October 20, 2025 • 28 mins
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A single facial can change everything. That’s where Cintia's story begins—standing in a treatment room, finally feeling heard, and realizing skin care could be science, comfort, and confidence all at once. Two decades later, she’s a beloved esthetician guiding patients through real protocols, smarter technology, and the kind of consistency that brings lasting results.
We dig into the details that matter: how paramedical esthetics training and laser experience shaped her approach, what she learned moving between plastic surgery centers and spa settings, and why clear education turns confusion into calm. Cintia's breaks down evolving tools—from microneedling with exosomes to fractional lasers for melasma—and explains how ingredients like vitamin C, glycolic acid, and salicylic acid fit into an everyday routine that actually works. We also talk honestly about cost and access, and how our membership model helps people stay on track without sacrificing quality or outcomes.
There’s a human thread running through it all: trust. New clients arrive overwhelmed by options; pros can feel pressure to sell instead of guide. Cintia shows a different path—protocols with purpose, realistic timelines, and the reminder that sunscreen and aftercare are non-negotiable. We also celebrate a growing shift: more men in the treatment room, more loyalty across ages, and more openness about wanting to look and feel your best. If you’re curious about laser treatments, microneedling, exosomes, or simply how to build a smarter skin plan, this conversation gives you both the why and the how.
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SPEAKER_01 (00:15):
Hello and welcome to another episode of Couture
Conversations, the podcast thatdives into all things beauty,
confidence, and the journey ofenhancing your natural glow.
I'm your host, Lindsay, the leadesthetician here at Couture Med
Spa.
Today I'm so excited to bejoined by one of our amazing
estheticians, Cynthia.
Cynthia has been an aestheticianfor 20 years and has been with
(00:36):
Couture for seven of thoseyears.
And we are going to talk abouther journey into aesthetics, how
she's seen the industry evolve,and what makes Couture so
special, what she loves mostabout her role here.
So let's get into it.
Cynthia, thanks for joining metoday.
SPEAKER_00 (00:50):
It's so good to be here.
Are you excited?
I'm so excited.
And I was telling you I was alittle nervous, but I'm good.
I get to see all my beautifulfaces here now, too.
So I'm like, yes, yes.
SPEAKER_01 (01:01):
Just get to get to have a good chat.
Yes.
I love when I get to see youbecause it doesn't happen very
often.
Never get to see each other.
Got to make it more times,right?
unknown (01:09):
I know.
SPEAKER_01 (01:10):
So, Cynthia, you have been with Kator for seven
years now, which is amazing.
Um, can you start by sharingyour journey?
What first drew you into theworld of aesthetics?
SPEAKER_00 (01:20):
Oh my gosh.
I was, I felt like I was a baby.
Um, I was 21 years old.
Uh, I had my daughter, and Ithink before that, I just always
suffered from acne.
I could never get it undercontrol.
Um, even through my high schoolyears, I try to cover it up as
much as I could, but reallydidn't know what I was doing.
Um, I was 21, had my daughterwhen I was 21.
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And I think within the nextyear, that was 2003.
Um, the next year, 2004, I waslike, you know what?
I'm gonna go get a facial.
I've never had a facial before.
Like, this is ridiculous.
So I went to a place close by myhouse.
Um, I walked in, it was such abeautiful place.
It had like this gorgeousambiance, and this beautiful
osthetician comes.
She had this fabulous skin.
(02:05):
And we started talking.
Uh, she started asking a lot ofquestions, you know, what my
concerns were, um, what I wantedto get out of the facial.
And um, we went into it.
So the minute she touched myface, I fell in love.
I was just like, what is thismagical sorcery?
And um, we did the facial.
It felt so good.
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My skin felt so good.
I had never put on products likethat before.
I never really cared aboutingredients.
And um, after that, I felt likea million bucks.
Yeah, my acne was still there,um, but I did see improvement.
Even within like six, sevendays, I was I was astonished,
you know.
You know how an aestheticiansdo.
(02:46):
They're gonna use the productsand then they're gonna educate
you and then try to get you toget some of these things.
So, like, hey, listen, this isabout consistency.
Um, so I was consistent withthat and I felt like my skin was
getting a lot better.
And then I was just kind oflost.
I didn't know what I wanted todo with with myself.
You know, here I am, 22 now.
Um, and I was like, you knowwhat?
(03:07):
I think I'm gonna go and lookinto where I can just get an
esthetician license.
So I went to this place, it's inMaitland.
Um, it was called uh FloridaCollege of Natural Health.
So I walked in, I did a tour,and I completely fell in love.
And they were like, you don'tneed to just get your basic
license.
Let's do your paramedicalesthetician license.
And I was like, okay, yeah, I'mso down for it.
(03:30):
Um, so that took that took alittle while.
Um, I think it was like about agood year and a half.
And then from there, I was like,you know what?
I would love to do lasers.
Like, what a great combinationto be an aesthetician and do
some lasers, you know, kind oftwo in one.
So I went and got my electrologylicense.
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And then from there, you have todo your courses and your CEUs
for your laser.
And so once I was done fromthere, as soon as I finished,
um, I called this place and theywere like, oh, you have your
paramedical aesthetician licenseand you're a laser tech.
They hired me right away.
And that kind of was my journey.
I it's kind of intimidating atfirst.
(04:12):
It really is.
It's like, oh my God, someone'sgonna actually listen to what I
have to say.
Like, does she even know likeI'm new at this still?
You know, she's I'm like, I'mtrying to play it off.
Um, and that just kind ofevolved from there.
I never looked back, I never didanything else but that.
And um, it got me to where I amhere today.
So I'm so happy for that.
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Well, I'm glad it led you here.
Yes, yes, I'm excited.
SPEAKER_01 (04:36):
What type of uh space were you in when you first
started?
Was it like a was it a med spa?
Was it a derm?
Was it uh day spa?
SPEAKER_00 (04:43):
What was um it was a plastic surgery center.
Yes, um, it was called AlaceMedical Spa and Cosmetic
Surgery.
Um, and it happened to be oursurgeon was Dr.
G.
And that was crazy because I hadknown him for years.
Um, so I started there and itjust trickled.
I just did facials, I didlasers, you know, we would see
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patients after they got doneduring certain cosmetic surgery
treatments.
And it was like it was amazing.
And I was there for about a goodseven years, too.
And then things happened, youknow, people own businesses.
Um, then they want to build afamily, and they're like, oh,
I'm gonna sell my place.
And it kind of went from there.
(05:26):
So it started my journey andother things.
But I really always been more inthe medical field of it.
Um, in between there, once I didleave, I did go to uh one other
place that was more of like aspa-like, and I loved it because
I felt like it gave me a rangeof different experiences.
You know, someone doesn't wantto come in and do all these
cosmetic surgeries or do allthey just want to lay down and
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get a nice facial.
And so it it really built myexperience from there.
But I've always been more in theum cosmetic surgery field more
than anything.
