too many machines and not enough time.
03:08So today, Sarah is going to be getting every machine possible.
03:13We're going to do it all.
03:14She's going to get the best facial ever.
03:17This is my cleansing serum, which is super gentle.
03:22When's the last time you had a facial?
03:24I was trying to remember.
03:26It's definitely been over six weeks at least.
03:31I feel like I have a little bit of breakout on my forehead.
03:33You do. Just a little bit, though.
03:36Did you use something new?
03:37I think, like, I've just been wearing a lot of makeup this week.
03:39Oh. Well, it's just a little bit.
03:41It's, like, perfect.
03:43It's still annoying.
03:43Yeah, but it's, like, not.
03:45We're going to get started,
03:46and we're going to start with some vibration therapy
03:50and just really get you lifted,
03:51and then we're going to go in with the peel.
03:56First, I'm going to cleanse Sarah's skin,
03:59and then I'm going to go in with my sculpting wand,
04:02which is vibration therapy,
04:04and that's just going to tone, tighten, lift, and contour her face.
04:09And after that, I'm going to make a custom mask
04:13to bring down any inflammation and calm the skin,
04:16as well as hydrate it.
04:19Then I will use the oxygen dome.
04:22It can help with inflammation.
04:23It can help to speed up healing right after extractions.
04:27It helps to regenerate your cells,
04:29so it's just really something great to have.
04:32And then followed by microcurrent,
04:37my favorite LED light therapy.
04:43Okay, Sarah, you're all done and gorgeous and glowing.
04:46My skin feels so amazing.
04:48Like, just so hydrated.
04:50I haven't looked at myself, but I feel like I'm glowing.
04:52You look really good,
04:52wait until you see yourself.
04:53You look really good.
04:54So what do I need to know about aftercare?
04:56So tonight you're just going to cleanse and moisturize,
04:59and I'm going to give you some sulfur masks
05:01that I want you to put in the little areas
05:03where I think you might have dermatitis.
05:04Okay.
05:05But past that, you can start everything
05:06that you've been doing tomorrow,
05:09depending on how this goes.
05:11Okay.
05:11We'll discuss because I'll, of course,
05:13check on you tomorrow.
05:15So if other people want to come in
05:16and experience this signature facial,
05:19where can they find you?
05:20How much would it cost?
05:22They can book at booking at shawnydarden.com,
05:26and they can see the other girls.
05:28I have three other amazing estheticians here,
05:30and they start, it's like 500 and up,
05:33depending on what you're getting done,
05:35but they're amazing.
05:36I am not seeing new clients,
05:38but they have all been trained by me.
05:40You're very busy.
05:41So how many times will I have to come in to see you
05:44to achieve, like, my dream skin,
05:47to see, like, ultimate results?
05:48Well, you see results after having your,
05:51having one facial, like, you look amazing,
05:53and it really just depends on if someone's breaking out,
05:57but you want to get on a schedule.
05:59Like, for you, I would say every five to six weeks
06:03would be perfect.
06:03You have pretty amazing skin,
06:05so that's, that would be the best routine for you.
06:08For the maintenance.
06:09Yeah.
06:09Thank you so much, Shani.
06:11This is so amazing.
06:12I love you.
06:12So special. Thank you.
06:14I feel amazing.
06:15My skin feels so nice and healthy and hydrated,
06:18and she really helped with some of the areas
06:21where I guess I was experiencing dermatitis,
06:24so I feel really good about that.
06:25So I was expecting a really relaxing facial,
06:28and it was very relaxing.
06:30She told me that I had some dermatitis, too,
06:33which I didn't know about.
06:34I also had a little bit of a breakout in the forehead,
06:37so it was a very thorough and informative facial.
06:41I love working with Shani because she's so much fun.
06:44She's hilarious, but she's also, like, just such a great teacher.
06:48I learned so much about my skin,
06:50so much about the products and the treatments that she does,
06:53so it was really, really awesome.
06:54I just enjoyed every minute.
06:56My skin feels amazing, and it looks really nice right now,
06:59but I'm curious what it's going to look like in a week.
07:02It has been a week since I got my facial with Shani,
07:05and we're checking in on my skin,
07:07and honestly, it feels so healthy and hydrated.
07:12I don't know if you can tell,
07:13but it looks really nice and glowy, too.
07:16I had some redness in my cheeks, which have now gone away.
07:19I had a little period of dermatitis from my mouth,
07:22which has also gone away, so I'm really happy.
07:25Thank you, Shani.
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07:48Thank you so much for watching.
07:50Bye.
07:50Bye.
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