...and it was lovely. It felt great, and it was not terribly expensive. We have several Massage Envy in the Valley, and they started a new program of facial treatments using Murad.
I am not saying that Murad is great, no, the facial was great. It was done in a massage bed, and while the esthetician was waiting for something to happen (like in the acid exfoliation and the mask) she did massage arms, neck and back.
The facial consisted (as far as I can remember) of a cleanser, acid exfoliation, water vapor (to soften the comedos), removal of comedos and blackheads, toner, mask, removal of mask and moisturizer.
I gave an excuse so that the esthetician would not talk to me, because the facial is actually an excuse to sell products.
In short: if you feel you need some TLC, a facial is a good way of getting it. But if you are planning to relax, ask for some quiet time.
My skin? No difference that I could tell, but I felt great.
This should work even better (and cheaper) doing it in pairs with a friend and using Skin Actives products, using alpha/beta exfoliator and the rest of the products depending on your needs: acne, anti-age, antioxidation, skin brightening o whatever.
That would be a nice gift for anybody: an IOU for a facial done by you to your mother (hint, hint) or friend.