Seeing summer’s effects on your skin, paired with the fact that you’re entering your late 20s, you think it’s time to enhance your solid skincare regimen with a professional facial. The question is how often to book your aesthetician and facial treatments in Fairfax, VA so you can work the expense into your budget appropriately. Here’s how Emilia Montalvo, LME, our master aesthetician, sets a schedule that fits your budget at Dontage.
Which Results Come From My Facial, and Which Come From My Bathroom Shelf?
Every four to six weeks, for most skin in its 20s. At the beginning of your complimentary first visit at our office on Williams Drive, you and Emilia will look at your skin under magnification and go over what you use in the morning and at night. Then she’ll book your first custom facial and tell you if every eight weeks will be enough for yours.
Your first custom facial starts with a deep cleansing and an exfoliation. Next come extractions where your pores need them, a mask chosen for your skin that day, a massage, and serums to finish. Dermaplaning can be added to take off the dead skin and fine hair, which leaves your face smooth and bright for the next few weeks. A Diamond Glow facial takes 30 to 45 minutes with no downtime and slots in when you want the glow before an event.
Which Results Come From My Facial, and Which Come From My Bathroom Shelf?
The brightness and the smooth texture you see that afternoon come from the facial, and they hold for a few weeks. What you do every morning and night carries the rest. Before you leave, you and Emilia will pick three products from our SkinBetter Science or iS Clinical shelf, such as a cleanser, a moisturizer with SPF, and a vitamin C or retinol. Also, bring whatever you’re using now to your skincare consultation.
You’ll come back in six weeks, and at that visit Emilia will look at what changed and tell you whether to keep the same spacing or stretch it. Feel free to ask her which step to add first if the whole routine is more than your budget allows this month, and about our Wednesday-to-Friday evenings, when the office sees patients until 7:30 p.m.
Elevate Your Look at Dontage
You’ll leave your first visit with Emilia Montalvo, LME, and the team led by Waseem Garbia, PA-C, knowing how often to book and which three products to use between facials. Call Dontage at 703-962-4772 or text 571-581-1020 to book your first facial.