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Allow me to start by thanking the Krull Magazine team who has provided a platform for me to share my love, knowledge and insight for all things skincare. I am honored and excited to be here. Brown girls rock!
We all search for a publication that will pique our interests by addressing our needs, inspiring us to feel our best and empowering a sense of purpose. Krull encompasses these attributes, emphasizing essential ideas that we are relevant and our distinctiveness defines our beauty.
A little about myself. I’ve been an aesthetician for a little over 6 years, graduated with a B.A. in Business from University of Maryland (UMD). For the last 5 years I’ve been to working with Dr. Eliot Battle, one of the best-known dermatologists in the world. Under his guidance at Cultura Dermatology & Laser Centre located in Washington, DC, I specialize in anti-aging, complexion blending, skin resurfacing and rejuvenation for all ethnicities, especially for people of color. We pride ourselves in delivering a synergistic approach to creating the best skin at any age, from laser hair removal and chemical peels, Botox, fillers, and microdermabrasion, to the more cutting edge techniques such as VISIA analysis to plasma rich protein replacement; we do it all.
Our lifestyles and how we treat our skin determines how our skin behaves. Whether it’s sun kissed freckles or splotchy skin, persistent breakouts, or the inadvertent placement of moles we often think of as a curse from our lineage.
When you worry you get lines. When you smile you get valleys. When you focus you squint. Did you ever wonder how that number 11 wrinkle in between your eyebrows just appeared? It’s from living your life. But if you don’t like it, look, there’s something you can do to fix it. When it comes to beauty, we all face the same challenges but everybody’s needs are different.
The cosmetic industry doesn’t make it easy for consumers. There are so many products, providers and treatments available that even the most industry-savvy shopper can be left dumbfounded. In an effort to find what will improve and preserve the resilience of our skin, the suppleness, the glow, we have to first understand not only what we like, but also what works for us.
There’s always something new in the cosmetic world, and creating a flawless canvas isn’t easy. Through trial and error and the use of innumerable products, the search can become daunting and absolutely exhausting. From products that have completely dried out my skin like a raisin to those that induced tears with so much discomfort that all I could do was scream “take it off now”, I’ve faced countless disasters, and, countless successes. Through experience, expertise and a reservoir of knowledge, my goal is to educate and inform you with authenticity.
We will experience the inevitable chaos of uncooperative breakouts, texture and ageing skin, so why not embrace it and arm yourself with the necessary knowledge and tools that will help you navigate through these stages gracefully?
I am here as a guidepost to give you the best skincare suggestions based on skin types and lifestyles so you can be educated, choose smart, and find your stride toward the best skin of your life.
-Nybia Ezwan Snowden
