Posts that about about skin care, products and spa services
See that dear readers? That’s my nail technician text book from college, look massage! Not “slap on some cream”……*facepalm & eyeroll*
I keep getting told this by my clients lately: “oh is the massage extra?” “I didn’t know it was supposed to have a massage.” “wait you are supposed to get a massage???”
Sometimes I see beauty products on instagram and facebook that I just shake my head at. I know it won’t work, I see their little close ups on the skin and whats left on the mask/pad/cloth and just have a bit of a rage-attack.
The Black Mask was one of these.
I asked you guys this week on Instagram if you could see my Nordic beauty secret in my photo from camp:
I decided that I wanted to focus on Scandinavian beauty secrets because if you can’t tell from my last name: I’m married to quite the Finn man. My grandfather was Norwegian and Swedish. Also where I live is the second largest Finnish population outside of Finland.
Funny how things happen.
2 Months ago I wrote a article about pregnancy and how foot massage could be ambiguously good/bad/or nothing. (You can read it here) Without scientific consensus I am always iffy on things so I have it on my client form for them to check off.
My client had come in at 1 pm, she was 2 days past due and was hoping that some relaxation was going to help. She also asked for the full massage, to which knowing that it might help but wanting to make sure that if anything happened that she was aware of the risks. She signed a extra for saying she did want the full massage.
We had a super fun time, and we were talking about all the different wives tales and ideas about what can help start labour. She was also planning on trying the new mexican restaurant to maybe the spices would help too: I called it the M&M trick, Massage & Mexican.
Afterwards she told me she’d let me know if anything happened, I figured it probably didn’t help minus just relaxing which is good for everyone.
So yesterday morning I wake up to this:
WOW!!!! I was soo happy for such amazing news in the morning. I guess it can work for sure!!! Just happy that baby Abigael is happy and healthy and out!
She had left the spa at 2ish, crazy it happened so fast!
I have never had a client told me it worked, I have had several in my decade of work who have signed in hopes it would get things starting but I never heard anything else, so I figured that it didn’t really work but still no matter what took the precautions with all pregnant clients.
I love with when life comes and suprises you like this.
I wish my client many many happy congratulations for her, Abigael and her family 😀
When you are pregnant a pedicure sounds like the best idea ever! Your feet are swollen, everything hurts, you feel like you are being sucked dry and you can’t even reach them after a point.
While there are great points to getting a massage while you are pregnant, there are possible contraindications as well that you should be aware of.
I am generally patient and polite to sales people, even though my personality doesn’t like being cold called or appreciate being told that “I can’t live without” something. I understand local advertisers calling me looking for more ad sales, and they aren’t pushy. Multi-level Marketing (MLM) sales people on the other hand: holy hell I just can’t handle it.
With the dark days ahead I am fighting to stay awake more so which also means I have been having restless nights. I have opted to change my nighttime baths for myself to using products that are mixed with lavender to help!
So I want to explore more into the lazy English and French fields of lavender.
The days are shorter, colder, windier and darker: what a bummer. The winter blues are starting to come about, maybe held off with the excitement of halloween but will still start effecting us.
Want to help boos your fall and winter routines? Make sure to take stock in what you have for your skin care and makeup routines.
“Are you finding that your skin is flaking more from the dryness? Shedding its cells like all the trees around you without the benefit of the beauty of the changing of the leaves?”
So next in my newest fascination of “why would you put that on your face?” I want to talk about the “Vampire Facial”.
If you were in my esthetics class at Everest college, you’d be surprised I am still conflicted on this skin care. I went on a pretty big rant when it first came out. I imagined the science behind it to be inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
But now after really looking into the science and ideas behind the Vampire Facial it sounds like it could be a great alternative to more invasive procedures.
Somehow Placenta Facials has come up more then a few times in the past month in talking with friends and clients. My job inspires odd conversations which is great!
So why would you want to stick a placenta on your face?
The idea is that because its so clean and pure and highly packed with stem cells that it will have many benefits. It is associated with many different cultural practices and also is apart of a new esthetics trend called “live cell therapy”.
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