You’ll love saying… “I woke up like this”
Our goal isn’t to change what makes you, YOU. The goal is to get you to smile every time you look in the mirror.
We understand that you’re nervous that cosmetic injections may change how you look–we’ve been there too.
Our certified nurse injectors are passionate in ensuring that you look and feel your best in your own skin through subtle enhancements.
This is a common concern that pops up in our chair, especially when it’s your first time or you’ve had a less-than-stellar cosmetic treatment in the past! We’re here to tell you that cosmetic treatments, when done tastefully, are undetectable. The purpose is to compliment your already existing features and not to change the unique features that make you, you.
Regardless of prior experience with medical aesthetics, age or skin type, you still have the potential to love the way you look. Our nurses are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming space for all, no matter your size, gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender expression.
WE CAN’T WAIT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
Nothing like a nurses touch
We want you to feel taken care of. Subtle Enhancements is a nurse-led cosmetic and wellness clinic. As nursing professionals, we answer to a regulatory body, the College of Nurses. This means as nurses we must meet specific requirements to practice in Ontario. As a nursing professional, we must uphold high standards and always have the client’s best interest at heart.
As a nurse, our core ethical values include:
Client justice
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Accountability
Fidelity
Autonomy
Veracity
In short, this means that we will always be completely honest about what is best for you, and the risks and benefits of the treatment. We are committed to providing you with high-quality care while you’re in AND out of our chair through our follow-up process.
WE are nurse-LED.
Sometimes we need a little external AND internal help to feel better and boost our confidence
Look and feel like YOU on your best day, every day. We specialize in cosmetic injectables, permanent makeup, naturopathic care for natural, confidence-boosting results:
facial harmonization including wrinkle-smoothing treatments like Botox/Dysport, dermal fillers, and lip enhancements
collagen-stimulating treatments like PRP therapy, Sculptra, and Radiesse
medical facial, LED therapy, and chemical peels for overall skin health
naturopathic care and acupuncture to optimize your lifestyle and treat the root cause of your health concerns
Our team of nurses, beauty and skin experts, and naturopathic doctors are committed to providing you with several options for any concerns, providing transparency about your options, and all costs upfront. We won’t surprise you with any hidden fees and we won’t provide a treatment that we don’t feel is best for you. If we can’t do it, or we know someone who specializes in this particular treatment, we’ll refer you to them. That’s our promise to you.
If you’re not sure what treatment is best for you, or if you’re the right candidate for injectables, medical esthetics, or naturopathic care, start by booking a consultation with us.
Meet Our Medical and Beauty Team
Hilary is the founder and lead nurse injector at Subtle Enhancements. Hilary began her nursing career after she graduated from Fleming College in 2017 with a diploma in practical nursing. She began working at a hospital on a medical/surgical unit while she pursued cosmetic nursing. In 2019, she went back to school to pursue her bachelor of science in nursing degree and graduated in 2022. Her hopes are to pursue her masters/nurse practitioner in a couple of years! Through the pandemic, she worked as a street nurse in Toronto serving folks that were experiencing homelessness. This was one of her favourite areas to work in apart from medical aesthetics!
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Completely unrelated to nursing, Hilary pursued firefighting and achieved her Ontario Fire Marshall Seal in 2021! Relating to medical aesthetics, in 2018 Hilary graduated with a certificate in botulinum toxin and dermal fillers from Ontario Medical Aesthetics. Following that, she mentored one-on-one with an experienced nurse practitioner to hone her skills for 6 months. She went on to work at several well known Toronto medical spas while building Subtle Enhancements. Over the years she’s pursued advanced courses for medical aesthetics and holds certifications for deoxycholic acid, advanced lip filler, facial harmonization (8-point lift) with Erika Barry (@injectorbunny), specialized anatomy courses, sclerotherapy, multiple Sculptra courses, Radiesse and many more!
Hilary is a complete animal lover and prior to nursing, worked with animals for a decade. Her true passion is helping rescue animals and has been a foster dog parent for many years. She’s even got 3 rescue pets of her own! When Hilary isn’t at work, you can find her always learning something new, cuddling with her pets, traveling the world, or doing absolutely nothing on the couch (who doesn’t love this?!).
