I've Been a Celeb Aesthetician for 40 Years—How I Prep My Clients for the Red Carpet

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If it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill, celebrity aesthetician Joanna Czech is in the highest echelon of skin health mastery. This year, she's celebrating 40 years of giving top-tier facial treatments to celebrity clientele and prepping starlets Sabrina Carpenter and Phoebe Dynevor for the red carpet.

Before she was a sought-after aesthetician, Czech grew up as an athlete in Poland, and she went on to study biology and attend beauty school. Through this journey, she realized the impact that diet, hydration, movement, and sleep had on both her athletic performance and her skin. This informed the whole-body approach to aesthetics she'd later become known for.

"For me, skin health is always about treating the entire system," Czech says. "When you take care of the body as a whole, from proper sleep and nutrition to consistency in how you treat your skin, your face naturally reflects that." With the seemingly endless beauty and wellness trends we see every day on social media, this is a refreshingly simple approach—and one that Czech has stayed true to throughout her decades-long practice.

"I never chased trends. I don't believe in collagen powders, anti-blue-light serums, or skincare fads that don't make scientific sense," she explains. "I focus on what always works: proper forms of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, ceramides, peptides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide. If a product has the right ingredients, in the right form, with the right stability and pH, it will work. Everything else is noise."

Okay, that was the reality check I needed! Luckily for us, Czech was ready to answer all my burning questions about red carpet prep, Polish skincare secrets, and her must-know skincare rules.

What kind of treatments do you give your celeb clientele? How do you prep them for the red carpet?