Shawnda

Shawnda founded Beauty Lounge Medical Spa in 2018 after more than eight years of nursing across several medical fields, and leads its injection work as lead nurse injector. She is a nurse practitioner with an MSN and APRN credential, a board-certified family nurse practitioner, and an aesthetic nurse practitioner. Her entry into aesthetics came at a makeup counter, where she worked as a beauty advisor for Estee Lauder. She later freelanced as a makeup artist and then joined the brand's Regional Artistry Team. She has about 15 years in the beauty industry and has been a registered nurse for more than a decade. She sees patients at the San Marcos location, is available at Sorrento Valley on Mondays and select Saturdays by appointment, and works at Temecula on Tuesdays and select Saturdays. Her specialties include facial balancing, regenerative aesthetics, PDO threads and lifts, and skin tightening and rejuvenation. She works as an advanced injector and combines aesthetic work with nursing, with a focus on enhancing natural beauty and self-confidence. According to the site, she has treated many clients, including well-known reality TV personalities. Her training includes triple majors from Cal State University San Marcos and a Master's in Nursing from United States University, completed in 2021. She continues advanced training and attends medical conferences. According to the site, she is an Allergan Master Injector and is certified in Les Encres and MINT PDO thread. The salon's site describes her as a top aesthetic injector in America and lists her among the Top 100 Best Aesthetic Injectors in America for 2023 through 2026. The site also credits her with Small Business Woman of the Year from the San Diego Business Journal in 2022, a San Diego Business Journal Healthcare Leader of Influence in 2025, a Top 50 Latino Leader of Influence in 2022, a San Diego Metro Magazine Women of Influence and Top 40 Under 40 in 2021, and a finalist placement for the Business Journal's Rising CEO of the Year in 2021.