One-of-a-kind skin care experiences in Mass.

IS A REASON KOREAN BEAUTY CULTURE HAS CAPTURED GLOBAL ATTENTION. BASICALLY, WHAT KOREAN SKINCARE IS, IS USING LIKE MANY, MANY PRODUCTS, BUT EACH ONE IS JUST DOING A LITTLE THING, SO IT TENDS TO BE LESS AGGRESSIVE AND LESS IRRITATING. RENOWNED FOR THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTION OF MULTI-STEP RITUALS, K-BEAUTY HAS REDEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO ACHIEVE THAT COVETED YOUTHFUL GLOW. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY’S BEAUTIFUL AND I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT OUR OWN BEAUTY. AND THEN HOW WE’RE GOING TO BRING OUT THEIR OWN BEAUTY AND ENHANCE THEIR CONFIDENCE. SO YOUR GOAL IS TO MAKE EVERYBODY BEAUTIFUL? YES. ARE YOU DOING THAT? YES. YOU ARE. EVERY DAY, XU CONN HOANG HAS BEEN A SKINCARE ENTHUSIAST SINCE, WELL, CHILDHOOD. WE KIND OF LEARNED FROM THE VERY YOUNG AGE HOW WE CAN DO SELF-CARE. SO THAT’S WHY IT’S MORE NATURAL FOR THE KOREAN AND THEY DO SELF-CARE. VERY INTENSE, IN-DEPTH SKIN TREATMENT EVERY DAY. NOW, AT HER THREE MED SPAS IN GREATER BOSTON, SHE’S BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY. I GO TO KOREA TO FIND ANY UPDATE LIKE THE TREATMENT, ANY PROCEDURES, ANY PRODUCT, ANY DEVICE. DURING THIS VISIT, I EXPERIENCED A KOREAN BEAUTY TREATMENT FIRSTHAND AND FOUND IT TRANSFORMATIVE AS WELL AS A LITTLE HUMBLING. THE RESULTS OF THIS TEST SAID THAT MY SKIN IS FIVE YEARS OLDER THAN I ACTUALLY AM. AFTER THE SKIN ANALYSIS, IT WAS ON TO THE METICULOUS, MULTI-STEP PROCESS, AND YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES. THE FACIAL INCLUDED CLEANSING, NANO NEEDLING, RED LIGHT THERAPY, SHEET MASKS, BEAUTIFUL, EXCELLENT. AND OF COURSE, SERUMS AND OTHER TOPICAL PRODUCTS. I FEEL LIKE A NEW WOMAN, FIVE YEARS YOUNGER. KOREAN BEAUTY TREATMENTS ARE ONE OPTION. FUNGI IS ANOTHER. OUR MUSHROOM PRODUCTS DON’T SMELL LIKE MUSHROOMS. THEY DON’T FEEL LIKE MUSHROOMS. THEY SMELL AND FEEL REALLY NICE. GLOW SHROOM APOTHECARY HAS TAPPED INTO WHAT THEY SAY IS THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSHROOMS. I’VE HEARD ABOUT HOW GREAT THEY ARE, BUT WHEN I READ UP MORE AND WAS INTRODUCED TO WHAT THEY DO TOPICALLY, I WAS BLOWN AWAY. KRISTEN GILLIES STARTED THE COMPANY AS A PASSION PROJECT AFTER SPENDING SEVERAL YEARS SEARCHING FOR THE ANSWERS TO CLEAR SKIN. I HAD CYSTIC ACNE THROUGH MY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE YEARS REALLY AFFECTED ME, SO JUST STRUGGLING WITH DEALING WITH ACNE REALLY PUT ME INTO A FRAME OF MIND OF WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MY SKIN BETTER. DR. GILLIES STARTED WORKING WITH A LAB ON CREATING HER OWN CLEAN PRODUCTS, SNOW MUSHROOM, WHICH IS FOUND IN OUR VITAMIN C SERUM. AND THIS ACTS BETTER THAN MOST TOPICAL HYALURONIC ACIDS THAT YOU PUT ON YOUR SKIN. BY BINDING MOISTURE TO THE SKIN. AT HER WORCESTER MED SPA. GO STUDIO, YOU SMILE BIG FOR ME. DAEGU COMBINES THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY, SO THIS IS GOING TO USE RADIOFREQUENCY AND TARGETED ULTRASOUND TO STIMULATE COLLAGEN AND ELASTIN. IT’S A NICE ALTERNATIVE TO INJECTABLES WITH THE POWER OF NATURE. THIS HAS REISHI, SHIITAKE, TURKEY TAIL AND HYALURONIC ACID. IT’S GREAT FOR REDUCING INFLAMMATION. FRAN PALMERINO USES THE GLOUCESTER PRODUCTS REGULARLY. I’VE ACTUALLY HAD COMPLIMENTS FROM PEOPLE AT WORK AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. IT LITERALLY WAS JUST USING THESE NEW PRODUCTS ROUTINELY. FOR THOSE SEEKING BEAUTY AT AN EVEN DEEPER LEVEL, IVY THERAPY OFFERS A SOLUTION FROM THE INSIDE OUT, LITERALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A MISCONCEPTION FOR THE IVS IS JUST LIKE A HANGOVER RELIEF. BUT IN OUR FACILITIES, IT’S MOSTLY HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO HAVE BEAUTY FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AT IVY LEAGUE HYDRATION IN SOUTH BOSTON, BEAUTY IVY’S LIKE THE KNOCKOUT ARE INFUSED WITH GLUTATHIONE, A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT, SO IT HAS HIGH DOSE VITAMIN C, B FOR ENERGY AND GLUTATHIONE. YOUR MASTER ANTIOXIDANT. THE BODYGUARD FOR YOUR CELLS. WE MIX ALL OF THOSE INTO THE ACTUAL LITER BAG OF FLUID. FORMER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL NURSE COURTNEY JONES ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. I WANTED TO BE IN THE ESTHETIC FIELD. IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AT CHILDREN’S, BUT I WANTED TO START MY OWN BUSINESS. THIS UNTAPPED MARKET NOW HAS A CULT LIKE FOLLOWING. LIKE I’VE MADE IT A PART OF MY WEEK. IT’S LIKE IN MY CALENDAR. I DON’T FEEL LIKE I LOOK TIRED. SOMEONE THOUGHT I LOOKED 28 YESTERDAY. I’M NOT 28, SO THAT’S GOOD. THE IVY TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR IN. JONES AND HER TEAM SAY THE RESULTS ARE ALMOST INSTANT. THAT GLUTATHIONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY CALL IT THE GLUTATHIONE GLOW. THEY’LL HAVE THAT FOR A GOOD, LIKE I WOULD SAY, 24 TO 48 HOURS EVEN AFTER GETTING IT. BUT THE HYDRATION IS DEFINITELY GOING TO GIVE YOU LIKE AN IMMEDIATE KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF A GLOW UP. WELL, BACK TO DOCTOR HAHN. AS MENTIONED, SHE HAS THREE LOCATIONS, BUT SHE’S ALSO CREATED HER OWN MULTI-STEP SKINCARE LINE SO YOU CAN BRING HER BEAUTY TECHNIQUES HOME WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND AS FOR GLOUCESTER, AN APOTHECARY, THEY SAY THEIR MUSHROOMS ARE ETHICALLY EXTRAC