Ami Potts, Hydrafacial Specialist & Licensed Esthetician in Slidell

04/06/2026

✨ Lift, Sculpt, and Glow ✨

Want to restore volume and achieve a naturally lifted look? Meet IMAGE Skincare VoluLift™—a clinically inspired treatment designed to plump, smooth, and rejuvenate the skin. Powered by advanced hyaluronic acid, collagen-supporting ingredients, and antioxidants, it helps improve elasticity, boost hydration, and strengthen the skin barrier for a firmer, more youthful appearance.

In clinical studies, VoluLift™ ingredients increased skin volume by up to 25% while improving hydration by 40%, leaving skin visibly fuller and more contoured.*

Introducing our newest spa experience:

🌿 IMAGE 4D Lifting & Sculpting Facial ✨

This results-driven facial features lymphatic drainage to reduce puffiness and sculpt facial contours, high frequency to boost circulation, and red LED light therapy to support collagen production for healthier, firmer-looking skin.

We finish with IMAGE Skincare® VoluLift™, delivering deep hydration and visible volume restoration—leaving your skin lifted, contoured, and radiant.

✨ Introductory offer: $150 (regularly $175) for this 60-minute pampering session—available now through May ✨

Ready to glow from within? ✨ Book your transformation today!

*Based on ingredient clinical studies.

04/06/2026

✨✨ Your Body Is Electric. Your Touch Is Regulating. ✨

For thousands of years, hands have been used in healing practices—not to cure, but to support the body.

Today, science gives us more insight. The human body emits ultraweak light—biophotons—studied by researchers like Fritz-Albert Popp. But this light alone doesn’t make touch therapeutic.

🤲 What matters is how touch influences the nervous system. When intentional and present, touch helps:
• Regulate the nervous system
• Reduce stress chemistry
• Increase oxytocin
• Lessen pain perception
• Enhance calm and well-being

That “something different” you feel in certain kinds of touch? It’s not just emotional—it’s physiological. Touch is where your internal state interacts with another’s, helping the body shift back toward balance.

✨ Healing touch is not a cure. It’s a modality that can temporarily support balance, reduce discomfort, and enhance overall well-being.

🌿 As taught by Healing Beyond Borders, healing touch is about connection, intention, and awareness—not force, not fixing.

It’s a gentle way of supporting the body’s natural ability to restore itself—something I bring into every session as an esthetician, where touch, care, and presence help your skin and nervous system feel truly balanced.

04/04/2026

HydraFacial for Rosacea-Prone Skin ✨

Gentle, soothing, and results-driven — perfect for sensitive, reactive skin.

Sensitive Peel Solution:

Lactobionic Acid & Phytic Acid gently exfoliate without irritation

Smooths texture, brightens skin, and protects the barrier — ideal for rosacea-prone skin

Restore Booster:

Bio-engineered Growth Factors support skin repair and rejuvenation

Peptides (e.g., Heptapeptide‑34, Palmitoyl Tripeptide‑5) improve elasticity and resilience

Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) strengthens the barrier and reduces inflammation

Hydrators (Vitamin B5 & co-factors) deeply nourish and retain moisture

LED Light Therapy:

Red Light: Calms inflammation, supports collagen production, and repairs the barrier

Blue Light: Targets bacteria that can worsen irritation and helps prevent flare-ups

📅 Book your HydraFacial with me on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday at Spa & Lifestyle Store at Cross Gates.

Non-members welcome! 💛

04/04/2026

Rosacea-prone skin? Meet your new superhero: Marini Solutions® Rosalieve™. 💛

Superstar ingredient: 10% Azelaic Acid — clinically shown to reduce redness, calm inflammation, smooth bumps, and gently refine skin texture.

Supporting heroes:
Tetrapeptide-14 reduces inflammation and facial flushing
Green tea, oat, red & white tea extracts, and Ranunculus Ficaria soothe irritation and strengthen the skin barrier

Gentle, science-backed, and designed for sensitive, reactive skin — Rosalieve™ helps calm, protect, and smooth your complexion. 🌿

Want to pair it with a Calming Nourishing Light facial? Join me at Massage Envy in on Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday for skin that’s radiant AND soothed. ✨

04/04/2026

Rosacea? SPF isn’t optional — even on cloudy days. ☁️☀️

The COOLA Dew Good Illuminating Serum SPF 30 is sheer, lightweight, probiotic-powered, and 70%+ organic, perfect for sensitive skin.

Why it works:

Lightweight, dewy finish — no heavy layers to trigger redness

Probiotics support moisture retention and a healthy skin barrier

Mineral SPF protects against UV, the #1 flare-up trigger

Free from Octinoxate and Oxybenzone, plus antioxidant-rich hydrators

Daily SPF + hydration + barrier support = calmer, glowing skin. 🌞

04/03/2026

April is Rosacea Awareness Month 🌹

New research is highlighting an often-overlooked factor in rosacea: the role of fungi (yeast) on the skin. When the skin barrier is compromised, it can disrupt the microbiome—leading to increased inflammation, redness, and sensitivity.

Using the wrong products can make this worse, while the right approach focuses on barrier repair + balancing the skin environment.

Professional treatments can help calm inflammation, strengthen the barrier, and restore healthier skin function over time ✨

✨ Free consults available

📱 Text: 985-288-9069 to book

A new study has focused on an overlooked portion of the microbiome that may also be involved in rosacea’s development: yeasts and other fungi.

03/28/2026

Spent the day pampering my beautiful client and giving her the ultimate skin + scalp glow-up ✨

She experienced a full Hydrafacial and HydraScalp treatment with all the bells and whistles!

