Cultivating resilient, radiant skin, rooted in the desert

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Services

  • Ready for more corrective results? Our advanced treatments go beyond traditional facials to target texture, congestion, hyperpigmentation, fine lines, and loss of elasticity.

    From Microchanneling and Facial Infusions to our Deep Sea Peels and targeted resurfacing protocols, each treatment is customized to your skin’s condition, needs, and goals.

  • Customized treatments designed to strengthen the skin barrier, improve hydration, support cellular renewal, and enhance resilience. Each treatment is tailored to your skin’s condition and goals for healthier, more balanced skin.

  • Targeted facial massage techniques designed to stimulate circulation, support lymphatic flow, release muscular tension, and reduce fluid retention; promoting a more defined, refreshed, and revitalized appearance.

  • Targeted treatment packages designed for specific skin types and concerns. Not sure which is right for you? We’ll assess your skin and select the best Blueprint for your needs.

  • Keep it smooth and simple. Add a brow or lip wax to your skincare treatment, or book a Brazilian hair removal with our talented esthetician, Tess. Profess ional, precise, and personalized to your comfort.

At Afterglow Skin Studio, we believe in giving more to the skin than we take away. For a decade, we’ve offered preventative and corrective treatments designed to nourish, restore, and support your skin’s natural function. Each treatment is a personalized ritual, combining fresh ingredients from our raw apothecary, an abundance of facial massage, and ingredients that are both clean and clinical.
We believe aging is never something to correct, but instead slow down, embrace, and support beautifully. Whether you’re looking to address, correct, or prevent your skin concerns, we are here to create personalized treatment protocols; both in studio and at home to help your skin age gracefully, stay radiant, healthy and look its very best.

- Katerina Danielle Perez
Founder, Lead Esthetician

At Afterglow Skin Studio, we handcraft treatments with Botnia’s raw apothecary ingredients, freshly grown and harvested on their micro-farm in Sausalito, California. These botanicals deliver targeted results—like Goldenseal Root to purify, Essential Digest to resurface, Rose Lactic Acid to refine and calm, and our Antioxidant Booster to protect and repair. Our farm to face approach allows us to create personalized care that supports each guests journey.

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Beauty Blueprints

Your Skin has its own story and our Beauty Blueprints are designed to meet you exactly where you are in it. Whether you’re navigating breakouts, dullness, sensitivity or signs of aging, our curated treatment plans bundle targeted services into strategic sessions that fast-track your results while saving money. Think: Personalized skincare, mapped out with purpose; because when your skin has a plan, it shows!
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Real Results

We pride ourselves on sharing real results achieved in-house at Afterglow Skin Studio. Before-and-after photos are taken before and after each session to document progress over time. Every result is shared only with the client’s explicit permission.

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Teen facials are one of my favorite services to provide. Struggling with acne grade 4 all throughout my teens and early twenties allows me to relate with others struggling with similar skin types. The results pictured above were achieved by receiving
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • We take a farm-to-face approach, combining thoughtfully sourced botanical ingredients with clinically driven skincare to support the skin from the inside out. Our philosophy is simple: give more to the skin than we take away; nourishing, strengthening, and supporting its natural function while delivering results you can see and feel.

  • Microchanneling can benefit a wide range of skin types and concerns from uneven texture, dark spots, and enlarged pores to healthy skin looking to maintain its resilience. We use Microchanneling to help reset, restore, and support the skin’s natural renewal process, making it both corrective and preventative.

    A professional skin assessment is performed before treatment to determine candidacy and appropriate treatment approach.

  • We work with Botnia’s plant-powered, locally harvested botanical compounds and boosters to customize each treatment, alongside Osmosis and CosMedix clinical resurfacing peels and infusions to address deeper skin concerns.

  • Absolutely! No one should ever leave a treatment without knowing the game plan. After reviewing your intake form and seeing and feeling your skin in person, we’ll create a personalized treatment plan based on your skin’s current condition, your goals, and the best course of action for getting you there.

  • Every treatment at Afterglow is thoughtfully customized to your skin, so pricing reflects the time, expertise, products, and techniques involved. I believe in recommending what will genuinely benefit your skin rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.

    Pricing starts at $89 and ranges up to $350, depending on the treatment and level of customization. I also offer bundled treatments designed around specific skin goals for a more intentional approach to your skincare journey.

    Explore our Beauty Blueprints to learn more about treatment options, recommended protocols, and pricing.

  • We’re located in Palm Desert, in the center of it all! Just 20 minutes from Palm Springs and 15 minutes from Coachella. Our central location makes Afterglow easy to access whether you’re coming from the east or west side of the valley.

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  • "I have been going to Katerina for my facials for about a year now. My skin looks amazing! I always leave Katerina glowing, feeling beautiful and moisturized. Her suite is cozy and quiet. She is extremely clean and pays attention to detail!! I won’t go anywhere else!"

    Monica V.

  • "Always an amazing experience. Kat is the best! She tailors every treatment to suit your skin. My complexion is smooth and glowing, and the neck and shoulder massage is icing on the cake!"

    Alexis R.

  • "I’ve been dealing with acne off and on for the last few years. Katerina has helped my skin come a long way. The products she uses are amazing. Good ingredients, easily on my sensitive skin but strong enough to help with the acne. She’s knowledgeable about what products will and won’t work for me. Every time I go in it’s like the stress of the world melts away. She’s the best, I highly recommend her"

    Cheris D.

  • Katerina is one of the kindest, knowledgeable, and genuine souls I’ve ever met! She takes her time and is so intentional with making sure you feel relaxed and makes sure to give you step by step of what is going on during your service. You can ask her any questions regarding your skin and health and she has got you. I planned on only sticking with her to skin prep for my wedding but here we are 6 months later and I look forward to seeing her monthly. BOOK AN APPT!! You’ll be hooked and won’t regret it, worth every penny every time.

    Marissa P.

  • Katerina pours so much love into her craft. Not only does she go above and beyond with meeting all of your skin care needs, she takes it a step further with making you feel and look your absolute best! I have been going to Kat for quite a while now and I completely trust her with all of my face/skin care needs. From the double cleanse, to the facial massage, to the extractions, dermaplane, level 1 & 2 peels, neck and shoulder massage, you’ll leave feeling like a new and improved person. Book with Kat and you will not be disappointed!

    Brianna S.