I am going to be 30 in six months. THIRTY. I know everyone keeps telling me that 40 is the new 30 and I really have nothing to worry about, but besides the incredible pressure I feel to reproduce, I am starting to see wrinkles and experience the effects of ten years in high heels I never thought I would. I am getting OLD and there is nothing I can do about it. Or is there?
One of the things I can pride myself on is my ability to put on sunscreen (nearly) every day, and remove my make up (just about) every night. And when I visited Minoo’s Laser and Beauty Studio last week, my efforts were rewarded – my skin is actually in pretty awesome condition for my age. Hurrah!
The team at Minoo’s (Rebecca specifically who was just wonderful) analyse your skin before conducting any treatments to see where a peel or a scrub would best suit, or whether there is something that can be done to reverse the effects of any sun damage and ageing. An amazing computer program takes a photograph of your face, and analyses the layers of your skin, targeting the areas that are of most concern.
Lucky for me, my biggest worry is dehydration, most likely caused by a combination of my exzema and the fact that I use sorbolene (traditionally a barrier cream, rather than a moisturising one). So what does Minoo’s recommend?
My first treatment (following a delightfully relaxing cleanse) was a Microdermabrasion. A scary sounding name but a a particularly relaxing treatment! This was followed by a Jetpeel with a Vitamin infusion, and before you summon up images of Samantha in SATC with her ‘burnt’ face, I can assure you that this facial like treatment was a dream (besides a little noise from the machine that essentially blows cold air on your face) and all designed to rehydrate my poor dry skin.
These kinds of treatments need only be performed once a month and allow you to feel the effects of the treatment long after a traditional facial would have worn off.
Following the treatment, Rebecca applied Aspect Redless Serum, an ultra hydrating serum, and then finished things off with some Glo mineral make up (in honey light) and I was good to go for the rest of the day. In and out in 45 minutes.
Visit Minoo’s in the Machester Unity Building,
220 Collins Street, Melbourne. 9654 7562 / 9654 6597
http://www.minooslaserbeauty.com.au/
