This is NOT an advertorial:
Before blogging about this I googled "skin dermatologists" and "beauticians" and "facials". Can't help it. Comes with the package of being a student--used to doing research hehe.
So what I found was that the term "dermatologist" was referring to a person whose specialty is in skin health and disease, BUT with "medical" and "surgical" aspects.
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the one who does your botox is a dermatologist |
Those who we meet at beauty parlors are actually "estheticians", or "beauticians", who do facials, hair and nails and everything on the surface.
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the one who does facials are estheticians, coincidentally mine looks a little like her |
Well, I've met both. However, I'll be talking about the estheticians here.
When my skin was acting up a couple of years ago, I went to a facial parlor,
Serene Aesthetics for facials. The first time I went there I was duped
la of course, not used to the estheticians there who will basically bully those with no willpower (me) and too young to know better (me).
I bought a package costing me RM800 -.-
which included:
-cleansing products (cleaner, toner, moisturizer; they use Soskin products)
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Ahem this is not mine la. I used up mine long time ago, It was also under the soothing range with cucumber extract, and it was transparent bottles, but they smelt seriously good. |
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Used this cleanser |
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and this toner |
-6 facials (3 each for two different kinds of facials)
-6 eye treatments
-6 neck massages
-and a lucky draw thrown in free
All in all it was worth it, another esthetician who was looking through my details when I went back a year later for the third facial opened her eyes slightly bigger and told me a little begrudgingly that I got quite a good deal.
You know, with the tone that your boss gives when she/he underestimated you but you give her/him, a great pitch and she/he goes, "Not bad, huh."
I hate facials.
My pain tolerance level is like 36.75% so everytime the exfoliation moment comes I cringe and sweat and tear a little until it's over. sigh.
BUT it is good. It clears out your skin so you won't have any dirty residue left over.
However, I have to emphasize over here that the good old facials did NOT clear out my skin.
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theyr originally don't allow for pictures but I curi-curi take this one when the esthetician was out! ahaha |
The first couple of times I went did not help my skin even though I switched to their products and was doing everything they told me to. The last time in 2012 that I went back, the esthetician "persuaded" me to buy a facial costing RM238 (I had a RM100 discount for my birthday) and the aftermaths was the worst ever that I encountered. My skin was super splotchy and a little bit swollen and it looked like it had internal bleeding so I didn't go back until this year when my skin cleared. Currently, I'm finishing the last of my facial package.
The one thing that I dislike about facials is the fact that they bully you into buying their packages.
E: "Buy our package it has A, B, C, D, and E worth RM 1200 but we're giving you a discount you pay us RM750 only."
Me: "....Can I go home and think about it?"
E: "It's only available today, decide now
la"
Me: "...I'm not so sure about it..."
E: "That's fine, you can just deposit some money and we'll keep the package for you!"
Me: "(more firmly) I don't think I will buy the package"
E: "then how about this product? I think it's very suitable for your skin"
You see what I'm getting on about? At the end I switched the topic to talk about when's my next appointment and shot off like a terrified rabbit, thinking about the fact that I shouldn't be feeling this way as I'm paying them money. sigh.
"
I will tell them firmly next time that I do not want to buy anything"
And the next time I go it ends up the same. Don't bully people who don't want to buy your things
la people!
Cheers,