The Best Red Carpet–Ready Facials From Coast To Coast
While the theme of this year’s Costume Institute exhibition and Monday’s Met Gala, “Manus x Machina,” may have been conceived with fashion in mind, the motif of technology can also be found in the beauty treatments that will prime and prep attendees for their red carpet moments. And whether you’re walking up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art or walking down the aisle this summer, the most cutting-edge pre-event facials can now be found in cities from coast to coast. These skincare gurus, cult facialists, and dermatologists advocate high-tech machines including infrared LED light, radio frequency, and microcurrent devices—often in combination with classic massage techniques—for an event-worthy glow. Here, a guide to the top experts nationwide for radiant big-night-out skin.
“Danuta Mieloch’s Energy Lift Facial instantly tightens, firms, and lifts!
PHILADELPHIA: Danuta Mieloch at Rescue Spa
Polish-born, Paris-trained skin-care guru Danuta Mieloch’s Energy Lift Facial instantly tightens, firms, and lifts, thanks to her unique mix of radio frequency and electric current, which she says “sculpts faces to perfection sans injections or surgery.” Her Lift + Sculpt full-body treatment exfoliates, revitalizes, tones, and firms the body using lactic acid, amino acids, algae powder, and silk extract. Follow up with a face-framing brow shape from in-house threading expert Maria Gulraiz for the finishing touch.
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by RACHEL MARLOWE