SPEAKER_01 (05:57):
Yeah, so so for anyone who doesn't know, and she
was talking about uh Dr.
G was their surgeon, Dr.
G is Kator's medical director.
Yes.
So um just for anyone listeningwhen she mentioned that.
So she's she's known Dr.
G for a while.
SPEAKER_00 (06:11):
Yeah, well for a long time.
And he still does his thing.
Yeah, still good at it, youknow.
How did you find Couture?
So the place that I was workingat, um, I was a laser tech there
mostly.
Um, and it was in Winter Park,and I knew he was closing down.
And so he was having hardship,you know, just like a lot of
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this industry is really, reallyhard.
Um, it takes many years to beconsistent and really put your
money back into it.
And sometimes people just fail.
But I was there for about fouryears, and I knew we were
closing.
Um, things were really hardthere, and I decided to look on
Indeed.
And there was Kator, and it waslike, oh, we're looking for an
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occitation, you know, come joinus in our team.
And I was like, you know what?
Let's I'm gonna try it.
And I as soon as I put in myapplication, they called me,
came in, did an interview, andthey called me that same day.
And it was great.
Everybody that I met at thatmoment, I just loved it.
I walked in, it was in a Kowie,and it was like brand new.
(07:14):
I think it was like seven monthsold.
Yeah, it was eight months old.
And here comes Lindsay,back-to-back facials, exhausted.
I'm tired.
I was so happy when we yes, Ithink you run up to them or
something.
You told me, and you're like, Ineed help.
SPEAKER_01 (07:31):
Yeah, so uh Cynthia was I was full-time in Okoe, and
um we were getting so busy and Iwas slammed, and they were like,
we need a second estation here.
So beautiful Cynthia came alongand was my night in shining
armor and saved the day.
And we got to work together fora few months.
SPEAKER_00 (07:51):
I want to say it was a closer year.
It was almost a year.
Okay, yeah, because in betweenthat, towards half of the year,
I started floating.
Yes, right.
I went to Ofito.
The only place I wasn't doingwas Winter Park.
I think at that time, for somereason with Winter Park, they're
very straight.
We weren't zoned.
Um, but Diane did fight forthat.
She did fought really hard forthat.
SPEAKER_01 (08:12):
And then Winter Park stole Cynthia from me.
Yes.
And she is thriving in WinterPark.
Everyone loves Cynthia.
SPEAKER_00 (08:20):
I just I just love everyone, but I loved it just
floating to get becausesometimes you you you lose the
thought, like, oh my god, I'mnot the only Couture Med Spa
here.
You know, there's four otherlocations, so it was so nice to
every other day you go to adifferent place, you know, talk
to the nurse practitioners andall the girls.
And it was, I loved it.
(08:42):
But then there came to a pointwhere it was like, hey, we need
you full time.
Can you can you do winter park?
And I was like, Yeah, I'm down.
I've always been in Winter Park.
I've been in Winter Park formany years.
Um, and I was like, you knowwhat?
Yeah, I'll do it.
And I just never look back.
Yeah.
I love it.
SPEAKER_01 (08:57):
So over the year, I mean, you've been in aesthetics
for over 20 years.
Um, you've seen the role as anaesthetician change, both in the
industry and yourself.
Um what are some of the changesthat you've seen in the
aesthetics world over theseyears?
SPEAKER_00 (09:13):
A lot more responsibility being on the
aesthetician.
You know, before it was like anaesthetician was like, okay,
come lay down.
Let me, you know, slap your facearound.
But, you know, as things evolve,I feel technology evolved with
that too, right?
There's so many different lasersout there now.
I mean, there's so many othergreat ingredients that they put
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in and these wonderful skincareproducts.
And it's really about educatingyourself constantly.
You know, there's a reason whythere are CEUs that are required
for this industry.
It's because it's alwaysevolving.
Um, there's always a new thingcoming out, you know, and it's
like no one's you're you have toeducate the patient.
(09:57):
You know, they walk in andsometimes they just feel so
lost.
They have no idea aboutanything.
And so I feel like there hasbeen a lot more responsibility
that's been put onaestheticians.
And I feel like it makes aplace, you know, it's not just
about cosmetic surgery, it's somuch more that entails from
that.
To me, I'm like, I tell people,I'm like, listen, it's like
(10:19):
buying a Ferrari and you don'twant to pay to change the oil.
You know, there are otherelements.
You can't just walk in here anddo a laser and not feel like
it's not important what you'reputting on your skin
consistently.
Um, so I think educating and theinvolve just being an the
evolving aspect of justtechnology.
(10:43):
I mean, I would have neverthought in 20 years, you know,
we'd be doing microneedling withexosomes, you know, exosomes
before it was like, oh, well, Ido PRP, you know, and I try to
educate people and say PRP isgreat, but now there's something
even better.
Um, so I do feel like with thetechnology aspect of it, like
(11:04):
even sculpture, right?
Sculpture was created, what, inthe 90s?
It was for AIDS patients.
It was, if you were going to bediagnosed with HIV, you were
gonna get AIDS, right?
And so they came up withsculpture.
And it's like now, sculpture, wecan't, we can't keep it in the
back.
We're always doing something.
Um, and I feel like certainthings have always been around,
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but they just tend to migratewithin the aesthetic industry.
And I think as a whole, it'sit's just amazing.
I love it.
SPEAKER_01 (11:36):
Are there any challenges that you've had to
overcome as an aesthetician?
SPEAKER_00 (11:40):
I think people just not believe in you or not
caring, you know.
I mean, there's some patientsthat I've had for years, and I,
you know, I'm like, listen, I'mnot someone to push this on you
or that.
And I give them time and space.
You know, they might feelcomfortable with the product
that they get at CVS, which isgreat.
You know, I think if it worksfor you, that's that's awesome.
But I think once they listen toyou after a while, I I can't
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tell me how many patients havecome and said, I love it.
I will never live without thisproduct, or I will never live
without doing these treatments.
So that's been the challengemore of like people really just
trusting your word, you know,and saying, and I I think it's
easier for me too, because Ihave done lasers for so long
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that when someone comes in andshe's new or he's new, um, I
really give them kind of like aprotocol of like, hey, listen,
this is what you should bedoing.
You're gonna do, you're gonna dothis kind of facial, we're gonna
do this, and then you're gonnago with a nurse practitioner and
you're gonna do a fractional.
You're gonna do a fractionalmelasma, or you know what, let's
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do your microneedling two weeks,we're gonna do your fractional.
And it makes such a bigdifference, you know, because a
lot of the girls do.
They they come in and they feellost.
So for them, they're just like,I just want to do my treatment
and go.
And it's like, well, hold on,before you leave, let me educate
you.
Let me let you know the ultimateresult that you can get.
So I think that's kind ofchallenging is someone kind of
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opening up and trusting you withthat more than anything.
unknown (13:08):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (13:10):
What would you say, or how would you describe
working at Couture differentfrom any other place that you've
worked?
What sets Couture apart in yourmind?
