Thursday, June 16, 2011

Pampered for choices!


With all the beauty parlours mushrooming, one cannot feel otherwise but pampered for choices! Advertisements splashed through pages and pages of brochures and fliers dropped into our mail boxes every too often!

Typical of a Penangite, I scout around for bargain prices and randomly picked centres located to my convenience! Within a week, went through 2 facial sessions at different outlets! Sporting a clear complexion all my life, it never struck a need to waste $$$$$ plastering my face with masks... gels... or even moisturisers!!

Relaxing on the bed, thrusting chin upwards, with my eyes protected from the bright light thrown onto my face, I hope to enjoy a good massage. "Got wrinkles already yo!" blurted the beauty consultant, breaking into the silence of the room on my second trial visit. "With this lighting, cannot escape one, I can see 3 fine lines here and 2 here. Must take care already woh......" touching the 2 spots right beneath my eyes.

REALLY? What had gotten into my eyes that I have to be told of wrinkles I don't see? Anyway, ain't having wrinkles at my AGE normal??? And, only to be visible under lighting for close-up chores, is flattering.... Many, in their mid twenties, already have crow feet around corners of their eyes, I consoled myself!

Whatever, this lady was deft with her eye massage, applying pressure at the right places around eye area and temple, unlike the consultant who targeted at all but the right spots during my visit to the first beauty salon! The cold gelled ultrasound massage, not carried out at the second outlet was more relaxing though!

It was the blackheads or so I thought, on my nose that triggered off the visits to the centres. Not properly dealt with, during the first visit, I sought the expertise of the second consultant, who confirmed that they were indeed HAIRS that blocked the pores thus making the tasks of removing difficult! YOU BET!! My nose is still bruised from the visit.

Hope the sessions will not bring about acne breakouts and skin infections as cautioned by Tuinny, while I source for a VALUE FOR MONEY centre which caters to my satisfaction!!...