OUR MISSION
We go deeper than the skin. Elle tries to enhance our client’s own beautiful and stand-out features to create a soft and natural look.
Laura Reddington, RN
Owner & Founder of Elle Medical Aesthetics, RN, Master Injector
Laura is a registered nurse with 16 years of patient care experience. After attending Northeastern University in Boston near her childhood home in Massachusetts, Laura also attended the University of Southern Maine, earning two bachelor degrees in both Exercise Physiology and Nursing. Laura is certified and highly trained in the craft of medical aesthetics and cosmetic injectables and initially studied for two years under two physicians here in Portland, Maine.
Developing a love for the creative and technical marriage of facial aesthetics, Laura launched her own brand, Elle Medical Aesthetics, in 2016 and has become a respected name in the industry that clients trust. Laura prefers a natural approach to aesthetics and strives to enhance the client’s own beautiful and stand-out features to create a soft and natural look.
Ziana Merlim, Aesthetician
Certified Microblading Artist
Ziana is a Maine native, growing up in Cape Elizabeth where she graduated high school in 2012. She went on to attend college and received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish. Although she enjoyed her field of study, Ziana couldn’t ignore her dream to pursue a career in aesthetics that was born as a child spending time with her family in her father’s native country, Brazil. Ziana, bilingual in Portuguese, learned the love of beauty hanging out at family-owned spas in
Rio De Janeiro.
Ziana offers a variety of advanced aesthetic services which include microblading, microneedling, dermaplaning, chemical peels, air brush spray tanning, lash extensions and facial waxing. When she's not working with clients, she enjoys spinning, traveling, and spending time with her dogs, Bella and Mellie.
Addie Todd, Practice Manager
Clientele Coordinator & Content Marketing Specialist
Addie grew up locally on Chebeague Island, Casco Bay Portland! She graduated from the University of Maine in 2020, earning her Bachelors degree in Marketing and Management. In the summer, Addie enjoys to spend her free time on the ocean paddle boarding or cruising around the Casco Bay. Addie has a passion for marketing and strives to build a connection with preexisting and new clients at Elle!
She handles all client interaction for our med spa. Be sure to say hello when you enter our boutique- she’d love to meet you!