Skin expert Monique speaks

Tell us who you are

I am skin expert Monique Gielissen, 48 years old and originally from Weert, Limburg. When I was 21 years old, I got a job as a receptionist at a cosmetics house. It was a really nice company to work for. I felt like a fish in water there. That is where my passion for skin comes from.

How did you work your way up to becoming a skin expert?

Because my passion for the skin was so great, I decided to follow the training to become a beautician . I successfully completed this 2-year private training . I obtained my professional diploma in 2001 and then, as the next step towards skin expert, completed the training with regard to acne specialization .

Thanks to this specialization I grew in the company where I worked: from the reception to the sales department . A very educational time. And later I worked in the training department .

It was a large company that sold several brands of skin care products, as well as many skin improvement equipment.

As a trainer (skin expert) I have been able to train hundreds of beauticians in the Netherlands, but also far beyond. As a trainer I gave training on the products but also on active ingredients, and on the use of the devices such as an IPL device, microdermabrasion etc.

As a trainer/skin expert I worked for another renowned cosmetics house for years. I was also a magazine manager of a cosmetics magazine. I can say that through previous functions I have built up an incredible amount of knowledge about the skin and all possible skin treatments for skin improvement and have developed myself into an all-round skin expert.

Collaborations with dermatologists and other skin specialists/doctors

In 2008 I decided to start my own practice which I called Dermacare Weert. A practice that specializes in anti-aging and improving the skin condition.
As a skin expert, I worked closely with the dermatologist at the hospital there, general practitioners, skin therapists and a cosmetic doctor.

My practice quickly outgrew its jacket, which made it necessary to move to a larger location. But sometimes life turns out a little differently than you originally envisioned. Due to changes in my private life, I sold the practice to a valued colleague in 2016. The practice still exists and is one of the best and most visited practices in the region. And I am still very proud of that.

Moving to Apeldoorn

I moved from Weert to Apeldoorn in 2016. The first years after the move I worked as a trainer for a cosmetics house and later in a beauty clinic in the region. But blood is thicker than water.

My vision on the skin and improving its quality has become quite concrete due to the mega experience of the past 26 years.
My way of working as a skin expert in my practice is unique. In my treatment I use what is necessary to meet the customer's wishes, and look very carefully at what is feasible for the skin.

I do not offer a 'single treatment', but rather 'multiple treatments in one', which are used simultaneously by using multiple skin improving devices and multiple skin products.

This way I can influence processes from superficial skin layers to the deepest skin layers to improve them. And it works! My clients not only see the beautiful result of the treatment, but also notice that the effect lasts much longer than what they were used to with that 'single treatment'. So I tackle multiple parts of the skin during this complete skin treatment.

Treatments in my practice

Such specialist treatments are very important if you want to slow down the aging process or improve the quality of the skin.
Naturally, the activity of the cells in the skin decreases. As a result, they produce less and less collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid.

The result is that the skin sags and loses its firmness. This causes fine lines that become deeper and therefore more visible: wrinkles. By treating these wrinkles in the right way, you stimulate the activity of these cells and the skin becomes firmer again and the wrinkles are reduced.

Home treatments

Not only salon treatments are important for this, but also your daily care at home. As a skin expert, I find it very important that people use products that suit the skin in the phase of your life.
The care products must contain ingredients that do what your skin needs to achieve your goal. As a skin specialist, I am also always looking for what is good and what really works.

Collagen powder

Some time ago I discovered the collagen powders and dermarollers of LAYZIN SKIN. This is the first brand that has put together a nice combination of ingredients that really work for skin and hair improvement.

What I like about LAYZIN Collagen Complex is that it not only contains the right and high dose of the active ingredient VERISOL® (hydrolyzed bovine collagen), but also added hyaluronic acid and vitamin C.

These 3 ingredients are fundamental for a beautiful healthy skin. An overkill of more ingredients does not yield more than one wants.

In addition, people obtain these other ingredients very easily and in sufficient quantities through their diet.

My clients and I experience more volume and elasticity in the skin, but certainly also more hair volume.

Microneedling

I have also included the professional derma rollers from LAYZIN in my range because, based on my experience as a skin expert, I greatly appreciate the following points:

1. Besides the fact that there are enough needles on the rollers that are of a good and safe quality, I find the durability of it very important. The needle lengths are also not standard like most dermarollers on the market.

2. The metal handle will last you a lifetime. So you only buy it once. The ability to alternate between different sizes of dermaroller heads is unique and very cleverly done.

This way you can use each specific roller head on the various skin parts of your face, scalp or body.

3. The oh so important hygiene: LAYZIN supplies the microneedling sets with 200 ml antibacterial Cleansing Spray as standard. And that is definitely necessary if you apply microneedling at home.

4. The instructional videos: these show step-by-step how to safely dermaroll at home. During my workshops I show people how this works. People who have never heard of dermarolling or microneedling follow a workshop with me in a group of maximum 6 people. Very useful but also very pleasant.

Combination of Collagen and microneedling

By using the collagen powder daily, and for example applying a microneedling treatment to your skin weekly, you not only support the salon treatments but you keep your skin active and you are rewarded with a firmer and smoother skin. Exactly what you want.

Do you have any questions after reading this BLOG? Feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer them.

Kind regards,

Monique
Skin expert