Free pores and skin consultations and glow massages_ I’m there

Free pores and skin consultations and glow massages? I’m there

Final week Lancome held an Absolue VVIP occasion, a pre-brand launch occasion for chosen invitees by Lancome’s associate within the Philippines, Suyen Company.

Lancome previewed the complimentary providers it should supply prospects at its two pop-ups set to open Aug. 15 at Greenbelt 5 and MOA Look: a pores and skin session utilizing Lancome’s Magnificence Tech machine and a Glow Therapeutic massage utilizing the prescribed merchandise.

“The entire typical skincare problems with any particular person — massive pores, high-quality traces, wrinkles, rising darkish spots — issues that aren’t seen in your pores and skin, you’ll be capable of have a detailed visualization of the problems after which it’ll additionally price your pores and skin high quality,” says Jacky Cayetano, L’Oreal Luxe Division Group Retail and Schooling supervisor. “The explanation for that’s in order that we will truly goal and determine what you completely want.”

She says that simply because a star or influencer is utilizing a well-liked product doesn’t imply it’ll be just right for you. “That’s a standard mistake. However then if you understand your pores and skin, you’ll be capable of minimize to the foundation of the issue. We’re not going to advocate merchandise simply because. It has to focus on your pores and skin points so that you simply get bang to your buck.”

Pores and skin Session

Celeb ambassadors: (clockwise from high left) Amanda Seyfried, Isabella Rossellini, HoYeon Jung, Zendaya, Penelope Cruz and Julia Roberts within the marketing campaign for Lancome’s La Vie Est Belle perfume.

I acquired the pores and skin session and it’s enjoyable. Like on the ophtha, you relaxation your chin contained in the machine and it takes 9 photographs to gauge totally different features of your pores and skin — sensitivity, hydration, pore situation, wrinkles, high-quality traces, texture, UV impact, firmness, and rising brown spots — earlier than answering a brief questionnaire about your pores and skin points.

I discovered that my pores and skin barrier is weakening, thus making it extra liable to exterior aggressors, and I would like extra hydration on my cheeks.

Some clogged pores attributable to make-up and extra sebum have to be scrubbed as soon as per week after cleaning (make-up remover, toner, facial scrub and a clay masks all assist).

On the upside, I discovered that my pores are tight, pores and skin is agency, and since I’m non secular about placing on sunscreen each day, UV harm and rising brown spots are very minimal.

The very best function of the Magnificence Tech is it may possibly additionally provide you with a skin-aging evaluation, exhibiting what your pores and skin will seem like in 10 years. Although I used to be scared to view this, it wasn’t the horrific masks I used to be anticipating, and it truly impressed me to get higher about my skincare.

Glow Therapeutic massage

Star merchandise: The Lancome Superior Genifique Youth Activating assortment

One other free service Lancome will give is the Glow Therapeutic massage, utilizing the merchandise beneficial by the Magnificence Tech.

First they eliminated my make-up with Lancome Bi-Facil, which I’m so joyful is again as a result of it was my favourite make-up remover for years.

Then they double-cleansed with the Lait Galatee Confort Make-up Remover Milk, adopted by the alcohol-free Tonique Confort Hydrating Toner with Hyaluronic Acid.

Then got here two purposes of one in every of Lancome’s star merchandise, Superior Genifique Face Serum, an anti-aging serum with pre- and probiotics to strengthen the pores and skin barrier, improve firmness and goal wrinkles. They labored it in with Lancome’s Professional Radiance Machine to maximise absorption.

This was adopted by a soothing therapeutic massage utilizing Absolue Mushy Cream, which repairs pores and skin when you sleep and targets all indicators of growing older.

Subsequent they swept my pores and skin with gently exfoliating Absolue Rose 80 Toner made with 80% skin-soothing rosewater. (FYI, Lancome grows its personal roses in Grasse, France.)

Then they massaged in another pump of Genifique, Absolue serum and Absolue Revitalizing Anti-Getting old eye cream, and at last UV Professional Aquagel Facial Sunscreen and Primer, which prepped my face for pure make-up utilizing Lancome’s Teint Idole matte basis and Intimatte French Tea cream lipstick.

“Absolue merchandise are refillable and rechargeable,” notes Cayetano. “If it’s a must to journey, you simply pop up the serum and don’t want to purchase all the bottle anymore, you simply purchase the refill. We’re shifting to much less glass and fewer plastic. You may as well return your bottles, if you’d like, and you then get one thing in trade for that.”

A spritz of my favourite Lancome perfume, La Vie Est Belle, a floral-fruity gourmand that males discover extremely horny, in response to market analysis, and I used to be good to go.

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Lancome will open two areas in Greenbelt 5 and MOA Look on Aug. 15. The primary boutique retailer will open in November in Rockwell Energy Plant, whereas the flagship retailer in Greenbelt will open in March 2024.