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Dr. Sheila Farhang: LA’s Go To Dermfluencer

August 15, 2022

Meet Dr. Sheila Farhang, Millennial skincare expert,
Board-certified Dermatologist entrepreneur influencer. 

Dr. Shelia Farhang

I love meeting new experts in the dermatology and aesthetics field. When I think back on the evolution of it all, it’s truly incredible how far things have come. I get a major thrill meeting the new, young practitioners who are currently gaining momentum. It’s always interesting to learn what makes them special and why – in a field that has become so popular. What is their point of view? How is their eye? Are they jumping onto trends defined by social media and filters or are they finding their own vision? You get the idea!

Board-certified dermatologist and double-fellowship trained cosmetic surgeon Farhang recently expanded her practice from Tucson to Beverly Hills and is now seeing patients at her new part-time clinic within Sunder Plastic Surgery on Rodeo Drive.

First off, is this doctor not the most divine creature you’ve ever seen? Especially in THIS SPACE, where so many injectors look like the really played-out, over-used, tacky AF, living embodiment Instagram filters!

No overly plumped lips, over-filled ANYTHING – she waltzed in looking so naturally beautiful, I knew right away, Dr. Sheila had an eye, and a tasteful one at that. That is very important to me when I meet a new provider in this world : What is their taste level? How do they see themselves? Etc…She was a class act head to toe. Elegant, understated and natural. Hence her natural approach has been hailed in all her press.

Featured in the NY Times for her “barely there” approach to botox and her subtle “lip flip” plumping technique, many of Dr. Sheila’s patients are new to botox injections and trust her natural approach.

Named by Women’s Health and Forbes as a top derm influencer, Sheila Farhang is a board-certified dermatologist and double fellowship-trained in cosmetic surgery as well as cutaneous oncology & reconstructive surgery. Dr. Sheila is an entrepreneur–both founder of her dermatology practice Avant Dermatology & Aesthetics and co-founder of her start-up health tech company, Vispera. Dr. Sheila is also known for her integrative approach as she is faculty for an Integrative Dermatology program and lived in Bali while obtaining her Yoga instructor certification. She has been a featured expert on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, THE DOCTORS, THE REAL, KTLA and more.

So I went in for a tiny basic touch-up – a little around the eyes, between brows, the light touch to soften my extremely emotive and expressive face.

Then we got down to business. How can Xeomin support me, beyond the obvious aesthetics?

First off, I suffer ( YES SUFFER!) from major Bruxism. That means, night teeth grinding, chomping my teeth until they are loose – I know, a real horror show – major gum recession, and more. On one side of my face, my masseter muscle pops out and it looks like I literally am sucking on a jawbreaker. So yes, there is a minor visual component, though it doesn’t really bother me because it only is apparent when I am talking or chewing or swallowing – none of which I do in the mirror. But there is a very real medical aspect – and that is, I have lost 4mm of my bite from clenching. I have headaches – it is a real issue – let’s not forget my teeth popping out and needing gum surgery.

So, we attended to that side. It has only been a few days – but will take some more to settle in. I cannot wait. We did a small amount so as to not over-treat, which can cause laxity. We don’t want that. So, Dr. Sheila said let’s under treat, see how this goes, and asses from there.

Next – my platysma muscles are, shall we say, EPIC. Truly so AGRO that I look like The Hulk. It’s actually disarming when I catch it on a zoom (I train clients on Zoom and can see them from several feet away) – It is like my neck is hosting an underground tree root party in the Redwoods. (Did that analogy work?)

We hit them up with some Xeomin to soften the bulges. They remind me of the trauma I experienced witnessing my mother’s varicose veins at the beach for the first time. “There are snakes under your skin! Truly just…ICKY. (And gross).

I loved my time with Dr. Sheila. The office is spectacular. I love that she is doing a lot of TV promo, sharing her expertise (you can catch her on a host of shows and news channels) and she’s young and hungry to be the best. Clearly, she’s already arrived.

Find her at:

Sarmela Sunder, MD | Sunder Plastic Surgery
421 N Rodeo Dr g8, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Biologique Rercherche Arrives On Melrose Place

August 12, 2022

Biologique Rercherche has arrived!!

