Facelogic Spa

Stay protected this spring!

As I was taking a visual inventory of my skincare products in my medicine cabinet yesterday, I started to think about what products I had and what I was missing in my arsenal (yes, i’m obsessed with products). As any skincare enthusiast might do, I decided to make a list of what I need now that the sun is starting to peak it’s face out from the clouds. As we all know, skin changes from season to season. Especially if you live in climates where there are drastic difference between summer and winter weather. Skin typically becomes more dry and flaky during the colder winter months, and the natural oils start to appear more so in the summer months.

So what are my 3 must-have products for the spring? Ahhheeemmm…and the list begins:

- Peter Thomas Roth Botanical Buffing Beads – time to slough off all my dead winter skin…yuck!

- gloTherapeutics gloBrightening Serum – a quick refreshing serum to get your skin glowing!

- Facelogic Complete Sun Protection SPF 30 – the sun is coming out…prevent sun damage and wrinkles with SPF!

Time to start the spring cleaning ladies and gents…update your spring product collection to help you get glowing, hydrated skin.

Need help? Ask the experts at Facelogic Spa.

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Whether or not you watched last night’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards, unless you live under a rock, you have most likely seen a celebrity or two in your life via the internet or gossip magazines. We’re award show junkies at Facelogic and we love to check in and see how beautiful the stars look at every event! While we definitely get excited about who wore the best dress and who looked like a mess, we love to see who is ‘looking old’ and who has the most beautiful skin and makeup.

You can imagine our excitement last night when we saw the likes of Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Sarah Jessica Parker looking gorgeous, age appropriate and with beautiful, flawless skin! What’s the secret to looking beautiful as you age? Keeping your skin in shape! While you can opt for (and many stars do) less natural treatments involving injections, there are many less expensive/less invasive options that will certainly do the trick. Celebrities have to look camera-ready at all times and they do this by getting regular facials and exfoliation treatments and sticking to a good skincare routine and healthy diet (plus they have some very talented makeup artists prepping them for these soirees).

Want to look like a star? There are plenty more affordable ways to get glowing, healthy skin on a budget! Here are some tricks to try at home:

- Incorporate exfoliation treatments - exfoliation treatments help to slough off dead surface skin cells and make way for brighter, new skin to shine through. Depending on your skin, you can exfoliate 2 to 3 times per week.

- Moisturize and protect – hydrated skin will give off a more dewy-supple look and adding SPF to your skincare routine everyday will ensure that you are fending off the sun and protecting yourselves from sun damage (which leads to fine lines and wrinkles).

- Add a little color - whether or not you are going to the grocery store or for an evening out, adding a touch of tinted moisturizer, foundation of powder will give you a more flawless complexion and make you look awake. Plus when you throw in a bit of mascara and blush, you’ll be looking ‘ready to go’ in no time and these 3 products will take under 3 minutes to apply!

There are plenty of skincare tips that the stars use to always look great, but routine skincare (starting with washing your face daily) is the best place to start. The more you focus on exfoliating, hydrating and protecting your skin, the longer you can fend off the signs of aging.

Embrace your age! If you need a little help…we’re always ready to pamper you!

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New - Glo Therapeutics at Facelogic Spa!

We’re excited to announce some new products and services at Facelogic Spas nationwide! Spring is around the corner and we’re geared up and ready to get you ready for summer dresses and days at the beach (under the umbrella of course!)…

What’s new with us…check it out:

- full body waxing (brazilians are just $45 for members)

- airbrush spray tanning (members pay only $30)

- full body massage (50 minutes for $49 for members)

- LED treatments with facials (everyone tries it for free!)

- back facials (start at $79 for members)

* Contact the spa location near you for a full list of their services and prices – services and pricing vary by location.

Plus we’re excited to announce the launch of Glo Therapeutics skincare at Facelogic Spas! Glo Therapeutics’ unique and advanced formulations provide potent concentrations with high levels of active ingredients to clinically transform the skin.

Check out a Facelogic Spa near you and get your skin looking it’s best for summer!

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Depending on where you reside…spring is just around the corner! Springtime – my favorite time of year – the season to start anew. What better place to start than with your beauty routine? The winter’s harsh conditions have taken a toll on your skin and your relentless moisturizing and exfoliating can only do so much in the dry, cold weather. As the winter weather subsides (hopefully soon!) and the days become filled with warmth and sunshine your skin will begin to feel the positive effects.

So how do you jumpstart your beauty routine to look radiant for the spring? Here are a couple of insider’s tips from Facelogic Spa that will give you a spring-fresh look:

Clean up those brows – whether you wax, thread or pluck, having well-groomed brows will dramatically change your look.

Rejuvenate your skin – your skin is recovering from the winter and finally once again moist. However, receiving a facial is one of the best ways to speed up the rejuvenation process and bring your skin back to normal. Facials help to cleanse, exfoliate, re-hydrate and firm up your skin leaving it feeling dewy and fresh. It’s the best way to prep your skin for spring.

Plump your pout – instead of always reaching for your favorite red lipstick, change it up a bit this spring with a bright colored gloss. Want a bigger pout? Try a lip plumper over a colored gloss or lipstick for fuller effect.

Protect yourself from the sun – with the cold weather and lack of sun over the past couple of months, your skin has had little exposure to the powerful UV rays and is more vulnerable to sun burns and sun damage. As springtime warmth begins to lift spirits and lure you out of your hibernation, protect yourself and your skin by applying a sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher – sun exposure causes aging and could lead to cancer so it is important to be protected.

The best way to celebrate the coming of spring is with a new clean look. So take a risk, try something you haven’t in the past!

Spring is here! Get out and enjoy a bit of sunshine…just don’t forget your sunscreen!

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Whether you are a skincare aficionado, just dabble with products here and there, or are scared to walk down the beauty aisle because it’s so overwhelming, Facelogic can help you out! At Facelogic, customers get what they can’t find anywhere else – affordable, high-quality skin care services and products. Plus the highly trained skincare therapists (aka estheticians) create completely customized skin care regimes for guests depending on what the guest is looking for.

And if you’re on a budget (and who isn’t these days)…Facelogic has 50 minute facials for as low as $49! It’s a perfect way to get a little monthly pampering that won’t make you feel guilty about spending too much at the spa!

Interested in finding out more? Check out one of our 45 locations near you and start saving on your beauty routine! Beauty truly costs less at Facelogic.

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2010…it’s here! Resolutions are made and the gym is more crowded then ever! But, at Facelogic Spa, we’re really excited about 2010 because of the fantastic services and products that we’re incorporating into our spas. We now offer 6 major skincare/cosmetics lines and a number of other targeted at-home treatment products like Clarisonic, ANSR and NuFace.

Get out of your 2009 rut and try something new this year! Take your skincare to the next level with our Elite facials services. Affordably priced at just $79 (in most markets) for a 60 minute member facial, you will fall in love with the high-end products that deliver amazing results and will leave you wanting to come back for more. Our Elite facials include treatments targeted to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, reduce hyperpigmentation, banish breakouts and leave your skin looking fresh, hydrated and rejuvenated.

Plus, at just $79 for members ($99 for guests), you can’t get a better facial! These same facials are offered at super fancy day spas and resort spas for up to $300! Not only are you getting a great deal on the price, but it’s also a very effective facial given by a highly trained skin care therapist.

Try a facial in 2010 and see how you can improve your skin by incorporating monthly facials into your life!

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Embrace the season!

Tip #1 - All moisturizers are not created equal! The weather this time of year (regardless of your locale) will wreak havoc on your skin! If you’re feeling that your skin is uber dry due to the colder air, and your summertime moisturizer is not making the cut, try a richer moisturizer like Facelogic’s Skin Perfecting Therapy to give you that added hydration.

Tip #2 - Less is best! Contrary to what you may think, loading on the moisturizer does not necessarily mean you’ll be more hydrated. Applying coat after coat of moisturizer will just end up in product waste. So, apply what is needed for your skin, usually about a dime-size amount in the morning and before you hit the pillow at night.

Tip #3 – Protect your skin! Just because you’re not out sunbathing and lunching with your girlfriends in sundresses and platforms, doesn’t mean that your skin is safe from sun damage. The colder, less visible winter sun can be just as damaging as the hot summer sun. Everyone should be wearing an SPF of at least 15 on a daily basis. Try Peter Thomas Roth’s Uber Dry Sunscreen SPF 30.

Tip #4 – Don’t over exfoliate! We know you love a good scrub as much as we do, but if your skin is really dry slow down on the peels,  scrubs and acid-based products which can strip the vital oils from your skin. It’s important that you exfoliate, but instead of doing so twice a week, switch to once a week or every ten days until the dryness subsides.

Tip #5 – Drink up! We know the myth that water doesn’t help make your skin look any better, BUT it does help with your overall health, so drink up this winter season! If it’s too cold to drink water, switch to green tea for some added antioxidants and flavor.

The season’s change in weather doesn’t have to ruin all of the holiday fun! Follow these 5 easy tips and you can say good-bye to dry, flaky skin until next year!

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Give gift cards this season!

Stumped on gift ideas this year? Give a gift card! Gift cards are a win-win situation – you can mark that person off your list AND they can pick a present that they want.

Facelogic Spa is making it easier than ever to buy gift cards for your friends and family this holiday season with online gift cards. Click here to get started and have your gift cards sent straight to your friends and family!