Favourite drink: Aperol Spritz
Pets: Remy (husky mix), Seven (cat) & Bingo (Chihuahua)
Horoscope: Gemini
Hobbies: Olympic weightlifting, lazy Sundays, horror movies
Favourite Treatment: Radiesse for neck bands and collagen stimulation
Arlena is our first edition to our nursing team and our lead nurse in our Whitby location. Arlena and Hilary attended nursing school together and were in the trenches together (aka clinical placements). Sitting in her chair, you’ll feel like your old friends but with no disregard to your safety or comfort. Arlena is a registered practical nurse that has 5 years of experience in long term care, with a specialization in dementia care. Not only has she been practicing for 5 years, but she’s been a certified cosmetic injector for 3 of those years! Arlena has always had an aesthetic eye and has been in the beauty industry from a young age where she started as a hairstylist for many years (she specializes in blondes).
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After nursing school, she pursued cosmetic nursing, which is the perfect blend of medicine and beauty, and allows her to use her creativity and passion for aesthetics. Arlena strives to help her clients look and feel their best on the inside and the outside. Arlena ruminates with our “less is more” approach. She’s our go to for all things lip injections!
When Arlena isn’t working, you can find her cooking up creative dishes in her home, kayaking, or biking. Arlena loves a good high-intensity work out and can be found frequenting F45! She is a new mom to a sweet little girl name Scarlett and enjoys spending quality time with her family at home.
Favourite drink: pint of Keith’s
Pets: Dublin (Rottweiler), Bronson (cat), & Cushion (cat)
Hobbies: Cooking & kayaking
Horoscope: Scorpio
Favourite Treatment: Dysport for forehead lines
Vanessa
Medical Esthetician
Hailing from the beaches of Cancun Mexico, Vanessa is an educator, smooth skin maker and all around skin care expert, She has been known to go above and beyond to make sure her guests have a stellar experience.
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Her schooling and previous occupations have been as diverse as she is, but have always circled back to health, wellness and beauty. In her previous life she was a luxury real estate closer, and a successful bodybuilding competitor coach! She started her esthetics career in Canada almost 9 years ago and has never looked back.
She loves to elevate her clients natural beauty by providing them with an exceptional skin care experience in a peaceful and comfortable space. She is a wealth of information and will always take the time to explain her services and products to make your skin care journey safe and easy.
While being an overall skin care expert, Vanessa also specializes in skin health in persons of colour (skin types 3-6) & men and gives one heck of a facial massage. Whether you’re looking to get rid of pigmentation, acne or just start taking care of your skin, Vanessa will have you relaxed and glowing when you leave her treatment room!
Favourite drink: Mezcal
Pets: None
Horoscope: Virgo
Hobbies: Reading, Weightlifting, Fishing
Favourite Treatment: Chemical Peel
Jacky
Patient Care Coordinator
Jacky is a true Torontonian! She was born and raised in Toronto’s east end, but for the last decade she has lived in beautiful Parkdale with her partner Ben and their pets. Jacky has a background working in veterinary medicine (that’s how Hilary & Jacky met!) and she eventually moved into human medicine working at both St. Joes and Toronto Western hospitals. Most recently Jacky was working for the city as a 9-1-1 Dispatcher!
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Jacky has a huge interest in all things dogs and dog rescue, she’s an avid collector of tattoos and vintage clothing, and loves sweating it out in a Weightlifting class. She can usually be found her little fam all cozied up watching some weird horror flick, a cool new Netflix series (true crime 🙌🏻), or just hanging with her closest pals!
Favourite drink: Coffee first, beer later
Pets: Obi (Boxer), Rosie (a supermutt from Texas), her cats Delilah and Mila, and about 20+ houseplants
Hobby: Weightlifting
Horoscope: Pisces
Favourite Treatment: Dysport (duh), and Lip Filler “cause ya girl wasn’t blessed with lips”
JENNIFER
Medical Director, PHC-NP
Jennie is our medical director, who oversees all of our medical treatments here at Subtle Enhancements. She’s a nurse practitioner that has an extended scope of practice which means she can prescribe, diagnose, order, and interpret tests. Pretty cool, right? She’s one smart cookie and she’s our go-to for any advanced medical questions, our sounding board, a good friend, and always available in the event of an injection emergency!
