Maddie’s Hydrafacial Experience at Advanced Anti-Aging and Weight Loss

I had my very first facial...and now I'm hooked. 

In case you missed it, I teamed up with Advanced Anti-Aging and Weight Loss to get hot and ready for my wedding in April.

After my initial consult, we finally decided that getting a monthly hydrafacial was the right choice for me. I have combination (oily/dry) skin and uneven patches, so I wanted something to smooth and perfect my complexion. I also suffer from blackhead breakouts and I have zero tolerance for that any day of the week, but especially the weeks leading up to my wedding.

I will admit I was a bit nervous to get a facial. I know they're supposed to be relaxing and beneficial, but I have really sensitive skin that doesn't take well to new products. I'm happy to report that my skin took to the hydrafacial perfectly and I'm so happy with my results.

The entire process was pretty simple. I went in, laid down on a comfortable (and heated) bed and the nurse got to work. She explained in detail every process as we worked through my facial.

Every step of the facial uses the same took but with different tubes of product. First, they washed my face with soap and warm water. Then, they went over my face with water followed by exfoliation. The best part is when they sucked out all the bad stuff after a deep exfoliation - I'll show you the aftermath of that later on. My skin was then primed with a mild acid that seals the exfoliation process. Add some moisturizer and sunscreen and I was in and out within about 30 minutes.

Before we got started and following the hydrafacial, we took pictures for comparison. Here are some of my before and after photos:

BEFORE

AFTER

As you can see, I have a tiny bit of redness from the tool, but my pores are noticeably empty and clean. My skin has a healthy and clean shine that stuck around all day long.

BEFORE

AFTER

Everything that is sucked out is collected into a tube. After everything was said and done, I was shocked at how disgusting my water was. It made me feel clean and dirty at the same time. Do you think just washing/exfoliating your face at home is doing that job? Because it's not.

Here's a nice little swirl action for you. It was amazing to me that you can see all the blackheads and other residue swimming around in the water.

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Here's the machine that is used during the entire facial. The tubes are the various products I mentioned above. Each one is swapped out for the next.

For most skin types, a hydrafacial is recommended at least once a month. It's quick and effective and has no downtime. The only precautions I had to take was to wear sunscreen, which we should all be doing anyway, avoid makeup for 24 hr if possible, and avoid intense cardio for 24 hr if possible.

I didn't wash my face before bed like I normally do because I wanted to give my skin plenty of time to absorb all the good nutrients that were put into it. I woke up a bit greasy, but had no breakouts.

Final results:

Feelin' clean, glowy, and fresh!