Buzz Word: Dermaplaning. Have You Tried This Yet?

Apr 20, 2012

Have you heard of dermaplaning? More and more peeps have been asking me about it, so here’s the deal. It’s not terribly new. It was quietly introduced in the ’90s when med spas were getting hot. Dermaplaning is a technique that exfoliates the skin and removes peach fuzz on your face.

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A Skincare Line That Makes You Look “Airbrushed”…That’s What He Said

Mar 21, 2012

“Oh my god, your skin looks airbrushed. Every pixel is perfect. I’ve never seen your skin look like this,” said my husband. Yes, that was my greeting when I walked in the door, makeup-less, after a facial. Sold!  Read More

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Have You Ever Been Gua Sha-d?

Dec 20, 2010

Calm down. This isn’t a cult religion’s mating ritual or anything. I recently got Gua Sha for my first time. And no, I’m not pregnant with an alien baby…although I left Exhale Spa looking like I had an insane tribal tattoo on my back.

Gua Sha treatment Gua Sha is a healing technique that’s been used for centuries in eastern medicine. It’s not the same as cupping, which gained notoriety in ’04 when Gwyneth Paltrow was seen in public with what looked like red welts on her back, but it is in the same family of healing practices. And, now that I’ve experienced this massage-on-steriods, I can’t believe how much us westerners have been missing out. 

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