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Deenie is my all-time FAVORITE beauty blogger!!! Keep up the GREAT work - I love, love, love reading her blog!!!!!!!!

I trust a deepsouth girl over any other to know the best approach to beauty(the humidity demands it!). This of course is notwithstanding the class and dedication this particular Belle exudes ever since I've known her. Keep "clickin'" girl! We love you!

Thanks for the kind words!

Deenie is beautiful. She knows what it means to look outstanding. I'd listen to her any time.

Thank you, Will!

deenie is an awesome southern belle ... and an awesome writer .... keep up the great work love

Deenie,

I cannot thank you enough for giving me the gift of being exposed to someone outside my plastic world. I'm the first to admit what I do can be superficial at times but it also is rewarding to help others become their best.

In March of 2007 I was assaulted by a handy man at the private school I taught at. The injuries have stopped me from working in my field or any other since then. Obviously I miss the ability to make the money I used to but also I found teaching personally rewarding.

Since I obtained my first certificate over 20 years ago I have spent most of my time around others who shared my passion. Most of the clients I've worked with have been having procedures done for years. The students I taught were already taught the basics before I got to them. The quality I never possessed was dealing with beginners. By the time my students were in the same room with me they already did their basics and were supposed to know how to do a facial.

Once a student became "one of mine" they became mine forever. I still speak to many of them or they e-mail me with questions if they needed help. One of my former students began teaching. My eyes lit up when I watched him explain procedures. I was tired one night and in amazement asked him where he learned what he had described that I didn't even know that. He pulled out a hand out that I had written!

I worked in the OR and very closely with plastic surgeons as well as doing a year as an intern (getting the same education as a doctor specializing in dermatology without having to go to medical school). I felt my students were a reflection of me and worked hard to make sure they were well educated. The school's owner told me to stop telling them so much because they could become my "competition". I never worried about that. I never advertised, other then handing out a couple of business cards a week but still had as many private clients as I could possibly handle. My billboard was the faces of clients with amazing results.

Everyone either loved or hated me there was no in between. If someone asks what to do to obtain a specific result I told them. It wasn't always what they wanted to hear and sometimes involved some help from a plastic surgeon but they would always get the result they wanted.

I rarely even read the online "blogs". After reading that one I read some other things you posted and think you really represent what a "real" person feels, not someone from my "plastic world" as some people feel. There is also the recontructive as well as the self esteem that it give women. I have seen very scary things done by doctors who should not be able to practice medicine on earthworms but do risky, invasive procedures on mostly women after they're under anesthesia.

I hope to recover and get back to my normal life at some point, until then if you need the inside information on anything please feel free to contact me. If I can't answer it, I can get one of the top board certified plastic surgeons in the country to answer for me. I'm impressed by your knowledge.

Sincerely,
Kim, Licensed Aesthetician, NY

Hi Kim,

Thanks so much for you kind words. You have been an incredible source of knowledge here at Beauty Cents! I'm so sorry to hear about your misfortune, but I have no doubt that you must be an amazing teacher. I am thankful for all of your well trained students! Thank you so much for reading, and please feel free to contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Deenie

Deenie,
Some of your stuff (Brazilian wax...) is a little out there for me, but I sure do love reading your columns!! You're witty and down to earth. Keep 'em coming.

Hi Myrtis,

Thanks so much for your kind words. And thanks for reading!

Deenie