SPEAKER_00 (13:19):
Well, when I first started, I was shocked.
I was like, you know what?
Just like anybody else, it'slike, wait, what?
What do you get?
You get like eight lasers in themonth and you get a facial and a
B12, and you get products at adiscount.
I was just like, there's just noway, there's no way.
(13:40):
But as I started, the happinessthat people when they walk in
and they're just like, I lovedoing my lasers and I love my
facials.
Um it's so different.
Uh, you know, Katour offerssomething that no other place
has ever offered.
I I feel like I'm starting tosee it maybe a little bit more
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in different ways, but stillnothing like Katour.
It just it's just unbelievable.
The concept of it, I didn't,I'll be honest in the beginning,
I was like, this ain't gonnawork.
It's not gonna work.
But the time and energy it takesto maintain a place and
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maintenance your lasers and keepup with things, Couture is
amazing.
I mean, there is no other placethat gives you everything for
something that you you justpeople before they're like, I
can't afford a$500 fractional.
And I'm like, Yeah, I know.
I can't either.
I don't I can't either.
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Um I've never seen it before.
And it still to this moment hasnot been done.
I have not seen it yet to the tothe max that Couture does it.
Yeah, you know, some peoplealways try to look and say,
what's the catch?
It's like, no, there's not,there's not a catch.
Pay your fee, pay your monthlymembership, and just come in,
you know?
(15:03):
Um but Couture's amazing.
I love the concept, and I thinkthis is the beginning of a
different industry of saying,you know what, we're gonna give
patients a lot more than whatthey think they can get.
And Couture does that.
unknown (15:20):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (15:22):
What keeps you motivated in this industry?
SPEAKER_00 (15:26):
Oh my gosh, these patients.
I love them so much.
SPEAKER_01 (15:30):
And they love you.
Oh my god.
They really do.
SPEAKER_00 (15:33):
I it it's like a it's a joy, and plus the girls,
we have so much fun, you know.
You have these nursepractitioners that have been
with us for a long time, andthey're so motivated and love
what they do.
I mean, because think about it,as a nurse practitioner, you can
do so much.
You can you can really go intoany field, really.
(15:54):
Um, but the aesthetic field isjust it's a different kind of
atmosphere.
And I absolutely, but more thananything is the patience.
I can't tell you the joy that itgives me to see all my girls and
guys, a lot of guys, um, comein.
And that really is whatmotivates me.
Because if they don't walk in, Ihave nothing to do.
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I have nothing to do.
And then I go crazy.
Um, so definitely my mypatience, our patience, uh, is
just it's what makes it.
It's what drives me to go intowork every day and be there.
SPEAKER_01 (16:29):
Yeah, it's funny because the girls will always be
um talking about them beinglike, oh, well, you know, they
only want Cynthia for theirfacial, so I gotta make sure and
get them in.
Cynthia has very loyal clientsin Winter Park and they keep her
very busy.
SPEAKER_00 (16:43):
Uh yes, yeah.
Those, I'll tell you, WinterPark is like a different breed.
It really is.
Those women and those guys,they're just they're so loyal.
Like once they figure out,they're like, I love you guys.
I'm never going anywhere.
It's like, yeah.
And I'll be honest too.
There's sometimes, you know,they'll walk in and be like,
well, I really want to do thislaser.
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It's like, well, we don't offerit.
But you know what?
I can always recommend you to aplace that does.
So I I want to make peopleunderstand that I'm not here to,
you know, be subjective just tothis.
Like, I love couture, butthere's things that sometimes we
don't offer.
We can't have every singlelaser.
It's impossible.
The ones that we do have areamazing, and every single place
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should have these types oflasers.
But there's other ones that aremore detailed in other different
specifications that I'll say,hey, and and they're surprised
because usually it's like, well,good luck, you know, find it
yourself.
I'm not gonna tell you where togo.
Um, so I I really feel like thepatients make it at couture for
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sure.
SPEAKER_01 (17:52):
Speaking of, you're talking about both also like
male clients as well.
unknown (17:56):
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (17:57):
What's the trend you've seen in that over your
years of aesthetics with maleclients?
Is it becoming more common?
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (18:04):
Absolutely.
I think it's you know, before itwas like, you know, guys didn't
want to walk in, you know,there'd be all these women
sitting numbing for theirfractionals for 45 minutes.
And some of these guys felt, youknow, I can tell, but I'll be
honest with you, a lot of thesewives will like literally force
their husbands to come in.
And once they're in, they're in.
They're as loyal and dedicatedas their wife or their partner.
(18:28):
Um, but I have seen it grow,definitely, you know, and it's
like this is not just anindustry for women.
I don't know who told you that.
But men have skin too.
Yeah, it's called we're allhuman.
We're all human.
Um, our cells format the sameway.
So we do.
We have a lot of male patients,and some of the male patients
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will even ask us, like, do youguys, do you have a lot of guys?
And we're like, Yeah.
Well, I mean, do you thinkyou're the only one?
unknown (18:57):
No, it's not.
SPEAKER_00 (18:59):
You're not.
Um, so I do, I have seen itgrow.
Absolutely.
And we we do, we have a lot ofguys.
And I love them just as much asthe girls.
SPEAKER_01 (19:09):
Yes.
And you're not wrong, maleclients, not that the women
clients aren't loyal either, butmale clients are very loyal.
I feel like once they find andthey trust someone and they feel
comfortable, they're gonnalisten to what we have to say.
They're gonna listen to theproduct recommendations that we
talk about, and they keep comingback.
And that is one thing that I'veI've noticed.
And I've even had a few maleclients too that have referred
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their other male friends here,like, oh, like we, you know, I
go here and you know, they takegood care of me.
Um, so I think it is somethingthat is becoming more open for
males to like, like you said, weall have skin, our cells all do
the same thing.
They need to take care ofthemselves just as much as
women.
It's not just a female thing.
SPEAKER_00 (19:49):
No, it's really not.
The other day we had a guy whowas 78.
He walked in and he had a caneand he was ready.
Love it.
He was like, I want to look mybest.
And I'm like, we're gonna, youcame to the right place.
You come over here.
That's precious.
It's it was so precious.
But even the much older guys whoI think, you know, 20, 30 years
(20:12):
ago, it wasn't the thing to do.
You didn't walk in and do any ofthat at all.
Yeah, it was a secret if youdid, you know.
Oh, yeah.
Um, so now it's more acceptable.
And I'm so proud of that.
I love that.
I know it's so cute.
SPEAKER_01 (20:27):
So if you could give uh someone advice at starting
out in aesthetics, what's someadvice that you would tell them?
SPEAKER_00 (20:35):
It really is about experience and confidence.
I think those two go together.
When I first started, I didn'trealize that like you know,
quote unquote sales was uhsomething that you were supposed
to do.
And I was like, wait a minute,I'm supposed to tell this person
what to buy?
Like, I thought they could, Imean, that was really
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intimidating.
I I think confidence is the key.
