Estheticienne

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A professional specializing in beauty treatments and skincare, often providing services such as facials and makeup application in a salon environment
2. An expert in aesthetic procedures who enhances clients' appearance through various cosmetic applications and skin care techniques
3. A trained beautician focusing on skincare, makeup, and overall appearance, typically working in a spa or beauty salon setting

Etymology: The Greek adjective "aisthētikos" meant "perceptive" or "able to feel," from "aisthanesthai," "to perceive through the senses." Later, German philosophers used the root for the study of beauty and taste, and the sense of perceiving beauty became central to the modern "aesthetic." The term moved into French as "esthétique," and "esthéticienne" is the feminine form of "esthéticien," a practitioner of beauty. The word is borrowed from French, and its feminine ending marks a woman in the trade. Its meaning shifted from the abstract judgment of beauty to hands-on treatments such as facials, waxing, and skin care.

Synonyms: beautician, esthetician, cosmetologist