How To Get Your Best Skin Yet This Spring Season
After a long, temperamental, and hunkering winter season, spring is finally upon us. And while April showers do bring on May flowers, there are some other things the spring season brings along with it: An entirely new climate that our bodies, mainly, our skin and hair, have got to get used to. Consider this spring cleaning, but for your face.
Much like how you’d pack away all of your sweaters, jackets, and winter wear, you’ve got to pack away all of your anti-frizz, heavy serums, and cold weather-specific products. Long gone are the days of freezing cold weather, snow, and slush (thank goodness), and here to stay are warmer, more pleasant, sun-kissed days, which means it’s time to bring out the spring products, along with your favorite t-shirts, skirts, and rompers.
And while when we think of skincare, we often immediately focus on our beautiful faces, the rest of our bodies need some extra attention, too. Misty Casino, expert esthetician at Beaucage, suggests a few things to ask for at your favorite spa and salon to get your best skin yet this spring.
Brazilian Waxing
We’ve all been through the horrors of shaving with a razor: Itchy bumps, redness, and most horrifying of all: Ingrown hairs. Brazilian waxing pretty much eliminates this. At Beaucage, Casino uses one of the only special low temperature waxes on the market, giving you the best service possible. Before you head to your favorite spa and salon, make sure to ask what kind of wax the esthetician uses.
And, if you’ve got some fears about waxing (thanks to those horror stories you have probably heard), hear us out: With technology advancing, waxing has become pretty much painless! New waxes, like the low temperature ones you should be asking for, don’t adhere to the skin, but rather, only to the hair itself. It’s a wax miracle!
Once you’ve tried this form of waxing, you’ll never go back. And, you’ll be bikini ready whenever.
Hydrafacial
After a long, harsh winter, your skin has probably taken a serious beating. Gushes of wind and ice cold weather are not kind to skin, and hydration is incredibly important during and after a long winter! Enter the hydrafacial, which shows results just after one treatment. Yep, you read that right.
With wedding season coming up, this is especially useful for brides to be, or for any bridal party members! Essentially, while moisturizers can tackle your skin’s dryness at a surface level, a hydrafacial can actually deepen the hydration that’s happening in your skin cells. Major win.
Aside from adding hydration, this facial also boosts your collagen and elastin production, making your skin look fuller, plumper, and generally fresher. Hello, younger skin! And — If you’re worried about this facial not working on your skin, fear not — This is great for every type of skin, aged, acne and scar filled, discolored, dry, or dehydrated skin included. Consider it your skin savior.
Environ
If you’re not familiar with Environ, it’s actually a vitamin facial that celebs like HIlary Swank and Ellen Pompeo swear by. Essentially, it focuses on improving wrinkles and anti-aging. And who can say no to that? Environ is one of the only lines that uses retinol acetate and retinol palmitate to gently exfoliate your skin and increase cell production, all without causing sun sensitivity, according to Casino. In other words, a total score.
Like hydrafacials, Environ facials cater to nearly every skin type, and has multiple lines within itself that are dedicated to aging, acne, normal, and dry and dehydrated skin. Once you’ve gotten this service done at your spa, your esthetician can actually prescribe a daily regimen specific to you, so you can continue the amazing results at home.
Of course, the general rules of seasonal transitional skin care apply: Changing up your moisturizer for something a little lighter is absolutely essential for spring. And, up your SPF — You’re spending much more time outside during the warmer months. Lastly, like Casino suggested with the services, exfoliation is key, even at home.
To get your perfect skin, though, you can’t do it all: Brazilian waxing, hydrafacial, and environ all work towards this, and it’s best to ask your trusted esthetician to see which work best for you. With some expert services and creating a regimen that works for you at home, you’ll surprise yourself with how good your skin can really look. New season, new you.
