Welcome to “Fashionista Face It ,” in which practitioners, dermatologists, facialists and other beauty experts answer our rapid-fire questions (quicker than you can say “just a few more units, please?”), revealing their hottest takes, most controversial opinions and the hard truths they wish their clients could come to terms with.

Pietro Simone , a celebrity esthetician and brand founder who has worked with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Paulson, has spent more than 25 years in the skin-care field. At his namesake flagship studio in the West Village, Simone specializes in “pro-aging” (not “anti-aging”!) treatments, as well as what he calls a “very unusual and intense face massage.” He focuses on muscle stimulation via various massage techniques and Endosphere, or a technology that supports lymphatic flow, muscle tonification and microcirculation across the body.

Simone isn’t one to mince his words when it comes to his skin-care industry hot takes: For example, he said in our full interview that he…