Botanical Aesthetics by Ashley

11/04/2026

Meet the spicule peel: no numbing, no blood, and a fresh glow in time for the holidays.

Now that the days are shorter and the sun is softer, it is my favorite time of year to give skin a deeper treatment. This fall I am putting the spotlight on the spicule peel, which many people call liquid microneedling, because it works toward the same goals as microneedling without any needles, numbing cream or blood.

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Why fall is the time for deeper treatments
Deeper treatments help your skin make fresh new cells, and that new skin is extra sensitive to the sun for a while. With less sun in the fall and winter, your skin gets a calm, safe time to heal, and it is the perfect time to fade the spots and dullness that summer left behind.

What a spicule peel is
A spicule peel uses tiny natural pieces from sea sponges that make small openings in the top of your skin. V-Sang, the K-beauty brand I use, says this helps smooth rough texture, makes pores look smaller, softens the look of acne marks and fine lines, and helps your serums sink in deeper. Most people feel a warm, prickly tingle during the treatment and for a day or two after, and some people have light peeling for a few days.

Why it is easier than needle microneedling
Needle microneedling usually starts with numbing cream and often leaves small dots of bleeding, and across the U.S. it often costs about $200 to $800 a session. A spicule peel skips the needles and the numbing, and here it is $250 per treatment, with take-home aftercare products included. I recommend 3 treatments, one each month, over the fall and winter.

Who should wait: If you are pregnant or nursing, have a sunburn or cold sore, are in an eczema or rosacea flare, have very inflamed acne, or use retinol or Accutane, please reply before booking and I will help you plan the right timing.

A sweet holiday gift idea
Permanent jewelry is a dainty chain that is fitted to your wrist, ankle or neck and closed with a tiny weld, so there is no clasp and it stays on every day. It makes a lovely gift, and it is even more fun to do as a matching set with a friend, sister or mom.

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With love,
Ashley, Botanical Aesthetics · Pleasant Hill

PS Upcoming Availability:
Sat 11/7 at 2pm
Sat 11/14 at 2pm

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10/29/2026

Your honest words help neighbors find a facial they love, and it only takes a couple of minutes.

I hope your skin is feeling happy this week! Before I ask you anything, I want to say a big thank you for trusting me with your skin. Botanical Aesthetics is a small studio, and every client who walks through my door means so much to me.

I have a small favor to ask. If you have had a treatment with me, would you share how it went in a quick Google review? When people in Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and Concord search for an esthetician, reviews are one of the first things they read, and your words can help a nervous first-timer feel ready to book.

[ Leave a Google Review ] → (https://g.page/r/CVcp9d-ZetjQEBM/review) g.page/r/CVcp9d-ZetjQEBM/review

It only takes about two minutes on your phone. You tap the button, choose your stars, and write a few sentences about your visit in your own words. If you are not sure what to say, you could mention which treatment you had, how your skin felt afterward, and whether you would tell a friend about it. Please be honest, because real reviews are the ones that help the most, and if something was not perfect, I always want to know so I can make it right.

While you are thinking about your skin, I also want to remind you that the products I use in my treatments are available for you to take home. They are a lovely way to keep your glow going between visits, and if you are not sure which ones are right for you, just hit reply and I will pick for you.

Thank you again for being part of the Botanical Aesthetics family. I would love to see you soon, so whenever you are ready, you can grab a time that works for you below.

With love,
Ashley, Botanical Aesthetics · Pleasant Hill

P.S. Upcoming Availability:
Sat 10/31 at 12pm
Tues 11/3 at 12pm
Sat 11/7 at 12pm

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10/22/2026

How estheticians can earn outside the treatment room with virtual skin consults 💻✨ Inside my own app, SlickChart LLC I built a virtual consult platform for two kinds of consults: product consults and photo consults.
Clients send photos or tell me what they're using, I review it from anywhere, and I send back recommendations they can shop right from the consult. So a recommendation doesn't end when the appointment does.
Here's why I built it. Our income is tied to our hands and our hours. If we're not in the room, we're not earning, and that makes thinking about retirement scary. I wanted part of my business to work beyond the treatment room, so I built the tool for it myself, with Claude AI and zero coding background.
If you're an esthetician, lash artist, brow artist or skin specialist who wants your own:
✨ Online consult tools built around how YOU do consults
✨ Shoppable product recommendations for your clients
✨ Booking, client charts, forms and aftercare in one app you own
The Beauty Biz App Build Roadmap gives you 128 copy-and-paste prompts and a week-by-week plan to build an app for your business, plus a way to add your own feature ideas, like this one.
$97 once. No monthly fee. Every update free. You still do the work, and results are yours to build, not something anyone can promise you.
👉 Link in bio for the roadmap, or try the free clickable demo first.
💾 Save this if you've been thinking about income beyond the treatment room.

10/22/2026

Two minutes on Google helps a small studio like mine, plus a peek at the spicule peel.