Through its first flagship U.S. Ambassade, the French brand known for personalized skin care brings its complete face, body, and scalp care expertise to a single and exclusive location in Los Angeles.

Biologique Recherche is HERE, on Melrose Place. Biologique Recherche’s unique methodology, proprietary skin diagnostics, and full range of products and hyper-personalized treatments for face, body, and scalp. You know – the cult goodness like no other.

Founded in the late 1970s by a family of artisanal skincare experts, Biologique Recherche built its reputation for effectiveness through a visionary approach based on a customized methodology of cosmetic treatments adapted to every Skin Instant© and products with a high concentration of active ingredients.

The Biologique Recherche Ambassade, a concept created by founder Yvan Allouche, represents the pinnacle of the brand’s expertise. Like a country’s embassy, this Ambassade serves as the exclusive, exceptional representation of Biologique Recherche in the US. The elite Ambassade worldwide network shares irreproachable values, passion, and success, to deliver exceptional customized skincare services.

Like the historic Biologique Recherche Ambassade on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, the West Coast is getting its first exclusive U.S. flagship to deliver the essence of the brand’s know-how, from its proprietary skin diagnostics to ultra-personalized treatments for the face, body, and scalp, as well as the exclusive full range of retail products. The Biologique Recherche LA Ambassade is the culmination of the brand’s specialized skills, high standards and extensive experience.

LIVING THE FULL BIOLOGIQUE RECHERCHE EXPERIENCE

“We have an elite international network of Biologique Recherche Ambassade locations in Europe and Asia” says Rupert Schmid and Pierre-Louis Delapalme, co-chairmen of Biologique Recherche. “We’re proud to expand this roster with our first-ever flagship U.S. location and bring the full Biologique Recherche experience to Los Angeles.”

The full Biologique Recherche experience is built on the unique three stage methodology that hyper- personalizes each treatment based on individual skin needs.

The Assessment Stage is Stage 1 in the methodology and uses the proprietary diagnostic Skin Instant© Lab tool to analyze and determine a person’s Skin Instant©, which is the condition of the skin at the time of assessment. The VisioLab© tool takes a high-resolution photograph and offers an even more finely tuned analysis.

To go even further with the Assessment Stage, Biologique Recherche offers the My Beauty DNA© test that assesses skin on a genetic level and provides an overview of your genetic predispositions. With the My Beauty DNA© testing kit, Biologique Recherche is able to analyze 14 skin characteristics linked to aging, sensitivity, exposure to the sun and environmental factors, and the skin profile. This analysis enables better understanding of each individual’s genetic predispositions and the “inherited” needs of their skin, which are invisible to other diagnostic instruments.

Stage 2 is the Initialization Stage, and it begins with individualized preparation of the epidermis that includes thoroughly cleansing the skin, combined with a massage, and preparing the skin using the brand’s iconic Lotion P50.

Stage 3 is the Treatment Stage, which uses hyper-customized products to “recondition” the epidermis and over time, improve skin quality and leads to a radiant complexion. To complete each treatment, the Ambassade offers additions like the Remodeling Face® and Remodeling Face® Chin enhancements.

AN ELEGANT SETTING FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERSONALIZED SKINCARE

The interior architecture was entrusted to Joanne de Lépinay, a French designer who worked on the original Paris Ambassade, to bring the same Parisian spirit to the Ambassade in Los Angeles.

“We wanted to create a very authentic French experience with an elegant Parisian aesthetic. We took elements from the original Paris Ambassade to extend the authenticity of the brand and create continuity. All the millwork is custom made and the furniture is directly from Europe” says Margot Humbert, General Manager of Biologique Recherche USA.

The space was specially designed to accommodate the Biologique Recherche treatment protocols. A cozy elegant atmosphere combined with superb technical facilities offers the ultimate experience in holistic beauty. The brand’s blue, white and gold colors make up the interior and furnishings, with an added touch of sophistication that’s pure Biologique Recherche.

