NP Shawnda

NP Shawnda founded Beauty Lounge Medical Spa in 2018 and works as its founder and lead nurse injector, with the title of master injector. Patients who book at the San Marcos office can work directly with her. She is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and says she has been a registered nurse for over 16 years, with about 15 years in the beauty industry. Her career started as a beauty advisor for Estee Lauder, followed by freelance makeup artistry and then a place on Estee Lauder's Regional Artistry Team.

She earned a Master of Science in Nursing from United States University in 2021, and completed triple majors at Cal State University San Marcos. She keeps up advanced injector training and attends medical conferences. Her listed specialties are facial balancing, regenerative aesthetics, PDO threads, lifts, skin tightening and skin rejuvenation, and she provides laser services at the Temecula office.

At the other locations, she sees clients at Sorrento Valley on Mondays and select Saturdays, and at Temecula on Tuesdays and select Saturdays. Her client list includes numerous patients, among them well-known reality TV personalities. Her philosophy centers on enhancing natural beauty and self-confidence. The site describes her as a top aesthetic injector in America and lists her among the Top 100 Best Aesthetic Injectors in America for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Recognitions the site lists include the San Diego Business Journal Healthcare Leaders of Influence list in 2025, the Top 50 Latino Leaders of Influence in 2022, and Small Business Woman of the Year in 2022. The site also lists a San Diego Metro Magazine Women of Influence and Top 40 Under 40 win in 2021, and a 2021 finalist spot for a San Diego Business Journal award.