06/12/2025
Twelve years ago, I started AES as a 26-year-old first-time business owner, with a little bit of hope and a lot of fear. Now, I’m saying goodbye as a 38-year-old mom, with a heart full of gratitude…and sadness too 💛
Some of you received an email yesterday sharing that I’ve made the decision to step away from the treatment room indefinitely to focus on family. The AES store will also close on June 24, but will now be your new home for all the products you love.
We’re holding a final thank-you sale, and many products have already sold out. will also be offering a sale starting June 25. If you didn’t get the email with the details and discount codes, just DM or email us.
This chapter has been one of the most meaningful of my life. You, my clients and community, have carried me through so much. The journey to motherhood hasn’t been easy, and so many of you offered support, wisdom, and care along the way. Just seeing your faces, year after year, gave me a sense of consistency I didn’t always have. I’ve truly received more than I’ve given.
Reading your responses this week brought me to tears. I’m not going to lie, this decision is feeling more bitter than sweet right now. I’m overwhelmed by your love and kind words about how AES made a difference in your life and confidence. I feel so lucky to have built work that’s filled me up even as it helped others.
I never imagined I’d be saying goodbye to something I spent so long building, but motherhood has changed me in ways I couldn’t have foreseen. I’ve added photos from over the years: my first days in the treatment room, applying for my business license in 2013, picking up that dang tree branch to decorate the clinic, those lavender cookies and first-gen products (iykyk!), press features, the beautiful space we shared, and the products I created with love. The first photo is from our recent trip to Italy, where we’re preparing to live part-time with our little one.
Please stay in touch. And of course, in some form or another, I’ll be back 😉
Love,
Kimmy and baby Elio 🌞
