Try the Champagne Facial at The Spa in San Francisco and you will be very impressed with the results. Your skin will be delightfully soft and smooth and with a wonderful glow.
Lead esthetician Kamee Rose Tong will start by thoroughly but gently cleansing and exfoliating your skin. Then she'll massage in a custom-blended crushed grape serum and follow up with a hydrating mask. She also steams the skin and extracts impurities.
Tong says this facial is great before events, because it improves the look of the skin without spurring breakouts.
Where to Get It. The Champagne Facial ($99 for a 50-minute treatment, $120 for 80 minutes) is a special seasonal treatment that is available through the end of March at at all The Spa at The Sports Club/LA locations, which are in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, Miami and New York on the Upper East Side. They’re also offering an Indulgent Grape Body Wrap available through the end of March.
While a professional facial is a wonderfully pampering experience, sometimes it just doesn’t fit into the budget. To do a champagne facial at home, try this recipe for a champagne mask from Heidi Braley at ehow.com.
What You’ll Need
* 1/4 cup champagne
* 2 tbs. heavy cream
* 4 tbs. powdered Bentonite or rhassoul or green clay
* Glass mixing bowl
* Mixing spoon
* Washcloth
Directions
* Measure out 4 tablespoons of powdered clay carefully into the glass mixing bowl. The clay is the ingredient that cleanses and purifies the skin. It pulls toxins and excess oils from the skin. It is the basis for the mask, as it holds the cream and champagne in suspension.
* Pour in the heavy cream. The acids in the cream soften and lighten your skin, while the fats in the cream add a luxurious creaminess to the mask, keeping the clay from drying your skin. Mix it into the dry clay slowly until the clay is moistened. It will be rather dry and lumpy.
* Add the champagne, and stir the mixture until it is creamy and soft. The carbonation makes the mixture light and the sweetness in the champagne softens your skin. There are antioxidants and phenolic compounds in the champagne give anti-inflammatory attributes to the facial mask.
* Apply the mask immediately, before it has a chance to dry out. Smooth it over your face, avoiding your eyes, nose and mouth. Smooth it down over your neck and upper chest for a full facial and even the tops of your hands if you have enough mask mixture. This should be enough mask for one use.
* Allow the champagne mask to dry for 20 minutes, then wipe off with a warm, damp washcloth. Rinse any residue left with lukewarm water.
Do Tell. Have you ever used champagne to beautify your skin or hair? Do you regularly go to spas for facials or do them at home? Do tell.
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