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Jennifer is a masters-educated primary health care nurse practitioner celebrating over 11 years as a nursing professional. Jennie is a University of Western alumni, where she graduated with her BScN and then her Masters of Nursing and RN (EC) from the University of Toronto in 2015. Jennie completed her own aesthetic training and certification through The Canadian Association of Medical Aesthetics and has gone on to pursue many advanced injection certifications. Jennifer has a passion for complication management and safety in aesthetics. At Subtle Enhancements, safety is our top priority, hence why Jennie fit into our team so seamlessly.
She’s the founder of Real Beauty Rx, an aesthetic clinic located in Brantford, Ontario (check out her instagram @realbeauty.rx). Jennifer is also a busy mom to her 4 year old son, and maintains her position as an NP in family practice. Jennie is super active, and loves a good bike ride with her hubby. Talk about a go-getter!
Favourite drink: Starbucks Vanilla Cream Cold Brew
Pets: Loves cats but has none due to her hubby’s allergies
Hobby: Training for an olympic marathon
Horoscope: Pisces
Favourite Treatment: Sculptra for full face rejuvenation
Dr. Margot, ND is a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncture Provider who is passionate about working with folks to help them make small changes to achieve dramatic shifts in their health and wellness journey.
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Through her unique processes of a full assessment, intentional testing options and individualized and manageable treatment plans, she works with her patients to find the contributing factors and root causes to their concerns. By focusing on balancing hormones, correcting deficiencies and supporting gut health, Dr. Margot gives you the confidence, support and strategy needed to implement a plan and get consistent and sustainable results. With her years of professional experience and education, Dr. Margot is here to help you make sense of all the information you come across and find what’s relevant to your unique needs and goals. With a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, supplements and diet and lifestyle counseling, Dr. Margot works with her patients to feel energized and glow from the inside out. Dr. Margot loves educating her patients, and can be found hanging out on instagram regularly (@doctormargotnd).
Dr. Margot is always learning! She has additional training in hormone therapy, facial rejuvenation and cosmetic acupuncture, fertility, pre and postnatal care, paediatric care and women’s health. When she is not in the office, you can find her in local coffee shops, outside in nature, or dancing for hours to live music!
For more information on her practice style, offerings, as well as her many free resources, head to her website at doctormargotnd.com
Favourite drink: Oat Cappuccino and Negronis
Pets: Many many plant babies, they count right?!
Hobbies: Figure skating, podcasts & live music
Horoscope: Aries Sun, Leo Rising, Scorpio Moon
Favourite Treatment: Acupuncture
Isabella
Patient Care Coordinator
Isabella is our patient care coordinator/admin in our Toronto location. She was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, but her background is Czech, Nepali, and Polish. Isabella has been in Toronto for four years, where she just graduated from the University of Toronto with a double major in human biology and physiology, and a minor in immunology.
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During those four years, she also had the opportunity to work as the Vice President of two charities at the university: Canadian Feed the Children and Her Voice. These charities focused on food security, education, and sanitation for children, and domestic violence awareness, respectively. Isabella has also worked as a volunteer at the Kensington Eye Clinic, where she gained firsthand experience working in a medical environment. When COVID hit, she adopted a dog named Mellark, who was transported from a kill shelter in Texas. Her group was named after Hunger Games characters, like Peeta Mellark. If she isn’t hiking with Mellark, Isabella loves exploring Toronto's best food spots, watching horror movies, and anything skincare related!
Isabella hopes to gain knowledge and experience working in the medical aesthetic world! She’s considering her creating her own skincare line and is even exploring becoming a physician.
Favourite drink: Coffee during the week and margaritas on the weekends :)
Pets: Mellark (a rescue from Texas)
Horoscope: Virgo
Hobbies: Hiking, horror movies, self-care routines, playing with my dog
Favourite Treatment: Yet to discover!
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