Facially Conscious™

Co-host | The scion of a famous dermatology family, Vicki Rapaport, M.D. (‘Dr. Vicki’ as she’s known to her patients and friends) has been in the dermatology field since the time she could first help out at her father’s Beverly Hills practice in the early 1980’s. Now the derm-in-chief, she sees thousands of patients a year, each one unique in their own way. She has consulted in product, procedure, and treatment development for successful medispas and skin care brands has appeared as an authority on infomercials and TV shows and has published articles on everything from the effects of the sun and its harmful rays to eyelid dermatitis and topical steroid addiction. Dr. Vicki is dedicated to bringing honest, clear-cut facts to our Facially Conscious listeners - info that could cost hundreds if she shared it during an appointment in her office.

Co-host | Rebecca Gadberry. Receiving seven awards as a legend in the beauty industry, Rebecca Gadberry, LE, FSCC, continues to shine as one of skincare’s most inspiring innovators and ingredient experts. For more than five decades, she’s educated thousands of skincare professionals and helped shape the direction of modern beauty science.

Always ahead of the curve, Rebecca has been at the forefront of many of today’s most celebrated skincare movements—ranging from aloe vera, liposomes, AHAs, and hyaluronic acid to niacinamide, barrier repair, pollution and blue light protection, microbiome wellness, stem cell breakthroughs, adaptogens, multi-antioxidants, peptides, exosomes, fermentation, green chemistry, and longevity-focused skin care. One of the industry’s first myth-busters and science communicators, she’s earned multiple honors for her contributions as an educator, journalist, researcher, and product developer.

Rebecca has formulated more than 1,500 beauty products for major spa, clinical, broadcast, retail, and wellness brands worldwide, and published over 600 articles across trade, consumer, and scientific journals. A familiar voice on radio and TV, she’s a sought-after speaker who brings energy and expertise to conferences and seminars across every corner of the beauty business.

As the first Marketing Fellow of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the 13th licensed esthetician in California, Rebecca’s influence spans generations of professionals. Since 1986, she has served as founder, senior instructor, and program director of UCLA Extension’s acclaimed Cosmetic Science for Non-Chemists program, where she has taught students from every corner of the beauty industry—and from around the world—bringing together formulators, brand founders, estheticians, marketers, journalists educators and scientists united by a shared passion for skin health and innovation..

In 2018, Rebecca returned to YG Labs—a leading private label skincare innovator and manufacturer she once led as CEO—to lead Product Development and Education. Working alongside her son, Nik James, the company’s current CEO, and a cutting-edge team of scientists, she continues pushing the boundaries of skincare innovation with sustainable materials and biologically advanced skin care that redefine what’s possible for skin health and beauty.

Co-host | When Trina Renea became an esthetician she realized the key to success was lifelong learning - a goal that sets her apart from most skin care practitioners. 

For over 30 years, she’s explored the fields of cosmetic chemistry, medical esthetics, dermatology, and plastic surgery, becoming an expert in a wide expanse of professional skin care brands, equipment, and treatments. She is a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists with three certifications in cosmetic sciences from UCLA and continues to attend spa, medical, esthetic, and scientific conferences worldwide.

Now considered a skin master due to her broad expertise, Trina is a consultant to the Southern California beauty industry and medical esthetic community, selecting and training staff, developing treatments, guiding product selection, and helping professionals best serve their clients. 

In 2004, she founded the Facial Bungalow, a clinical spa offering advanced skin care technologies where she continues to work one-on-one with clients to this day. In 2008 she created Trina Renea Skincare.

Co-host | From the surf of Miami to the hills of Hollywood, Julie Falls spends her days working in the entertainment industry and the rest of her time questing after all things skin throughout Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and anywhere her job takes her. She is the ultimate super-curious and highly-educated consumer our listeners can relate to - making her the perfect counterpart to the rest of the Facially Conscious team. Known as Julie.com (@juliefdotcom) to her friends, she knows way more than she should for someone who’s never gone pro. In fact, for every skin care product, procedure, ingredient, or tool out there, there’s a good chance Julie’s already looked into it. If there’s a question about skin or skin care, Julie.com’s the one to ask it - and the highly skilled pros at Facially Conscious are the ones to answer.