Me Time at Miss Esthe Facial Salon and Skin Care ~ Simple Delicious Food Recipes

The chaotic city life is sapping the remaining youth out of me. From getting stuck in traffic to being less productive due to lack of sleep, I always find myself needing a vacation. I don't even get to find time for a trip to the spa. It felt like eons ago when I last had my facial. Thankfully, my schedule cleared up just before Christmas and I got to visit Miss Esthe Facial Salon and Skin Care.

Hello, Miss Esthe.

Miss Esthe Facial Salon and Skin Care is a brand born in Tokyo, Japan. With 30 years of expertise to back it up, it grew from a humble 7 staff member business into a 150 store brand in Japan alone. It also has presence in South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and France.

It opened its first Manila store in Uptown Bonifacio and has then gained a steady number of patrons. And with Miss Esthe's affodable services, it would be a breeze to convince anyone to try it out.

There are a handful of services to choose from with prices ranging from PHP750 to PHP3,000. Treatments usually last from 30 minutes to 2 hours inclusive of massage. I went with Anti-Aging Treatment (PHP3,000) which covers cleaning, Instant Lift and Brightening.

All guests have to change into a tube type robe and treatments start with a quick face wash and a relaxing massage.

I loved that a face massage was included aside from the usual upper back massage. I don't remember ever getting such a rejuvenating face massage anywhere! It made me recall all those baby massage videos that made me so giddy.

Next step was cleaning, the step I dread the most! Thankfully, Miss Esthe uses D-Sonic probe which emits ultrasound micro-vibrations and made the blackheads and whiteheads removal less painful.

The cool blade of D-Sonic was also used to help lessen the puffiness of my eye bags.

A Wrinkle Care Serum was then applied on my face which was followed by a nice lymphatic draining massage to help get rid of all the toxins and fat. And this step was capped with a warm face towel.

Here's my friend K getting the Bio Mask. I tried taking a photo of mine too but I just ended taking photos of my forehead.

Next step was Bio-Mask which was a first for me. It was basically being patched to a system which helps the skin absorb all the serum applied to the skin. This step lasts for about 15 minutes.

And here's D getting her red light therapy

A brightening mask is then applied and left on for 10 minutes under red light for more effective absorption.

And another application of moisturizer is applied on the skin after wiping the face clean of the mask and the whole session is capped with yet another back massage.