Skincare that actually
comes from your neighborhood.
An independent journal of honest product picks, practical advice, and profiles of the estheticians treating skin every week in Northville and the towns around it.
Curated by Kendal, Licensed Esthetician
A short, honest product list.
Each pick is signed off by a working esthetician on our expert list. Amazon links are affiliate — we only recommend what we actually use.
Hydrating Facial Cleanser
The boring, bland, brilliant cleanser we recommend to nearly every new guest.
Moisturizing Cream (Jar)
The workhorse jar cream that lives on nightstands and dermatologists' shelves.
UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
The daily SPF most estheticians actually wear on their own face.
Meet the esthetician behind the advice.
Every quote and product recommendation on this site is signed off by a working, licensed local esthetician.
Kendal
Your skincare. My passion.
Latest from the journal.
Short, practical, sometimes opinionated. Written with real estheticians on speed dial.
The Michigan Winter Skincare Routine (What Actually Works Here)
Furnace heat, lake-effect wind, and 20% indoor humidity — a routine built for the way winter actually behaves in southeast Michigan.
How to Start a Skincare Routine From Scratch: A Northville Beginner's Guide
Four products, five minutes a day, no jargon. The routine we build for a first-time guest before we recommend anything else.
A Skincare Routine for Men Over 40 (From a Guy Who Just Started One)
If your skincare history is 'Irish Spring in the shower,' this is where I started — and what I actually kept using.
A small shelf of skin-friendly goods, made close by.
We're building a tiny shop of bath bombs, cold-process soaps, and body scrubs made by Northville-area makers. Full checkout is coming — for now, get in touch.
Coming soonRose & Shea Bath Bomb
Skin-friendly bath bomb blended with cocoa butter, rose kaolin clay, and a whisper of rose absolute. Skips the synthetic dyes.
Contact to buyOat & Honey Cold-Process Soap
A gentle, cold-process bar with local wildflower honey and colloidal oat. Great for sensitive backs and shoulders.
Coming soonLavender Sugar Body Scrub
Fine cane sugar suspended in sunflower and jojoba oil, with a small pull of Michigan-grown lavender.
Read the journal.
Practical, esthetician-reviewed skincare writing from a small team in Northville, Michigan. New pieces every couple of weeks.