Our diverse team consists of highly skilled practitioners. Each Licensed Esthetician on our team goes through our apprenticeship program before we allow them to work on the public. Our Nurse Practitioners are trained and experienced on each medical procedure for the best results possible. We believe each each person MUST deliver a 5-star service with each and every service they perform. Although we know we can always improve, each one of our team is highly confident and skilled to perform the services they offer. Our manager Brandi is an essential asset to our team and if you ever need to discuss anything she is available to you.
Our Team
Elizabeth
Licensed Esthetician, Owner
Liz is the CBO (Chief Beauty Officer) of Vanilla Sugar Face & Body and has a passion and curiosity for unique skin issues. After nearly 20 years in the health and beauty industry, she is what we call a Functional Research Esthetician. She studies skin disorders and technology to improve these issues through a holistic approach. Her passion and decades of experience drive results for Vanilla Sugar clients by reversing damage to the skin with pigmentation disorders, acne clearing & scaring issues in the skin. She is a Navy Veteran, Bombshell Beauty Rituals Podcaster, Author of Filter Free & Flawless & mentor to other spa owners across the country. Her goal in running the spa is to provide an amazing & healthy working environment for our guests & our team.
To read more about working with Elizabeth click HERE.
Liz spends her free time as a competitive bodybuilder, riding her motorcycle, building a chocolate manufacturing company (stay tuned), and most of all with her friends & family.
Carissa
Licensed Esthetician
Carissa has always loved all things beauty. Right after her senior year of high school, she moved from Texas and returned to her home town in Illinois to be with family and work to get her esthetics license. Carissa graduated from Tricoci University at the top of her class. She takes great pride in her work and loves to make clients feel confident, healthy and looking great. Carissa loves working at Vanilla Sugar because of her passions for waxing and facials. She specializes in lash extenstions, acne treatments and waxing.
In her free time, Carissa enjoys spending time with her family and friends, or watching movies or makeup tutorials with her cats.
Saige
licensed esthetician
Saige has been obsessed with skin care ever since she got her first facial. She graduated from Tricoci University of Beauty Culture in 2018. She went into the industry because she knows what it feels like to not feel confident in your own skin. Her primary goal is to make every single client feel beautiful and confident. She brings a lot of humor into the treatment room keeping her clients entertained while performing her signature service, the Brazilian wax.
She spends her free time exercising, hanging out with friends and family, and shopping.
Yari
marketing director
Yari brings her amazing talent to our spa as a recent graduate of Bradley University. She’s behind the scenes letting our guests know about all the happenings at our spa.
Yari has a passion for wellness and fitness and loves to spend time with her husband and puppy.