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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

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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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