Emerge Esthetics

After much soul searching and consideration, I have decided to start my own skin care business- Emerge Esthetics! The last week has been a whirlwind- finding a location , getting equipment and product, setting up a business with the state, setting up accounts, etc. But I got it done, I signed my lease yesterday, and I have my first client tomorrow morning! Oh my gosh! I am actually booked for this week already. I decided to do this because it is what will work best for my family, and I knew that I eventually wanted to have my own business, so I decided to take the plunge and just do it now. My studio is in Gilbert, so it's close to home and pretty central for my current clients. In addition to permanent cosmetics I will be offering customized facials, microdermabrasion, epidermal leveling, waxing, PCA peels, lash/brow tinting, and professional Image and Rhonda Allison treatments. I am so excited, this is exactly what I had imagined for myself. My website is being built, and once it is done I will put the info on here. So everyone who would like to have some treatments done, give me a call at 480-628-4314!

San Diego

Macey, Heidi and I had a great weekend in San Diego. It was so fun to take a little road trip with them and spend some time together. I was a little worried, because I got my first "Are we there yet?" about 30 minutes into our drive. But we survived the drive and they were so excited to get to their cousins' house. It was so fun that my mom was visiting SD, too!

We had some jacuzzi time:





A tiny bit of relaxation time:

Some Balboa Park time:




Some awesome beach time:





And some Wii Fit time (our favorite was Hula Hooping):




This little trip was exactly what I needed to relax and take a break from the craziness that has been going on the last couple weeks (I will post about that later today!).

We made it!

It feels like so much has happened since I last updated my blog! It's all good stuff, though. I passed my practical and written exams- YAY!!!!! I was so nervous, I have had several friends fail their practical and have to re-take it. I had to wait 8 days to get my results, and when I saw the letter in the mail, I wasn't sure if I wanted to open it. You can imagine my relief and joy when I saw "Pass" on the results page. Whew! The written was pretty straightforward, but I finished 110 questions in about 20 minutes, so then I was nervous that I had rushed through it too fast! Luckily, I only had to wait about 15 minutes for those results. I got my license in the mail last week, so now I am official and ready to go! I just need to find a good job!

I also did my permanent make-up certification class a couple of weeks ago. That was one of the most fun but exhausting weekends I have ever had. It was four days in a row, get up and get ready, drive an hour to the class, tattoo or get tattooed for 11 hours straight, drive an hour home, and then get up the next day and do it all over again. It was a blast though, because my friend Chakeia and I did the class together. I performed and received several procedures, and got a nice start to my portfolio. I want to get a few more pictures for my portfolio though, so if anyone is interested in getting any permanent make-up, I am going to do just a few more procedures for a drastically reduced rate (just to cover my supplies). I have a couple of people booked already, so get in touch with me quick to make sure you get a great price. This is definitely something I can see myself doing for a long time. A lot of people would probably think it is monotonous, sitting there for a couple of hours doing very detailed work on such small areas, but I already have a passion for it!


Macey and Heidi have had a great summer already. They have had tons of play-dates, swimming, and sleepovers with grandparents. Next weekend we are going to have a girls weekend, and the three of us are going to go to San Diego to visit my sister Summer and her family. I cannot wait to get some alone time with the girls.

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks.