Brighten Your Skin For Spring With Celebrity Facialist Joanna Vargas: Berry Brightening Facial
Source: Gotham-Magazine.com 3 Treatments to Refresh Skin for Spring From a medispa to a celebrity facialist to an at-home peel, here's how to rejuvenate skin. CELEBRITY FACIALIST: Joanna VargasΒ Berry Brightening Facial 
Spring is prime time for fresh fruits, so it naturally follows that celebrity facialist Joanna Vargas uses them in her new berry brightening facial. Expect everything from an exfoliating blueberry detox peel with paprika, to a strawberry-infused face oil, toΒthe piΓ¨ce de rΓ©sistanceΒa mask that uses strawberries, rhubarb, grape seed oil, blueberry juice, soy, and raspberry juice to disinfect, protect, and give skin a healthy dose of vitamins. A diamond peel, cleanse with Joanna Vargas Vitamin C face wash, LED light therapy, oxygen treatment, and a finishing touch from VargasΒ signature serums and daily hydrating cream round things out. VargasΒwho is responsible for the glowing skin of Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Karlie KlossΒthinks this facial is especially applicable to New Yorkers who emerge from a less social winter and want to literally show their faces again at dinner and drinks. ΒAfter a long winter, skin can look dull and grey almost,Β explains Vargas. ΒThis facial helps to completely resurface and rejuvenate the skin and make people look like they want to start reconnecting with friends again.Β As for a take-home tip, Vargas suggests revving up your exfoliating regimen. ΒI have all my clients sleeping in my exfoliating mask overnight. After a good nightΒs sleep in the mask, you wake up fresh-faced like you just had a facial,Β she says. $250. 501 5th Ave., #2011, Midtown East, 212-949-2350 MEDISPA: Skin ChaperoneΒs Milk Peel Milk always does a body good, and with Skin ChaperoneΒs Dermaceutic milk peel, itΒs used to rejuvenate your face. Founder and owner Misha Yomtovian especially recommends the lactic acid-based peel for dry post-winter skin. The 60-minute treatmentΒwhich includes a cleanse, light extraction, skin analysis, and hyperbaric oxygenΒis so gentle that customers will experience glowing skin, a temporarily reduced appearance of fine lines, and smoother texture with no downtime. Post-facial, Yomtovian curates a personalized take-home goodie bag of products tailored to your skin type and the time of year. Highlights include items from Skin ChaperoneΒs signature line like the VitaGlow Anti-Aging Daily Sunscreen and the HydraGlow Collagen Repair Serum, which includes no less than 500 cups of green tea in one bottle. $175 for facial, $125 for kit, $300 total. 201 E. 65th St., Upper East Side, 646-823-0576 AT-HOME: ExuvianceΒs Daily Antioxidant Peel CA10 If you canΒt squeeze in an appointment with a pro, or just want to give it a go yourself, ExuvianceΒs Daily Antioxidant Peel CA10 will help re-energize your face for spring by sloughing off winter skin and protecting with powerful antioxidants. Although itΒs gentle enough to use every day, the peel is formulated with 10% citric acid, which exfoliates dead skin cells, protects the skin, and helps prepare skin for moisturizer and serum absorption. Plus, the one-step process is easyΒwipe the kitΒs provided facial pads over your face every morning, then immediately follow with your usual skincare routine. Results are seen immediately and increase after eight weeks of constant use. $65. Available at ULTA stores nationwide and neostrata.com]>>
Spring is prime time for fresh fruits, so it naturally follows that celebrity facialist Joanna Vargas uses them in her new berry brightening facial. Expect everything from an exfoliating blueberry detox peel with paprika, to a strawberry-infused face oil, toΒthe piΓ¨ce de rΓ©sistanceΒa mask that uses strawberries, rhubarb, grape seed oil, blueberry juice, soy, and raspberry juice to disinfect, protect, and give skin a healthy dose of vitamins. A diamond peel, cleanse with Joanna Vargas Vitamin C face wash, LED light therapy, oxygen treatment, and a finishing touch from VargasΒ signature serums and daily hydrating cream round things out. VargasΒwho is responsible for the glowing skin of Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and Karlie KlossΒthinks this facial is especially applicable to New Yorkers who emerge from a less social winter and want to literally show their faces again at dinner and drinks. ΒAfter a long winter, skin can look dull and grey almost,Β explains Vargas. ΒThis facial helps to completely resurface and rejuvenate the skin and make people look like they want to start reconnecting with friends again.Β As for a take-home tip, Vargas suggests revving up your exfoliating regimen. ΒI have all my clients sleeping in my exfoliating mask overnight. After a good nightΒs sleep in the mask, you wake up fresh-faced like you just had a facial,Β she says. $250. 501 5th Ave., #2011, Midtown East, 212-949-2350 MEDISPA: Skin ChaperoneΒs Milk Peel Milk always does a body good, and with Skin ChaperoneΒs Dermaceutic milk peel, itΒs used to rejuvenate your face. Founder and owner Misha Yomtovian especially recommends the lactic acid-based peel for dry post-winter skin. The 60-minute treatmentΒwhich includes a cleanse, light extraction, skin analysis, and hyperbaric oxygenΒis so gentle that customers will experience glowing skin, a temporarily reduced appearance of fine lines, and smoother texture with no downtime. Post-facial, Yomtovian curates a personalized take-home goodie bag of products tailored to your skin type and the time of year. Highlights include items from Skin ChaperoneΒs signature line like the VitaGlow Anti-Aging Daily Sunscreen and the HydraGlow Collagen Repair Serum, which includes no less than 500 cups of green tea in one bottle. $175 for facial, $125 for kit, $300 total. 201 E. 65th St., Upper East Side, 646-823-0576 AT-HOME: ExuvianceΒs Daily Antioxidant Peel CA10 If you canΒt squeeze in an appointment with a pro, or just want to give it a go yourself, ExuvianceΒs Daily Antioxidant Peel CA10 will help re-energize your face for spring by sloughing off winter skin and protecting with powerful antioxidants. Although itΒs gentle enough to use every day, the peel is formulated with 10% citric acid, which exfoliates dead skin cells, protects the skin, and helps prepare skin for moisturizer and serum absorption. Plus, the one-step process is easyΒwipe the kitΒs provided facial pads over your face every morning, then immediately follow with your usual skincare routine. Results are seen immediately and increase after eight weeks of constant use. $65. Available at ULTA stores nationwide and neostrata.com]>>
