Make A Date For Beauty

Once Halloween comes and goes it seems we all begin to gear up for the holiday season and that time is now!

Beauty businesses around the DC area have taken note and are presenting a number of events to help you get glowing for holiday parties or find gifts to give for the occasion.

So get out your smart phone and schedule one or many of these events in November:


Date: Thursday, 11/4, 7pm

What: Rodan & Fields "See the Light" Meetup

Where: G Street Center 1325 G Street NW Suite 500 Washington DC 20005

Details: This event promises to provide you with the answers to common skin conditions. We will find what is beneath the surface of your skin and offer suggestions on how to combat sun damage, aging and sensitive skin as well as solutions for adult acne.

Contact: http://www.meetup.com/Rodan-Fields-Dermatologist-Meetup/calendar/fhrhnynpbgb/?a=cv1o_grp&rv=cv1o


Date: Thursday, 11/4, 6 to 9pm

What: Fraxel Information Event at Parma Spa

Where: Parma Spa, 8212 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA 22182

Details: Parma Spa has invited Fraxel Executive, Mary Anna Musselman who will demonstrate how this laser treatment can benefit you. If you would like to turn back the clock on aging, Fraxel (Fractional Resurfacing) can help. Mary Anne will create a personalized treatment plan for you.

Contact: 703-506-8401


Date: Thursday, 11/11, 6:30 to 8:30pm

What: Eco-Conscious Beauty & Wellness Event

Where: Chevy Chase Cosmetic Center, 8410 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 210, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Details: The experts will discuss and demonstrate these eco-beauty & wellness topics and more:

Non-toxic organic personal care and make-up; Organic spray tan demonstrations;Non-invasive cosmetic treatment options;Nutritional style coaching; Holistic total fitness discussion and
Myofascial Release demonstration

$25.00 per person 100% proceeds will go to:
International Lifeline Fund & One Common Unity.

Contact: http://greenbacks.livegreen.net/offer/ecobeauty


Date: Friday, 11/12, 10am to 3pm

What: TNS Essential Serum Day at Rockledge Medspa

Where: Rockledge Medspa, 6410 Rockledge Drive, Suite 205, Bethesda, MD

Details: Join Mandi from SkinMedica at Rockledge Medspa to learn more about this anti-aging skin treatment. 20% off Products on Special Event Day.

Contact: 301-530-8300


Date: Saturday, 11/13, 2pm to 5pm

What: Fresh Start Health & Beauty Fair

Where: The Center, 4321 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Details: Connect with health and beauty professionals to find out how to eat well, find time for yourself, take care of your health and your skin during the stressful holiday season.

Experts include: Esthetician Susanne Siemonsen, L.E of Skin Therapy, LLC;Nutritionist Jessica Wagner of Mindful Healing Spa;Reflexologist Michael Colbert of Purification Garden;Personal Trainer Jen Young of Spitfire Fitness Arts, LLC

Tickets: http://freshstartfair.eventbrite.com/


Date: Tuesday, 11/16, 11:30am

What: Body Elements Sponsored Cleanse Day

Where: Body Elements, 8230 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 100, Vienna, VA 22182

Details: Discounted Lipomassage treatments, complimentary beverages, and support from our expert cleansing and wellness coaches.

Discounted 45-Minute Lipomassage Treatment
Only $50
(Save $100)
Also..

11:30am - Refreshments, nutritional snacks, door prizes and more...

12:00pm - Dawn Peters Expert Nutritionist of Naked Health LLC presents:
"Food - Is it Fueling Or Failing You?"

Contact: 703-356-6601



Date: Friday, 11/19, 10am to 2pm

What: Youth Eye Complex Day at Rockledge Medspa

Details: Join Thomas from iS Clinical at Rockledge Medspa and learn more about this line of anti-aging cosmeceuticals. 20% off Products on Special Event Day Only.

Contact: 301-530-8300


Date: Saturday, 11/27, 8am to 5pm

What: Body Elements Stress Free Saturday

Where: Body Elements, 8230 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 100, Vienna, VA 22182

Details: Will you be burned out the day after Black Friday?
Bring in your family and friends and let us help you destress,
increase your metabolism -- and even burn more calories!

$50 Endermologie sessions
That's a $65 Savings!

Come join us for relaxation, special gift items,
and refreshments!

