My First Facial

A couple of weeks ago I got an email reminder from Brides.com that I have 6 months until my wedding date. (Like I would forget ... ) Anyway, attached to the reminder was a list of all the things I should be doing this week to stay on top of things. The only thing I was a little surprised about was the instruction to "get a facial." I thought to myself, "I've never had one of those before," but I had a gift card for the Nordstrom Spa that I had gotten a while back as a bridesmaid's gift so I decided to go for it.

I never knew a beauty treatment could make me fee so ugly. But as the facialist hovered over my face and neck, pointing out all of my blackheads, whiteheads, and clogged pores I felt like an insecure highschooler again.

I felt mildly better when she suggested I buy a litany of products to cure my many, many skin flaws. (I was on to her game.)

My face and neck were red, splotchy, and aggitated for a few days afterward. But now that it's been about a week, I have to admit I'm noticing a marked improvement. I may not go back to that exact spa again, but I'm definitely a believer in facials. (And now I know why you're not supposed to get one right before the big day!)

Have you had good or bad facial experiences?