Facials at Facelogic Spas start as low as $49*!  Give the gift of relaxation and affordable beauty with a Facelogic gift card. Facelogic has more than 45 spas nationwide – check out our locations to see if there is one near you.

Want a more personalized gift? Stop by one of our spas and we’ll help put together a spa package or product gift set for everyone on your list!

‘Tis the season and we’re hoping that this season we can help you give the gift of great skin from Facelogic Spas!

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*prices vary by location

Facelogic Vitamin C Defense Serum

For those of you who use serums, you already know that they are magical little concoctions created to treat all of your nagging skin concerns. But for those of you who don’t, let me shed some light!

What is a serum? A serum is basically a concentrated concoction of ingredients aimed to treat a specific skin concern. The concentrated ingredients are formulated in order to penetrate the skin with more potency and treat the specific concern at a deeper level. For example, Vitamin C, in its most potent form, typically comes as a serum. Based on what results you desire, there are hundreds (more like thousands) of serums on the market aimed to treat a variety of concerns including fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, dullness, redness, etc.

Why should you use serums? Serums will deliver better results when combined with your typical skincare routine because the highly-concentrated concoction is formulated to target a specific concern (i.e. fine lines) and deliver quicker results. While products like everyday moisturizers may contain some of a serum’s ingredients, they are not formulated in as high of a concentration.

If you’re looking to find a product that will treat one or two of your specific skin issues, look to a  serum. Your moisturizers are great for overall treatment and protection, however serums are better ‘equipped’ to tackle the specific issue head-on!

Do you have some specific concerns? Here’s some serums we recommend:

Skin Concern: fine lines and wrinkles

Peter Thomas Roth Unwrinkle – an amazing patent-pending peptide blend that is highly concentrated as a wrinkle-fighting solution with the highest degree of effective ingredients found in clinical studies.

Skin Concern: skin protection and repair

Facelogic Vitamin C Defense Serum – boosts the skin’s collagen and elastin production, repairs premature aging caused by environmental damage and brightens skin tone while minimizing areas of discoloration.

Skin Concern: hyperpigmentation

Eminence Organic Stone Crop – utilizes the natural concentrated stone crop juice and bearberry extract to lighten and minimize discoloration.

Skin Concern: redness

MD Skincare by Dr. Dennis Gross Redness Soothing Serum – contains multiple ingredients to control redness due to inflammation, rosacea and flushing.

If you’re ready to take your skincare routine to the next level, or just looking to treat a specific skin issue that has been bugging you, get started with a serum that treats your concern. The concentration of ingredients from the serum is sure to minimize your concern, if not alleviate it completely (depending on the severity, of course)!

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Protect your skin from the sun, or you could end up like this!

Just because the temps have started to drop doesn’t mean you have to lose that summer glow. If the porcelain look isn’t your thing, even though you are naturally fair-skinned, you can still have a beautiful bronze year-round without sacrificing your skin.  At Facelogic Spa, we love skin in all shades, but there is one shade we don’t encourage or enjoy seeing and that is sun-tanned/burnt skin.

We encourage routine skincare and services in order to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, pigmentation and improve skin texture and tone. And when your skin is exposed to UVA and UVB rays, the resulting tan (or burn) is the body’s desperate attempt to protect itself from the sun’s harmful rays. UVA and UVB rays are the number one cause of fine lines and wrinkles, collagen breakdown, hyperpigmentation and in many cases, skin cancer. So all of your facials and skin maintenance prove futile when you bake in the sun all day or even lay in a tanning bed for a few minutes.

So how do you get that bronzed Giselle-look without the damaging long term effects? We’ve got some great products that you should try:

• Celebrity favorite, Xen-Tan’s extensive array of sunless tanning products are a must-try product if you want a natural instant tan. Our favorite product is Xen-Tan’s Deep Bronze Luxe, it’s paraben-free, fast drying and will give you a gorgeous tan for about a week!
• For a short-term bronze, try gloMineral’s gloBody Bronzer. It’s great for an overall bronzing glow or a night out on the town. Plus it’s not permanent, so if you only want one night of tan, it washes off with soap.

With all of the great sunless tanning products on the market including some of our favorites at Facelogic Spas, there is no reason to bake in the sun or the tanning bed anymore. We’re all trying to look younger and have great skin, so there is no reason to jeopardize your complexion by tanning!

Remember, SPF 15 or higher should be worn at all times (even when you’re just going to the grocery store), if you need a bit of natural daily Vitamin D, get your 10 minutes of sun exposure at non peak times before 9:30 am and after 4:00 pm…and embrace your natural complexion! Porcelain is beautiful! If you need a bit of bronze for an event or for your everyday look, try some of these products.

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