Hi.
I am Amity, a holistic esthetician based in NYC.
My work centers around helping clients experience their healthiest skin, using the most effective and safest products available for humanity and the earth.
I feel a deep calling to help people feel their best.
Known for my "magic hands,” I help clients achieve their skin goals by navigating an ideal skin routine. I create personalized recommendations based on my 17 years of experience and deep product knowledge, paired with supremely healing, nurturing, relaxing and highly effective treatments.
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About Amity.
My journey into skin care was a personal one. I struggled with breakouts throughout several points in my life, and I’ve experienced how much our skin can affect the way we feel about ourselves in the world. As a working adult, I felt called to help people feel good about themselves, specifically through physical touch. In two decades working with many spas and leading skincare brands, I have gained a unique perspective of what is necessary for the skin.
My career as a holistic esthetician also springs from my upbringing in Western Massachusetts with hippie parents. My parents were influenced by the back to the land movement of the 1960’s, so I grew up with concepts that have now become commonplace: sourcing organic food, composting, reusing, buying less and repairing things when they break. I have always felt a deep connection to the earth and alternative ways of being in the world, while working to affect change in the world.
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Rave Reviews.
“Amity takes time learning your face from the first moment she lays her hands on your face. ”
— James Francis Kelly, Client
“Amity gave me a facial massage that made me see God. Highly recommend. I will be back asap.”
— Tinx
“Amity is an absolute pleasure to work with! We partner with her once per month for a mini facial event with a skincare brand she represents. She is professional, knowledgeable, and fun. Our staff and customers love her, and we completely book the event when she's the featured Facialist in our store.”
— Traci Baker, Store Manager, The Detox Market
“In its past life, the 11th floor of the Hotel Chelsea hosted artist lofts that bottled Manhattan’s natural light. This month, those bottles have been re-envisioned as six treatment rooms outfitted with heated beds, Barbara Sturm skin care, and a facialist known only as “Magic Hands,” overheard from reverent whispers in the lobby.”
“Amity’s facial is my absolute favorite. Her approach is so gentle and effective, not stripping away but instead adding and supporting what’s already there. Her facial massage will transport you into some other dimension!! I always leave feeling super glowy and with all my vibrations higher than when I arrived. Good for the inside and the outside alike.”
— Anja Tyson, Client
“I’ve tried for years to get my husband to take care of his skin. One facial with you, and he comes up to me this morning asking ‘doesn’t my face look good?!’ and ‘aren’t you proud I’ve been moisturizing every day?!’ True witchery.”
— Tara Maylyn Frankel Leavitt, Client
“Amity is heaven sent. She uses one of my favorite products on the market, Marie Veronique, and truly transformed me into a parasympathetic state. Her facial massage is so beyond as she really touches all points of you: face, ears, neck, décolleté, foot and leg presses. She has so much skin knowledge..so many tips and tricks. A true skincare pro. Most importantly I feel so comfortable with her, she’s so kind and compassionate, and gifts the world with her safe space to unwind.”
— Cali Strauhs, Esthetician, Founder Strauhs Studios
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