Chakra Esthetics Wins People's Choice Award for Skin Care Clinics

PALM DESERT, CA, UNITED STATES, October 19, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Chakra Esthetics, a private esthetics practice on El Paseo in Palm Desert, California, has been named People's Choice in the Skin Care Clinics category by the Consumer Ratings Institute. The recognition is based on 123 public consumer reviews and an overall 5.0-star rating, marking a significant milestone for the practice as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Angela Rafferty, the founder and owner of Chakra Esthetics, opened the practice in 2016 after more than two decades in the spa industry, including roles as a spa therapist, spa manager, and corporate spa educator for luxury hospitality brands such as Hyatt and Marriott.

Rafferty couldn't find the type of facial spa she was seeking, so she built it herself. The practice combines personalized, results-oriented skincare with sound healing, chakra balancing, crystals, and intentional touch, offering skin longevity facials, ritual massage, and virtual skin consultations. New guests begin with an in-depth AI skin analysis and consultation, a customized ritual facial, and a personal skin strategy session with a plan for home care. The practice also offers Hawaiian Lomi Lomi and Sedona Swedish massage, free virtual skin consultations available across the US, and her new The Crystal Skin Collection by Chakra Esthetics’ signature skincare line for home.

Rafferty's approach is progressive, not aggressive, honoring the skin's natural barrier and each guest's individual needs. She blends advanced, science-informed skincare with sound healing, chakra balancing, crystals, and intentional touch in her signature skin longevity facials. The practice has received other honors, including BizRate Best of Facial Spas in 2025 and 2026 and Circadia Professional Skincare's Rookie Spa of the Year in 2023.

Chakra Esthetics is a gratuity-free private esthetics practice on El Paseo in Palm Desert, California, founded in 2016 by licensed esthetician and certified massage therapist Angela Rafferty. The practice combines personalized, results-oriented skincare with sound healing, chakra balancing, crystals, and intentional touch, offering skin longevity facials, ritual massage, and virtual skin consultations. New guests begin with an in-depth AI skin analysis and consultation, a customized ritual facial, and a personal skin strategy session with a plan for home care. The practice also offers Hawaiian Lomi Lomi and Sedona Swedish massage, free virtual skin consultations available across the US, and her new The Crystal Skin Collection by Chakra Esthetics’ signature skincare line for home.

Rafferty trains licensed estheticians in The Chakra Esthetics Method and serves as Vice-Chair of the El Paseo Merchants Board for 2026/27. She is also an advisor to the Milan Institute of Palm Desert. The practice is committed to personalized skincare that treats the whole person, not just the surface.