Thursday, September 8, 2011

Beauty Decoded: The truth about microdermabrasion (it’s not what you think!) and our 5 picks for do-it-yourself damage patrol


I thought a healthy diet, thorough cleansing, and the odd makeup-free Sunday was the recipe for perfect skin but, when summer started, so did the breakouts along my jawline. I initially blamed heat and humidity for an increase in oil production, but my skin actually felt dryer than normal. I ceased use of all products and even took to Twitter to whine. Moments later, I received a reply from Pure + Simple spa with a very helpful proclamation: “100% natural oils are good and you’re probably in need of microdermabrasion.” Feeling defeated by my own failed attempts at facial clarity, I headed there to find out more.