From the embarrassment, loss of professional credibility, pain and frustration that comes with adult acne and skin picking I've experienced it all. Hi, I'm Kira, aka The Skin Picker's Esthetician. As a lifelong picker - to the point my mother taped oven mitts to my hands as a child to keep me from picking I'm well aware of the ups and downs of trying to manage picking, acne breakouts, and losing ground before making progress again. 

At Stay Ready Skin the goal isn't perfection, or shaming you into not picking,  It's using science backed skincare and personalized treatments to reduce inflammation and dryness that contribute to picking triggers, building a healthy acid mantle and skin barrier to fight off harmful bacteria, and hydrating the skin deeply so you can heal quicker. Everyone deserves to feel good in their body and that includes chronic skin and hair pickers (dermatillomania and trichotillomania), and those with other mental or physical health disorders that make keeping up with skin care difficult. 

"if shaming worked you would've stopped the first time you heard the words stop picking."

Through adolescense my skin was always so clear, I didnt have to deal with acne, pigment or other concerns until I moved to Colorado in 2011 to attend Colorado State University in Fort Collins - then my skin problems really took off. I've struggled immensely with the impacts of chronic dehydration fueled by CO's climate and an underlying chronic illness I didnt know I had for years until a medical break down in 2021. It led to deep scarring, wicked lasted red and brown spots all over my body and definitely got worse before it got better. It impacted career advancement and I could feel how people took me less seriously when I was having a breakout. With my health finally on the up I decided to tackle my skin needs.

When I started to get serious about my skin I sought help from a number of estheticians, google. my own research, and never felt like the pros were properly doing my skin justice. From having dry acne to the picking I felt like I was always subject to generic treatments that left me dried out or underexfoliated and the problems persisted. Getting properly diagnosed for my illness and starting medications for that has helped a lot but I'm now left with lasting brown and red spots truly all over my body. The journey ive been on to try and manage these spots took me from working in the halls of the legislature to the School of Botanical and Medical Aesthetics (SBMA) in Denver, CO by recommendation from a wonderful alumni who helped me through some really tough skin issues and who really heard my concerns (Shienne Stevens if you're reading this you're amazing at what you do!). This is where I learned the foundation of my skills in the treatment room and where I've since seen the best improvement in my skin since I started dealing with skin problems over 15 years ago. 

I've taken that education and ran with it doing deep dives in hyperpigmentation pathways, studying inflammatory response in the skin, and performing deep analysis into product formulation and ingredient knowledge so that I can bring customized products to the treatment room for you. I bring the nerdy evidence backed reputation I kept at the capitol and brought it to skincare and the results speak for themselves. 

Skincare Lines

Not beholden to a brand but to results - Kira, Owner and founder of Stay Ready Skin spent months research dozens of professional product lines, sampling products (and having a few untoward reactions), and developing custom formulations at home before settling on the lines we carry in our back bar. We believe in these products and the results theyre bringing and cant wait to show you what they can do. Every treatment is customized to your skin using botanically rich, professional grade and science backed products from TUEL, Green Envee, PCA Skin, alongside custom made in-house formulations. For waxing we use non irritating formulas and high quality non irritating skincare for waxing pre and post-care.