When you feel confident andyou're educating, they're gonna
listen to everything you have tosay.
They might not get that productnow, but I promise you they're
gonna get it.
You know, and I tell them,listen, when you're done with
this, buy this, do this.
So confidence is key andconstant education, constant
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education.
This industry is alwaysevolving.
I don't know what the next thingis gonna be.
It's gonna be like facetransplant, like face off.
You know, you're gonna come inand be like, oh, we have a new
face for you.
You know, that's how I feel.
But really confidence and anexperience, be humble.
Um, when I first started, it'sintimidating.
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You know, you're walking into aplace, you have all these other
aestheticians, and they're like,please, you know, we'll see how
good she is, or she's not gonnatake my patience.
Like, what?
Um and then as I got older, Ifeel like I take some of these
girls under my wings.
You know, when they come in, I'mlike, hey, listen, if you ever
have any questions or you're notreally sure, I think the most
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important thing, like I will sayover and over again, is to feel
confident.
Being educated will give youconfidence.
And confidence gives results.
It's just the way that it is,you know, because someone can
come to you later on and say,Oh, well, I'm not really seeing
results.
It's like, well, honey, becauseyou're not really doing what
you're supposed to do, you'redoing your fractional and you're
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not wearing some blocks.
So actually, what you're doingis even worse.
It's even worse.
You know, we're stripping yourmicrobiome, and now you're going
in and you think because yourskin looks fabulous for 10 days,
you're good, you know.
So educating and confidence isthe key for any of these girls
starting out.
And once again, be humble.
Go to all these different placesand try it.
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You know, every location, everyplace is going to offer
something different.
And I'll tell you, like when Icame into Couture, there was
things that you guys were doingas facials that I was already
trained in.
I I already knew I'm like fireand ice, honey, I've been
selling their products foreveris clinical.
There was so many other things.
So it was like, I didn't graball this info from just one
(23:06):
place.
It was literally experience fromgoing to different places.
So you really have to be humblein that way, for sure.
SPEAKER_01 (23:15):
So looking ahead at the future, what excites you the
most about aesthetics and yourjourney with Couture?
SPEAKER_00 (23:22):
Oh my gosh, Couture, I feel like it's just like a
growing phenomenon.
I mean, there's so many peoplethat come into and they're like,
Can I franchise?
And I'm like, Yeah, honey, youcan do whatever you want.
Like, here's a number, here's anemail, do your thing.
It's just gonna get bigger.
It's just gonna, it's gonnaexpand and it's gonna evolve to
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really that's gonna be, I feellike the only way, you know?
And I get it.
You know, there's other peopleout there, like you go to a
plastic surgeon, guess what?
All you should be doing is yourplastic surgery, right?
You've got the surgeon who'sdoing that part of it.
And then you have other thingsthat go involved into that.
So I do feel like other places,and even girls right now who
(24:06):
maybe in 10, 15 years, you'regonna be like, I remember when I
went to couture and I'm gonnaopen up a place just like that.
So this is just the beginningfor couture, and it's been what
13 13 years, 12.
12 years in 12 years.
You know, it's it's definitelyit's gonna be involved, and just
like I said, with other thingsas far as the industry, it's
(24:28):
like, hey, one day you'll becoming, be like, okay, we're
gonna take your whole skin off,we're gonna put on a new one,
we're gonna just clean it, washit, and we're gonna put it back
on.
So God knows what this is gonnaevolve to.
We have a lot of smart peopleout there in the world that are
making things right now for usto see in 10, 20 years.
SPEAKER_01 (24:46):
I agree with you.
Yeah, it's yeah, there's alwayssomething new, always evolving.
SPEAKER_00 (24:50):
Always, always exciting.
SPEAKER_01 (24:53):
Yeah, it's exciting to see that.
SPEAKER_00 (24:54):
Or just like you're like, we're getting new
products.
And I'm like, yes.
And it's learning something new.
SPEAKER_01 (25:01):
There's new science, new technology, always.
Always, always.
And you guys are always great athelping me make sure that it's a
legit one.
SPEAKER_00 (25:10):
Yeah, no, I and you know what?
I mean, all the girls we alltrust with what you do.
Like, if you're gonna bring onsomething, we know you did your
homework, you know.
Diane, too, she's like, Oh mygod, I've been using it forever.
I love it, you know.
So it's like perfect, great.
That's all I need to know.
SPEAKER_01 (25:24):
Yeah, we will always test something out for you.
SPEAKER_00 (25:26):
Yeah, absolutely.
So, yeah.
Nice.
SPEAKER_01 (25:30):
Do you have any any last words of wisdom for anyone
or any last remarks?
SPEAKER_00 (25:36):
Just every person, you know, just women are so hard
on themselves.
We really are.
Like when they come in andthey're like, I hate this, and
I'm like, you are so beautiful.
This is just enhancing yourbeauty, whatever you decide to
do.
Um just don't be so hard onyourself.
(25:57):
We're all beautiful from theinside out, but because you have
a sunspot, you feel like you'rea hundred years old, you know,
or you have this wrinkle.
It's like those things canalways be solved.
But at the end of the day, youknow, we're all still beautiful.
You know, it's like I see someof these patients that come in
and they're so self-conscious.
(26:18):
And I'm like, no, we're gonnabring that up because there is
no way, honey.
And I tell I tell the girls too,I'm like, do you really think
your man's looking at thatsunspot?
No, probably never even noticedit.
He doesn't notice.
He doesn't.
Um so yeah, it's just just loveyourself.
(26:40):
And the rest will come when youlove yourself and you feel like
you deserve it, then you walkinto guitar and you're like, I'm
gonna do this membership.
A lot, a lot of patients willsay that I'm gonna treat myself
for the year.
It's like, oh honey, you'regonna be here for a long time.
And they do, they end up beinghere because they just they just
can't quit.
So I can't quit.
No, never, never.
SPEAKER_01 (27:00):
All right.
So we're gonna end on a funnote.
Okay, we're gonna do some rapidfire questions.
Okay.
All right.
Coffee or tea?
Tea.
Favorite skincare ingredient.
SPEAKER_00 (27:10):
Oh gosh, it's so hard.
Uh, I mean, I would say vitaminC, exosomes, uh, I mean,
glycolic, salicylic, all of it.
I I cannot just pick one thing.
It's like a choo-choo train ofall these elements that go
together and um enhance eachother.
SPEAKER_01 (27:28):
Dream vacation spot.
SPEAKER_00 (27:29):
Oh gosh, probably back.
My family's from Italy.
Um, so I would love to go um tothis little town that's called
Castacivita.
And so I want to go there.
So I will be going there.
Yes.
Take me with you.
I know.
I will.
I will, girl, put you in asuitcase.
Love it.
SPEAKER_01 (27:46):
Uh, favorite treatment to receive.
SPEAKER_00 (27:49):
Microneatling.
All the way.
With exosomes, by the way.
All the things.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (27:55):
Morning person or night owl.
