Taking Hollywood's Favorite Facial Home | Episode |

January 11, 2012

Sally goes under the gizmos, gadgets, hands of the Face Place for her regular facial, and shows us how we can adapt it at home.

In honor of GET ORGANIZED MONTH, I am re-posting this video, as it is not a stretch to look to the Face Place to STREAMLINE your beauty process. Check out their website for the only products you need to get clean and maintain your youthful glow, just like all the stars do...

Even though I call my facial “upkeep,” I realize that getting a professional facial is a true luxury that most people would instead call an “indulgence.” But I wanted to show people that a true productive facial is not some relaxation spa experience with new age-y music playing and the delicate application of rich jams and jellies. Tony Silla takes his job very seriously, and so do I. Tony promises me that if I keep up my regular facials, I will look as good as Michelle Pfeiffer does when I’m her age, and I choose to believe him.

For the sake of alacrity, we skipped showing you a few steps of the facial, so below you’ll find a full account of what happens and how to take it home. Please note – every facial out there does not follow the same process as The Face Place. If you are looking for the relaxation spa version, as described above, make sure to ask some questions before making an appointment. But don’t expect the same results as a facial which includes extractions (a.k.a. zit-picking)!

The Face Place Facial, by Tony Silla

Step 1: Cleanse the skin using the Cleansing Milk, a mild, non-foaming, cleansing lotion. [Tony's take-home tip: All of these cleansers are available for purchase at 20% off to VGL viewers at The Face Place - find your discount code here!]

Step 2: The face is prepared for extractions with yucca root solution and application of a dry heat mask. This step's objective is to warm and expand the pores and begin to breakdown the dirt, sebum, makeup buildup etc. that is in the pores.

Step 3: Vacuuming and extractions.  Vacuuming stimulates circulation to oxygenate the facial tissues and removes surface debris from the skin.  Extractions will unclog the pores so that the skin can function normally. [Tony’s take-home tip: just by laying down and elevating your legs will get the circulation going to the face...no “hoover” needed!] 

Step 4: The skin is exfoliated, which will hasten the improvement in the skin and help keep it clean and clear.  In order to maintain and accelerate the improvement it is necessary to exfoliate on a consistent basis. [Tony’s take-home tip: I can’t recommend people picking their own skin, but they could make an exfoliation mask or scrub at home, or use our honey almond scrub or face refinisher that will give them similar results.]

Step 5: A galvanic current mask is applied in order to introduce a solution of vitamins and minerals into the skin to heal, rejuvenate and firm the facial tissues. [Tony’s take-home tip: For the galvanic current application of vitamins, substitute it with another at-home/DIY mask or our Vitamin C serum – available for 20% off for VGL viewers!]

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