Quench Your Body’s Thirst with These Hydrating Winter Skin Care Tips

Brrr its beginning to look and feel a lot like winter! The winter can have a drying effect on the skin. Here are some of my winter beauty secrets to keeping my skin hydrated and dewy all winter long! 1.)   Keep your heating systems low- Baby its cold outside! Beat the urge to turn up the heat. Heating systems can dehydrate you and your skin. Instead,... Read more →

Trick Your Skin & Skip The Treats! How to Remove Halloween Face Makeup & Keep to a Healthy Diet All Season Long

Halloween is here again and of course with all of the ghosts, witches and warlocks comes the candy and face paint! Whether you are trick-or-treating with your family or headed to a costume party, make sure that you are taking care of your skin and yourself! If you’ve been working on your Avatar costume all year long, this could mean that you are... Read more →

What Is The Purpose Of A Facial Toner & How It Completes Your Skin Care Routine

Facial toners are an essential piece of the puzzle to complexion perfection and should be used twice daily after cleansing. At-home care systems are formulated to work together to achieve optimum results, and if you skip one of the steps, you will not see the effect that you are looking for. (Image credit www.jewishworldreview.com) The first step to... Read more →

Tips for Exceptional Facial Extractions – The Main Squeeze

Extractions, when done correctly, can help improve the clarity, radiance, and overall health of your client’s skin. If extractions are not done correctly however, they can damage the delicate structure of the skin causing your client pain and possibly scarring. Not only is technique important, but the skin must be properly prepped before extractions... Read more →

Keeping Clear- Tips to beating the summer breakout!

Summer is finally here! You’ve tightened and toned all spring and now you’re finally ready for that teeny bikini! Now that you look and feel your best, don’t let a summer breakouts put all your hard work to waste. Change in seasons can often be the cause of problematic skin. In order to maintain beautiful skin you have to know what you are up... Read more →

How To Make Any Time Spa Time – Even 30,000 Feet Above!

I was so intrigued by New York Times editor Catherine Saint Louis’ article, An Hour to Pamper, Remote In Hand! As a beauty industry pro with a busy (veryyyy busy) schedule, it’s always interesting to find out how other equally busy professionals (like Nancy Welker of FitBeautiful Magazine, breaks down her 5 minute skin care routine in the April... Read more →

What’s the Difference Between Salt and Sugar Scrubs?

Through exfoliation, fresher, younger looking skin is exposed creating the look of a glowing and radiant complexion.  Exfoliation is a great way to deep pore cleanse and it is extremely beneficial for conditions that are worsened by bacterial decomposition of keratin.  Furthermore, exfoliation increases circulation in the... Read more →

The Difference Between Night Creams & Day Creams

Why are night creams so essential and how do they differ from day creams? During the day our skin is exposed to free radical damage, environmental aggressors such as the sun, pollution and stress.  At night is a time for our bodies and skin to repair and restore itself. That is why it is important to use a cream nightly that will help repair skin from... Read more →

Business Tips From Esthetician & Day Spa Owner Julie Mahoney, Oasis Day Spa

Julie Mahoney of Oasis Day Spa in Weymouth, MA shares business tips that have been most successful at her top rated Day Spa.  Julie was this past year’s Spa de Beaute Award Winner 2010 and also received Top Honors as Employer of the Year 2010 by Day Spa Magazine. She shares how becoming a Repechage Concept Spa has helped her take her business... Read more →

The Science Behind Winter Dry Skin & Solutions that Work

1. The science behind what happens to the skin in winter: Majority of people have seasonally dry skin. The stratum corneum needs moisture to be flexible, firm, translucent and function properly as a barrier. Since moisture is constantly moving from the inside out where it evaporates, the lipid layer, which protects and holds moisture, is losing protection.... Read more →

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