Contact: 703-356-6601


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New Face Creams Up The Ante On Results

Most creams these days are multi-tasking and not only address wrinkles but also treat aging skin issues like texture, hyper pigmentation and sagging. They come in a wide range of price points depending on whether you are buying them in the drugstore, department store or from your dermatologist. Some of the key ingredients you’ll want to look for are retinol, Vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, peptides and hydroxy acids. BeautyInDC.com found some of the newest and most effective creams on the market if you’re looking for youth in a jar!

Least Expensive

One of the reviews for this first product said “bye bye Crème de la Mer” which goes for about forty times the price of St. Ive’s Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer. At $5.99 a jar it offers collagen and elastin proteins to smooth wrinkles and soften skin and is a great price point and something you would find at your local drug store.





You might forget about Avon since it’s mostly available through a consultant or online but their skin products are amazingly affordable and they are always coming out with new products. Their Anew Clinical Derma-Full Facial Filling Cream is called their first injectible grade facial filler in a cream and addresses some of the same issues that dermal filler injections correct like filling in facial contours and restoring fullness and they do it with Hyaluronic Acid. Cost is $34.00.




Mid-Range Price



Clinique is a department store brand that has a product with some amazing claims—they say at 12 weeks of use the anti wrinkle results of their Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle and UV Damage Corrector will be close to what you would see after a laser treatment at the dermatologist office. The ingredients include Vitamins C and E to fight free radicals and some collagen building peptides. Cost is about $44.00.



There are products called cosmeceuticals, a cosmetic product with implied pharmaceutical benefits and they are usually sold at dermatologist and plastic surgeon offices. NeoCutis is a popular brand and a product they introduced in July is part of a hot trend in face creams to create younger looking skin by diminishing dark spots from sun and age damage and improve the skin’s brightness. Most products do that with hydroquinone but they have a have a patent pending ingredient called Melaplex in their Perle Skin Brightening Cream. It costs about $95.00



Expensive


If it’s important to you to use natural or organic products and price isn’t really an object you might like this one from the Environ line. Ionzyme Focus Frown Serum uses a cocktail of peptides to soften muscle activity around the forehead and eyes that are the same ones targeted by Botox injections. Although it’s close to $200.00 price tag isn’t cheap it’s supposed to show significant results in 3 weeks and is still cheaper than Botox!



The dermatologists who created the wildly popular Proactiv acne products have turned their attention to anti-aging and on October 1st launched what they are calling a revolutionary anti-aging system. Rodan + Fields newest product is AMP MD. You use their micro-channeling tool with acupuncture micro-needles which safely creates precise micro-channels in the uppermost layers of the skin to allow for more effective delivery of their ANTI-AGE Night Renewing Serum. Cost of the part system for 60 day supply is $200.00.


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Getting In Balance With Thai Massage

Massages are such a great way to relax and unwind. But they also offer many other benefits depending on the type of massage you receive. Swedish, deep-tissue and hot stone massages seem to be the most common on a spa's menu of services. But sometimes you can find other types of massage that are more unique and and fit your particular lifestyle and level of activity.

Qi Spa www.qispa.com in Georgetown is known for their Thai massage which fits very well with the spa's Asian name and philosophy. Qi is an ancient Chinese word for life force and energy in our body. When our Qi is in balance, we are relaxed and at our best. Thai massage is a very healing massage that can put you on a journey to better health for your mind and body. Bee is the massage therapist who practices this technique and explains how it works to BeautyInDC.com readers.

Q: Bee what type of training have you had as a massage therapist specializing in Thai massage?

A: My training has been in Thailand at the Wat Po Traditional Medical School ( Basic Thai massage ). In addition I took a Healing Thai massage course for the people who have had strokes. I was certified as a Thai Massage instructor from the Thai Traditional Medical Services Society in 2006 and took courses in Advanced Thai Medical massage therapy from The Wat Po Traditional Medical School in 2008.

Q: How does Thai massage differ from Swedish and other types of massage?

A: Thai massage is very different from other types of massage. It is done on a soft thick mat on the floor. The client is wearing loose fisherman pants and a loose top. It can be done with or without oil. I work on the body's pressure point and meridian line, stretching the whole body, similar to yoga.


Q: What are some of the benefits?

A: Blood circulation will be better making your body more flexible. Your body and mind will be balanced and muscle pain will be released. It improves bad posture from sitting too long and standing too long. People with cancer , diabetes and heart problems are recommended to see a doctor before getting the massage.

Q: What kind of feedback do you get from your clients?

A: After getting Thai massage for the first session most clients have some soreness from the massage but not everyone will be sore. It depends on the condition of clients. A few days after getting a Thai massage they will know that many things in the body have changed for the better than before getting Thai massage and they keep coming back to get a regular Thai massage once a month.

