HEALTH & WELLNESS
SkinPen® Precision creates thousands of microchannels on the surface of the skin, which responds by naturally increasing collagen. The best part? This response happens quickly, for rapid, noticeable results, but also continues to improve for weeks to months after treatment is complete.
Lip Blushing
Tired of losing that favourite tube of lipstick in the deep abyss of your purse? We feel that. Lip blushing could be the alternative you’re after. It’s essentially a semi- permanent lip stain; a cosmetic tattoo that can colour correct while enhancing the shape and size of your lips at the same time. The process involves tiny needles that deliver tiny deposits of pigment layer by layer. As with other non-surgical semi-permanent treatments, how long a lip blushing treatment lasts varies, but if it means fuller, plumper-looking lips, we’re in.
Lash Extensions
Looking to dramatically enhance your eyes? Lash extensions can give the appearance of bigger, more youthful peepers and are virtually weightless. Applied correctly, you’ll forget you have them on. Lash extensions are individually applied synthetics or gorgeously natural fibres that look natural, and make you look wide awake...even if you’ve had a late night. Touchups are typically required every two to three weeks, so there’s no denying it’s an investment in both time and money.
Facials/Peels
Imagine being able to slow down the effects of aging and enjoying smooth and soft skin. Facials can do this, and more, including tightening your skin, improving acne and under-eye areas, and improving blood flow for a rosy glow. At Grand Senses Spa, for example, the Botanical Skin Resurfacing Treatment offers visible improvement in smoothness, lines and wrinkles, age spots, pore size, and radiance. “It’s a botanical alternative to microdermabrasion,” says the spa. Peels, which remove the outermost dead skin cells and reveal brighter skin beneath, can treat fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, acne scars, uneven tone, and more.
will not look realistic. The techniques done with my tattoo machine are very gentle, less painful, and do not cause scar tissue to form unless you’re going to someone who is not a professional.”
But is it worth it? Oh, yes.
Luscious Locks
Face and Body Contouring
Some may feel healthy, shiny, and thick hair is a pipe dream, especially if your hair has been colour-treated.
Cellulite, fine lines, and wrinkles can become less of a pain point with contouring that can target the face, arms, neck, decollete, hands, buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, and ankles. The BTL Exilis Ultra, for example, uses a combination of monopolar radiofrequency energy and ultrasound to stimulate fat lipolysis (the breakdown of fat cells) and collagen remodeling (for skin tightening) along with skin cooling. “No other device combines both these types of energy to work together to create this effect,” says Diane MacDonald of Youthful You Medaesthetics. While four to five treatments are typically required in order to create long lasting results, they last about 18 months. At this point, maintenance treatments are recommended.
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Olaplex Treatments can restore damaged and compromised hair by repairing the bonds from the inside out, giving your hair a more youthful look. “We recommend this service for any damaged hair or with any lightening appointments to preserve the health of your hair,” says PEI’s Tangerine Hair. It repairs broken hair bonds and helps keep your hair strong and healthy on a molecular level, meaning that even if you continue colouring or treating your hair, it’ll still look shiny and healthy, and be touchably soft.
Collagen Induction Therapy
Rejuvenate your skin from the inside out with Collagen Induction Therapy. It “stimulates your skin to naturally produce new, good, antiaging collagen,” says MacDonald of Youthful You. “This is an important way to address the visible signs of aging for dramatic, yet natural-appearing results.”
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