I got a SpaWish Gift Certificate for the holiday and decided to use it on something a little more lasting than a massage. So I booked an appointment at a spa in Carlsbad for this “amazing results” facial.

Officially, Microdermabrasion achieves results by stimulating and cleansing the skin with fine crystals that soften skin irregularities, much like the process of exfoliating. The microdermabrasion crystals are passed across the skin with air and simultaneously vacuumed off. This works to stimulate, exfoliate, and ultimately rejuvenate your skin.
In other words, your skin is sandblasted.

Honestly, the microdermabrasion part wasn’t that bad. It was the “extraction” part and the “buy my moisturizer" sales pitch at the end that pissed me off. The lady was determined to show me how great I could look with her help. Ironically, she did the worst application of eyeshadow on me that I have ever seen. And this is something I LET her do because she wanted to – not because it was part of the deal. It was a surreal thing, to look into the hand held mirror and see green eyeliner on my lower lid and peachy lipstick on my mouth. I would not have been surprised if I were a victim of a new reality show akin to Candid Camera.

I’ve decided to do my own skin care regime for the next year and see how it turns out. I call it “Don’t Fuck With My Skin”. It will consist of honest washing, good sunscreen moisturizing, lots of H2O, and nutritious food. Absolutely no cat tongues, picking or other abuse will be allowed.