On top of that, there are serums, a little LED therapy, a lot of pore tightening and a fascinating interlude with strips of cotton and silk, not unlike threading, that lifts off the layers of dead skin. But the end result is a glowy rosiness, the buzz of blood circulating round a tired face, and a conviction that another session might just be needed. Issy von Simson. To book visit pietrosimone. Down the gilded staircase beneath the s ballroom-style dining area, the spa is known for using everything from caviar algae to organic golden millet oil.
Ever one to let its clientele in on the secret, The Dorchester has brought a piece of Hollywood to its already five-star spa with the new residency of touted skin specialist Adeela Crown. Before the treatment she talks through your skin concerns and current routine, and will suggest techniques and ingredients that are used in the facial and can be continued at home.
During the Crowning Glowry, eight different skin technologies are applied using a variety of methods, such as massage and oxygen facial, each to hydrate, sculpt and brighten the complexion. Masks are mixed during the treatment with fresh, raw ingredients, made to measure, and afterwards, skin feels thoroughly cleansed and rejuvenated. Best of all — the results last for days.
Appointments available on Thursdays, Fridays and the first and second Saturday of each month. Insider tip Arrive early so you can make the most of the steam room and relaxation area before your treatment. By Charlotte Davey. Treatments are available at The Dorchester; adeelacrown.
But in her own time the German scientist has a natural look, barely wearing any make-up at all. Fine lines are also reduced as a by-product of the intense moisturising treatment which ends with a couple of vegan Skin Food supplement capsules that work with the superfood ingredient purslane to promote anti-ageing and skin renewal from the inside.
Take-home product: Anti-pollution drops to protect skin against ageing environmental aggressors while also supplying skin with moisture. Top tip: Make the most of having access to a Barbara Sturm-trained therapist and ask all those niggling questions that have built up over time. Instant results: Instantly clearer skin due to the removal of harmful bacteria and a more even skin tone.
And as you unfurl, your therapist will diagnose exactly what your skin needs to bring it back to peak peppiness. It might be a blast of radio-frequency to tighten, stimulate collagen and depuff; an oxygen infusion to deeply hydrate while targeting persistent acne; or a round of microdermabrasion to exfoliate and repair sun-damaged skin. Top tip: Linger a while after your treatment. Instant results: Deeply hydrated, clear skin — but the main takeaway is the advice you get from your therapist, who's full of suggestions for tiny lifestyle tweaks that'll go a long way to help revive your skin.
What we say: There are no complicated lotions or potions at this facial. The focus instead is on the power of massage to tone, slim and smooth out the face. For years Martine de Richeville and her body remodelage technique, based on eurythmic massage and traditional Chinese medicine, has been the not-so-well-kept secret behind the enviably svelte figures of many Parisian women. After a brief cleanse, the skin is stroked, pinched and rolled in a series of strong but measured movements designed to re-oxygenate and release the build up of toxins.
Instead, ask for advice on how to recreate that bright-eyed feeling by draining under the eyes at home — we were advised to do it daily. The Awaken facial is designed to stimulate circulation and energise your skin. Once you are wrapped up tight in heated fluffy white towels, a warm stone is placed on your stomach to restore balance. Just as you wouldn't start the day without applying SPF ahem and you wouldn't head off to bed without a rejuvenating night time serum, it's important to factor in facials into your skincare routine for optimum results.
How we treat our skin now can impact its condition for years to come and with sensitised skin on the rise directly thanks to us meddling with potent skincare at home , it's a shrewd move to visit a professional for a skin reboot, and for vital advice on how to properly take care of our skin. By Elle Turner. As for facials, not all are made equal. You can get one that's cheap and feels nice, but doesn't really make a huge amount of difference to your skin.
You can get one that's all frills and no substance aka heavy on the frou-frou scented oils, but light on the active ingredients that kick-start cell renewal and rebuild compromised barrier functions. Or, you can get one with an experienced and exceptional aesthetician who can identify the issues particular to your skin and put together ingredients and techniques that leave your skin in peak condition.
Really, when it comes to facials, you're paying for the ingredients and the expertise. Nail that last point by finding someone who really knows what they're doing and the rest will follow. We've made a list of the superstar facialists at the top of their game. Alongside a range of luxurious and results-driven skincare products, these experts rely on a combination of innovative massage techniques and technical innovations to provide a world-class facial that's able to treat a multitude of skin conditions and concerns.
While some prefer the natural side of skincare, opting for essential oil blends and hands-on massage, others call on the latest tech like lasers to target pigmentation and light therapy to eliminate clogged pores.
Her ethos is all about promoting healthy skin using clinically-proven products. Now she's opened up a spa in London's Mount Street so that Londoner's can access her high-performance facials via the very capable hands of her meticulously trained expert aestheticians. The result is the feeling of emerging from a deep sleep feeling completely relaxed. Glowing skin, which lasts for weeks, is another welcome side effect. Linda Meredith has long been a go-to facialist for those in the know: Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham flock to her Knightsbridge clinic for her game changing roster of facials.
