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Joy Asuncion
Licensed Esthetician . Certified Medical Assistant
Joy graduated from Bryman College, now known as Everest College, as a Certified Medical Assistant in 1999. Joy earned her esthetics certification from Fremont Beauty School and acquired her license through the California State Board of Cosmetology.
With her extensive medical background in family practice, dermatology and urgent care, Joy has an intensive knowledge of clinical skincare, skin disorders, and product ingredients. Joy is exceptionally skilled at lash extensions and waxing with an emphasis on Brazilian wax. Her clients always leave herbal MINERAL looking beautiful and glowing with confidence. |
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Kim Truong
Licensed Esthetician . Certified Makeup Artist . Spa Manager
From 1997 until 1999, Kim was a well-known professional esthetician in Saitama, Japan. Her passion for esthetics is an unending thread across the Pacific Ocean far away from her hometown in Japan. Soon after she graduated from both Foothill College in Los Altos and Victoria Beauty College in Milpitas in 2005, she received her California Esthetician License.
With her special Japanese facial massage technique, Kim has a widespread reputation as one of the best estheticians in the Bay Area. Kim has a broad range of experience from working as a makeup artist for theatre and glamour to working as an esthetician. She is equally skilled at both skin treatment and hair removal. Kim uses her unique combination of skills to provide the best possible skincare to her clients. |
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Olivia Gundersen
Licensed Esthetician . Massage Therapist
Olivia started out as a Massage Therapist. With her passion for esthetics, she earned her certification through San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (a Paul Mitchell Partner School) and soon became a California Licensed Esthetician.
As a pioneer in the esthetics industry, Olivia has extensive knowledge of skin care products, stays current with the latest developments and new products, and is in the best position to recommend solutions to meet each client’s unique needs. She is also very talented in hair removal including Brazilian wax. Olivia's natural sweetness is an asset to herbal MINERAL and her caring spirit keeps her clients looking fresh. |
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Carmen Saileanu
Licensed Esthetician
Having studied and worked abroad, Carmen Saileanu brings to herbalMINERAL a world of experience and a European flair. Carmen started her esthetician career in 1983 when she graduated the prestigious School of Cosmetology in Bucharest, Romania. Carmen worked with the Intercontinental Salon & Spa in Bucharest before moving to Houston, TX where she continued her education and training gaining additional knowledge from the Institute of Cosmetology & Aesthetics.
Thorough in her approach to skincare, Carmen is an expert specializing in all aspects of age management including Skin Analysis, Acne, Enzyme, Glycolic and physician grade Peels, and MicroDermabrasion. Her training in advanced extractions also taught her the importance of properly preparing the skin when removing impurities. Carmen attended trainings in speed waxing, where she learned the complexities of hair growth patterns and how to make clients feel the most comfortable during any type of hair removal including ear, nose, eyebrow shaping, and Brazilian wax.
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Hippo the Pug
Public Relations Manager . Marketing Director
Hippo graduated from the Puppy Class of K9 Training in 2005 with high honors. Inspired by his idol Mr. Bill Gates, Hippo dropped out from his Advanced Training Education to develop his career at a young age. With his charming and friendly attitude during his first interview, Hippo was soon hired as a Public Relations Manager at herbal MINERAL. Hippo works in the Marketing Division to improve the company website traffic maximization and interactive marketing strategies.
Hippo also manages strategic internal marketing communications initiatives to a reputable dog walking business in San Francisco. Regardless of his flirtatious personality, Hippo is happily in a committed relationship. |
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Sandy Tan
Creative Director . Web Developer . Graphic Artist
Sandy graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2004 with a double major in Multimedia Design and Communication. After building a delectable portfolio in graphic design, Sandy continued her graduate education, Master of Fine Art at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In March 2006, Sandy joined herbal MINERAL, a certified cruelty-free organic spa as a Corporate Culture Designer to develop a green, organic and fair trade company.
With all her passion in humanitarianism, Sandy 's vision is to ban all animal testing procedures in cosmetic and skincare industries. Sandy is a member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and an active dog rescue volunteer in San Francisco. |
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