Joanna Czech Helped Pioneer Facial Studios And the 'Celebrity Aesthetician' As We Know It

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As part of our third annual series—which spotlights —we're talking to Joanna Czech, a celebrity aesthetician with three studios across the United States and her own eponymous skin care line.

With this series, we’re committed to giving female founders who own 51% or more of their business a platform. This not only allows them to introduce their brilliant products to a wide and potentially new audience, but it also helps you—the discerning shopper—discover the best stuff out there.Before the trendy facial studios we know and love now, there was .

Originally starting her career as an aesthetician in Poland, Czech moved to New York more than 35 years ago, where she attracted A-list clientele through methods like deep tissue massage and the use of LED light and ultrasound; all techniques she's considered a pioneer in.

Beyond her experience as a career facialist ("My first and only job has been as an aesthetician," Czech tells Glamour), she also expanded her skin empire with the launch of in 2021.“At 23, I launched my first business in Poland, not giving the timing much thought,” Czech says of her career beginnings. “Later, in the United States, my work was primarily with private clients or on movie sets, so I didn’t really have the structure of full-time employment.