Connect with us via text! In this episode, the DERMASCOPE in-house aesthetician team explores how beauty culture is increasingly shaping, and being shaped by, age, environment, and everyday life. From the controversy around “Sephora Kids” and the rise of baby spa treatments to how modern work environments may be quietly impacting skin health, these trends reveal a growing focus on managing skin across every stage of life and every environment. Be sure to follow us on social media and your fa...

Connect with us via text! Join us on this episode of The Aesthetic Report as we sit down with Shelia Bella, one of the most influential voices in the aesthetics industry. With more than a decade of experience as a content strategist, business educator, and the founder of a 35-woman, female-led company with a combined audience of over one million followers, Bella has built a global following by helping beauty professionals master both their craft and their business. In this candid conversatio...

Connect with us via text! Sit down with DERMASCOPE's in-house aesthetician team for a discussion on DERMASCOPE's Aestheticians' Choice Awards, including the Best of the Best products on the cover, Sephora's new ChatGPT app integration and what the future of AI means for skin professionals plus the looksmaxxing phenomenon and how it is affecting self-image in young men. Be sure to follow us on social media and your favorite podcast listening platforms for the inside scoop on the current event...

Connect with us via text! This week Michelle D'Allaird Brenner sits down with acne specialist and The Skin Games' 2026 Aesthetician of the Year winner Michael Razzano to discuss the journey from struggling with acne to becoming one of the industry’s rising voices. The two dive into post-grad growing pains, advanced acne education, and the realities of building a career through social media plus balancing humor with authority online and what it takes to stand out in today’s aesthetics industr...

Connect with us via text! Catch up with DERMASCOPE's in-house aesthetician team to dish on the latest news in the industry, including the Erewhon x Ject partnership and the Ozempic Face products hitting the market plus the Idaho State Board's recent debate on reducing the hours needed to receive a cosmetology license. Listen in here or check out the visual podcast on YouTube! Follow DERMASCOPE: Instagram: @dermascope Facebook: facebook.com/dermascope Pinterest: @dermascope TikTok: @der...

Connect with us via text! Season six of The Aesthetic Report is officially here with this exclusive interview between industry veteran and AIA president Michelle D'Allaird Brenner and renowned expert aesthetician Nerida Joy. Tune in as the pair discuss how vital skin analysis is, treating the root cause of skin issues instead of just the symptoms, creating facials with purpose and intention, and more. Don't miss this stellar introduction to another great season, and welcome back, dermies!&nb...

Connect with us via text! We close season five by getting honest about 2025’s challenges, giving updates on what is next for our in-house team, including new Instagram story columns for 2025, Elizabeth going solo, and Lonice launching an aesthetics school, and mindset tools that actually work—journaling to organize decisions, visual clarity before committing to big moves, and building a support circle that speaks boldness when your confidence dips. If you felt stretched thin this year, you’r...

Connect with us via text! The noise in skin care is louder than ever — viral hacks, shifting channels, AI chatbots, and brands drifting into retail. At Face Reality’s Acne Summit in Austin, Texas, CEO of Face Reality, Jeremy Soine, sat down with DERMASCOPE's CEO and publisher, Amanda Strunk, to get clear on what actually moves the needle for professionals: evolving with intention, protecting trust, and keeping the clients at the center. If you’re ready to lead with clarity, grow with integri...

Connect with us via text! What happens when compassion collides with clinical skill and a stubborn belief that “anything is possible”? We sat down with aesthetician and educator SkyLee Edmiston — Dermascope’s 2025 cover contest winner — to trace her path from beauty-obsessed student to oncology-trained practitioner and nonprofit founder. SkyLee takes us inside oncology aesthetics with clear, practical insight, shares the soft skills that matter as much as protocols, and unpacks the DERMASCOP...

Connect with us via text! It's finally here -- the end of the year -- and with it comes a stacked calendar for DERMASCOPE. Check out the December issue for the 2025 cover contest winner reveal and other educational goodies, register for "Peeling Explained: Chemical, Enzyme, Physical & Biological Approaches", a webinar presented by Dr. Schrammek USA, and help us close out our anniversary year and season five of the podcast. Thanks for celebrating with us, and don't forget to take advantag...