Facial acupuncture is not usually considered a typical beauty therapy, but your face is ridden with emotion and hormonal issues that can be treated with those painless mini needles. According to Shellie Goldstein, acupuncturist to the stars, Acufacials—a term coined by Goldstein—can really help improve the overall appearance of your skin. For example, acupuncture treatments can clear up Read more

Over Memorial Day weekend, I had the pleasure of chatting with acufacialist Shellie Goldstein, who caters to a number of celebrity clients at her Amagansett, NY, practice. We got to talking about skin type versus skin condition — skin type is something you are born with, while your skin condition is determined by your diet, your stress level, and your skin care regimen. There are five types of Read more

As you are completing your morning routine or getting ready for bed, do you ever look in the mirror and feel like you are starting to get a few lines and wrinkles, but also feel that you are years away from plastic surgery? If so, you might want to try an AcuFacial®, which is a combination of Acupuncture and a facial, and the latest technique for reducing fine lines and wrinkles, lifting sagging Read more

Dear Sugar I am in my mid-late 30's and I have a terrible furrow in between my eyebrows and what seems like millions of fine little lines around my eyes and lips. I feel like I am still about 5-10 yrs too young for plastic surgery (although I am tempted) and I fear that if I start botox now, I'll be a slave to it forever and I don't really want all of that poison in my face. Is that crazy? Read more