SPEAKER_00 (27:57):
Totally night owl.
unknown (27:58):
Totally.
SPEAKER_00 (27:59):
I wish I was a night owl.
Yeah.
My husband's the opposite, yeah.
Which is kind of nice sometimes.
You get to vibe on your owntime, but night owl for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (28:09):
All right, Cynthia.
Well, thank you so much for uhjoining us today.
Thank you for being here.
I loved having you.
So thank you so much for tuningin to another episode of Kator
Conversations.
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Hello and welcome to another episode of Couture
Conversations, the podcast thatdives into all things beauty,
confidence, and the journey ofenhancing your natural glow.
I'm your host, Lindsay, the leadesthetician here at Couture Med
Spa.
Today I'm so excited to bejoined by one of our amazing
estheticians, Cynthia.
Cynthia has been an aestheticianfor 20 years and has been with
(00:36):
Couture for seven of thoseyears.
And we are going to talk abouther journey into aesthetics, how
she's seen the industry evolve,and what makes Couture so
special, what she loves mostabout her role here.
So let's get into it.
Cynthia, thanks for joining metoday.
SPEAKER_00 (00:50):
It's so good to be here.
Are you excited?
I'm so excited.
And I was telling you I was alittle nervous, but I'm good.
I get to see all my beautifulfaces here now, too.
So I'm like, yes, yes.
SPEAKER_01 (01:01):
Just get to get to have a good chat.
Yes.
I love when I get to see youbecause it doesn't happen very
often.
Never get to see each other.
Got to make it more times,right?
unknown (01:09):
I know.
SPEAKER_01 (01:10):
So, Cynthia, you have been with Kator for seven
years now, which is amazing.
Um, can you start by sharingyour journey?
What first drew you into theworld of aesthetics?
SPEAKER_00 (01:20):
Oh my gosh.
I was, I felt like I was a baby.
Um, I was 21 years old.
Uh, I had my daughter, and Ithink before that, I just always
suffered from acne.
I could never get it undercontrol.
Um, even through my high schoolyears, I try to cover it up as
much as I could, but reallydidn't know what I was doing.
Um, I was 21, had my daughterwhen I was 21.
(01:43):
And I think within the nextyear, that was 2003.
Um, the next year, 2004, I waslike, you know what?
I'm gonna go get a facial.
I've never had a facial before.
Like, this is ridiculous.
So I went to a place close by myhouse.
Um, I walked in, it was such abeautiful place.
It had like this gorgeousambiance, and this beautiful
osthetician comes.
She had this fabulous skin.
(02:05):
And we started talking.
Uh, she started asking a lot ofquestions, you know, what my
concerns were, um, what I wantedto get out of the facial.
And um, we went into it.
So the minute she touched myface, I fell in love.
I was just like, what is thismagical sorcery?
And um, we did the facial.
It felt so good.
(02:26):
My skin felt so good.
I had never put on products likethat before.
I never really cared aboutingredients.
And um, after that, I felt likea million bucks.
Yeah, my acne was still there,um, but I did see improvement.
Even within like six, sevendays, I was I was astonished,
you know.
You know how an aestheticiansdo.
(02:46):
They're gonna use the productsand then they're gonna educate
you and then try to get you toget some of these things.
So, like, hey, listen, this isabout consistency.
Um, so I was consistent withthat and I felt like my skin was
getting a lot better.
And then I was just kind oflost.
I didn't know what I wanted todo with with myself.
You know, here I am, 22 now.
Um, and I was like, you knowwhat?
(03:07):
I think I'm gonna go and lookinto where I can just get an
esthetician license.
So I went to this place, it's inMaitland.
Um, it was called uh FloridaCollege of Natural Health.
So I walked in, I did a tour,and I completely fell in love.
And they were like, you don'tneed to just get your basic
license.
Let's do your paramedicalesthetician license.
And I was like, okay, yeah, I'mso down for it.
(03:30):
Um, so that took that took alittle while.
Um, I think it was like about agood year and a half.
And then from there, I was like,you know what?
I would love to do lasers.
Like, what a great combinationto be an aesthetician and do
some lasers, you know, kind oftwo in one.
So I went and got my electrologylicense.
(03:51):
And then from there, you have todo your courses and your CEUs
for your laser.
And so once I was done fromthere, as soon as I finished,
um, I called this place and theywere like, oh, you have your
paramedical aesthetician licenseand you're a laser tech.
They hired me right away.
And that kind of was my journey.
I it's kind of intimidating atfirst.
(04:12):
It really is.
It's like, oh my God, someone'sgonna actually listen to what I
have to say.
Like, does she even know likeI'm new at this still?
You know, she's I'm like, I'mtrying to play it off.
Um, and that just kind ofevolved from there.
I never looked back, I never didanything else but that.
And um, it got me to where I amhere today.
So I'm so happy for that.
(04:33):
Well, I'm glad it led you here.
Yes, yes, I'm excited.
SPEAKER_01 (04:36):
What type of uh space were you in when you first
started?
Was it like a was it a med spa?
Was it a derm?
Was it uh day spa?
SPEAKER_00 (04:43):
What was um it was a plastic surgery center.
Yes, um, it was called AlaceMedical Spa and Cosmetic
Surgery.
Um, and it happened to be oursurgeon was Dr.
G.
And that was crazy because I hadknown him for years.
Um, so I started there and itjust trickled.
I just did facials, I didlasers, you know, we would see
(05:05):
patients after they got doneduring certain cosmetic surgery
treatments.
And it was like it was amazing.
And I was there for about a goodseven years, too.
And then things happened, youknow, people own businesses.
Um, then they want to build afamily, and they're like, oh,
I'm gonna sell my place.
And it kind of went from there.
(05:26):
So it started my journey andother things.
But I really always been more inthe medical field of it.
Um, in between there, once I didleave, I did go to uh one other
place that was more of like aspa-like, and I loved it because
I felt like it gave me a rangeof different experiences.
You know, someone doesn't wantto come in and do all these
cosmetic surgeries or do allthey just want to lay down and
(05:47):
get a nice facial.
And so it it really built myexperience from there.
But I've always been more in theum cosmetic surgery field more
than anything.
SPEAKER_01 (05:57):
Yeah, so so for anyone who doesn't know, and she
was talking about uh Dr.
G was their surgeon, Dr.
G is Kator's medical director.
Yes.
So um just for anyone listeningwhen she mentioned that.
So she's she's known Dr.
G for a while.
SPEAKER_00 (06:11):
Yeah, well for a long time.
And he still does his thing.
Yeah, still good at it, youknow.
How did you find Couture?
So the place that I was workingat, um, I was a laser tech there
mostly.
Um, and it was in Winter Park,and I knew he was closing down.
And so he was having hardship,you know, just like a lot of
(06:33):
this industry is really, reallyhard.
Um, it takes many years to beconsistent and really put your
money back into it.
And sometimes people just fail.
But I was there for about fouryears, and I knew we were
closing.
