Best of Philly

Best Aesthetician

2025 Best Aesthetician

Monique Olmo

This South Philly native has been in the industry for 20 years, but last October she debuted her own private suite, Zemi Skin Society, inside Walnut Street’s Sola Salons — and it’s a facial haven. In 55 minutes, Olmo, who says she takes a “progressive, not aggressive” approach to skin care, will cleanse, exfoliate, and hydrate your face with a completely customized treatment — and fill your session with an abundance of positive energy — leaving you with a radiant glow and feeling totally nourished. Read More »

1503 Walnut Street, Suite 17A, Philadelphia, PA Website

2024 Best Aesthetician

Aliesh Pierce

Amp up your self-care routine with a customized facial at Pierce’s namesake Chestnut Hill spa. The aesthetics educator, author, and former makeup artist to the stars now specializes in transformative skincare, combining clinical-grade ingredients and high-tech tools to give you blemish-free skin. Start with “The Assessment,” a 20-minute consultation paired with a gentle 90-minute facial — expect a skin analysis, a double cleanse, an exfoliation, LED light therapy and a mask. Afterward, stock up on products from Pierce’s private-label skincare brand to help maintain your glow. Read More »

92 Bethlehem Pike, studio 1-A, Philadelphia, PA Website

2023 Best Aesthetician

Jewellee Williams

Williams isn’t just an aesthetician extraordinaire, Hydrafacial pro or lash whiz — though she humbly showcases these talents and more at her Rittenhouse med spa, Crown Jewel Esthetics. She’s a serious educator, teaching clients how to best support their skin health with custom services and recommended regimens and mentoring beauty-industry folks through one-on-one coaching, global pop-ups, and her just-launched second biz, Beauty Pros United. Read More »

255 South 17th Street, suite 2407, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Aesthetician

Lynn Gallagher

If you’re looking for a hands-on, high-touch holistic facialist, Gallagher is a stalwart on the scene. Her 90-minute ritual-focused facials include herbal-infused skin treatments (with customization like gua sha, microdermabrasion, and LED light therapy) that double as intuitive consultations: Do you have tension in your back? Stress? Headaches? Vision blur from staring at a screen? “Skin is the medium” for focusing on the whole picture of health, Gallagher says. Read More »

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