smooth cheeks

Gabriel Suarez is a licensed esthetician, specializing in skin care services, body grooming, and waxing from head to toe. He has met the beauty treatment needs of West Hollywood residents for over nine years, working for some of the most renowned salons in the city. He brings extensive post-graduate training from the International Dermal Institute to his salon and table. He values his clients, making sure they are treated with superb, personal quality care.

In 2013, five years after working at some of the best salons and spas in West Hollywood, Gabriel realized a lifelong dream when he opened his own skincare boutique SMOOTH CHEEKS in the heart of West Hollywood.

Located on Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega and San Vicente Boulevards, his beautiful salon overlooks the street below from the second-floor windows. With spacious, beautiful accommodations and plenty of parking options, his clients can look forward to the same unmatched personal care Gabriel passionately provides while improving the health and appearance of each guest’s skin.

Gabriel is thrilled to have the opportunity to continue doing the work he loves as a licensed esthetician while pushing the envelope in the latest skincare and waxing techniques.

Gabriel and Smooth Cheeks has been featured nationally in People Magazine, the LA Times, and on ABC, CBS and FOX.

In the 2024 film Skincare, Luis Gerardo Méndez portrays Angel Vergara, a character inspired by Gabriel. The thriller draws from the true story of a celebrity facialist who was accused of a murder-for-hire scheme targeting the owner of a competing skincare clinic. The owner of the clinic is based on Gabriel, who was allegedly targeted by another facialist in real life. See  Skincare on IMDB.