Um, things were really hardthere, and I decided to look on
Indeed.
And there was Kator, and it waslike, oh, we're looking for an
(06:53):
occitation, you know, come joinus in our team.
And I was like, you know what?
Let's I'm gonna try it.
And I as soon as I put in myapplication, they called me,
came in, did an interview, andthey called me that same day.
And it was great.
Everybody that I met at thatmoment, I just loved it.
I walked in, it was in a Kowie,and it was like brand new.
(07:14):
I think it was like seven monthsold.
Yeah, it was eight months old.
And here comes Lindsay,back-to-back facials, exhausted.
I'm tired.
I was so happy when we yes, Ithink you run up to them or
something.
You told me, and you're like, Ineed help.
SPEAKER_01 (07:31):
Yeah, so uh Cynthia was I was full-time in Okoe, and
um we were getting so busy and Iwas slammed, and they were like,
we need a second estation here.
So beautiful Cynthia came alongand was my night in shining
armor and saved the day.
And we got to work together fora few months.
SPEAKER_00 (07:51):
I want to say it was a closer year.
It was almost a year.
Okay, yeah, because in betweenthat, towards half of the year,
I started floating.
Yes, right.
I went to Ofito.
The only place I wasn't doingwas Winter Park.
I think at that time, for somereason with Winter Park, they're
very straight.
We weren't zoned.
Um, but Diane did fight forthat.
She did fought really hard forthat.
SPEAKER_01 (08:12):
And then Winter Park stole Cynthia from me.
Yes.
And she is thriving in WinterPark.
Everyone loves Cynthia.
SPEAKER_00 (08:20):
I just I just love everyone, but I loved it just
floating to get becausesometimes you you you lose the
thought, like, oh my god, I'mnot the only Couture Med Spa
here.
You know, there's four otherlocations, so it was so nice to
every other day you go to adifferent place, you know, talk
to the nurse practitioners andall the girls.
And it was, I loved it.
(08:42):
But then there came to a pointwhere it was like, hey, we need
you full time.
Can you can you do winter park?
And I was like, Yeah, I'm down.
I've always been in Winter Park.
I've been in Winter Park formany years.
Um, and I was like, you knowwhat?
Yeah, I'll do it.
And I just never look back.
Yeah.
I love it.
SPEAKER_01 (08:57):
So over the year, I mean, you've been in aesthetics
for over 20 years.
Um, you've seen the role as anaesthetician change, both in the
industry and yourself.
Um what are some of the changesthat you've seen in the
aesthetics world over theseyears?
SPEAKER_00 (09:13):
A lot more responsibility being on the
aesthetician.
You know, before it was like anaesthetician was like, okay,
come lay down.
Let me, you know, slap your facearound.
But, you know, as things evolve,I feel technology evolved with
that too, right?
There's so many different lasersout there now.
I mean, there's so many othergreat ingredients that they put
(09:35):
in and these wonderful skincareproducts.
And it's really about educatingyourself constantly.
You know, there's a reason whythere are CEUs that are required
for this industry.
It's because it's alwaysevolving.
Um, there's always a new thingcoming out, you know, and it's
like no one's you're you have toeducate the patient.
(09:57):
You know, they walk in andsometimes they just feel so
lost.
They have no idea aboutanything.
And so I feel like there hasbeen a lot more responsibility
that's been put onaestheticians.
And I feel like it makes aplace, you know, it's not just
about cosmetic surgery, it's somuch more that entails from
that.
To me, I'm like, I tell people,I'm like, listen, it's like
(10:19):
buying a Ferrari and you don'twant to pay to change the oil.
You know, there are otherelements.
You can't just walk in here anddo a laser and not feel like
it's not important what you'reputting on your skin
consistently.
Um, so I think educating and theinvolve just being an the
evolving aspect of justtechnology.
(10:43):
I mean, I would have neverthought in 20 years, you know,
we'd be doing microneedling withexosomes, you know, exosomes
before it was like, oh, well, Ido PRP, you know, and I try to
educate people and say PRP isgreat, but now there's something
even better.
Um, so I do feel like with thetechnology aspect of it, like
(11:04):
even sculpture, right?
Sculpture was created, what, inthe 90s?
It was for AIDS patients.
It was, if you were going to bediagnosed with HIV, you were
gonna get AIDS, right?
And so they came up withsculpture.
And it's like now, sculpture, wecan't, we can't keep it in the
back.
We're always doing something.
Um, and I feel like certainthings have always been around,
(11:27):
but they just tend to migratewithin the aesthetic industry.
And I think as a whole, it'sit's just amazing.
I love it.
SPEAKER_01 (11:36):
Are there any challenges that you've had to
overcome as an aesthetician?
SPEAKER_00 (11:40):
I think people just not believe in you or not
caring, you know.
I mean, there's some patientsthat I've had for years, and I,
you know, I'm like, listen, I'mnot someone to push this on you
or that.
And I give them time and space.
You know, they might feelcomfortable with the product
that they get at CVS, which isgreat.
You know, I think if it worksfor you, that's that's awesome.
But I think once they listen toyou after a while, I I can't
(12:01):
tell me how many patients havecome and said, I love it.
I will never live without thisproduct, or I will never live
without doing these treatments.
So that's been the challengemore of like people really just
trusting your word, you know,and saying, and I I think it's
easier for me too, because Ihave done lasers for so long
(12:24):
that when someone comes in andshe's new or he's new, um, I
really give them kind of like aprotocol of like, hey, listen,
this is what you should bedoing.
You're gonna do, you're gonna dothis kind of facial, we're gonna
do this, and then you're gonnago with a nurse practitioner and
you're gonna do a fractional.
You're gonna do a fractionalmelasma, or you know what, let's
(12:44):
do your microneedling two weeks,we're gonna do your fractional.
And it makes such a bigdifference, you know, because a
lot of the girls do.
They they come in and they feellost.
So for them, they're just like,I just want to do my treatment
and go.
And it's like, well, hold on,before you leave, let me educate
you.
Let me let you know the ultimateresult that you can get.
So I think that's kind ofchallenging is someone kind of
(13:05):
opening up and trusting you withthat more than anything.
unknown (13:08):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (13:10):
What would you say, or how would you describe
working at Couture differentfrom any other place that you've
worked?
What sets Couture apart in yourmind?
SPEAKER_00 (13:19):
Well, when I first started, I was shocked.
I was like, you know what?
Just like anybody else, it'slike, wait, what?
What do you get?
You get like eight lasers in themonth and you get a facial and a
B12, and you get products at adiscount.
I was just like, there's just noway, there's no way.
(13:40):
But as I started, the happinessthat people when they walk in
and they're just like, I lovedoing my lasers and I love my
facials.
Um it's so different.
Uh, you know, Katour offerssomething that no other place
has ever offered.
I I feel like I'm starting tosee it maybe a little bit more
(14:02):
in different ways, but stillnothing like Katour.
It just it's just unbelievable.
