about 3 weeks ago, we had a customer for our Spring Fling special but at the SkyCity Grand Hotel. it went well and but it also showed us that hotels recognise the portable massage table and assumptions were made straight away. it was quite funny actually.
apart from that, both Steph and I have been busy with everything else, but will endeavour to bring more beauty and spa ideas to you. the latest news would be the endorsement deal im trying to work out with Alathea: Dead Sea Beauty Products at the moment, and hopefully by mid-November, casa de lilly will be endorsing Dead Sea Products in all our treatments. (i will do a write up later on the wonders of Dead Sea Products)
for now, i'll leave you with why it's beneficial to have a facial at least once in two weeks, if not more!
take care, and be safe
casa de lilly beauty team
Getting a facial is one of the best investments you can make in yourself.
That's the advice of aestheticians, experts trained in skin-care and to provide
facials. Not only can a facial make your skin look better, it's also a great way
to clean out pores which are beleaguered by weather, pollution and stress.
A lot of us are investing in our faces these days. The net result is often
softened wrinkles, better skin tone, brighter complexions, fewer break-outs,
improved firmness, and, relaxation. Defying Mother Nature is big business; the
skin-care products industry is expected to grow as much as 40 percent this year.
Last year, $1.4 billion was spent at salons in skin-care products alone,
according to Kathy Shingara, director of the Institute of Aesthetic Arts and
Sciences (IAAS) in Southbury, Conn.
"Skin-care is the fastest-growing portion of the beauty industry
today," said Shingara. "This I know."
As more baby-boomers search for ways to turn back the clock, and
encourage their daughters to begin good skin-care early, facials are an
affordable way to do something special for yourself. Averaging about $50 for 45
minutes to an hour, facials are a lot less expensive than the more serious
chemical peels, laser procedures and botox injections. At some high-priced
salons, however, facials can run $100 and more.
Even some dermatologists agree that facials can help. But doctors,
somewhat less enthusiastic about the anti-aging power of facials, advise you to
be sure the person doing your facial is well trained. No picking or digging for
blackheads, says Dr. Meryl Joerg, a New York City dermatologist and member of
the American Academy of Dermatology. "Don't ever do anything that would break
the skin."
Shingara, who has been teaching aestheticians for more than 30 years,
says that facials shouldn't break the skin. "The basis of a good facial is to
reestablish balance in the skin and prevent aging," she said. The best ones are
always customized to a woman's specific skin needs.
In a good facial, expect the aesthetician to first analyze your skin and
decide what type of products to use. Next, she'll do a deep cleansing. Good
cleansing rids the face of makeup residue, as well as wipes away pollution.
Next comes exfoliation to get dead cells off. The trend today is in
non-abrasive exfoliation, products that penetrate into the pores without any
scrubbing. "When you keep as many dead cells off as possible, new cells can find
their way to the top and you'll look better," said Shingara. Exfoliation also
helps restore lost moisture. Dry skin doesn't regenerate itself well, she said.
Toner is the next step, usually sprayed in a fine mist to restore balance to
the skin. A toner shouldn't take the place of a good cleanser, however, its
purpose isn't to remove residue that you should have gotten off with your
cleanser.
Depending on what's going on with your face, the next step would be a
special treatment. Oily skin would have different products applied than dry
skin. Someone might be fighting blackheads, while another may be plagued with
redness. Sometimes gentle steam is applied to help the skin absorb the products.
Alphahydroxy (AHA) products may be used during this step for a glycolic facial.
AHAs are great for helping to regenerate the skin.
Ah, the massage, that comes next. The aesthetician will usually apply a
cream to moisturize and nourish your face and massage it in for a few
minutes.
The mask, usually a clay mixture, then soaks up excess oil as well as
brightens and tones the skin. There are many types of masks available today.
Application of a day or night cream is the finishing touch. Day creams
protect and moisturize, night creams nourish.
You should see a difference in your skin right away. It should appear
brighter, firmer and freshened. A facial shouldn't make you break out; if that's
happening, it's not the right product for you.information from All About Facials
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