Ageless and Fabulous in Ottawa Podcast
Ageless and Fabulous in Ottawa Podcast is a place where we talk all things related to skincare: treatments, ingredients, trends, types of products, esthetician lifestyle, and more! This podcast can be for anyone who's interesting in wanting to understand their skin, or even a beauty professional that loves to keep their education up to date. Who are we? The Meta Esthétique Studio is a skin clinic located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Established since 1979, sharing our knowledge on skincare is what we do best in order to help our clients achieve healthy skin (plus, a boost of self confidence!) Danielle, Meta's founder, and Emilie, daughter of Danielle, are renowned locally for their pure authenticity and deep knowledge. They love and talk skin all day long, and seeing their clients' skin evolve and change for the better is what makes them thrive! It's now time to share our knowledge online, and you're more than welcome to join us on a weekly basis!
Episodes
114 episodes
Update Podcast Episode : What are we launching??
If you listen to our online videos regularly, you know something big is coming! Here's a short and sweet update video on a few details on our upcoming launch event, on May 9th.Until next time, we're looking forward to telling you the bi...
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E114: New Year, New Skin: My Continuous Acne Journey - Solutions and what WORKS!
New year, new skin: we've heard that one many times, right? Well, in my case it's TRUE! Controlling acne is something that can be frustrating as it's never completely cured and can be influenced by SO many things: hormones, stress, diet, habits...
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E112: 4 Ways A Toner Will Elevate And Boost Your Skin’s Health
Toners, the unfamous product that is now coming back in full swing! Toners today are much more treating on the skin than the old school toners that used to dry our skin out, back in the day. Today, I call every toner that we carry more elixirs,...
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E111 Brazilians and Vajacials with Ottawa Wax Expert, Tropix Gal (a.k.a. Katrina Lewis)
Are you curious to know how a brazilian session is performed? Well, we have THE Ottawa expert with us here on the podcast today, where we go all in on brazilians, vajacials (yep, you can get a facial down there!) and running a beauty business i...
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E110: The Beginners Guide To Skincare For Women In Their 50s +, with Danielle Drolet
"Is it too late to start taking care of my skin in my 50s?" So many signs of aging come up when you hit the pre-menopause years, and it's common that one day you wake up and you look at yourself in the mirror and say :"OMG, what happened to my ...
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E109: 2023, that's a wrap!
Well, 2023 was a big year for us, and that's exactly what we are discussing in our last episode of 2023! We have Danielle here, which makes this last episode so much more special! If you're business owner or are curious to understan...
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E108: How To “Sleigh” Your Winter Skincare Routine
Winter skin care can be tricky because so many will find themselves with dehydrated or dry skin, when normally they DON'T have this issue. The main reason is that in the winter, the atmosphere is dry and quite frankly very harsh on the skin and...
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E107: Nordlys Explained, The Frax 1550 For Skin Resurfacing – What Is It?!
The Nordlys Explained, second episode on the Frax 1550. We get deep in the science of WHAT happens inside the skin when you get this treatment done:Microthermal ZonesHow the skin is damagedWhat's the energy used
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E106: Nordlys Explained, IPL Selective Wavelength Technology
LET'S GET INTO THE SCIENCE of what makes the Nordlys IPL different than other IPLs? WELL, let me tell you in this podcast episode. What we'll talk about:Wavelength differencesDowntimeTime schedule for treatme...
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E105: WHAT'S going on on what's coming at Meta (update episode)
We're back!! We finally back in the podcast studio after a long break. We had a lot going on inside the business, and we've been revamping lot's of internal operations, which we'll get into for this update video. TEASER: We are work...
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E104: Tips on how to optimize eye care
One of the many questions we receive is: do I need an eye cream? The answer is that if your eye contour is starting to show surface wrinkles or any signs of aging, and it bothers you, then YES it's a good idea. The ingredients found in an eye p...
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E103: Thinking About Getting Botox? Injectable Conversation With Annie Du, R.N. Injector Part 2
Part 2 of our "over 1-HOUR" conversation with Annie Du, we continue our conversation on injectables, and we even go into VERY RARE side-effects that could happen. It's quite intriguing to be aware of these potential side effects (as you should ...
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E102: Thinking About Getting Botox? Injectable Conversation With Annie Du, R.N. Injector Part 1
Not a week goes by where a client doesn't ask: "I'm thinking of getting injectable services, do you think I should?" Even if you are not for injectable services, I think it's an episode that it worth listening to open your eyes on HOW they work...
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E101: Is Fragrance Really Bad? Listen to this if it scares you!
When we hear the term FRAGRANCE, many want to cringe because it has such a bad rep. Let's dive into what fragrance actually is, and let's define the different TYPES of fragrances you can find. There is so much information out there that a lot o...
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E100: Leaving her 9 to 5 to start an entrepreneurial journey in event planning with Gina Lamontagne
Pivoting, preparation, rolling with the punch... these are all things Gin talked about when we took a deep dive into her transition to entrepreneurial life. Being an entrepreneur requires sacrifice and devotion, which is what Gina jumped into w...
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E99: 5 game changing traits and habits that will help you achieve a successful skin transformation
Dreaming of having a bright and healthy skin? There's no such thing as a "perfect" however after 43 years in the business, we have tested and tried many different things and have narrowed it down to the top 5 habits that will absolutely set you...
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E98: Honest Environ Review (Our Vitamin A Line)
If you've known us for a while, you know that we are pretty honest about our feedback when it comes to treatments or products. As we launched Environ not too long ago, we wanted to be fully transparent with you and give us our honest feedback o...
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E97: 4 Skincare NoNos (unless you want unhealthy skin!)
Some can be worse than others, but this is a common question we receive : "is this actually something that can be bad for my skin?" Let's admit it...we’re all guilty of at least ONE nono on the list, and I can confirm one that I do ...
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E96: A day in the life: funny client stories (ft Danielle Drolet, Esthetician of 46 years)
Are you curious to know ALL the funny background stories of our day-to-day lives as skincare providers? Well, we have some funny ones to talk about in order to make you see what it's really like to work in our environment. Don't worry, there's ...
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E95: Essential (free!) Summer Advice for Melasma and Rosacea
With the warm Summer months ahead, it's always a tricky season for certain skin conditions. Some people will thrive in the humidity and heat, however, if you have a pigmentation concern such as melasma, or an inlfammation disorder like rosacea,...
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E94: How to elevate your home routine while not seeing your esthetician
Are you going on a long vacation, maternity leave or going through health issues where you can't see your esthetician regularly? Here are some tips on how to elevate your homecare routine in order to get the maximum benefits from your home care...
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E93: Can you use Vitamin A in the Summer? (Myth Busters!)
Are you curious to know why there's a popular opinion about not using Vitamin A in the Summer time? There's absolutely some truth in there, but the question is not so simple. There's a few technicalities we have to go into in order to properly ...
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E92: 4 rules that we live by to well-age
What are the secrets to well-aging? Well, there are many! You have to consider internal and external factors when thinking about having a healthy mind, body and skin. In this episode, I dive into 4 rules we NEVER break in order to help ou...
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E91: The harsh truths about owning a beauty business
Welcome to our new Podcast Experience for Season 4! We have Danielle Drolet as a featured guest, esthetician and business owner for 44+ years, telling us the harsh truths about owning a beauty business. Yup, we reveal some juicy secr...
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E90: Why you should come to our Spring Summer Soirée on May 11th
Here are the details of our May 11th event, and why you should attend!SPOILER: We will have a professional photographer there, so you better GLAM UP! You can have a professional photo done!Listen to this short episode to know more...
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