The Biologique Recherche Ambassade is open seven days a week from 10 am to 6pm. It is located at 8461 Melrose Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

 

Biologique Recherche’s methodology is based on over forty years of experience using unique exclusive treatment protocols that are personalized to suit each Skin Instant©.

Suitable for both men and women, the methodology encompasses three fundamental stages:

Stage 1: Assessment Stage

Your Biologique Recherche skin expert will start by undertaking a detailed diagnosis of your skin. Using the Skin Instant© Lab, supplemented by the VisioLab© and a detailed questionnaire, they will define your individual Skin Instant©. This assessment then enables them to recommend a personalized beauty treatment.

Stage 2: Initialization Stage

The treatment protocol begins by preparing your epidermis, which acts as a shield to protect from external aggressions. This rigorous ritual will ready your skin to receive the benefits of your treatment through:

  • Thorough cleansing of your skin, including our exclusive welcoming massage
  • Exfoliating and balancing your skin with our iconic Lotion P50, followed by a customized booster and face mask

Stage 3: Treatment Stage

Products containing the highest concentrations of active ingredients are applied to “re-condition” the epidermis, helping activate its capacity for auto-regeneration:

  • A tailor-made cocktail of precisely targeted, authentic serums is applied by the Biologique Recherche expert
  • The treatment and finishing stage fixes and optimizes the beauty treatment’s efficacy through the use of botanical and marine biological active ingredients, creams and finishing serums to suit your skin type and its needs

These active ingredients work progressively to improve your skin’s elasticity and firmness, defining your face’s natural contours.

AUTHENTIC AND HARMONIOUS PRODUCTS

The Biologique Recherche products we use in our beauty treatments all follow very specific criteria:

  • Formulas are high in active ingredients and made with fragrance-free natural or biotechnological ingredients
  • To improve the synergistic absorption of active ingredients, the esthetician complements manual stimulation with the use of our Remodeling Face©machine to produce exceptional instant results and long-lasting benefits.

Facial and Body treatments are tailored to the needs of your Skin Instant© by one of our Biologique Recherche experts. The longer your skincare treatment is, the more specific techniques and additional treatments can be added to give you the best experience.

8461 Melrose Place, Los Angeles, CA 90069
+ 1 (310) 424-5542 | [email protected] www.ambassade-biologique-recherche-losangeles.com

VSOTO Skin: Luxury Skincare For All!

May 6, 2022

I fell in love with VSOTO Ageless Exotic Glow Crème when it was applied during my facial at OleHenriksen recently. I was thrilled to try the rest of line and sharing below all the goodies from this line.

For too long, luxury spa skincare has been reserved for just the privileged few. At VSOTO, they are on a mission to create inclusive and intentional skin rituals that deliver the decadence of a $600 treatment to your bathroom counter. 

Their products are formulated for all people, no matter your gender, skin type, or skin tone. Behind every formula is a simple creed: revolutionary beauty experiences are powered by nature, made for everyone, and created to bring joy to your everyday routines.

With VSOTO you get professional spa results at home. Every product is a spa treatment in a jar, pairing nature’s most precious botanicals and exotic essential oils with science-backed actives to transform your skin.

VSOTO Ageless Exotic Glow Crème – $125 

The ultimate anti-aging moisturizer for that post exotic vacation glow! 

This is the ultimate anti-aging crème. Infused with exotic essential oils and powerful actives, this crème will give you that post exotic vacation glow. Helps to visibly plump, firm and provide deep hydration. Skin is left looking luminous and restored.

VSOTO Calming Cloud Crème – $95  

Restores sensitive skin leaving it softer, smoother and hydrated!

This velvety-rich crème helps restore sensitive skin, leaving it visibly softer, smoother, and hydrated. Packed with calming essential oils and powerful actives, this nurturing treatment soothes redness and helps to renew healthy looking skin.

VSOTO Hydrating Glow Crème – $90

Eliminates dryness, replenishes skin’s moisture and minimizes wrinkles!

This luxurious crème works to eliminate dryness, deeply replenish skin’s moisture and minimize the look of fine lines, wrinkles and sagging skin. