Dr. Shereene Idriss
New York dermatologist, PillowtalkDerm creator and skincare founder who helps her community make sense of ingredients, routines and cosmetic treatments.
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Shereene’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus her backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Based in
- New York City
- Work
- Board-certified dermatologist, educator and skincare founder
- Breakout
- PillowtalkDerm skincare videos, begun on Instagram in 2018
- Education
- George Washington University; dermatology training at Tufts Medical Center
- Skincare brand
- Launched as PillowtalkDerm in 2022; renamed Dr. Idriss in January 2024
Mini bio
Before the pillow talks.
Shereene trained in medicine at George Washington University and completed her dermatology training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She went on to practice in New York and founded Idriss Dermatology in Manhattan.
How fans found her.
In 2018, she began posting skincare videos from bed on Instagram. She says the idea grew out of time spent correcting online misinformation in appointments. Patients shared her videos, more questions arrived, and the PillowtalkDerm community took shape.
From videos to formulas.
Her own experience with melasma helped shape Major Fade, the three-product collection that introduced PillowtalkDerm Skincare in 2022. The brand became Dr. Idriss in January 2024 and reached Sephora shelves that March. She continues to teach through videos, interviews and the Skin Health series on MasterClass.
Creditschronological, newest first
Education and media
- 2026Well with Arielle Lorre, episode 472Guest
- 2026The Mel Robbins PodcastGuest dermatologist
- 2025Skin HealthMasterClass co-instructor
- 2025Skin Talk with Laura LoveGuest
- 2018 onwardPillowtalkDermCreator and host
Skincare
- 2022Major Fade Solution SystemFounder of the skincare brand behind the collection
Awards
- Inc. Female Founders 5002026 honoree, recognized for expanding skincare knowledge through social media, television and digital teaching.
- Melanoma Research Foundation Influencer Award2025 New York City gala honoree.
- Allure Best of BeautyHer brand’s Major Fade Flash Mask won in the Mask category in 2025.
Quotes
So, I got in bed, picked up my phone, and posted a video.Shereene Idriss, a note from the founder
Her account of starting the videos that became PillowtalkDerm.
Trivia
- She calls her community skincare nerds.
- She is an avid painter, a hobby her practice connects to her eye for aesthetics.
- Her first job was as a camp counselor.
- Her 2020 video about becoming a dermatologist was originally an Instagram Live.
Find Shereene
Follow her pillow talks, ingredient explainers and new videos.
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