Bare Skin Marin

Bare Skin Marin A concierge medical aesthetics boutique servicing Marin County and beyond. Authentic relationships, Custom treatments, Natural results.

05/29/2026

“I’ve done BBL. I’ve done Moxi. I’ve done IPL. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on my skin and I still feel like I’m not getting where I want to go.”

We hear versions of this frequently.

The issue is rarely that a patient has not done enough treatments. More often, it is that nobody has given them a comprehensive plan.

At Bare Skin Marin, we do not treat melasma, rosacea, or sun damage as isolated concerns requiring a single appointment. We build protocols around the biology of the condition and the desired outcome.

For example, melasma often requires skincare preparation before a laser is ever performed. It often requires multiple sessions, maintenance, and ongoing management long after the treatment itself is complete.

The power is in the protocol.

Patients deserve more than a treatment, they deserve a roadmap.

As clinicians, our responsibility is not to perform a laser treatment, it is to understand where a patient wants to go and to build the most effective plan to get them there.

What if aesthetic medicine focused less on isolated treatments – a little tox here, a single session of microneedling ov...
05/27/2026

What if aesthetic medicine focused less on isolated treatments – a little tox here, a single session of microneedling over there – and instead prioritized sequencing, strategy, and the long-term result?

Skin to Structure™ exemplifies what is possible when aesthetic medicine is approached comprehensively.

Here is a step by step breakdown of how we approached her primary concern of rapid aging in the face and skin.

Stage 1: The Release™

Neuromodulator softened facial tension by relaxing overactive muscles, and restored greater ease throughout the face. As tension relaxed, the eyes appeared brighter, the lower face softened, and the face lifted more naturally without adding volume.

Stage 2: Skinvestment Rx

Moxi + BBL HEROic addressed overall skin quality — improving tone, texture, redness, pigmentation, and luminosity. This stage restored clarity and cohesion to the skin itself, creating a healthier and more refreshed foundation.

Together, these first two stages alone created substantial change.

Only after the foundation was restored did we start Stage 3: Facial Balancing, where strategic structural support refined under-eye hollowing, softened nasolabial folds, restored hydration through the lips, and brought greater continuity and harmony to the face as a whole.

The power is your program- the protocol, the sequencing, and the restraint behind it.

“Can I start slow? This is my first time doing anything! I’m not ready for filler, and I don’t have the schedule for a “...
05/22/2026

“Can I start slow? This is my first time doing anything! I’m not ready for filler, and I don’t have the schedule for a “recovery.”

At Bare Skin Marin, most patient journey’s start with full face tox because muscle optimization often negates, or at least reduces the need filler.

With this in mind .rn.bareskinmarin focused on two foundational areas: muscle tension and skin quality.

Using full-face neuromodulator and our “No Peel Peel”, Kelly helped…

Soften forehead lines

Improve crow’s feet and lateral canthal lines

Release tension through the lower face and improve the oral commissures

Restore greater luminosity, clarity, and glow to the skin

At Bare Skin Marin we meet you where you are.

Text “KEL” to 415-639-4864 to join her waitlist and receive a surprise gift with treatment completed this month.

05/21/2026

We are thrilled and delighted to introduce to you Kelly, RN, the most recent addition to the Bare Skin Marin clinical team.

As a local Marin mom of two, Kelly’s path into aesthetic medicine was shaped by both instinct and purpose.

After an impressive 18-year career, she made the decision to return to nursing school, where she found herself continually drawn to the ethos, restraint, and results of at Bare Skin Marin.

“Bare Skin Marin was truly the only place I wanted to be.”

Kelly believes aesthetic medicine should embrace individuality. Her approach is warm, relational, and grounded in helping patients celebrate their best selves.

Kelly is a category of one addition to the Bare Skin Marin team for many reasons.

She understands that aesthetic medicine is not simply about how someone looks, but how they feel moving through the world thereafter.

Most important is the dedication, energy, and intellect she brings to raise our standard of excellence daily.

She makes good, great, and better, best.

