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Renowned esthetician Nerida Joy has performed more than 100,000 facials in her over 45-year international career and is known for the way she transforms her clients’ skin by pinpointing specific concerns and designing custom treatment plans to deliver fast results. She has been named one of the top facialists in the country by SELF magazine and was the only esthetician – along with 49 dermatologists – to be listed as a Skin Expert by ELLE. Nerida has been featured in over 80 prestigious beauty publications worldwide and serves on the Brain Trust for NEWBEAUTY magazine.

Melissa Black is the owner of Bombshell Salons and Candy Coat Beauty, with locations in Richmond, VA, Las Vegas, NV, and West Hollywood, CA. As a Master Aesthetician and PMU artist, she has been in the industry for more than three decades. Melissa has dedicated her knowledge to building brands and developing techniques with a proven track record of success in the world of aesthetics and business.

Douglas Preston’s career spans more than 40 years in professional esthetics, acne treatment and training, esthetician career mentoring, and writing. His business articles appear in many top trade journals and magazines. Douglas is the creator of the celebrated Preston Comedone Rxtractor®️, a special precision tool for the removal of follicular blockages in the skin, widely used by professional estheticians throughout the world.

Chaminade Ornellas has been part of the beauty and salon industry since 1999. After years of participating in various trainings and seminars nationwide, she made the decision to establish The Beauty Backbar in 2020. This venture enabled her to develop her own line of products and share her expertise through training.

Loana Barker has over 30 years experience in the Beauty industry. 
She started with Elleebana Lash lifts in 2016 and Brow laminations soon after. Loana has been a trainer with Elleebana since 2016 and is the owner of Elleebana Store USA. 

Nayamka Roberts-Smith is an award winning esthetician, acclaimed skincare educator and a fountain of knowledge on beauty culture. She’s an internationally known speaker on beauty and women’s issues and has amassed an audience of over 1 million on social media.  She’s been recognized as the most influential esthetician on Twitter by Sprinklr 2020, and has created ad campaigns for Sephora, Target, Glossier and the U.S. Department of Health.

As the eldest daughter to Jamaican-born parents, she uses her cross-cultural big sister energy to make complex scientific skincare jargon, simple, fun and approachable.

Melissa Black is the owner of Bombshell Salons and Candy Coat Beauty, with locations in Richmond, VA, Las Vegas, NV, and West Hollywood, CA. As a Master Aesthetician and PMU artist, she has been in the industry for more than three decades. Melissa has dedicated her knowledge to building brands and developing techniques with a proven track record of success in the world of aesthetics and business.

Mo Trezise is a Holistic Esthetician possessing additional licensure as a Massage Therapist and Holistic Health Practitioner, with a background in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She specializes in facial massage and a holistic approach to results driven treatments without the use of machines. Solely utilizing holistic modalities of hands-on techniques including massage, lymphatic drainage, and Gua Sha, the key philosophy of her practice is that a healthy connection of mind-body-spirit will radiate beauty.

Douglas Preston’s career spans more than 40 years in professional esthetics, acne treatment and training, esthetician career mentoring, and writing. His business articles appear in many top trade journals and magazines. Douglas is the creator of the celebrated Preston Comedone Rxtractor®️, a special precision tool for the removal of follicular blockages in the skin, widely used by professional estheticians throughout the world.

Over the last two decades, Kelley Baker not only built a 5-star clientele but also a coveted product line. She was the first in the brow category to gain a following and attention on social media, and the first to start the conversation and post “Before & Afters”—her brow pictures even became memes before we knew the meaning. She became everybody’s brow expert, the girl-next-door brow expert, not just the Hollywood brow expert, and her unpretentious attitude endures. Her artistic side activated her entrepreneurial side as she saw a need to empower other artists, which led her to teach her sold-out masterclasses for the last 10 years across the globe. Today, her engaging social media provides tips and tutorials on everything from how to use her products to how brows frame the face.

Renowned esthetician Nerida Joy has performed more than 100,000 facials in her over 45-year international career and is known for the way she transforms her clients’ skin by pinpointing specific concerns and designing custom treatment plans to deliver fast results. She has been named one of the top facialists in the country by SELF magazine and was the only esthetician – along with 49 dermatologists – to be listed as a Skin Expert by ELLE. Nerida has been featured in over 80 prestigious beauty publications worldwide and serves on the Brain Trust for NEWBEAUTY magazine.