At Pretty In Skin
Laser Studio, our goal is to help you feel great about the skin you’re in! That’s just one of the reasons we feel it’s
important to get regular facials! Read
on for more benefits of treating yourself to facials throughout the year!
Learn More About Your Skin
Our facials include a skin
analysis where your esthetician will assess your skin under proper lighting
with a magnifier. This skin analysis,
combined with a discussion of your skin care habits, will assist us in
recommending the products you should be using for your skin type. We don’t just send you home with products
though, we will teach you how to use them and why! Remember, your skin is constantly changing,
so it’s important to get regular check-ups to see if anything in your routine
needs to be adjusted!
Home Skincare
Guidance
Regular facials will help you maintain smooth skin and refined pores. With a clean slate, your skincare products can
penetrate the layers of skin more effectively to do what they are meant to do. Armed
with the products recommended by your esthetician and our advice on how to kick
your routine into gear, you’ll be on a path towards healthier skin. With
regular visits to our studio, we can monitor changes in your skin and help you
tweak your at-home regime.
Clearing Up Those Pores
A Pretty In Skin Facial
includes gentle extraction of blackheads, pimples and milia. We always recommend that you don’t pick at
any skin lesions and leave the extractions to the pro’s. A do-it-yourself job
can lead to facial scarring, broken capillaries and acne flare-ups and no one
wants that. Extraction should be a delicate procedure that is performed
hygienically and carefully, we use our fingers and are very gentle, no harsh
metal tools here. Cleansing alone won’t completely clear out your pores, first
we steam to open them up, then we carefully extract and tone to get rid of
build-up and bacteria. Afterwards, your skin will breathe better and look
healthier.
Four Seasons of
Skin Care
In Calgary’s four season climate, your skin also changes with the
seasons and has different needs based on the temperature and humidity level.. Our
dry winters can really dehydrate your skin so a hydrating facial will help to restore
lost moisture. Summer facials will work
to thoroughly clean those pores from extra sunscreen build up and can assist in
calming sun-damaged skin. Getting a facial in the Spring will help wake up and
refresh dull post-Winter skin, and a Fall facial will get your complexion ready
for the cold dry months ahead.
Masks Tailored to Your Needs
We have found that many of our
clients don’t use a mask regularly, even if they have a good skin care routine
in general. Lots of clients have good intentions of keeping up with a healthy
skincare routine but with busy schedules, it’s easy to keep putting off that
weekly mask. A Pretty In Skin facial will use steam to open pores prior to
extractions. Your skin will then have an easier time absorbing products used in
the mask, serum and moisturizer that follows.
Masks can be tailored to your skin’s needs, they may have anti-aging
ingredients or be used to calm, hydrate or decongest the skin.
Facial Massage
Our Spa Facials include face,
décolletage as well as arm, hand and foot massages. Facial massage has been
shown to ease muscle tension, increase lymphatic flow, hydrate the surface
layer of the skin, bring nutrients to the surface, relax the nerves, stimulate
circulation, release toxins and oxygenate the skin’s tissues. The end result is
more youthful, glowing skin
Deep Cleansing
No matter your skin type, a
regular deep cleansing can be a great benefit.
A Pretty In Skin Hydrasonic Facial offers deep cleansing at it’s
best. The Hydrasonic brush will gently
and efficiently remove dirt and oil build up and your facial will also include extractions,
a mask and products to help hydrate your skin.
You will leave feeling rejuvenated and your skin will be soft and
glowing.
A Professional Eye
At Pretty In Skin,
your facial therapist will complete a skin analysis and discuss how we can help
with your specific skin issues. With
regular facials and a solid skin care routine at home, our goal is to help you
improve your skin and feel great about it!
Some skin concerns are tough to tackle on your own so we are here to
help!
Professional Exfoliation
Your skin renews itself approximately
every 28 days. As dead skin cells slough
off, they sometimes get caught in pores causing clogs which can lead to
acne. It can also make your skin look
dull. Other reasons for a dull complexion
include drinking alcohol, exposure to UV rays, smoking, illegal drug use, air
pollution and stress. A professional can help return your skin’s natural glow
by incorporating exfoliation into your facial treatments. At Pretty In Skin, our Spa Facials and
Hydrasonic Facials include exfoliation. To
step it up a notch, we also offer microdermabrasion incorporated into your
facial, or on its own, to give you a professional exfoliation which will help
encourage healthy cell turnover by removing dead skin cells. If used consistently, over time, professional
exfoliating methods can help to diminish facial scarring, including those
caused by acne.
Alleviate Stress
As mentioned above, stress is
one of the contributing factors to dull looking skin. We know your life is busy and you are often
on the go or dealing with challenges that bring stress to your life. We also know you probably don’t take enough
time to care for yourself, most of us don’t. Spending an hour in the peaceful, relaxing
environment at Pretty In Skin on a regular basis can help you feel relaxed and
let go of some of that stress.
Anti-Aging
There’s nothing we can do to
stop ourselves from aging. But we can take care of our skin to make sure we delay
the appearance of those visual signs of aging that we all dread. If you think about it, it’s a lot like
maintaining your hair with regular cuts and your teeth with regular visits to
the dentist. Treating yourself to regular facials will promote healthy cell
turnover, boost collagen production, maintain hydration, decrease stress, and
minimize the appearance of large pores. By maintaining healthy skin balance we
are promoting the long term health of your skin and fighting back against those
signs of aging.
A Special Note on Teens and Tweens
Many people will first experience acne in the tween or teenage
years. At Pretty In Skin, we want young
people to feel great about their skin so we like to educate them on proper skin
care so they can grow up feeling confident about the way they look! We like to encourage them to develop the
habit of maintaining a good skin care routine. As they age and hormones rage,
regular facials can help manage the over-production of oil that often comes
with puberty. We encourage parents to be present in the studio during facials
so they can hear the advice we give and help re-inforce it at home. We also know that skin care advice (or any
advice for that matter) is often more easily accepted by teens if it comes from
someone other than a parent!
