CosBeauty Magazine #93
CosBeauty is the #BeautyAddict's guide to lifestyle, health and beauty. In this issue: - Bridal beauty: Wedding countdown + fave celeb looks - Quick fixes: Lunchtime procedures - 40+ Cult body faves - Hybrids: the new foundation skincare - Love the skin you're in: Beauty & Empowerment
CosBeauty is the #BeautyAddict's guide to lifestyle, health and beauty.
In this issue:
- Bridal beauty: Wedding countdown + fave celeb looks
- Quick fixes: Lunchtime procedures
- 40+ Cult body faves
- Hybrids: the new foundation skincare
- Love the skin you're in: Beauty & Empowerment
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C O S M E TI C A C U P U N C T U R E F A CI A L<br />
W h at i s it ? ‘ T his n at ur al f a ci al<br />
r ej u v e n ati o n tr e at m e nt h el ps t o<br />
i m pr o v e t h e c o m pl e xi o n a n d its o v er all<br />
w ell b ei n g,’ s a ys w ell n ess pr a ctiti o n er<br />
K elli H o w ar d fr o m Z e n M e di ci n e<br />
Cli ni c. ‘It a d dr ess es u n d erl yi n g<br />
i m b al a n c es wit hi n t h e b o d y w hi c h<br />
c a us e f a ci al pr o bl e ms, a n d it dir e ctl y<br />
tr e ats pr o bl e m ar e as o n t h e f a c e s u c h<br />
as ff n e li n es a n d wri n kl es, s a g gi n g, a n d<br />
dis c ol o ur ati o n or d ull c o m pl e xi o n.’<br />
‘ A t y pi c al first tr e at m e nt i n v ol v es a<br />
c o m pr e h e nsi v e c o ns ult ati o n t o dis c uss<br />
ar e as of c o n c er n a n d q u esti o ns ar e<br />
as k e d r e g ar di n g di et a n d lif est yl e t o<br />
e n a bl e t h e pr a ctiti o n er t o d eli v er a<br />
p ers o n alis e d tr e at m e nt. M a k e u p is<br />
r e m o v e d a n d f a ci al m ass a g e is gi v e n<br />
t o pr e p ar e t h e s ki n f or tr e at m e nt.<br />
‘ T h e cli e nt t h e n r el a x es w hil e<br />
r e c ei vi n g a c u p u n ct ur e o n t h e b o d y<br />
a n d t h e n t o t h e f a c e. N e e dl es<br />
ar e r et ai n e d i n t h e f a ci al ar e a<br />
f or a p pr o xi m at el y 2 0 mi ns. Aft er<br />
wit h dr a wi n g n e e dl es, t h e p ati e nt<br />
r e c ei v es a g e ntl e f a ci al m ass a g e wit h<br />
r os e or ar ni c a oil a n d a c o ol j a d e r oll er<br />
t o s e al t h e p or es.’<br />
D o e s it h urt ? ‘ T h e tr e at m e nt is<br />
g e ntl e, i n v ol vi n g t h e i ns erti o n of v er y<br />
ff n e n e e dl es i nt o s p e ci ff c ar e as of t h e<br />
f a c e,’ e x pl ai ns H o w ar d. ‘ T h er e m a y b e<br />
sli g ht dis c o mf ort bri e fi y as t h e n e e dl e<br />
is i ns ert e d i n c ert ai n ar e as, b ut it is<br />
mi ni m al. W h e n t h e s ki n is n e e dl e d, it<br />
c a us es a mi cr o tr a u m a sti m ul ati n g t h e<br />
pr o d u cti o n of c oll a g e n a n d el asti n<br />
gi vi n g t h e s ki n a m or e e v e n t o n e,<br />
a lift e d a n d pl u m pi n g eff e ct a n d a<br />
y o ut hf ul gl o w.<br />
W h at r e s ult s c a n I e x p e ct ?<br />
‘ F oll o wi n g t h e first tr e at m e nt, w e<br />
e x p e ct t h e p ati e nt t o l o o k a n d f e el<br />
r el a x e d, lift e d a n d bri g ht er. As<br />
t h e b o d y b e gi ns t o b al a n c e a n d<br />
bl o o d fi o w is i n vi g or at e d, it r a di at es<br />
t hr o u g h t h e f a c e f or a n at ur al- a n d<br />
h e alt h y-l o o ki n g c o m pl e xi o n.<br />
‘ T h e n u m b er of tr e at m e nts<br />
r e q uir e d t o s e e r es ults v ari es fr o m<br />
p ati e nt t o p ati e nt d e p e n di n g o n<br />
m a n y f a ct ors, s u c h as a g e, lif est yl e<br />
a n d c o nstit uti o n. I n g e n er al, if t h e<br />
p ati e nt’s c o n c er n is dr y a n d d ull s ki n<br />
w e will s e e bri g ht n ess, gl o w a n d<br />
p u m pi n g i n t hr e e or f o ur w e e ks wit h<br />
o n e s essi o n a w e e k. F or c oll a g e n<br />
l oss c a usi n g fi n e li n es, wri n kl es a n d<br />
l oss of fir m n ess, 1 0 - 1 5 s essi o ns ar e<br />
r e q uir e d eit h er o n c e or t wi c e p er<br />
w e e k alt h o u g h c h a n g es c a n b e s e e n<br />
aft er f o ur w e e ks.<br />
‘ R es ults l ast d e p e n di n g o n t h e<br />
p ati e nt’s lif est yl e – di et, sl e e p a n d<br />
str ess pl a y a si g ni fi c a nt r ol e i n<br />
d et er mi ni n g t h e ti m efr a m e. T h e<br />
pr a ctiti o n er will off er s u p p ort i n<br />
di et ar y a n d lif est yl e g ui d a n c e if t his<br />
is a n iss u e. W e ulti m at el y w a nt t o<br />
s u p p ort t h e p ati e nt t o f e el e n er gis e d<br />
a n d r el a x e d a n d at t h e s a m e ti m e<br />
l o o k gl o wi n g a n d h e alt h y.’ C B M<br />
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