Ms. Olivia Quido-Co
As CEO and Founder of O Skin Med Spa, Olivia Quido-Co has devoted 16 years into making women feel and look beautiful. Armed with a deeply-rooted passion for skin esthetics and nurturing instincts, her holistic approach to beauty and life in general has brought her success as a top-rated esthetician, entrepreneur, women’s advocate and a Christian philanthropist.
“Ms. O,” as most people call her, started her career as a California-licensed esthetician inside a leased spare room in a beauty salon in Artesia, CA in 2003. Undaunted by the pressures of being new in the industry, she zealously honed her skills in performing facials in the confines of an eight-by-six-feet space, while learning the ropes of running a spa. Her resilience and determination paid off as word spread about her talent and work ethics, which later earned her the Woman of the Year award, Top 100 Filipinos in the USA, AARP’s Top 8 Woman Entrepreneur in LA, and a Mayor’s Award for Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.
In 2007, Olivia moved to a bigger clinic. By 2012, she opened her second branch in Eagle Rock Plaza Mall. In 2013, she moved her Artesia branch in Cerritos Mall to accommodate more clients. With 2 branches, 12 treatment rooms, 3 consultation rooms and a wide range of skin treatment services; from facials, 3D eyebrow sculpting, IV glutathione, Botox and fillers, to Stem Cell rejuvenation, Plasma lift and their recent innovation, “Magic foundation,” O Skin Med Spa is now the most sought-after Filipino-owned medical spa in Southern California. They have employed over 40 employees, mostly Filipinos comprised of licensed nurses, estheticians, doctors, micro-blading artists and board-certified plastic surgeons.
O Skin Med Spa has also been the medical spa of choice among Filipino beauty queens; from Shamcey Supsup (Miss Universe 2011, 3rd Runner-up), Janine Tugonon (Miss Universe 2012, 1st Runner-up), Ariela Arida (Miss Universe 2013, 3rd Runner-up), to Megan Young (Miss World 2013) and Pia Wurtzbach (Miss Universe 2015). A lot of Filipino celebrities like KC Conception, Boy Abunda and Claudine Barretto have endorsed and highly recommend their services. Hollywood stars such as Patti Austin and many others would drive out to LA for their famous signature facial.
In 2009, Olivia signed with ABSCBN International and The Filipino Channel (TFC) to star in her own TV beauty segment. Her show entitled, “Beauty by O,” is running on its 10th year and is rating fairly well. Olivia also appeared on Balitang Amerika, an award winning international news program airing on the same network. O Skin Care has been featured in several publications such as Weekend Balita, Philippine Post, Philippine Tribune, and on Travel & Leisure magazine in the Philippines.
In 2011, Olivia launched her own Skin care line which quickly attained a massive following due to its amazing results. They released their 24-karat-gold infused products under “The Secret Collection,” in 2017. Since then, the collection which composed of “Secret Gold,” “Secret Glow”, “Secret Radiance” and soon to be released, “Secret Pearl” became one of the most raved-about skin product among Hollywood celebrities including Danah Cleaton and Shanty Lowry.
Using top of the line ingredients from different parts of the world, Olivia’s products have earned a reputation of dramatically replacing surgery for curing certain skin problems, thus revolutionizing the use of topical products as a non-invasive alternative. The Olivia Quido Skin care line are distributed globally; mainly in Nepal, San Francisco, Virginia Beach, New Jersey, Baltimore, Philippines, Cebu, Canada and soon in Dubai. Because of its everincreasing popularity, the line made its red carpet debut at the recently concluded 46th Emmy Award Academy where Olivia was officially invited to the Emmy Lounge Gifting Suite so the stars, producers, media outlets, bloggers, and influencers could experience her products firsthand. Though her products and services have long been on the radar of several beauty influencers, the event have brought in more clients including Hollywood and Days of our Lives’ stars, Kyler Pettis and Victoria Konefal, as well as actress and Lily Melgar and host Dan Babic to Olivia’s clientele of celebrities and A-listers.
Olivia and her journey is a classic success story told and retold in the Filipino-American Community. From battling acne as a teenager and discovering her passion for esthetics to growing her brand and eventually becoming a household name, Olivia’s quintessential story of an immigrant fulfilling her American dream has inspired thousands of Filipinos worldwide. As a way to give back to the community, she is actively involved in women empowerment advocacies, using her profession to uplift and encourage women from different walks of life.
She, along with her family are active donors of the House of Moses, an international child welfare ministry for orphaned and abandoned children, and Joyce Meyer ministries. They are also faithful supporters of several church planting and evangelism ministries the Philippines.
Nurse Ami is one of the most experienced and respected nurse injectors at O Skin Med Spa. She was involved in the initial research on Botox and has worked with facial injectables for almost two decades. For these reasons, she was personally chosen as one of only a few dozen aesthetic nurse providers to be an Allergan Medical Institute Faculty Trainer for Allergan, Inc, the makers of BOTOX® Cosmetic, JUVEDERM®, and LATISSE®. This entails training doctors and nurse injectors on how to improve their injection technique. Only those providers who have shown the highest level of expertise and have demonstrated a true understanding of facial anatomy and aging are chosen for this program. She was also hand-picked to assist the world renowned Dr. Arthur Swift and Dr. Deborah Sherman for Allergan