Skin Care 101 with Guinot
How’s your skin? Do you have a daily skin care routine in place? Monthly? Have you found a product that works for you? Have you resorted to other youthful appearance methods?
Here’s my take on taking care of my skin…
A Good Product
The summer we moved to Surrey, England, I came across a fab little spa on the Virginia Water high street. When I opened the door and walked in to book a mani/pedi appointment, I had no idea that I’d be opening the door to discovering a skincare routine and treatment regimen that I’d still be using today. The year was 2007.
Now, some 14 years later, I still practice the daily and monthly habits created back then using the tried and true French products and practices from Guinot. Just like everyone else, I had tried the latest and greatest brands each time it was introduced, but I always found the results unsatisfactory and not worth the dime. Well, let me tell you, Guinot is a remarkable exception to that story!
Guinot was founded 40 years ago and is famous for their Hydradermie treatment. Their products are amazing and I use them twice daily with a routine of cleansing, toning, serum application and moisturizing. I honestly don’t think that my skin looks like that of a 55 year old. Their products are not tested on animals, paraben free and the active ingredients are chosen with respect to the environment. While I truly adore and use the products to the bottom of the barrel, there’s more to it than that.
+ a Good Routine - Is that All you Need?
Yep, it’s important. I’m talking about a daily routine of 4 quick steps:
- Exfoliate
- Tone
- Serum Application
- Moisturize
Yes, I know that 4 steps, twice a day sounds like a lot, but it works. While I am considering botox for the first time to address the creeping 11s, every time I have consulted with a doctor, they have said I don’t need it. A good routine, healthy diet and plenty of water can work wonders for your skin and keep the needle routine at a minimum. I mean, who doesn’t want that extra money to spend on shoes?
Let me ask you three questions:
- What else can you do besides a daily routine?
- Do you have a monthly routine for treatments?
- Did you know your skin naturally sheds dead skin cells to make room for new cells every 30 days or so?
Did you Know Your skin naturally sheds dead skin cells to make room for new cells every 30 days or so?
If I learned one important new thing from Guinot, it was this, Guinot treatments offer a real alternative to aesthetic medicine through the use of it’s products and exclusive therapies. For example, a Hydradermie Treatment from Guinot stimulates cellular energy and hydrates for youthful looking skin. It’s my favorite treatment and it consists of 4 steps:
- Biological cleansing to allow the skin to breathe and absorb the products
- Ionisation to transmit energy to the skin cells
- Thermal electrode to boost cell oxygenation and skin microcirculation
- Massage and mask to stimulate, firm and tone the skin
If this routine is followed every 30 days, it’s easier to keep those new cells looking young! The gentle galvanic currents and high frequency electro massage tones and firms the tissues and keeps the complexion healthy, balanced and refreshed for weeks. No collagen pills, no botox, no fillers, just plump new skin that stays blemish free. Yes, in my approaching years, I will find that my fine lines may need a little jab, but, I am convinced that Guinot’s famous Hydradermie Facial has kept the needles at bay for me.
where oh where can you go for guinot?
In 2009, the first time we moved back to Texas from England (that’s another post) I immediately went on a quest to find a local Guinot Spa. I can tell you, that was no easy task. While Guinot is on every street corner in France, and in every other village in England, that’s not the case in the USA. Luckily for me, I discovered Maryam Jafarnia and her Cosmo Day Spa, right here in the Houston Galleria area.
Maryam’s Cosmo Day Spa is a full service Guinot spa and is the most gorgeous of ladies. She carries all of the Guinot products, offers the spectrum of Guinot signature facials (including the lift) as well as body treatments, hair removal, massage therapies and makeup services. She and her team are the nicest, friendliest and most loyal cosmetologist I have ever met. Even after having moved back and forth overseas through 11 years, Maryam and her team take me back each time with loving arms and are honest about giving me the services that my skin needs to remain looking and feeling youthful.
If you’d like to try Guinot products, Maryam has offered my followers a discount of 15% OFF.
Just mention SUSAN15 when ordering.
Below is a map with the Cosmo Day Spa location in Houston, Texas as well as a list of my favorite Guinot products.
