Last week Wednesday, I was invited to experience an OptiPhi Skin Rejuvenating Peel at the fabulous day spa in Durban, La Belle Vie. Gotta love working on StyleScoop!
Now, I know what you’re thinking… skin peel – eek! When I first read the email, I couldn’t help but think of Samantha (Sex and the City) arriving at Carrie’s book party wearing an over-sized black hat and black vale trying to hide her hideous, raw and red skin peel! Thankfully, my skin peel had a completely different effect – all I wanted to do, and still do, is show off my face..
I keep catching a glimpse in the mirror every now and then and am very impressed with the results. My husband thinks I’m a nerd, but men just don’t understand how important good skin is to us gals. Guys usually look hotter the older they get, women on the other hand, well just ask the billionaire plastic surgeons who their biggest clients are!
Ok, so enough about the birds and bees of his and hers skin, I’m sure you’re dying to find out more about this fantastic facial.
The OptiPhi Skin Rejuvenating Peel takes about an hour in total. It’s done in a salon and only by a trained professional (of course). It’s non invasive and you could probably sneak one into your lunch hour and return back to work without anyone noticing – like I did. Although, I was asked if I had just been for a jog – not a bad thing I guess.
My lovely therapist, Candice, who also happens to be the Spa owner at La Belle Vie raved about this treatment from the start. As she cleaned off my makeup she mentioned how amazing this peel was and that I’d see instant results. I wasn’t 100% convinced, but after the treatment I really could. Five days later and I’m totally hooked! In fact, I’m booking five more sessions with Candice to get my skin looking brand new for my 30th Birthday, which happens to be next month – scary! Although one skin peel makes a huge difference, a series of six will make your skin feel totally new. If you got the bucks and feel your skin deserves it, go for it!
The skin peel consists of a series applications, starting with a cleanup to remove makeup and oil on the skin. This is then followed by an Anti-Inflammatory to help ease the inflammation of the next step. The peeling agent is then applied. This part stung a little, not too bad, but everyone is different. I guess in my case, having exfoliated my skin every day the week before (for a beauty feature on StyleScoop) was not ideal! Candice helped settle it down by playing a gentle piano on my face with her fingertips. After that, it was time for a rejuvenating serum, followed by a double mask and viola – five years off the clock! Yes I’m about 25 thank you very much 🙂
While it certainly brings out your younger skin, your “old” skin doesn’t actually peel off or so to speak. In addition, it doesn’t leave the skin feeling itchy or uncomfortable. The only thing you really notice, apart from fabulous skin texture, is that your skin feels a little flushed, but that settles down a couple hours later and it’s really not that bad in any case.
What it does
The OptiPhi Skin Rejuvenating Peel does so much, a lot of which I really needed and it delivered.
- It helps to firstly brighten the skin and make it look healthier.
- Smooth skin out and dry out inflamed breakouts. The next day the pimples were a lot smaller and a lot less noticeable.
- Leads to firmer looking skin and reduces fine lines and wrinkles. I’ve noticed some sneaky little frowny friends trying to become permanent book club members on my forehead. Time to kiss these goodbye, and after one treatment they were already heading out the door! This is also the reason I’m hooked and booking five more sessions to help them find another a club, somewhere far away from my face.
- Improves overall skin texture and hydrates the skin.
- Improves the appearance of sundamaged skin. I’ve got some pigmentation on my forehead that I absolutely hate. And after one peel it looks better, so that’s why I wanted to continue with five more sessions to make it less prominent or better yet, go away!
OptiPhi also have a full at home range that you can use (and I can’t wait to get my hands on). Check it out below, even the packaging is so ahmazingly stylish!
A new love is found. Be sure to stay tuned to StyleScoop for lots more OptiPhi features! Im totally addicted. Visit www.optiphi.com for more info about the brand and their range.
Durban girls, check out La Belle Vie on their website www.lbv.co.za
