Starring Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Nathan Fillion, the film follows Hope Goldman (Banks), a famed Los Angeles aesthetician who suspects Angel Vergara (Méndez), a rival aesthetician who opens a boutique directly across from hers, of stalking and harassing her.

With the help of life coach Jordan Weaver (Pullman), the two embark on a quest to uncover the identity of the blackmailer, save her business, and clear her name.

In 2013, Hope Goldman is a famous aesthetician who runs a successful skincare studio in Los Angeles with her assistant and PR agent Marine.

At night, Hope receives a text message with a video of her in her studio, followed by an ominous phone call.

The next day, Colleen tells Hope that someone sent an email from her address to all of her contacts claiming she is struggling emotionally, in debt, and sexually frustrated, leading several clients to cancel their appointments.

Shortly afterward, Jordan calls the police and provides an anonymous tip that Hope was responsible for attacking Angel.

The film was loosely inspired by the case of Dawn DaLuise, who was arrested and later acquitted for a murder-for-hire plot against a rival beauty guru.

The website's consensus reads: "Skincare's script could use some rejuvenation, but Elizabeth Banks' superb performance gives this thriller its own kind of radiance.

"[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 61 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[10] In his positive review, Keith Garlington of Keith & the Movies called it "a sleek and savvy crime thriller and black comedy hybrid" and that "the movie works thanks to a committed and perfectly tuned Elizabeth Banks whose textured performance is the glue that holds it all together.