The results she has achieved speak for themselves.

Text “KEL” to 415-639-4864 to get on her waitlist and receive a surprise gift with treatment completed with her this month.

“Martha’s Vineyard is my special place - and my skin tells that story. Between work and motherhood, I spend most of my l...
05/20/2026

“Martha’s Vineyard is my special place - and my skin tells that story. Between work and motherhood, I spend most of my life filling the cups of others. At this point, I’m ready to invest back into me!”

Emma presented to Bare Skin Marin wanting to look better, not different.

Like many women balancing full lives, she was noticing the cumulative effects of sun exposure, TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) pain, and under-eye hollowing.

Through Skin to Structure™, her treatment plan addressed each one of her concerns:

Step 1: The Release™

Masseter tox restored the heart-shaped to the face helping to highlight her cheekbones.

Step 2: Skinvestment RX™

BBL HEROic™ + Moxi restored luminosity, refined texture, corrected sun damage, and enhanced overall clarity.

Step 3: Full Facial Balancing™

Softened under-eye hollowing and restored a more rested appearance. Strategic filler placement highlighted cheekbones, softened nasolabial folds, restored hydration to the lips, and created greater continuity and support through the face as a whole.

The result is not one dramatic feature or obvious intervention. No make-up. No filter. Just Bare Skin Marin.

05/15/2026

“I was bothered by the etched lines in my forehead, my 11s, and the early hollowing that was starting to develop through my face.”

Like many Bay Area women balancing full and demanding lives, Michelle began noticing the subtle changes that develop gradually over time: etched lines, volume loss, and cumulative sun exposure.

As a mother, wife, outdoors enthusiast, and nurse of 15 years, Michelle has always been drawn to a more natural aesthetic — one that feels effortless, refined, and fully aligned with the person underneath it.

Her treatment reflected that philosophy through all three stages of Skin to Structure™:

The Release™

Neuromodulator softened forehead lines and restored greater ease through the upper face. A subtle lip flip added balance while preserving natural expression.

Skinvestment RX™

BBL HEROic + Moxi restored clarity, luminosity, and overall skin health.

Full Facial Balancing™

Structural support through the temples, forehead, lips, and chin restored continuity and softness as volume loss developed over time. Sculptra supported long-term collagen production through the upper face.

For Michelle, aesthetics is not about looking dramatically younger or different. It is about maintaining the features that already feel most like you.

The changes are often subtle.

The impact can be profound.

“I have seen countless doctors, nurses, and board-certified dermatologists over the years, and still do not have a clear...
05/12/2026

“I have seen countless doctors, nurses, and board-certified dermatologists over the years, and still do not have a clear cohesive plan.”

Despite seeing multiple providers across the Bay Area, Denise had only received treatments in isolation from one another — a little Botox here, an IPL there —rather than a cohesive systematic strategy designed to deliver.

Through Skin to Structure™, .msn.bareskinmarin approached the face as a single connected system.

Step 1: The Release™️
Tox used to allow lifting muscles to work better resulting in upturned corners of the mouth, reduced chin tension, and greater softness and femininity through the lower face.

Step 2: Skinvestment Rx
BBL HEROic + Moxi restored luminosity, refined skin texture, and corrected underlying sun damage contributing to dullness and uneven tone.

Step 3: Full Facial Balancing utilizing both Hyaluronic Acid filler and PRF EZ Gel to:

Brighten under-eye darkness.

Restore hydration and youthful softness to the lips.

Feminize the chin and soften shadowing through the lower face.

Restore contour through the cheeks for improved “lift” and light reflection.

The result is facial cohesion.

Clearer skin. Softer transitions. A face that appears rested, luminous, and aligned.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the incredible mothers at Bare Skin Marin.It would be remiss of us to let today pass withou...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the incredible mothers at Bare Skin Marin.

It would be remiss of us to let today pass without acknowledging that Bare Skin Marin exists because of women.

Our mother Linda may have inspired its existence, but what keeps this business and community alive, thriving, and deeply special are the women who show up here every single day.

