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facialist

American  
[fey-shuh-list] / ˈfeɪ ʃə lɪst /

noun

  1. a person who has special training in administering facials and other skin treatments for the face.


Etymology

Origin of facialist

facial + -ist

Example Sentences

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Celebrity facialist Crystal Greene, whose studio is across the street from the Ralph Lauren mansion, appreciates how the area she’s in can feel like Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

When you become a facialist, the strength you develop in your hands and your wrists and your fingers, it’s wild — it’s just all this hand choreography.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Deborah Mitchell, Camilla’s facialist for 14 years, recently told Insider that she was “a real Diana fan until I met the duchess.”

From Fox News • Dec. 15, 2020

The facialist warns me that there will be some suction and maybe a little redness, in part because the pen will dispense a serum as it does its work.

From Slate • May 25, 2019

The New York City facialist Jordana Mattioli finds they bring skin “back to a more balanced state” and can improve everything from fine lines to acne.

From New York Times • May 29, 2018

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