Appearance medicine nursing isn’t just Jamie’s career – it’s her passion! She loves using her nursing skills to help clients to look and feel their best. Jamie says it’s incredibly rewarding, especially when she gets to develop trusting relationships with clients and create tailored treatment plans. This creates more effective results and even happier clients!

Originally from Palmerston North, Jamie completed her nursing training at Edith Cowan University in Perth. She went on to complete a graduate programme in Paediatrics at Perth Children’s Hospital. There she worked across a range of specialties, focusing largely on respiratory and orthopaedics for outpatients, those with serious conditions, and pre and post-surgical patients.

The best part of Natasha’s job? It’s that every day she gets to see clients with renewed self-confidence, just by improving their skin conditions.

She has worked in Australia, UK and now here in New Zealand as a laser and skin therapist. Having worked alongside many world-renowned skin professionals, she brings her incredible experience and skill to our team. As a trainer, she is tasked with passing on this knowledge to our laser and beauty therapists, ensuring they stay at the top of their game, and deliver the best results to our clients.

Penny has a passion for making people feel and look good! The most common skin concern she sees are pigmentation and signs of ageing and she loves to be able to assist people with a long term treatment plan to help their area of concern. Client care and results driven treatments that make a real difference in people’s lives and skin are important to Penny. She loves to see the overflow effect in people’s lives when they feel they are the best version of themselves. Her theory is "if you invest in beauty, it will remain with all the days of your life."

Pranati grew up with a mother as a beauty therapist who is her biggest inspiration. She saw the change she made empowering women in their lives. Pranati specialises in skin and laser treatments and skincare products. She likes to get to know her patient’s needs carefully and likes taking on a challenge and evolving different treatment methods which will gradually show positive results. "Effective treatments and good skincare regime go hand in hand. We not only transform how a person looks, but also how they feel." Pranati has been in the industry for 7 years and says there's nothing more satisfying than seeing a smile on my client’s face when she sees herself glow. Pranati is a graduate in Business and Marketing.

Whilst Esme was studying to become a nurse, she worked part time during the school holidays at her Uncle's appearance medicine clinic. From the moment she set foot in his clinic her passion began to grow for this area of practice. Esme started her nursing career over a decade ago in theatre, recovery and the surgical unit in a hospital. She then moved into primary care and followed this with her clinical masters advancing her role to Nurse Practitioner.

Esme's speciality is providing a holistic aesthetic facial analysis. She sees the treatment of customers as a partnership and journey. Her customers often tell her they want to look less tired, less angry, less saggy. By finding out how their appearance makes them feel and removing or correcting negative aspects to their appearance tends to get the best outcomes. Education and counselling in the ageing process helps to inform customers about how and what can be achieved using a variety of treatments, often in stages, to achieve desirable aesthetic outcomes and this helps to build a trusting partnership. Fundamentally she believes perfecting classical beauty is achieved through correcting and balancing facial harmony in the first instance, before enhancing features for a more natural look.

She loves the dynamic changing and accelerating industry because it combines her passion for evidence based academia, whilst demanding a precise knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and this also allows her to utilise and showcase her creative and artistic attributes. After over 10 years in the industry she loves the way she can make a positive impacts on people's lives.

Fun fact: When Esme was younger she used to be an elite gymnast, nowadays she's happier in the kitchen and loves to bake cakes and cook for friends and have dinner parties.

Courtney was inspired to join the beauty industry from her own experience with less than ideal skin. She wanted to learn how to help herself and others. Her areas of specialty are microdermabrasion, peels and laser hair removal. Courtney's treatment philosophy is to find out what the customer wants to achieve and then with as a team she plans how she can get those results for the customer. She loves getting results and seeing progress is extremely rewarding. Like all of our Lovely team, Courtney's skincare advice is to wear sunblock - use an independent, broad spectrum SPF every day no matter the weather conditions, living in New Zealand, the most common concern she sees is pigmentation from sun exposure. Courtney loves being in an industry that empowers people to feel good and believes that you when you feel your best about your physical appearance you gain the confidence to live your best life.

Hayley has a passion for skin and looking after people – customer care is her forte, she excels at making customers happy from their arrival through to them leaving the store and it is a pleasure to see the confidence customers get from looking after their skin which results in them looking and feeling great. Hayley has travelled extensively and seen 36 countries and lived overseas and is now back home in NZ. She has 10 years experience as an appearance medicine clinic manager/receptionist in one of Australia’s largest leading companies and loves the new and exciting opportunities that the appearance medicine industry has to offer with the new technology. Treatments and education and says 'your journey to repair, rejuvenate and revitalise your skin is a happy one'.