I hope your fall is off to a cozy start. I wanted to write and say thank you, because so many of the lovely people who come into my Pleasant Hill studio found me through someone like you. Whether you came in for a facial, a spicule peel or a permanent jewelry date with a friend, you are the reason this little business keeps growing.

If you are ready for your next visit, my calendar is open, and I would love to see you.

A small favor that helps a lot
When people in Walnut Creek, Concord, and Pleasant Hill look for a new esthetician, most of them start by reading Google reviews. Botanical Aesthetics has a 5.0 star rating from more than 32 reviews, and each one helps a new client feel brave enough to book their first visit. If you have had a facial or permanent jewelry with me, I would be so grateful if you took two minutes to share an honest review about how it went.

[ Leave a Google review ] → g.page/r/CVcp9d-ZetjQEBM/review

It helps others the most when you mention which service you had and how you felt afterward, but a few kind words in your own voice are always perfect.

Loving the new spicule peel!
The spicule peel uses tiny pieces from sea sponges to make very small openings in the top layer of skin, and this helps skin renew and helps your products soak in better. People often try it for bumpy texture, dull skin and uneven tone. Your skin will feel tingly for a bit, and you may see some light peeling for a few days afterward. The peel is $250 with aftercare kit included.

Please wait on this one if you have rosacea or your skin barrier is damaged or easily irritated right now, and I will happily suggest a calming facial instead.

Keep your glow going at home
My new Avene line is in the studio, and I chose it to help your results last between visits. You can browse it online, or you can simply hit reply, tell me a little about your skin, and I will pick the right products for you.

Thank you again for being part of Botanical Aesthetics. It means more to me than I can say, and I can't wait to see you soon.

With love,
Ashley, Botanical Aesthetics · Pleasant Hill

PS Upcoming Availability:
Fri 10/23 at 4:30pm
Sat 10/24 at 10am
Thurs 10/29 at 10am or 12pm

Use Book Appointment button above to grab your spot!

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10/19/2026

How estheticians can earn outside the treatment room with virtual skin consults 💻✨ Inside my own app SlickChart LLC , I built a virtual consult platform for two kinds of consults: product consults and photo consults.
Clients send photos or tell me what they're using, I review it from anywhere, and I send back recommendations they can shop right from the consult. So a recommendation doesn't end when the appointment does.
Here's why I built it. Our income is tied to our hands and our hours. If we're not in the room, we're not earning, and that makes thinking about retirement scary. I wanted part of my business to work beyond the treatment room, so I built the tool for it myself, with Claude AI and zero coding background.
If you're an esthetician, lash artist, brow artist or skin specialist who wants your own:
✨ Online consult tools built around how YOU do consults
✨ Shoppable product recommendations for your clients
✨ Booking, client charts, forms and aftercare in one app you own
The Beauty Biz App Build Roadmap gives you 128 copy-and-paste prompts and a week-by-week plan to build an app for your business, plus a way to add your own feature ideas, like this one.
$97 once. No monthly fee. Every update free. You still do the work, and results are yours to build, not something anyone can promise you.

👉 Link in bio to sign up for the app or the roadmap, or try the free clickable demo first.

💾 Save this if you've been thinking about income beyond the treatment room.

10/18/2026

SlickChart update series video 2! Product consult feature for doing virtual consults. You initiate a product consult through the client file, the client fills out what they are currently using and any notes about it, it comes back to you and you review it. It gives your notes back to them and gives any recommendations for products. Those recommendations are all shoppable that way that you can earn income from your recommendations whether you want them to buy from you in store, on your website, through your affiliate links, through your Amazon affiliate links, etc. They can get their product refills through the app, always view their history, keep track of their routine, and even set reminders for their routine in the morning and evening. thank you so much to everybody for your ideas! I love building these in.

10/18/2026

SlickChart update series video 1! the photo consult feature for virtual consults is much improved now. you initiate a consult through their client file and on their side they are directed exactly how to take the photos, it comes back to you to input your notes and product recommendations. The whole consult is shoppable so that everything you recommend has purchase links of all the ways to buy from you including affiliate links, Amazon affiliate link, anyway that you can earn income from that recommendation. They can view their entire history on their app and get product refills over there as well.
$10 per month for life for my first 250 subscribers and those spots are almost gone! Link to sign up is in my bio

10/18/2026

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10/18/2026

Either join me on the app built for my own beauty business SlickChart LLC or let me teach you to use Al to build your own app! I truly believe the next evolution of beauty business pros is to learn to use Al and become self-sustaining tech baddies! If I could do it so can you and can hand you the exact tool you need to make it happen.

10/18/2026

Having your own brand and using AI to elevate it is the way of the future. Cut out the middleman and use it to create your own software, help you with social media, save you time and money in so many ways. learning Al is such a valuable skill in job security if you ever want to use it to make money in other ways. my life has completely changed this year because of learning this skill and I put in the hard work and thousands of hours of research so that you can hit the ground running.

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