Skin Laundry...The New Way to Get a Facial

I don't know about you, but I love getting facials. One of the many perks of being Halfstack's Senior Editorial Beauty Editor is getting to try new products as well as treatments. Back in the fall, I was invited to the get a 15 minute Laser & Light Facial by Skin Laundry located at the Ulta on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

Skin Laundry is a brand that has created a laser and light facial treatment that was made affordable and convenient.  Currently, most of their locations are in California, New York and overseas in Hong Kong and London.  Recently, they decided to partner up with the Ulta on Michigan Ave in Chicago as the first Skin Laundry location to be within a Ulta as well as its first location in Chicago. 

I have to admit I was a little nervous as I know that laser treatments aren't the most comfortable and to some can be painful. When I arrived for my treatment I was greeted by Nurse Katie, yes that is right a nurse.  Since this considered a medical treatment the procedure is performed by a licensed medical professional. Before doing anything she actually had to take an image of my face and send it out to get approval to perform the procedure.  Then when it was time to start she told me most people feel a tingle or pinch and that she was going to start on my forehead to give me a sense of how it will feel. To be honest, it didn't feel as bad as I thought it would.  The best way to describe it is tiny little needle pricks. After going over my face 2 times, she then performed the light treatment which has no feeling at all.  The most shocking thing to me was that the whole treatment literally took 15 minutes.  To complete the treatment nurse Katie put a SPF moisturizer for sun protection.

After the treatment was done, I could see some visual results, which to be honest I didn't think I would see as it is recommended to go once a week for best results. Did I mention that there is no down time afterwards and that the first session is complimentary?  I mean who wouldn't want to try this? Since the laser treatment reaches down to your dermis aka you second layer of skin, she recommended me to do a mask for a better results as anything that was put on my skin for the next 24 hours was going to be super absorbed into my skin. 

 I decided what better way to do a mask than to do Skin Laundry's Wrinkle Release Facial Sheet Mask.  I loved how my skin felt afterwards. It was plump and super soft.  I also love just how easy it was to use. Also when the 15/20 minutes were up all of the serum was practically all absorbed into my skin which was nice since most sheet masks I have tried have so much product on it.  This had just the right amount.