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In the beauty industry, I was usually the odd man out whenever we started talkingfacials.
Well, Id never had one until about two months ago.
What do youmeanyouve never seen an esthetician?
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Keep reading to discover the reality of my first facial experience.
What Is a Facial?
There’s no one set answer to what a facial is.
Quite the mouthful, huh?
I began checking off each question on the sheet: Do you have any allergies?Yes.
Does your skin negatively react to lotions and soaps?Yes.
Do you havesensitive skin?Double yes.
(Is that an option?
My esthetician came out to greet me and lead me into the room.Here goes nothing!
I was told to strip down to my underwear and slip under the bedsheet.
Call me naive, but I had no idea there was a body portion during a facial.
I silently prayed that it would end, though time felt like it was standing still.
However, each squeeze wassopainful.
When she was finally done, my face was throbbing.
With each pulse, I grew more and more skeptical of the glorified facials my friends had talked about.
After the extractionshell, mutilationwas complete, she applied alcohol to my skin.
This is going to be intense, she warnedand oh, was it.
It was almost unbearable.
I couldnt understand why she was putting something so harsh on me.
Ididindicate that my skin was sensitive, right?
I was almost terrified to look in the mirror.
In fact, that’s just what I experienced.
Spots that had been small blackheads now resembled full-blownpimples.
Had I just made a huge mistake?
After your skin has healed, it’s time to book your next appointment.
“Getting a facial every four to six weeks is best,” says Wood.
