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We’re all for sharing local knowledge on
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BAZAAR’s territory. Here, our line-up of the
über-exclusive treatments every woman should
experience at least once in a lifetime. By
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n her office, in a hidden courtyard near the Place
Vendôme, Joëlle Ciocco has her fingers inside my
mouth. This is no average facial. And Ciocco is no
average facialist, tending as she does to Carine
Roitfeld, Sofia Coppola and Monica Bellucci,
among others. The Buccal Massage is part of
Ciocco’s Grand Soin treatment, and comprises a series
of lifting and stretching movements performed inside the
cheek to better access the muscles. “It is very old-fashioned
to presume the skin can be improved by applying products
alone,” says Ciocco. “Massage gives the muscles tone and
oxygenates the skin from within to
increase the production of collagen
and elastin. It’s like exercising your
body. You have to stimulate and
boost the circulation in your skin
to keep it fresh, plump and young.”
While I’m not in pain, I am
finding it hard not to dribble.
Equally, I’m struggling with the
idea that any facial costs more than
$1000. Astronomical price tag
aside, I have to admit the results are
so impressive they would silence
sceptics. My bone structure appears
lifted, my skin feels springy and the
wrinkles have definitely diminished. So much so that when
I venture to meet my editor the same evening, completely
bare-faced, she mentions how rested and glowing I look.
In an industry fuelled by technological advances (in
products, machines and techniques), it is notable that
Ciocco has simply and rather magically used nothing
but her hands and a selection of serums and oils.
Ciocco is used to her busy clients questioning the
time commitment she prescribes to keep up the routine
with facial massage at home — the cumulative benefit
of which can be seen in weeks (for example, with
improvement to the skin’s microcirculation, helping it
better absorb, and so benefit from, the richly plumping
creams and masks that lend themselves to massage rituals).To
this she retorts: “Do you honestly not think you are worth
just two minutes — two minutes — twice a day?”
Who knew that lo-fi could be so spectacularly effective?
Grand Soin treatment, from $1050, Joëlle Ciocco Centre de Soins
Épidermologue, 8 place de la Madeleine, Paris, joelle-ciocco.com.
Clockwise from left:
Joëlle Ciocco and her
“beauty centre”.
PA R I S
Nichola Joss
at work.
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LO N D O N
ichola Joss is Ciocco’s London-based equivalent, renowned for performing the Bespoke
Sculpting Inner Facial on an equally A-list
clientele (Kate Moss and Cate Blanchett are
fans). Sixty minutes of massage with layers
of serums and oils — plus a “rubber gloves on” phase of
in-mouth massage to hoist up my cheekbones — mean I’m
back to my Parisian standards (see above).
The hands of a celebrity facialist are amazing, but Joss, like
Ciocco, believes you can replicate her effects back at home,
noting rich plumping creams and masks lend themselves to
massage rituals.“You need a good amount of ‘slip’ to massage
the skin long enough to get the benefits — oils, balms and
heavier textures are best,” says Joss.
Bespoke Sculpting Inner Facial, $485, Nichola Joss. For locations,
visit nicholajoss.com.
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ADDRESS BOOK
Melanie Grant
and (right)
her Double
Bay clinic.
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f whale music and the
flitter-flutter of a therapist’s fingers sounds like
the most blissful way
to experience a facial,
move along, honey —
there’s nothing to see at Melanie
Grant’s chic Double Bay salon.
Don’t let the glam white decor
and calming vibe lull you into
a false sense of Zen — once you
enter a treatment room, prepare
to accept that Grant’s not leaving
a single pore unturned. The
skincare doyenne’s fans — Lara
Bingle and Delta Goodrem,
along with models Shanina
Shaik, Nicole Trunfio and Linda
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
Evangelista — obviously decide
a tinge of pain is worth the gain.
If you had to pinpoint Grant’s trademark treatment, it
would be the laser facial — a mix of IPL, radiofrequency and
LOS A N G E L E S
Nd:Yag laser — customised to your skin’s needs and your
ive years ago, when Hollywood’s most beautiful
treatment stage. “You see me for results,” says Grant. “I love
wanted an overhaul, they fled the city and holed
the concept of clinical beauty and I love pushing the bar
up at the exclusive health retreats populating
higher, but we work within strict protocols for each modality.
nearby Malibu,Vista or Ojai. Now it’s just about
More women are now aware of the ageing effects of skin
checking into a Beverly Hills hotel,
tone and clarity. Botox and filler will fix lines,
ordering from the paleo menu, phoning down- “Botox and filler but the result looks unnatural and ‘done’ if you
stairs to request some lululemon be sent to your
don’t back it up with great skin tone.”
will fix lines, but
room and getting a Rodeo Drive plastic surgeon
Grant kicks things off with a deep cleanse,
on speed dial … one who will come to you.
then
launches the business end of proceedings
the result looks
For those who’d rather not leave their suite,
with the ouch-y correction phase: she selects
unnatural and a laser according to skin type and condition —
the spa at the Four Seasons Los Angeles has just
introduced the DNA Facial, specially designed
and no, there’s no danger of dozing off. Step
‘done’ if you
by leading Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon Dr
three is a calming and hydrating mask, then
don’t back it
Ronald Moy. And it’s already become a mustyou’re whipped under the LED light to improve
book pre-Grammys, Globes and Oscars.
recovery time, so you exit the premises slightly
up with great
Forget loading your skin with antioxidants. In
pink but presentable. And yes, maybe there was
skin tone.”
Hollywood, it’s all about products containing
a little soothing massage before she sent us off.
DNA repair enzymes, which studies reveal can
The pay-off is skin so bright that people will
reverse sun damage. So after 20 years of clinical research, Dr
think you’ve ingested sunbeams — but beauty like this
Moy has created a skincare range all about stimulating cell
comes at a price.Three to five treatments ($550 each) should
renewal and boosting collagen production.
dramatically improve tone — that is if you’re fastidious when
The 60-minute session centres on Dr Moy’s OxyGeneo+
it comes to SPF, skincare and maintenance treatments (many
machine, which delivers a cleanse, a gentle exfoliation, an
clients like to have an annual booster).
infusion of nutrients (via an ultrasound device) and a natural
Grant’s a fan of plant-based, organic ranges but admits
skin oxygenation (to ensure the absorption of ingredients).
results are sometimes not consistent, so she uses these alongOverfilled A-lister faces may give Beverly Hills doctors
side active ingredients such as stem cells and growth factors.
a bad rep, but Dr Moy’s history
And in her own bathroom cabinet? “At home, I love Chanel
as a scientist, researcher, dermaLa Solution 10 and Hydra Beauty Micro Sérum; and Sisley
tologist and surgeon means his
Black Rose Cream Mask is a favourite to plump and restore.
skincare line is switching the
Another cult product is the P50 lotion by Biologique
focus to repairing, plumping
Recherche — it prevents congestion and blackheads and
and hydrating skin.The pay-off
really wakes up my skin.”
is a rested, glowing complexion.
Understatement of the year: Grant is a busy woman. And
DNA Facial, $386, spa at Four
as she plans to open a Melbourne salon next month, you
Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly
should prepare to juggle your schedule to accommodate the
Hills, fourseasons.com/losangeles.
odd appointment she has spare. Remember: no pain, no gain.
Dr Ronald Moy
Custom Laser Facial, from $550, Melanie Grant, melaniegrant.com.
with a client.
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