Spa Awards 2016: Best Face Treatments Part 3
With these ultra-pampering treats, there's no better way to call "time-out," relax and reconnect with yourself, your BFF or your partner
By Harper’s Bazaar Singapore Team - published
Photographed by Emma Tempest. Styled by Florrie Thomas
1. Best Facial for Sensitive Skin
SkinLab The Medical Spa
Aloe Vera Soothing Facial, $188++ for 90 minutes
There’s nothing more frustrating than super sensitive skin that flares up easily. Using aloe vera extract, this utterly gentle facial calms inflammation and reinforces skin’s self-healing mechanism without triggering sebum production.
For more information, visit skinlabmedspa.com
2. Best Skin Rejuvenator
SK-II Boutique Spa by Senze Salus
Senze Renewal Proionic Facial, $480 for 85 minutes
Employing radiofrequency technology to kick-start skin’s optimal cellular activity, this facial also pampers skin with luxurious SK-II products. Besides, who could resist the elaborate scalp, neck and shoulder massage, and the plush treatment beds?
For more information, visit mysk2spa.com
3. Best Organic Facial
Beauté by Kew Organic Beauty Bar
Ferulic Apple C Organic Facial, $190 for 120 minutes
Packed with high concentrations of vitamin C, this delivers the benefits of naturally occurring actives found in apples to put a halt to early signs of ageing. A high antioxidant content also means skin becomes more resilient against environmental pollution—perfect for urban dwellers.
For more information, visit beautebykew.com
4. Best Restorative Facial
Porcelain Aesthetics
Proionic Facial, $406.60 for 90 minutes
Starting with an oxygen infusion and microdermabrasion, skin is then treated to a gentle peel to reveal clearer, softer skin. Next, your therapist performs the OxyPluse Massage with a warm probe to stimulate lymphatic drainage and firm the skin. Oxygen is then infused into skin before a pH-balanced mask is applied to seal in moisture and nutrients as you emerge with a deeply revitalised complexion.
For more information, visit porcelainfacespa.com
5. Best Spot-Busting Facial
Jet Concepts
Jet Cell Lift, $180 for 45 minutes
Designed to restore optimal cellular activity for brighter, clearer skin, your therapist uses a combination of lymphatic drainage massage, polarised bio-active currents and Red Light Therapy to speed up toxin elimination, cellular turnover and the production of collagen. The result? Skin looks brighter and more lifted.
For more information, visit jetconceptskin.com
6. Best Brightening Facial
AsterSpring
Intense Whitening Plus Treatment, $240 for 75 minutes
Regain a lustrous complexion with a combination of rice bran essence and unique GIGAWHITE complex technology that inhibits the activity of melanin-producing enzyme, tyrosinase. Other active ingredients like Oryzanol and vitamin E also serve as potent antioxidants to suppress further melanin formation for radiant, spot-free skin.
For more information, visit www.asterspring.com
7. Best Firming Facial
La Mer
The Lifting Facial, $300 for 90 minutes
Expect only the best the moment you set foot into the pristine La Mer facial cabin—everything from the treatment bed to the robes spell refinement. And since “La Mer” translates to “ocean,” relax your mind as you recline in the treatment bed to the soft sounds of swishing waves. Designed to firm facial contours, your therapist focuses her efforts on lifting massage techniques around the cheeks and jawlines. Not only does your skin look rejuvenated, your mind feels totally at peace, too.
For more information, visit lamer.com.sg
8. Best Aromatherapy Facial
Spa Rael
Aroma Me’lange, $224.70 for 60 minutes
Combining Ayurveda, facial massage and aromatherapy, this is a delight for worn-out minds and complexions. The invigorating massage plumps and restores balance to skin, while the use of aromatherapy also helps ease nasal congestion. Another bonus? Spanish luxury skincare brand Natura Bissé’s products are used, ensuring your skin gets the purest and most concentrated formulas.
For more information, visit sparael.com.sg
9. Best Skin Renewing Facial
SkinPerfect
Daily Dermal Renewal Facial, $199 for 60 minutes
Designed to breathe life into partied-out skin, this first treats skin to an AHA peel, which not only sloughs away dead skin cells but also encourages cellular turnover. Next, the special BioLucent LHE technology (a combination of light and heat therapies) supports skin rejuvenation for a brighter, smoother complexion.
For more information, visit skinperfect.com.sg
10. Best Instant Results Eye Treatment
J’s Medispa
Anti-Ageing Eye Treatment, $128 for 45 minutes
Designed to combat dark circles, puffiness and fine lines, this comprehensive treatment uses extensive massage techniques coupled with anti-ageing products from SkinCeuticals. A cocktail of hyaluronic acid, Panthenol, Glycerin, Proxylane, peptides and flavonoids, smooth and brighten, while redensifying the fragile eye area.
For more information, visit js.com.sg
11. Best Pampering Eye Treatment
Dior Skincare Suite
Dior Rejuvenating Eye Care, $160 for 75 minutes
Your indulgent experience begins once you step into the facial cabin—details like the plush robes, delicate scent and monogrammed room tiles set the bar high on indulgence. And the treatment matched it to the T, as the therapist maintained her well-timed strokes every step of the way. Expect to emerge looking utterly well-rested.
For more information, visit marinabaysands.com/shopping/parfums-christian-dior.html
For more of the BAZAAR Spa Awards 2016, click here.