Thoughtful skincare. Lasting results.
Barrier-focused facials and sculptural face massage that improve skin health, release facial tension, and create a treatment experience you'll actually look forward to.
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Skincare that works with your skin, not against it.
Healthy skin doesn't come from stripping, overcorrecting, or chasing every trend. It comes from understanding what your skin needs and supporting it with the right approach.
Every appointment begins with an assessment of your skin that day. Your treatment is customized using the techniques, products, and modalities that best support your skin barrier and your goals — whether that includes sculptural face massage, a more traditional facial approach, or a combination of both.
What your skin can expect here
Every appointment is guided by what your skin needs in that moment. There is no fixed protocol — your treatment is built in real time using what will best support your skin barrier, calm sensitivity, and improve overall skin health.
The goal isn’t to do more. It’s to do what your skin actually needs.
Ways to Experience These Treatments
Curated Skincare
Curated Skincare
Personalized facial treatments designed to support sensitive and reactive skin while improving overall skin health and resilience over time.
Each session is adjusted in real time based on what your skin is doing that day, using gentle, effective techniques that calm inflammation, strengthen the skin barrier, and support healthier skin function.
Facial Massage
Facial Massage
Advanced sculptural facial massage used when appropriate to support facial tension release, circulation, and overall relaxation in the face, jaw, and neck.
This hands-on technique works with the deeper structures of the face to help reduce tightness and fluid buildup while supporting a more relaxed, refreshed appearance. It is always performed in a way that respects your skin’s condition and sensitivity level.
Body Care
Body Care
Hands and décolleté are often the first areas to show signs of aging, dehydration, and sun exposure.
These areas can be included in select treatments when appropriate to support overall skin health and continuity of care beyond the face.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions
A simple way to stay consistent with your skin care on a monthly basis while keeping flexibility in how and when you schedule.
Subscriptions include one facial per month — or two per month depending on your plan — at a 10% discounted rate. Each appointment is booked individually, so you can choose times that work best for your schedule.
You also receive 10% off any additional treatments or skincare purchases.
Each appointment is still guided by what your skin needs that day, whether that includes curated skincare, facial massage when appropriate, or a combination of both.
Packages
Packages
A consistent approach for supporting your skin over time.
Series treatments are designed for clients who want to work with their skin in a more ongoing, intentional way rather than as one-off appointments. With regular sessions, we’re able to better support skin barrier function, track how your skin responds, and make gradual adjustments that lead to more stable, long-term improvements.
The focus isn’t intensity — it’s consistency and giving your skin the support it responds to best over time.
What to Expect from a Treatment
From the moment you arrive, your experience is designed to feel calm, unhurried, and supportive. We’ll begin with a brief consultation to understand your skin, any current concerns, and how your skin has been behaving recently.
Each treatment is guided in real time based on what your skin needs that day. This allows the session to adapt as we go, rather than following a fixed sequence.
Depending on your skin, your treatment may include curated skincare, facial massage when appropriate, or a combination of techniques chosen to support your skin barrier and overall skin function. The approach is always adjusted to your sensitivity level and current condition.
The goal is not intensity — it’s responsiveness and support.
You can expect to leave feeling more settled in your skin and more relaxed overall, with your skin appearing refreshed and less stressed. Over time, consistent treatments can support improved skin resilience and a more stable, balanced complexion.
After your appointment, you’ll receive simple guidance for at-home care if needed, focused on maintaining balance without overcomplicating your routine.
About Transcendent Esthetics
Transcendent Esthetics was created for clients with sensitive, reactive, or easily overwhelmed skin who want a more intentional approach to skincare. Based in Los Angeles, the focus is on supporting the skin barrier through treatments that prioritize balance, comfort, and long-term skin health.
Each appointment is guided by observation and what your skin is communicating that day, rather than a fixed protocol. Treatments are shaped in real time to support your skin’s condition and needs in that moment, with a focus on calming inflammation, strengthening resilience, and working in harmony with the skin rather than pushing it beyond its limits.
The experience is intentionally calm and restorative, creating space for both skin and nervous system to settle. Over time, this approach supports healthier, more stable skin and a greater sense of ease within each treatment.
If you’d like to learn more about my background and how this approach developed, you can explore the full About page.
What Clients Experience
"I had never felt so relaxed. I fell asleep during and felt like I was in a different realm. I felt calm refreshed and had a beautiful glow when I left. I also had never slept so well in my life after I got my facial massage - I think it relieved tension that I had built up for so many years." - G.H.
"It was incredibly relaxing, I feel like I released all this stress and tension in my face, neck and shoulders, and my skin feels fantastic now. I highly recommend!! I have super sensitive skin and rosacea, and this massage didn’t irritate my skin at all." - L.B.
"The ambiance of the room was serene and calming, and Merrie’s touch was both gentle and deeply relaxing. I left feeling refreshed, renewed, and completely at ease, I even took a nap! Best nap time ever. The environment of this whole place is beyond beautiful and welcoming " - E.H.
"Not only was it deeply relaxing but I also left feeling brighter, refreshed, lifted and glowing. The atmosphere was so calming and Merrie made the whole experience feel both luxurious and personalized. I slept like a baby the same night and noticed a huge difference in my face - all the stress and puffiness diminished instantly. " - T.B.
Begin Your Experience
If you’re looking for a gentle, skin-led approach to skincare that prioritizes sensitivity, balance, and long-term skin health, you’re in the right place.
Each treatment is guided by what your skin needs that day, with a focus on supporting the skin barrier, calming inflammation, and working in a way your skin can actually respond to — without overstimulation.
If this approach resonates with you, you can begin by booking a treatment or exploring which option feels right for your skin.
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