A minimum wage worker in NYC makes $600 a week before taxes but I just blew $1,000 on a facial.<\/p>\n
I belong to a small cult of spa aficionados who faithfully trek around the world to sample exclusivefacialscreated by LaMaison Valmont,a family-owned Swiss beauty company, known for combining science with old world traditions and natural ingredients (think pure Swiss glacier water).<\/p>\n
Valmont partners with only a handful of spas on earth to create a unique, results-driven beauty experience that sculpts, lifts, brightens and costs the same as a pair of Louboutin pumps. <\/p>\n
Its touted as the most expensivefacialin the world.<\/p>\n
Spa buffs trudge to Paris, Miami, New York, Laguna Beach or Las Vegas just for the honor of dropping a G on their age-worn visages. Each resort boasts a slightly different flavor of facial. SoI schlepped to Texas toLake Austin SpaResort (or a 45-minute drive from downtown Austin) to try The Regal facial.<\/p>\n
Nobody hands over a grand without expecting results. But after so much time cocooned in a chair, I couldnt help but fear that the mirror would show the same old me the pandemics anxiety-filled days showing metaphorical egg on my once flawless face. Horrors.<\/p>\n
But I never shy away from high stakes.<\/p>\n
With some trepidation, I put my nose to the grindstone, determined to see if three hours, five masks (one a collagen veil which covers the eyes and mouth), two cleanings, an enzyme peel, a half hour of HydraFacial (a sucking machine revered for its exfoliation and extracting abilities), an LED light treatment, a variety of Valmont creams made from such extravagances as sturgeon DNA and four types of massage (most notably Japanese-style Kobido, a 540-year-old technique renowned for sculpting, toning and oxygenating theface) would actually have a transformative effect.<\/p>\n
In other words, could it possibly be worth the money?<\/p>\n
My husband was doubtful. Luckily, I didnt have to loseface. I reminded him that a thousand felt like a bargain compared to the $25,000 facelift Id been considering.<\/p>\n
I cant say that I managed to stay awake the entire time because who will not be lulled to sleep in a warm bed when somebodys lightly, but deftly, caressing your temples and scalp? Mostly, though, like a somnambulist, my mind buzzed dreamily during the various steps, each moving me more deeply into a pleasantly aware, hypnotic state. In fact, the time flewby.<\/p>\n
When the three-hour spa adventure ended, I not only felt younger, I looked convincingly renewed like myself, but 20-years younger. I even got carded later that afternoon at a bar, where a handsome stranger not only enquired if my daughter was my sister, but also asked me out on a date. (If my husbands reading this, I declined.)<\/p>\n
In short, this spa treatment was the equivalent of an all-you-can-eat gourmet buffet for theface. But it does result in a sharp intake of breath when a bill for $1,050, not including tip or tax, arrives. Worth it?<\/p>\n
You look like a million dollars, my husband said. <\/p>\n
Actually, darling, it wasntthatexpensive, I replied. It only cost $1,000.<\/p>\n
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