The Skin Nerd: My backstage secrets behind the scenes at Dancing with the Stars

This week Skin Nerd and Skingredients Founder Jennifer Rock gets hands on with the celebrities

The Skin Nerd Jennifer Rock back stage at Dancing With The Stars

Can you believe that it is my third year working behind the scenes at Dancing with the Stars? Tending to the faces of the hit show is a fun-filled, frantic affair but I wouldn’t want it any other way. As a trained facialist who has turned her love of skincare into a business, the hands-on, practical experience of caring for the skin is a welcome break from the calls of spreadsheets and Zoom meetings. And being amongst the sparkles is pretty good too. But honestly, the best part about working on Dancing with the Stars is that it feels like family. It’s a fast-paced, notorious show and it’s so much fun getting to work with the presenters and judges. I often stay behind to watch and feel so proud to notably see the difference in my clients' faces due to the skin prep undertaken and so this week, I give you a sneak peak of what goes on
before the show begins.

Starting with the basics