Barbara Dickens is a Paramedical Esthetician (P.M.E.) with over 20 years of experience providing skincare services that have produced dramatic results for her clients. She founded Fayces Skincare in 1989. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times twice and appeared on a variety of TV (KABC Eyewitness local news) and radio (KACE 103.9) talk shows.
Mrs. Dickens has acquired extensive knowledge of skin physiology and skincare treatments by training with the leaders in the skin care industry. Barbara started her career in medical aesthetics in 1985 at the Institute of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dermatology under the guidance of its founders, Dr. William Keith and Dr. Carla Herriford. She later worked with Dr. Howard Murad – a renowned dermatologist and founder of Murad cosmetics.
Barbara has also trained with Peter T. Pugliese, M.D — founder of Circadia Cosmetics — at the Circadia Institute of Advanced Aesthetics and holds certificates in Histology of the Skin, the Science of Chemical Peeling, Understanding and Treating Hyperpigmentation, and Cosmetic Chemistry.
In addition to being a practicing skincare specialist and business owner, Mrs. Dickens is also an educator. She holds a State of California Lifetime teaching credential and has trained estheticians at Yamano Beauty College and Cerritos College.
Barbara’s goal is to use her advanced knowledge of medical esthetics to evaluate skin conditions and create effective customized skin care programs that get results.