Q: How often should you get a Thai massage to optimize the benefits?

A: That depends on the condition of the client. For serious tension and a very tight body it's recommended to get a Thai massage weekly or a minimum of twice a month. Obviously you will benefit most by getting the massage regularly and at the very least should try to have monthly sessions of either 60 or 90 minutes.

Qi Spa
3106 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-333-6344
www.qispa.com

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Champagne & Information Reception at Parma Spa

Maybe you'd like to test the waters and find out more about plastic surgery but you don't know how to get started. Parma Spa is making it easy to find out in an elegant setting with their champagne reception this Thursday, October 7th with top plastic surgeon, Dr. Stephen Baker.

Dr. Baker has been featured in national media and publications like CNN, ABC World News Tonight, The Learning Channel and Elle magazine. He is based here in the Washington area and is an Associate Director and Program Director with the Department of Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital. He's been regcognized as one of Washington's Top Docs since 2005.

Dr. Baker is a board certified plastic surgeon and although he specializes in surgery of the face he has an extensive background in all aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. He'll be able to speak about the lastest advancements in cosmetic surgery and answer any questions about procedures you may be interested in. He can address everything from facelifts to tummy tucks and options that are available to anyone interested in improving their appearance.

It promises to be an informative and interesting evening so call Parma Spa www.parmaspa.com today to reserve your space as seating is limited. The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:00pm with champagne and hors 'doeurves provided.

Parma Spa
8212-B Old Courthouse Road
Vienna, VA 22182
703-506-8401

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Rolling With The Newest Antiaging Device

One of the problems that we've always heard about skincare products is that no matter how good the ingredients or expensive the product, if it can't penetrate the outer layers of the skin it won't be able to do much in the way of correcting the damage.

Rodan + Fields Dermatologists have now risen to the challenge of getting below the skin's surface with a new tool that can deliver active ingredients where they're needed. Their patent pending Anti-Age AMP MD Maximum Delivery system is on the market and available to consumers.

The tool itself, called the AMP MD, is a reusable blue roller type device constructed of surgical grade, stainless steel acupuncture micro-needles. When gently rolled over the face and neck, it safely creates precise micro-channels in the uppermost layers of the skin, allowing for deeper and more effective delivery of ANTI-AGE Night Renewing Serum’s skin-transforming ingredients. The company says the device is easy and painless, and you should be able to get results in just a minute a day of using their system.

Rodan + Fields suggests cleansing your skin with with their Anti-Age Daily Cleansing Mask followed by their Anti-Age Pore Minimizing Toner. Then you're ready to roll! Divide face into sections (forehead, right side, left side, chin, neck) and with moderate and comfortable pressure, roll AMP MD over the entire face and neck 4-10 times, changing directions with each pass.

After rolling, apply contents of one ANTI-AGE Night Renewing Serum Capsule to entire face and neck, and follow with ANTI-AGE Overnight Restorative Cream to help fortify the skin’s protective barrier.

After clinical trials the company's website says that with regular use of the ANTI-AGE Regimen and AMP MD Maximum Delivery System, your skin will become smoother and softer, changes often experienced after the first use. Within two months, your skin will appear firmer, lines and wrinkles will be less noticeable, pores will look tighter, and your complexion will become more luminous and refined. The pictures to the left with before (top) and after (bottom) show results on forehead, eye and mouth area.

One user said: "On day 11 of using the Rodan + Fields AMP MD Maximum Delivery System, I had three people tell me that I look like I'm 29 or 30. Since I'm 40, that's pretty incredible!"

The price of the system will range from $200 to $334 depending on the kit you choose and the number of products that are included. You can get a ten percent discount by becoming a Rodan + Fields Prefferred Customer and you can buy your products from a local Executive Consultant at https://cpadgerson.myrandf.com.

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When Do You Become "Formerly Hot?"

It hit Stephanie Dolgoff at some point that she was no longer the young, desirable chick she had always been. This shocking revelation led to humorous observations on her blog www.formerlyhot.com about aging, body image and beauty.

The blog has now evolved into a book, Formerly Hot, Dispatches From Just the Other Side of Young that is now in book stores and on Amazon.com.

She was recently interviewed by BeautyInDC.com about her book and musings on her favorite subjects:

Q: Stephanie can you tell us about your background and how you became a writer?

