Merry & Bright With Luigi & Yon-Ka
With champagne flowing, what better time to try a signature Yon-Ka Paris facial with aesthetician Valentina Montevecchi, who, along with Nadia Ouellette and Evelyn Ellis, form the experienced skin care team at Luigi Parasmo's second floor Spa.
Celebrating the Spa's third year anniversary, Luigi had invited his friends in for a special day of pampering.
Full disclosure: I am a long-time client and devotee of Luigi for my hair but have never been a spa junkie. Luigi has been raving about Yon-Ka Paris since the spa opened, and so I finally had to see for myself.
It was only after the soothing, hydrating and most olfactory of experiences that I learned about the science behind this skin care line, thanks to Yon-Ka's Jill Larue and Marta O'Connor.
Since 1954, at the heart of the French, family-owned business is what Yon-Ka calls their DNA, an exclusive formula of five essential oils: lavender, rosemary, geranium, thyme and cypress.
There’s a hint of these oils in almost every product and it’s their properties of calming, regenerating, anti-inflammatory, stimulant and decongestant that makes them work synergistically.
Spa treatments employ the Lucas sprayer, invented by French surgeon, Dr. Lucas Championniere in the late 1800’s. A very fine mist increases blood flow to the skin and facilitates deeper, micro massage.
As Larue summed up Yon-Ka’s allure, “It’s a spa experience with results.” To that end, the brand calls on the skills of an in-house team of expert scientists: doctors of pharmacy and biology, chemical engineers, biologists and bacteriologists for regular testing.
“For Yon-Ka, each product must adapt to an essential criterion: gentle efficacy that restores the skin’s natural ability to preserve or regain its balance.”
All good.
I left the spa with a healthy, dewy glow and enough samples to do my own in-house testing. There are several Yon-Ka lines depending on skin type and age. Of course I needed their top-of-the-line ultimate “Revolutionary Anti-Aging” cellular Excellence Code line-up for mature skin.
It’s only been a couple of days, but I love the products' texture and fragrance. I promise to report back in a couple of months.
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Felice Anniversario, Luigi!