To finish, an activator liquid — jam packed with hyaluronic acid, red algae and lactic acid — is gently applied to further blur lines and wrinkles. Expect to emerge immensely relaxed, with a wonderfully restored, glowing complexion. To recreate this experience at home the skin guru has devised DIY at-home versions of her two most well-known facials.
The hardest part is choosing between them but rest assured both deliver illuminating results. There are approximately 42 muscles in your face, and guess what? They need some love too - to stop them from letting the side down, so to speak. But this isn't your bog-standard facial massage. Alexandra does the weirdest things: painting your face with honey, which pulls skin taut as she presses it with her palms; 'dry brushing', which feels like your face is being swept with tiny toothbrushes; and a flurry of speedy slaps to pull muscles out of their slump.
This is merely prep, though. The real magic happens when she gets to work with her hot rocks - kneading underneath cheekbones, turning your head this way and that - before pressing ice-cold quartz stones into temples, sinuses and brow bones to take down puffiness. It's three parts pleasure, one part pain. But she'll tell you that you look about 12 once she's finished with your face. Look in the mirror and you might just believe her.
After choosing The Ritz as the location of his second salon in London, one feels that celebrated Japanese hair stylist Hiro Miyoshi has surely already reached his peak, so chic are his surroundings and so elegant his clientele. As well as offering hair styling, the salon also specialises in Japanese face massage, a sculpting technique that helps improve circulation and rejuvenate the skin.
Dr David Jack is one of the best in the ageing gracefully business. His Harley Street clinic is wonderfully chic and full-to-bursting with cutting-edge treatments for all manner of skincare conditions and concerns. A fruit-based mixed acid peel is left of for six minutes any tingles are hardly noticeable thanks to a most relaxing head massage while you wait , then removed by dermaplaning or facial shaving which makes very short work of stubborn black heads before a nourishing vitamin treatment brightens skin for an instantly more youthful looking complexion.
Take home a bag of his Skin, Hair and Nails supplement to optimise results and keep skin glowing for weeks. A clever micro-peel balances skin, boosts cell renewal and softens fine lines, while an extremely thorough extraction will leave you vowing to never sleep in your make up again.
All entirely worthwhile for the grand finale of a gloriously nourishing mask and toxin-draining massage we dare you to not drift off to sleep. The treatment begins with a warm jade stone being placed and left to balance on the abdomen, setting the tone for what is a deeply relaxing and almost sinfully indulgent facial, complete with impossibly soft towels and heated beds.
The treatment begins with nourishing organic shea butter and coconut oil cleansing balm being gently massaged into the skin, this is followed with a gentle exfoliating mask and a long luxurious steam whilst being cocooned in a muslin cloth. The heavenly smelling fruity serums and oils being languidly massaged into the face.
Expect to leave in a trance like state but with beautifully glowing and with intensely hydrated skin. Parisienne brand Biologique Recherche has a new trick up its sleeve: and the Second Skin 3D Facial is as clever as it sounds.
It takes place at the gleaming Embassy of Beauty - the UK flagship - and combines cult, hardworking products placenta cream, anyone? Nasio-labial folds, crows feet and fine lines across the forehead are all worthy targets, which - once the strips are saturated with more hyaluronic acid - appear magically smoother, in mere minutes.
Taking place at the COMO Shambhala Urban Escape on the top floor, the spa has six treatment rooms offering a range of Asian inspired therapies delivered by expertly trained hands who have been in the field for decades. The well- loved Guinot product range was developed by Dr Jean-Daniel Mondin 50 years ago, so everything administered during the treatment that you can brilliantly take home with you. This particular anti- ageing facial includes a resurfacing exfoliating cream, anti-ageing serum to wake up sleepy skin cells and a recontouring facial massage, all topped off with a radiance enhancing active Pro-Collagen mask.
The high-church scent of the treatment room hints at the ritual to come as you slide under a duvet to settle in for 90 minutes of divinely deft, ultra-relaxing facial massage that lifts and leaves skin peppy and glowing with health. The super-facialist is a firm believer in the importance of maintaining a slightly acidic PH level in the skin 5.
Next up, galvanic micro-current, which reaches deep into the skin to boost circulation and make things nice and plump. At 51 Paddington Street, W1. Stepping inside 23MD feels like walking into a beach-chic boutique thanks to the rows of extremely covetable sunglasses, imported direct from Mykonos. Senior Aesthetician Juta Esite is a whizz when it comes to bespoke facials, and after carefully assessing what your skin needs that day, will devise a long-term treatment plan. Lacklustre complexion?
Try a Hydrafacial combined with mesotherapy a super-serum of hyaluronic acid and vitamins, which is injected superficially and leaves skin aglow. Open pores? DermaPen micro-needling will help to refine texture and leaves things feeling velvety. Spider-veins around the nose?
Not any more, thanks to their expert lasering.
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