Anna has a passion for women facing age related concerns, she is inspired by helping women feel confident in their appearance and nothing brings her more satisfaction and joy than seeing her customers smile after making a subtle, rejuvenating change. With 15 years of nursing experience, Anna loves the journey of getting to know a customer and establishing a friendly trusting relationship. 'Life is too short not to look and feel your sexy best and it's important to take your skin health seriously'

Fun Fact: Anna runs an underground dance HBC where a community of dancers get together in Silverdale once a week, turn off the lights, turn up the music and go wild to our favourite tunes in the dark.

Melody has worked in Switzerland as a skin and laser therapist founded on Swiss quality, tradition and innovation for healthy skin. She specialises in anti-aging and skin rejuvenation treatments, using a combination of medical-grade active-ingredient skincare products, and non-invasive technology; to promote skin tightening and to encourage the body’s natural production of collagen and elastin for firmer, younger skin. Based on her own experience, Melody is a strong believer that age is just a number, and that with a customised treatment plan, 50s is definitely the new 30s!

As a certified health coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York, Melody also understands how traditional total health care concepts like nutrition and lifestyle combine with the benefits of advanced technology - such as Cryolipolysis a non-surgical fat-freezing treatment for that stubborn little bulge that won’t go away even after diet and exercise.

Melody has a Bachelors’ degree in Business Management and worked in an executive role for an Information Technology company for many years prior to her career in the health and cosmetic industry.

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Kylie graduated from Australian Academy of Beauty Therapy in 2012 where she gained a Diploma of Beauty Therapy. In total she has been in the beauty industry for over 7 years and worked with laser hair removal for the past 6 years. In that time she has also completed a Cert 3 in Beauty and was a Paramedical skin specialist on the Skinstitut ambassador program.

Kylie is very passionate about skin and helping clients achieve healthy, beautiful skin. She also has a special interest in providing specialised skin treatments such Meso therapy, which is a needling device that we use in clinic. Meso therapy treats uneven skin tone, pigmentation, fine lines, wrinkles and enlarged pores.

Kylie works at our Albany store and is offering a wide range of advanced skin treatments.

Aimee has a love for all things skin. She is passionate about customer service and has been working in a professional environment in customer service roles for the last 7 years. Aimee's area's of specialty are delivering exceptional customer service and making clients feel comfortable.

If there was only one piece of skin care advice Aimee could give, it would be - always take your make up off before bed!

Being in an industry that empowers people to feel good, Aimee's words of wisdom she lives by is - "Learn to love all your little flaws, they are what make you YOU!"

Being a long haul flight attendant for the last 5 years the most common skin concern Aimee would see is dehydrated skin, so everyone needs to drink plenty of water and moisturise daily!

What I love most is seeing the confidence people come away with after being treated and seeing results!

Originally from Fiji Islands, Ashley has been passionate about skin since a very young age and is all about making a positive difference and helping her clients reach their goals and empower their confidence.

Ashley completed her Makeup Artistry Qualification in 2013 and later decided to excel her knowledge within the Appearance and Skin industry. Ashley further developed her education by completing her Diploma in Face and Body Therapy and holds an ITEC Internationally Recognised Certificate.

Specialising in Dermal Skin Rejuvenation treatments and Laser hair removal, Ashley believes in maintaining good skin and enjoys being able to educate her clients on the importance of ongoing tailored clinic treatments and correct skincare regime to treat their skin concerns and to obtain to their best results.

Ashley's favourite quote is: "Invest In Your Skin, It Represents You".

Leonie loves living a healthy, active lifestyle and believes beauty and skincare are an important aspect of feeling good about yourself. She thinks having healthy, glowing skin is a key confidence booster and encourages all women (and men!) to invest in their skin as soon as possible! Confidence is beauty!

Her favourite treatment at Lovely by Skin Institute would be antiwrinkle injections - she loves how the stigma around injectables is fading away, and it is now more acceptable to commit to the prevention of skin fine lines and wrinkles. Her favourite product is a good face wash, and of course lots of water!

Quirky fact: Leonie loves combat sports, and has had three amateur boxing fights.

Michaela's advice to all is be kind to your skin! 'It is the largest organ in our body and should always be treated with TLC. Self love is key! It can be so easy to get caught up in all the things we’d like to change about ourselves. Sometimes you’ve just got to take a step back and reaffirm all the amazing and quirky qualities we already have!' She loves seeing the amazement on customers faces when they see how much their skin has changed and also being part of that journey with them. Michaela says: 'Live, laugh and wear sunscreen!' A fun fact about Michaela is that she has just finished a double bachelor degree in psychology and sociology. Amazing!!

