Skin Care and Make-Up for Summer Weather
We all love summer. Sunshine and blue skies are guaranteed to put most of us in a great mood. The sun doesnโt always do a lot for our skin, though. The feel of the sun on bare skin is lovely, but the practicalities of sun damage, sweaty skin,…
Lash Lift - Everything You Should Know!
False Lashes! Extensions! Lash tinting! Lash services, in general, are becoming a boom in the esthetics industry. No matter how much mascara you put on, your lashes still need an extra boost to have your desire curl. And here comes lash lift and everything you should know! An…
What Is Eyebrow Tinting? Is It for Me?
Eyebrow tinting is a popular esthetic procedure that uses a specific type of semi-permanent dye to enhance your brows. It can be carried out using a home kit. But it is advisable to have a licensed esthetician do the brow tinting if you want the best results.…
What is Eyelash Tintingโฆ Is It for Me?
Eyelash tinting is a prevalent beauty treatment that gives you the option of going mascara-less for longer. A tint gives you the look of mascaraed lashes in a ten-minute session with an esthetician. There are home-use eyelash tinting kits available, but itโs not advisable to tint your…
What Is Dermaplaning?
So you may be thinking, what is dermaplaning? Dermaplaning is one of the most exciting new developments in skincare in the last few years. Itโs a super-effective exfoliation treatment that promises to smooth and rejuvenate your skin, giving your complexion a new lease of life.
Is It for Me?
Dermaplaning is a…
Make-Up Through the Ages
Most women love to experiment and enhance their looks with make-up. As a teen or younger, we always play with our sistersโ and momโs make-up bags (much to their annoyance). But as we get older, we tend to develop our own style that changes as we grow older, along with…
Sunscreen, is it Blocking Vitamin D?
Unfortunately, about 32% of US adults donโt have enough of this vitamin! In climates with less sun, like Vermont, the lack of Vitamin D is the highest. It is essential for our bone health, however, to make sure we get enough of it. Vitamin D is a group…
Esthetician Talks about Rosacea and PCA Products for Rosacea
Rosaceaย (rose-AY-sha) is a common skin disease. It often begins with a tendency to blush or flush more easily than other people.ย The redness can slowly spread beyond the nose and cheeks to the forehead and chin. Even the ears, chest, and back can be…
If you have Oily Skin? Summertime chemical peels are a great option for those of us who are tired of reaching for an oil blotting sheet every hour. It can smooth out the skin and help with acne. In summer oily skin can get even oilier and more problematic. Quick Fix!? Opps you didn't do…
Top Five Mythsย busted by PCA Skin Natural versus synthetic ingredients There are many resources on the web about the type of skincare you should be using, and they often have conflicting opinions. Itโs hard to navigate whatโs true and whatโs not, and whatโs actually the most beneficial and safe. Weโre breaking down the top five…
Massage therapy has many benefits, but detoxification is not one of them. Every time I hear- massage removes toxins, I cringe. that is not a correct statement. Massage can make you feel a little sore and tired, but it is not because of the toxins invading your body. It is because the pressure was too…
In esthetics it is helpful to use woods light to identify skin damage and how better to help the skin we will be treating. Woods Light Explained Wood lamp examination is a diagnostic test in which the skin or hair is examined while exposed to the black light emitted by Wood lamp. Blacklight is invisible to the naked eye…