Just as there are a myriad of skincare products claiming to deliver a multitude of results with one application, navigating your way through a spa menu is often fought with anxiety.
Very few people have a single skin concern they have to treat. If they’re spending time and money on a facial, most women agree that they want to see immediate and lasting benefits, beyond what they can achieve at home.
In our quest to find the ultimate partner to our efforts at home, we turned to celebrated professional skincare brand, Elizabeth Arden PRO for their latest facial offering.
The Prescription Facial by Elizabeth Arden PRO is now available in Australia and comes highly recommended by our trial team. Read the reviews and make up your own mind.
When choosing a facial, what do we look for in a product?
Cassandra Turner (Interiors Designer in her 40s): “A mixture of natural and active ingredients that were designed to both naturally nourish and activate the skin’s natural restoration. I always lean towards products that hydrate and work to anti-age, including resurfacing. Texture is also very important to the experience.”
Bahar Etminan (Rescu. Founder & Editor in her 40s): “I like a treatment facial that gives immediate and lasting results. My preference is the balance between highly active products that correct and enhance balance with the skill of a therapist. The combination is hard to beat. Many active facials or peels miss the mark on luxury and relaxation.”
How did the treatment feel on our skin?
Jess Arrowsmith (Rescu. Producer in her 20s): “The products felt beautiful on my skin. The therapist’s technique really built in the product and I could feel the active ingredients working their way deeply into my skin – especially the cleanser that gently exfoliated my skin, leaving it soft, soothed and radiant”
Bahar: “I loved the texture of every single product applied to my skin and the double mask technique drenched my parched skin. The brightening peel pads made my skin tingle a little bit was super gentle. I was surprised. The Elizabeth Arden PRO Prescription facial was also luxurious with a deeply relaxing shoulder, arm and neck massage.“
How did our skin respond?
Cassandra: “Immediately after the treatment my skin looked glowing, revitalised and fresher than before. I was pleasantly surprised that the products (particularly the last products used, the Barrier Repair and the Triple Action Protector) left my skin hydrated but with no visible signs or feeling of oiliness, the products absorbed beautifully into the skin.“
Jess: “I felt completely refreshed from the second I left the salon. The best part was waking up the next morning with healthier, hydrated and radiant skin. The results are instant, but they’re also lasting – I really couldn’t have asked for more!”
Bahar: “It quite simply glowed. Smooth, hydrated and brightened. I skipped foundation for two days! I never do that.”
Why This Treatment over others?
Bahar: “I think the power combo of concentrated active ingredients and a luxury treatment are unique to this facial. Normally I’d have to pick one or the other. It’s also fast. 50 minutes and you are good to go. That works for me!”
Jess: “Time is always of essence. It’s rare to have a 50-minute treatment that can give your skin a complete hydration overhaul. From the lush active product to the relaxing massage, the experience is a lux quick fix you wont find elsewhere.”
Our Verdict?
Bahar: “My skin responded to the extra boost of hydration and also to the lymphatic drainage massage by appearing much plumper and hydrated. I also felt my pores looked smaller particularly on my nose and around my cheeks. Definitely the superficial pigmentation was less noticeable and my skin tone evened out. There was no downtime at all. I was glowing and fresh the second I left the spa.”
Jess: “The treatment was a luxurious experience that had results lasting well beyond the 50-minute facial. I walked away glowing and woke up the next morning with plump, radiant and hydrated skin. Making your skin feel it’s very best, it’s the perfect facial for instant results.”
Cassandra: “From the luxurious environment and fantastic therapist, to the facial massage used to activate the products – the entire experience was divine. I would definitely use the products again, particularly the peel and the Triple Action Protector.”
After images from left to right: Bahar, Jess & Cassandra.
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Treatment: Elizabeth Arden PRO Prescription Facial
Salons:
Fifty Four Park Street Health Club and Day Spa
170 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000, (02) 9282 8999
No.13 The Beauty Avenue
Shop 2, 13 Springfield Avenue, Potts Point, 02 (9361 5550)
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