Women balancing patients, children, partnerships, pregnancies, school pickups, sleepless nights, careers, and caregiving… while still finding the emotional capacity to care for others with extraordinary presence and compassion.

There is something profoundly powerful about women who continue to nurture while also building. Women who hold ambition and motherhood simultaneously.

Bare Skin Marin was built by women. And today, we are especially grateful for the mothers on our team who make this place what it is.

Happy Mother’s Day.

— Hilary + Rachel

05/08/2026

“I was a full coverage foundation person… and I have not touched it since. I threw it out. I’m a sunscreen and blush girl now, and I have never felt better walking around without a full face of makeup.”

Yesterday, we shared the clinical picture. What was done, and why, through the lens of Skin to Structure™.

Today, we want you to hear what it felt like.

Cat came to us with a clear goal. She wanted to feel polished and put together without relying on a full face of makeup to get there. In the normal, unglamorous parts of the day. The school drop-off. The casual meeting. The moments that do not leave time for a full routine.

Makeup had become a prerequisite for stepping into her day with confidence.

Her morning now: sunscreen, blush, mascara, a little brow gel. Three minutes. Done. She called it “freeing.”

Cat said it best herself: “Look good, feel good, play good, pay good.”

When a woman feels good in her own skin, it does not stay contained to the mirror. It travels. Into the courtroom, the carpool line, and the way she shows up for her kids, her clients, her relationships, herself.
Skin to Structure™ is designed to deliver the most precise, individualized results possible.

Every stage is intentional. Every plan is built around the person in front of us. And when that work lands the way it is meant to, the physical results are only part of the story.

The version of herself Cat walks into every room as now.

That is what we are really after.

No makeup. No filter. Just Bare Skin Marin.

05/05/2026

If you know the story of Bare Skin Marin, you are familiar with our mom, Linda.

But if you are new here, allow us to introduce her properly.

Linda was beautiful and dynamic.

She redirected her shower’s gray water through a hose to water our backyard. She washed and reused all of her plastic bags. She replaced paper towels with cloth napkins. She only cut her hair at Supercuts. She rarely wore makeup. She did not embrace manicures with regularity.

And she never missed a Botox appointment.

She understood what mattered to her and what did not, and held both with without apology.

That was Linda. Paradoxical in many ways. Wholly herself, without performance.

She was a doctor at a time when very few women were.

She raised three daughters. She was naturally beautiful in every sense of the word.

We lost her to brain cancer. And in many ways, Bare Skin Marin is how we’re honoring her legacy. A place built for women hoping to celebrate their multifaceted selves.

Bare Skin Marin exists for the Lindas of the world.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. Trying to make you proud.

-Hilary + Rachel

“I’ve always been a makeup girl… in my 30s you wouldn’t have caught me dead without like a full face of my makeup. In my...
05/04/2026

“I’ve always been a makeup girl… in my 30s you wouldn’t have caught me dead without like a full face of my makeup. In my 40s, as a working mom of school-aged kids, my sun spots are not better, but I quite simply don’t have the time for an involved self-care routine. I’d love to be able to roll out of bed and hit the ground running without the make-up mask of the last decade.”

Cat is a dear friend, mother, and accomplished attorney navigating the demands of life. She presented to Bare Skin Marin with a clear goal: to feel polished and professional in her day-to-day without relying on makeup to achieve it.

Her treatment followed our Skin to Structure™ service:

Stage 1 — The Release™
Neuromodulator to help lifting muscles work better.

Stage 2 — Skinvestment RX BBL HEROic + Moxi to address sun damage, improve tone, and restore luminosity.

Stage 3 — Full Facial balancing
Subtle light and structure optimization to restore symmetry through the lower face and address upper facial hollowing, including A-frame anatomy.

Each step was deliberate. And the result? Cat recently told us: “I saw my dad this morning for the first time in a couple of months and he said ‘Did you do something different? I can’t put my finger on it, but you look great.’”

No Make-up. No filter. Just Bare Skin Marin ✨

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