The concept of it, I didn't,I'll be honest in the beginning,
I was like, this ain't gonnawork.
It's not gonna work.
But the time and energy it takesto maintain a place and
(14:23):
maintenance your lasers and keepup with things, Couture is
amazing.
I mean, there is no other placethat gives you everything for
something that you you justpeople before they're like, I
can't afford a$500 fractional.
And I'm like, Yeah, I know.
I can't either.
I don't I can't either.
(14:43):
Um I've never seen it before.
And it still to this moment hasnot been done.
I have not seen it yet to the tothe max that Couture does it.
Yeah, you know, some peoplealways try to look and say,
what's the catch?
It's like, no, there's not,there's not a catch.
Pay your fee, pay your monthlymembership, and just come in,
you know?
(15:03):
Um but Couture's amazing.
I love the concept, and I thinkthis is the beginning of a
different industry of saying,you know what, we're gonna give
patients a lot more than whatthey think they can get.
And Couture does that.
unknown (15:20):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (15:22):
What keeps you motivated in this industry?
SPEAKER_00 (15:26):
Oh my gosh, these patients.
I love them so much.
SPEAKER_01 (15:30):
And they love you.
Oh my god.
They really do.
SPEAKER_00 (15:33):
I it it's like a it's a joy, and plus the girls,
we have so much fun, you know.
You have these nursepractitioners that have been
with us for a long time, andthey're so motivated and love
what they do.
I mean, because think about it,as a nurse practitioner, you can
do so much.
You can you can really go intoany field, really.
(15:54):
Um, but the aesthetic field isjust it's a different kind of
atmosphere.
And I absolutely, but more thananything is the patience.
I can't tell you the joy that itgives me to see all my girls and
guys, a lot of guys, um, comein.
And that really is whatmotivates me.
Because if they don't walk in, Ihave nothing to do.
(16:15):
I have nothing to do.
And then I go crazy.
Um, so definitely my mypatience, our patience, uh, is
just it's what makes it.
It's what drives me to go intowork every day and be there.
SPEAKER_01 (16:29):
Yeah, it's funny because the girls will always be
um talking about them beinglike, oh, well, you know, they
only want Cynthia for theirfacial, so I gotta make sure and
get them in.
Cynthia has very loyal clientsin Winter Park and they keep her
very busy.
SPEAKER_00 (16:43):
Uh yes, yeah.
Those, I'll tell you, WinterPark is like a different breed.
It really is.
Those women and those guys,they're just they're so loyal.
Like once they figure out,they're like, I love you guys.
I'm never going anywhere.
It's like, yeah.
And I'll be honest too.
There's sometimes, you know,they'll walk in and be like,
well, I really want to do thislaser.
(17:03):
It's like, well, we don't offerit.
But you know what?
I can always recommend you to aplace that does.
So I I want to make peopleunderstand that I'm not here to,
you know, be subjective just tothis.
Like, I love couture, butthere's things that sometimes we
don't offer.
We can't have every singlelaser.
It's impossible.
The ones that we do have areamazing, and every single place
(17:25):
should have these types oflasers.
But there's other ones that aremore detailed in other different
specifications that I'll say,hey, and and they're surprised
because usually it's like, well,good luck, you know, find it
yourself.
I'm not gonna tell you where togo.
Um, so I I really feel like thepatients make it at couture for
(17:51):
sure.
SPEAKER_01 (17:52):
Speaking of, you're talking about both also like
male clients as well.
unknown (17:56):
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (17:57):
What's the trend you've seen in that over your
years of aesthetics with maleclients?
Is it becoming more common?
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (18:04):
Absolutely.
I think it's you know, before itwas like, you know, guys didn't
want to walk in, you know,there'd be all these women
sitting numbing for theirfractionals for 45 minutes.
And some of these guys felt, youknow, I can tell, but I'll be
honest with you, a lot of thesewives will like literally force
their husbands to come in.
And once they're in, they're in.
They're as loyal and dedicatedas their wife or their partner.
(18:28):
Um, but I have seen it grow,definitely, you know, and it's
like this is not just anindustry for women.
I don't know who told you that.
But men have skin too.
Yeah, it's called we're allhuman.
We're all human.
Um, our cells format the sameway.
So we do.
We have a lot of male patients,and some of the male patients
(18:51):
will even ask us, like, do youguys, do you have a lot of guys?
And we're like, Yeah.
Well, I mean, do you thinkyou're the only one?
unknown (18:57):
No, it's not.
SPEAKER_00 (18:59):
You're not.
Um, so I do, I have seen itgrow.
Absolutely.
And we we do, we have a lot ofguys.
And I love them just as much asthe girls.
SPEAKER_01 (19:09):
Yes.
And you're not wrong, maleclients, not that the women
clients aren't loyal either, butmale clients are very loyal.
I feel like once they find andthey trust someone and they feel
comfortable, they're gonnalisten to what we have to say.
They're gonna listen to theproduct recommendations that we
talk about, and they keep comingback.
And that is one thing that I'veI've noticed.
And I've even had a few maleclients too that have referred
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their other male friends here,like, oh, like we, you know, I
go here and you know, they takegood care of me.
Um, so I think it is somethingthat is becoming more open for
males to like, like you said, weall have skin, our cells all do
the same thing.
They need to take care ofthemselves just as much as
women.
It's not just a female thing.
SPEAKER_00 (19:49):
No, it's really not.
The other day we had a guy whowas 78.
He walked in and he had a caneand he was ready.
Love it.
He was like, I want to look mybest.
And I'm like, we're gonna, youcame to the right place.
You come over here.
That's precious.
It's it was so precious.
But even the much older guys whoI think, you know, 20, 30 years
(20:12):
ago, it wasn't the thing to do.
You didn't walk in and do any ofthat at all.
Yeah, it was a secret if youdid, you know.
Oh, yeah.
Um, so now it's more acceptable.
And I'm so proud of that.
I love that.
I know it's so cute.
SPEAKER_01 (20:27):
So if you could give uh someone advice at starting
out in aesthetics, what's someadvice that you would tell them?
SPEAKER_00 (20:35):
It really is about experience and confidence.
I think those two go together.
When I first started, I didn'trealize that like you know,
quote unquote sales was uhsomething that you were supposed
to do.
And I was like, wait a minute,I'm supposed to tell this person
what to buy?
Like, I thought they could, Imean, that was really
(20:57):
intimidating.
I I think confidence is the key.
When you feel confident andyou're educating, they're gonna
listen to everything you have tosay.
They might not get that productnow, but I promise you they're
gonna get it.
You know, and I tell them,listen, when you're done with
this, buy this, do this.
So confidence is key andconstant education, constant
(21:18):
education.
This industry is alwaysevolving.
I don't know what the next thingis gonna be.
It's gonna be like facetransplant, like face off.
You know, you're gonna come inand be like, oh, we have a new
face for you.
You know, that's how I feel.
But really confidence and anexperience, be humble.
