the ultimate part y guide
Our selection of the best tips, treatments and tricks to help you sail through the festive season
FACE
Late nights and alcohol tend to dehydrate and sensitise the complexion. Our favourite facials and discreet cosmetic procedures will restore glowing skin fast.
THE RADIANCE-BOOSTING FACIALS Best for sculpting The Facial Treatment by Michaella Bolder, £200
Favoured by celebrities, Bolder’s lymphatic-drainage massage is the antidote to nights on the party circuit, ridding your face of excess fluid to define its contours. The pressure-point stimulation often proves painful, but it’s worth it for the revitalising results. michaella@michaellabolder.com; www.michaellabolder.com.
Best for lunch breaks
Decléor’s Glow & Go, £30 for 30 minutes
A fast facial that yields lasting effects with a potent dose of vitamins and antioxidants applied with thorough massage. 020 7792 1089; www.decleor.co.uk.
Bestforanti-ageing
Vaishaly Signature Facial, from £120 for 55 minutes
The treatment of choice for beauty editors ahead of any event. Vaishaly’s healing hands lull you into a deeply relaxed state using massage and reiki, while her skin-refining gadgetry expertly polishes tired skin. 020 7224 6088; www.vaishaly.com.
Best for tightening
Forever You by Pfeffer Sal, £370 for 80 minutes
Jennifer Lopez is said to be a fan of this face and neck treatment, which uses lasers to boost collagen and shrink pores, as well as infrared light to strengthen and enhance. Results are instant and peak on the 10th day. 020 3883 4702; www.pfeffersal.com.
Best for brightening
Skinesis Bespoke Facial, from £125 for 90 minutes
Created by Sarah Chapman, the facialist enlisted by Meghan Markle on her wedding day, this is tailored to your complexion with a hi-tech combination of peels, LED light and hands-on massage, to restore your inner glow.
020 7589 9585; www.sarahchapman.net.
Best for calming
Aromatherapy Associates Age Repair Facial, £200 for 90 minutes at Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre at Hotel Café Royal Soothing vitamin A-rich rosehip, turmeric and pomegranate oils, serums and masks take any heat and sensitivity out of aggravated skin, while the face-rejuvenating massage melts away stress and tension. 020 7406 3333; www. hotelcaferoyal.com.
THE SUBTLE COSMETIC TREATMENTS
Forget face-filling or freezing; these skin ‘tweakments’ won’t alter or augment, but instead revive and ‘airbrush’. People will remark on how great you look, not on what you’ve had done.
Lip Refresh at the Dray Clinic
Cosmetic doctors deliver the smallest amount of filler possible, to iron out lines and subtly revitalise your pout to the lipstick-worthy one you had 10 years ago, without any telltale signs. £400. 020 7937 1031; www.drdray.co.uk.
Glow Rehab with Dr Maryam Zamani
Zamani, an oculuplastic surgeon, uses a combination of skin-boosting treatments, by way of platelet-rich plasma, microneedling, laser and minimal filler to target lines, texture and pigmentation. From £1,500. 020 7760 7673; www.drmaryamzamani.com.
Volite at Mallucci London
Filler reinvented for transformative skin conditioning, rather than plumping. This involves micro-doses of superfine hyaluronic acid to visibly improve hydration and the appearance of fine lines. From £675. 020 3915 7400; www.mallucci-london.com.
Mesotherapy at the Dray Clinic
This painless treatment uses tiny injections to deliver a bespoke mix of vitamins, hyaluronic acid and tone-correcting ingredients into the dermis. Book in for a course of three for an instant face-refreshing effect. £200. 020 7937 1031; www.drdray.co.uk.
Injectables with Dr Michael Pr ag er
Dr Prager’s subtle work with filler is delivered with the deftest of touches, delivering a confidence boost alongside a natural, youthful complexion. From £595. 020 7323 3660; www.
drmichaelprager.com.