Simran is friendly and bubbly and loves meeting new people, she is extremely customer focused and loves to make her customers feel like they've had the best experience possible. She has been working in the industry for over 5 years with experience from the UK as well as NZ. Simran enjoys helping people to feel beautiful & reach all of their personal skin & beauty goals. Her fascination and passion of skin & laser, finds her always researching skincare technology & products.

Hazel believes 'The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence. Everyone is beautiful, I just want to help them see it by enhancing what they already have.' She loves helping people look and feel amazing. Hazel has her level 3 certificate in makeup artistry and skincare.

'As someone who had bad skin growing up, I remember how much of a big problem it seemed. When I finally went to see a beautician, it felt like they genuinely cared about me and my skin concerns. They made what seemed like a big problem a small one by giving me the treatment and products needed to achieve healthy skin. I want to help people achieve their best selves and their confidence.'

Hazel says you must invest in your skin and is a strong believer of confidence breeds beauty. The most common skin concern Hazel sees is Melasma (hormonal pigmentation) and acne/acne scarring.

Quirky fact: Hazel loves the outdoors and going for walks. 'Nothing helps you to feel better than breathing fresh air'

Penny is an advocate of helping other women to feel good about themselves and gain confidence in their own skin. She has a level 4 beauty therapist qualification and believes it's important to invest in your skin as it will represent you forever. 'Beautiful skin requires commitment, not a miracle.' Penny loves working in the beauty industry and finds it fun and rewarding. Outside of work, Penny loves fishing and hiking.

Kevin says: 'Love your skin, love yourself' Kevin likes to help people who have skin problems that trouble them and find ways to treat these to get results, especially with acne and anti-ageing and he loves to help people feel good about themselves. He creates relationships with his customers and makes sure he provides the best and professional care for them. His advice is 'skin is the only thing you cannot replace, take care, be gentle and look for correct ways to look after it.' Kevin is a fan of diving and snow boarding.

Purvi has a passion for making people look good and feel happy. She says there is nothing more satisfying than seeing a smile on her client's face. Her favourite lines is 'Be good to your skin you will wear it every day for the rest of your life.'

Julz is inspired to make people feel better about their appearance. She has a great eye for detail and enjoys building relationships with people. 'I love putting a smile on people's faces. I have always been this way and a large part of why I became a nurse, nearly 25 years ago! I really enjoy assisting people and seeing a difference with positive treatments. Everyone is individual. I like to listen to peoples needs and areas of concern and do my best to help treat them. I also involve client’s with each step of their treatment.'

Julz's skin care advice would be to use good quality products that suit your skin type and don't forget the importance of diet and hydration. Plus stretch and touch your toes daily! The most common skin concern she sees is frown lines. 'We use these muscles not just to frown, but to concentrate, focus etc and these cause creases over time.'

Julz loves music, which includes singing in different bands and choirs over the years! She enjoys keeping fit and her family (especially her 3 children) mean the world to her. Laughter is the best medicine and she loves a good laugh, despite the lines they cause!!

Pea knew that she wanted to be a nurse since she was little, she also loves the beauty industry! Having worked in both industries, after working in hospital’s for years, she decided to combine the two things she loved.

Appearance Medicine is not just a job for Pea, it’s a connection with her clients, to figure out together the best path to help them feel their best selves. 'What I love the most is seeing the transformation in confidence, seeing a smile, someones spirit lifted, those are my favourite times in this business. Everyone has something beautiful about themselves, my job is to help enhance it.'

Pea's areas of specialty is filler! Cheek and lip augmentation are the procedures she enjoys the most.. she finds with fillers, less is best, attaining a natural but fresher look and client satisfaction are her end goals. After care is a must and communicating with her clients clearly helps to alleviate any fear, plus being patient and understanding is so important. 'After all, it’s peoples faces we’re dealing with here, we have to respect that.'

The most common skin concern Pea sees would be crepey skin - caused by general ageing/collagen reduction. The great thing is there’s usually always something that will be able improve areas of concern on the face, even if just a little! Pea's beauty words of advice are to use a cosmeceutical grade vitamin A serum at night - 'it shouldn’t be missed' and her saying is 'There’s always something to be grateful for' Pea loves the heat!! Saunas, tropical places, the hotter the better! 🔥