Skin Reading Blog

This is my third installment writing about skin care products you don’t need, and I have to say, this one pains me the most. As a skin care professional for 30+ years, I know there’s nothing that can permanently harm your skin more that trying to perform your own extractions at home. And using a [...]

It’s time once again to open up the skin care mail bag and take a closer look at some of the great questions my team of skin care professionals and I have received recently from the SkinReading blog, our Bioelements Facebook and Twitter pages, the skin care professionals we teach from coast-to-coast, and even people [...]

The facial is over. Your skin has received a deep cleansing, a thorough professional strength peel, and (if it’s a Bioelements facial) a Custom Blended Massage, Power Treatment and Mask that’s designed to target your skin’s exact needs and concerns.  Your complexion is clear, glowing, radiant and younger-looking. Lucky you! So of course you’d want [...]

A while back, we posted a simple fill-in-the-blank question on our Facebook page, and got some great answers. Below is the question, and some of my favorite responses (seriously, a couple of these will make you laugh out loud!) “A facial is _____________.”

I was watching a movie the other night, and I saw a Hollywood Facial. “What’s a Hollywood Facial?” you ask? I’ll tell you – it’s when Hollywood takes all the reality out of what happens in a spa facial, and puts all the fake back in.

I’m going to let you in on a secret, so listen up (or I guess the correct thing would be “read up”). There are thousands of facials out there. There are “Power Rejuvenation” facials and “Luxury Glow” facials and “Super Vitamin” facials and “Indulge Yourself” facials. They all sound wonderful, right? But what exactly do [...]

It’s time for part 3 of our ‘Get Great Skin’ series. First, we looked closely at the structure of the skin, so we could help it function at its best. Next, we talked about applying the right amount of products – and how globbing on too much can do more harm than good. Now, it’s [...]

I got a great Bioelements Custom Blend Facial at my local spa last week. And it got me thinking about what I spend my money on… We’re so quick to buy disposable “stuff” in our lives – like the pair of designer shoes that you hobbled around in only once because they hurt your feet, [...]

I had a ginormous idea recently. Call it a skin care vision. Or reawakening. After years of watching spas continuously add to overcomplicated menus, and watching estheticians learn countless step-by-steps variations to what seemed like a zillion different facials, I visualized a major change. No more endless new treatments designed around every new product. No [...]

How many of you received a gift certificate for a facial or body treatment at a spa over the holiday season?  I hope a lot of you did.  Now, what to redeem it for?  Hmmmm. Here’s a tip:  If you are going to use it to book a facial, go for the “Stuff” not the [...]