An insiders guide to the world’s only caviar-DNA-infused $1,000 facial – New York Post

A minimum wage worker in NYC makes $600 a week before taxes but I just blew $1,000 on a facial.

I belong to a small cult of spa aficionados who faithfully trek around the world to sample exclusivefacialscreated by LaMaison Valmont,a family-owned Swiss beauty company, known for combining science with old world traditions and natural ingredients (think pure Swiss glacier water).

Valmont partners with only a handful of spas on earth to create a unique, results-driven beauty experience that sculpts, lifts, brightens and costs the same as a pair of Louboutin pumps.

Its touted as the most expensivefacialin the world.

Spa buffs trudge to Paris, Miami, New York, Laguna Beach or Las Vegas just for the honor of dropping a G on their age-worn visages. Each resort boasts a slightly different flavor of facial. SoI schlepped to Texas toLake Austin SpaResort (or a 45-minute drive from downtown Austin) to try The Regal facial.

Nobody hands over a grand without expecting results. But after so much time cocooned in a chair, I couldnt help but fear that the mirror would show the same old me the pandemics anxiety-filled days showing metaphorical egg on my once flawless face. Horrors.

But I never shy away from high stakes.

With some trepidation, I put my nose to the grindstone, determined to see if three hours, five masks (one a collagen veil which covers the eyes and mouth), two cleanings, an enzyme peel, a half hour of HydraFacial (a sucking machine revered for its exfoliation and extracting abilities), an LED light treatment, a variety of Valmont creams made from such extravagances as sturgeon DNA and four types of massage (most notably Japanese-style Kobido, a 540-year-old technique renowned for sculpting, toning and oxygenating theface) would actually have a transformative effect.

In other words, could it possibly be worth the money?

My husband was doubtful. Luckily, I didnt have to loseface. I reminded him that a thousand felt like a bargain compared to the $25,000 facelift Id been considering.

I cant say that I managed to stay awake the entire time because who will not be lulled to sleep in a warm bed when somebodys lightly, but deftly, caressing your temples and scalp? Mostly, though, like a somnambulist, my mind buzzed dreamily during the various steps, each moving me more deeply into a pleasantly aware, hypnotic state. In fact, the time flewby.

When the three-hour spa adventure ended, I not only felt younger, I looked convincingly renewed like myself, but 20-years younger. I even got carded later that afternoon at a bar, where a handsome stranger not only enquired if my daughter was my sister, but also asked me out on a date. (If my husbands reading this, I declined.)

In short, this spa treatment was the equivalent of an all-you-can-eat gourmet buffet for theface. But it does result in a sharp intake of breath when a bill for $1,050, not including tip or tax, arrives. Worth it?

You look like a million dollars, my husband said.

Actually, darling, it wasntthatexpensive, I replied. It only cost $1,000.

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An insiders guide to the world's only caviar-DNA-infused $1,000 facial - New York Post