A: I've been writing ever since my last month of college. I'd never written more than a term paper, but I was so frustrated by the pressure I felt to figure out what I was going to be for the rest of my life that I just sat down and ranted on paper about "shoulds," self-imposed and otherwise, and after that you couldn't stop me from writing. I worked at various magazines as an assistant and wrote and edited, and that's what I've been doing for the past 20 years. Wow. Weird to say "past 20 years" and have it not feel like that long, but there you have it. I'm one of those people who loves to write--it's not hard for me. It's hard for me not to.

Q: How would you describe your book Formerly Hot?

A: The book is all about what happened when I realized I wasn't a young woman anymore, moved without my permission into a new category of human being, and all that I've come to realize since then. It covers all aspects of a woman's life--friends, marriage, work, health, marriage, pop culture. It's humorous essays.

The inspiration came from simply feeling like I wasn't myself, that something had changed, and I couldn't put my finger on what it was. I had everything I wanted (good job, two beautiful girls, a husband, friends, health, etc.) but something felt unsettled. I was in my late 30s, and decided it was because I was aging--I wasn't perceived as "the hot chick" anymore, as I had been, for better or worse (mostly better) my whole life. So I jokingly started my blog, http://www.formerlyhot.com. I didn't know what I was, but I knew what I wasn't: hot, in that first-glance, young-woman kind of way.

Quickly, though, it became clear that it wasn't about looks at all, but about slipping into this new category of woman--the not-young woman--and that my self-definition had a bit of catching up to do. What I learned through the blog and writing the book, though, is that life on this side of young is far more fulfilling and enjoyable than back when I was "hot" in the way most people use the word. Being an adult tween (not young, not old) can be awkward at times. But I wouldn't trade where I am now to be a young woman again for anything.

Q: What feedback have you gotten from people who have read the book?

A: The most common thing I hear is, "Thanks for voicing what was in my head--I thought I was the only one." I also hear a lot of "Thanks for helping me laugh at myself and getting older." That's extremely gratifying. Women are taught to fear getting older, and what I hope my book does is helps them see that they don't have to. There's some loss that comes with not being young anymore, of course. But there's so much more to be gained. That's what the book is about.


Q: You write a lot about body image--what words of encouragement can you offer to a woman who is struggling with their body size or shape?

A: There are a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money by telling you that you're not OK the way you are. I had an eating disorder when I was young and have always had issues with my weight, even when it was perfectly fine. What I've learned that works for me is to eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full, and to try to be as healthy as I can. The weight my body settles at when I do that is what it should be. It may not be what I want it to be, but it's what it should be, and accepting that has made life a lot easier.

If you're heavy and worried about your health, by all means, do what it takes to get healthy. That's worth your energy. And if you think a little bit of this or that will help you feel prettier, why not avail yourself of it. But for the most part, I'd look for evidence in the mirror and from those who love you of what is beautiful about you, rather than focus on what you don't think is. It's not easy to deprogram yourself to think that way, but it can be done.


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DC Twist On A New York Fashion Event

New York clothing designer Edwing D'Angelo has been using his talent to raise money and awareness since a nephew was diagnosed with the disorder.

Fashion for Autism, Inc launched during NY Fashion Week in February 2010 and will now tour different cities with designers being invited to showcase their collection.

DC is getting it's own Fashion for Autism event on Friday, September 24th at the City Tavern Club in Georgetown.

The event described as an "Evening Soiree of Fundraising, Style and Grace," will capture some of the same glitz of the NY event including the red carpet at 7pm, silent auction at 8pm and a fashion show of D'Angelo's collection at 9pm.

Washington glamour will be on display with local models and VIP's like Miss DC 2010, Stephanie Williams, former Miss DC Kate Michael and Miss Peru.

The crowd will be entertained by rising piano maestro Edvinas Minstimas and can browse and exhibit on disply by Viktorija Juodenaite.

A silent auction with proceeds benefitting autism programs will feature items from some of DC's trendiest clubs, boutiques and spas with items from Charm Boutique, Skin Therapy, Shadowroom, Serendipty 3 and Parma Spa.

And all guests will take home a luxurious gift bag filled with beauty products, gift cards and treats.

Tickets are $50 for general admission or $100 for VIP tickets.

Other businesses participating in Fashion for Autism are:

Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States
Fresh Boutique
Georgetown Business Association
Glittarazzi
Kavenchy Spa and Salon
Latham Hotel
Late Night Shots

You can purchase your tickets online at http://www.fashionforautism.org/docs/tickets.html.


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