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facialist

American  
[fay-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

To develop her formulas, she worked with Joanna Czech, an aesthetician and celebrity facialist who has her own skin care line.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

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 two have texted their facialist, Yolanda “Yoliglo” Mata, with pleas to replenish their water-rich moisturizer from Tatcha mixed with 23-karat gold, green tea, rice and sea algae.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019

As I sit back, the facialist amps up the pressure on my nose to get at those blackheads.

From Slate ● May 25, 2019

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