Um, when I first started, it'sintimidating.
(21:38):
You know, you're walking into aplace, you have all these other
aestheticians, and they're like,please, you know, we'll see how
good she is, or she's not gonnatake my patience.
Like, what?
Um and then as I got older, Ifeel like I take some of these
girls under my wings.
You know, when they come in, I'mlike, hey, listen, if you ever
have any questions or you're notreally sure, I think the most
(22:02):
important thing, like I will sayover and over again, is to feel
confident.
Being educated will give youconfidence.
And confidence gives results.
It's just the way that it is,you know, because someone can
come to you later on and say,Oh, well, I'm not really seeing
results.
It's like, well, honey, becauseyou're not really doing what
you're supposed to do, you'redoing your fractional and you're
(22:23):
not wearing some blocks.
So actually, what you're doingis even worse.
It's even worse.
You know, we're stripping yourmicrobiome, and now you're going
in and you think because yourskin looks fabulous for 10 days,
you're good, you know.
So educating and confidence isthe key for any of these girls
starting out.
And once again, be humble.
Go to all these different placesand try it.
(22:44):
You know, every location, everyplace is going to offer
something different.
And I'll tell you, like when Icame into Couture, there was
things that you guys were doingas facials that I was already
trained in.
I I already knew I'm like fireand ice, honey, I've been
selling their products foreveris clinical.
There was so many other things.
So it was like, I didn't graball this info from just one
(23:06):
place.
It was literally experience fromgoing to different places.
So you really have to be humblein that way, for sure.
SPEAKER_01 (23:15):
So looking ahead at the future, what excites you the
most about aesthetics and yourjourney with Couture?
SPEAKER_00 (23:22):
Oh my gosh, Couture, I feel like it's just like a
growing phenomenon.
I mean, there's so many peoplethat come into and they're like,
Can I franchise?
And I'm like, Yeah, honey, youcan do whatever you want.
Like, here's a number, here's anemail, do your thing.
It's just gonna get bigger.
It's just gonna, it's gonnaexpand and it's gonna evolve to
(23:43):
really that's gonna be, I feellike the only way, you know?
And I get it.
You know, there's other peopleout there, like you go to a
plastic surgeon, guess what?
All you should be doing is yourplastic surgery, right?
You've got the surgeon who'sdoing that part of it.
And then you have other thingsthat go involved into that.
So I do feel like other places,and even girls right now who
(24:06):
maybe in 10, 15 years, you'regonna be like, I remember when I
went to couture and I'm gonnaopen up a place just like that.
So this is just the beginningfor couture, and it's been what
13 13 years, 12.
12 years in 12 years.
You know, it's it's definitelyit's gonna be involved, and just
like I said, with other thingsas far as the industry, it's
(24:28):
like, hey, one day you'll becoming, be like, okay, we're
gonna take your whole skin off,we're gonna put on a new one,
we're gonna just clean it, washit, and we're gonna put it back
on.
So God knows what this is gonnaevolve to.
We have a lot of smart peopleout there in the world that are
making things right now for usto see in 10, 20 years.
SPEAKER_01 (24:46):
I agree with you.
Yeah, it's yeah, there's alwayssomething new, always evolving.
SPEAKER_00 (24:50):
Always, always exciting.
SPEAKER_01 (24:53):
Yeah, it's exciting to see that.
SPEAKER_00 (24:54):
Or just like you're like, we're getting new
products.
And I'm like, yes.
And it's learning something new.
SPEAKER_01 (25:01):
There's new science, new technology, always.
Always, always.
And you guys are always great athelping me make sure that it's a
legit one.
SPEAKER_00 (25:10):
Yeah, no, I and you know what?
I mean, all the girls we alltrust with what you do.
Like, if you're gonna bring onsomething, we know you did your
homework, you know.
Diane, too, she's like, Oh mygod, I've been using it forever.
I love it, you know.
So it's like perfect, great.
That's all I need to know.
SPEAKER_01 (25:24):
Yeah, we will always test something out for you.
SPEAKER_00 (25:26):
Yeah, absolutely.
So, yeah.
Nice.
SPEAKER_01 (25:30):
Do you have any any last words of wisdom for anyone
or any last remarks?
SPEAKER_00 (25:36):
Just every person, you know, just women are so hard
on themselves.
We really are.
Like when they come in andthey're like, I hate this, and
I'm like, you are so beautiful.
This is just enhancing yourbeauty, whatever you decide to
do.
Um just don't be so hard onyourself.
(25:57):
We're all beautiful from theinside out, but because you have
a sunspot, you feel like you'rea hundred years old, you know,
or you have this wrinkle.
It's like those things canalways be solved.
But at the end of the day, youknow, we're all still beautiful.
You know, it's like I see someof these patients that come in
and they're so self-conscious.
(26:18):
And I'm like, no, we're gonnabring that up because there is
no way, honey.
And I tell I tell the girls too,I'm like, do you really think
your man's looking at thatsunspot?
No, probably never even noticedit.
He doesn't notice.
He doesn't.
Um so yeah, it's just just loveyourself.
(26:40):
And the rest will come when youlove yourself and you feel like
you deserve it, then you walkinto guitar and you're like, I'm
gonna do this membership.
A lot, a lot of patients willsay that I'm gonna treat myself
for the year.
It's like, oh honey, you'regonna be here for a long time.
And they do, they end up beinghere because they just they just
can't quit.
So I can't quit.
No, never, never.
SPEAKER_01 (27:00):
All right.
So we're gonna end on a funnote.
Okay, we're gonna do some rapidfire questions.
Okay.
All right.
Coffee or tea?
Tea.
Favorite skincare ingredient.
SPEAKER_00 (27:10):
Oh gosh, it's so hard.
Uh, I mean, I would say vitaminC, exosomes, uh, I mean,
glycolic, salicylic, all of it.
I I cannot just pick one thing.
It's like a choo-choo train ofall these elements that go
together and um enhance eachother.
SPEAKER_01 (27:28):
Dream vacation spot.
SPEAKER_00 (27:29):
Oh gosh, probably back.
My family's from Italy.
Um, so I would love to go um tothis little town that's called
Castacivita.
And so I want to go there.
So I will be going there.
Yes.
Take me with you.
I know.
I will.
I will, girl, put you in asuitcase.
Love it.
SPEAKER_01 (27:46):
Uh, favorite treatment to receive.
SPEAKER_00 (27:49):
Microneatling.
All the way.
With exosomes, by the way.
All the things.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (27:55):
Morning person or night owl.
SPEAKER_00 (27:57):
Totally night owl.
unknown (27:58):
Totally.
SPEAKER_00 (27:59):
I wish I was a night owl.
Yeah.
My husband's the opposite, yeah.
Which is kind of nice sometimes.
You get to vibe on your owntime, but night owl for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (28:09):
All right, Cynthia.
Well, thank you so much for uhjoining us today.
Thank you for being here.
I loved having you.
So thank you so much for tuningin to another episode of Kator
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