We enhanced her results with:
💫 Dermaplane – gently removes dead skin + peach fuzz for smoother, brighter skin and better product absorption
💫 HF Perk Eye – deeply hydrates, refreshes, and helps reduce puffiness + fine lines
💫 HF Perk Lip – exfoliates, plumps, and softens lips for that perfect hydrated pout 🫦

During her HydraScalp consultation, I used a dermatoscope to show her a close-up view of her scalp—so she could truly understand what her hair + scalp need for healthy growth 🌱

The HydraScalp treatment helps:
✨ Cleanse + detox the scalp
✨ Stimulate circulation
✨ Support healthier, stronger hair growth

She also went home with these complimentary take-home essentials included with each service:
🧴 Peptide scalp spray to continue nourishing her scalp between visits
🧴 Hydrating eye serum + lip plumping serum from her Perk treatments to maintain her glow at home

Healthy skin + healthy scalp = confidence from root to tip 💖

Ready for your transformation? Let’s get you glowing ✨

03/27/2026

Another amazing time at the annual Image Skincare Worldwide Launch Party! ✨

I truly look forward to this event every year—Image Skincare continues to be one of my absolute favorite brands, and it’s always exciting to see the innovation behind their newest products.

By the time these products reach us, they’ve undergone strict third-party testing, and I love that we get to see real clinical results backing them up.

One standout of this year's newly launched products was the Barrier Repair Recovery Balm, which earned the seal of approval from both the National Eczema Association and the National Rosacea Society—so impressive! This silky, nourishing, semi-occlusive recovery balm is formulated with skin barrier–mimicking lipids, beta glucan, colloidal oatmeal, and a 3-in-1 hydration complex to deeply replenish moisture while strengthening and protecting compromised skin. It’s especially ideal for sensitive or extra dry skin and supports visible recovery after chemical peels and other in-office procedures.

Another standout product is VOL.U.LIFT™ GLP-1 4D Skin Rebound Complex, which has clinical studies published in the Journal of Cosmetology. It’s among the few products designed to target the hypodermic layer, helping to restore lost volume following rapid weight loss, including that associated with GLP-1 use.

Restore, defend, and extend skin health with Image MD Skincare.

I am proud to be part of the #1 Spa & Salon Professional Skincare Brand in the U.S. 💙

03/26/2026

Step inside The Spa & Lifestyle Store at Cross Gates—where skincare meets self-care.

From relaxing treatments to results-driven services like Hydrafacial, your glow-up begins the moment you walk in.

Non-members are welcome. 🥂

03/25/2026

High frequency is definitely one of the more unique tools I use in the treatment room ✨

I like using it lightly to help stimulate collagen and boost circulation for that natural glow or a pouty lip...but when a breakout pops up, a good zap is sometimes exactly what it needs ⚡️

It helps kill acne-causing bacteria, calm inflammation, and speed up healing 🙌

Just another day in the office 😆

03/24/2026

Vitamin C isn’t just a “brightening” ingredient—it’s one of the most powerful, science-backed antioxidants for your skin 🔬✨

🧬 Fighting damage at the source

Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid + its derivatives) donates electrons to neutralize free radicals—unstable molecules from UV, pollution, and daily stress that break down collagen, lipids, and even DNA.

When it’s stable + active, it helps prevent:
• Fine lines
• Hyperpigmentation
• Loss of firmness

💪 Supporting collagen production

Vitamin C is a required cofactor for enzymes (prolyl + lysyl hydroxylase) that strengthen and stabilize collagen.

Translation: No Vitamin C = weaker collagen.

⚠️ The problem: most Vitamin C isn’t stable
Light, heat, and oxygen cause it to oxidize.

Once oxidized:
• It’s already lost its electrons
• It can’t fight free radicals
• It stops working

👉 This is why many OTC Vitamin C products don’t deliver results.

💡 Formulation matters

Stabilized forms—like tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate—are designed to perform better:
✔️ Stay active longer
✔️ Pe*****te deeper into the skin
✔️ Convert into active Vitamin C where it’s needed

✨ Why this form stands out

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate = oil-soluble (lipophilic), meaning:
• More stable (less oxidation)
• Better absorption through the skin barrier
• Less irritation (great for sensitive skin)

✨ The bottom line

🍊Stable Vitamin C =
REAL antioxidant protection
Stronger collagen support
Visible, reliable brightening

If your Vitamin C isn’t stable, it isn’t working. Period.

✨ Complimentary consultations are always available—I’d love to help you build a routine that actually works for your skin.

03/23/2026

Retinoids are one of the most studied ingredients in skincare—with over 50 years of medical research supporting how they improve skin function at a cellular level.

Here’s what real science tells us:

Retinoids work by converting in the skin to retinoic acid, which then activates receptor sites (alpha, beta, and gamma) that help regulate how skin cells behave—supporting renewal, repair, and overall skin health.

✨ Helps defend against oxidative stress from sun exposure
✨ Supports stronger, healthier skin over time
✨ Can thicken the dermis by up to 50–90% with consistent use
✨ Improves tone, texture, and resilience

But here’s where formulation matters…

Not all retinols are created equal. While all retinoids follow the same biological pathway, not every formulation is equally effective at penetrating the skin and delivering results. Many over-the-counter options may not reach deeper layers efficiently, which can limit visible improvement.

It’s not just about using a retinol—it’s about using the right one for your skin.

One example of advanced formulation is Image Skincare’s Ageless + Retinol line, which features patent-pending XOSM™ technology. This delivery system is designed to help stabilize and transport key ingredients deeper into the skin, enhancing absorption while minimizing irritation often associated with traditional retinol use. By improving how the ingredient is delivered, it helps maximize results while supporting a more comfortable skin experience.

Schedule a complimentary consultation to find out which retinoid formulation is right for you and how to get the most out of this gold-standard ingredient.