getting a facial (UPDATED with my experience)

weddingbunny Posted: Dec 26, 2005 01:33 PM

getting a facial (UPDATED with my experience)

My mom is treating me to a facial today! I'm so excited. I've never had one though... any ideas what I should expect?

I have breakout prone skin, so I'm psyched to see what this does for it... if it makes it look nicer, then I might consider doing one before the wedding. Is anybody else thinking about doing this?

eta:
Ok, so I've been and am back. It was different than I expected - my mom goes to this woman, and she said that hers was pretty relaxing. However, I have much more problematic (blemish prone) skin than my mom, so, as the woman said, mine was 'less pampering, more clinical.'
Right now my face is kind of red, and there are lots of red spots where she did a lot of squeezing and poking, but I definitely feel a difference, even though it looks kind of wierd right now. My face just feels a lot cleaner, and when I touch it it's a lot smoother, and when I look at it, looking past the redness, the skin definitely looks clearer and healthier. She said that there will probably be a lot of redness and spottiness for a couple of days, and then it should look much better, so we shall see. She also recommended some changes to my daily regimen that I'm going to try. I'll let you know how things turn out.

Katie33 Posted: Dec 26, 2005 02:52 PM

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My FH got me one for christmas too!! I have never had one either, but I hear they're great. Let us know how it goes.

afrodyt2000 Posted: Dec 26, 2005 02:55 PM

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I hope you girls enjoy them! I got my mom one with a spa package for her birthday one year and she broke out a little after. We have really sensitive, dry/combination skin so I probably won't get one.

weddingbunny Posted: Dec 26, 2005 04:31 PM

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Posted by afrodyt2000

I hope you girls enjoy them! I got my mom one with a spa package for her birthday one year and she broke out a little after. We have really sensitive, dry/combination skin so I probably won't get one.

hmmm... I have pretty sensitive combination skin, but I lean more towards the oily side... I guess we'll see. I'll let you know how it goes!

JazzyT Posted: Dec 26, 2005 07:01 PM

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Posted by afrodyt2000

I hope you girls enjoy them! I got my mom one with a spa package for her birthday one year and she broke out a little after. We have really sensitive, dry/combination skin so I probably won't get one.

I'm afraid of that too, a co-woker had one and her face looked worse than before she went.

Bella Blu Posted: Dec 26, 2005 07:30 PM

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i don't get facials often, but it is typical that your face will look red and irritated right after, but then will look great after a day or two. Definetely do not get one the day or two before the wedding

afrodyt2000 Posted: Dec 26, 2005 07:47 PM

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Glad it went well for you! It just goes to show you that everyone's experience is different.

werock0709 Posted: Dec 26, 2005 08:39 PM

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My skin tends to get red as well. I'll probably try it out a few months before the big day. Thanks for the info.

Blu-ize Posted: Dec 27, 2005 09:07 AM

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Love facials..if you get them about once every couple of months you will notice a big difference overall. The first time is a little scary, but your face will love you! Oh, and you will love your face!

Missladybug15 Posted: Dec 27, 2005 09:43 AM

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where did everyone go for their facials? I really want to go for one?

Love4Eva Posted: Dec 27, 2005 02:29 PM

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im so happy that you enjoyed your facial!!

please let us know where you went!!

MattandTricia07 Posted: Dec 27, 2005 03:03 PM

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I got a facial a couple weeks ago and I too was unsure of what to expect. The woman did a lot of squeezing on my nose so that was the only red part of my face- other than that part, the whole experience was very relaxing. If anyone is looking for a great place to go for a facial on the southshore, let me know. this place is amazing.