Late-night ramblings IV
I won some Star Wars poster from ST. I thought of auctioning it off, but then I remembered that I'd kept K waiting for two hours before the movie the other day, so this will be a little gift to make up for that. :) I hardly think that he'll be hanging it on his wall, but hey, it's the thought that counts, right?
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I went with my mom for a facial earlier in the week. It's been a while since we've had a girly day out. My cousin'd bought some spa package, and had some some complimentary vouchers -- expiring at the end of this month -- so she gave them to us before she flew off/back to London. It was a $150-value facial, so you can imagine it was quite nice. It also came with a lot of sales pitch, but me and my mom -- we're tough nuts.
My beautician drew in her breath sharply when I told her that I only use facial foam and water for my face -- "WHAT?! No face or eye cream?!" The look of horror on her face was priceless. But I'll admit that it got me a little worried, considering that I didn't even know what face and eye creams were supposed to do. Am I supposed to start using them any time soon, and will my face fall out if I don't?
Halfway into the facial -- my eyes closed and all -- she started plucking my eyebrows! I punched my fist into the air in shock.
"WHA--!" she screamed.
"S-s-sorry, I didn't know you were going to..." I tried to explain.
"It's okay, it's okay," she heaved a sigh of relief, and managed a strained smile.
She used this metal spatula thingy to exfoliate my face, and then to clean out my blackheads. I only have one word for that: ouch.
"Your skin looks like it's reddening," she informed me. "Would you like a calming mask for $50? It'll take the redness right off!"
I wasn't about to pay good money to undo what she had done, but I didn't say that in so many words. I politely declined; I can live with the faux acne for a couple of days.
***
Ironically, the best part of the whole facial was the head and shoulder massage. But the whole thing was free, and other than some temporary discolouration in my cheeks -- which have since returned to normal -- I wasn't any worse off than when I'd started.
So that was it -- my very first facial. What kind of face cream do you use? ;)
***
I went with my mom for a facial earlier in the week. It's been a while since we've had a girly day out. My cousin'd bought some spa package, and had some some complimentary vouchers -- expiring at the end of this month -- so she gave them to us before she flew off/back to London. It was a $150-value facial, so you can imagine it was quite nice. It also came with a lot of sales pitch, but me and my mom -- we're tough nuts.
My beautician drew in her breath sharply when I told her that I only use facial foam and water for my face -- "WHAT?! No face or eye cream?!" The look of horror on her face was priceless. But I'll admit that it got me a little worried, considering that I didn't even know what face and eye creams were supposed to do. Am I supposed to start using them any time soon, and will my face fall out if I don't?
Halfway into the facial -- my eyes closed and all -- she started plucking my eyebrows! I punched my fist into the air in shock.
"WHA--!" she screamed.
"S-s-sorry, I didn't know you were going to..." I tried to explain.
"It's okay, it's okay," she heaved a sigh of relief, and managed a strained smile.
She used this metal spatula thingy to exfoliate my face, and then to clean out my blackheads. I only have one word for that: ouch.
"Your skin looks like it's reddening," she informed me. "Would you like a calming mask for $50? It'll take the redness right off!"
I wasn't about to pay good money to undo what she had done, but I didn't say that in so many words. I politely declined; I can live with the faux acne for a couple of days.
***
Ironically, the best part of the whole facial was the head and shoulder massage. But the whole thing was free, and other than some temporary discolouration in my cheeks -- which have since returned to normal -- I wasn't any worse off than when I'd started.
So that was it -- my very first facial. What kind of face cream do you use? ;)
posted by Laughingcow at 2:31 am
2 Comments:
facial foam - eversoft
face cream - helena rubenstein
OLT: Helena Rubenstein sounds expensive. But thanks for the tip! Maybe when the paranoia about ageing skin sets in... ;)
KoP: I think I traumatised her enough for one day! :p
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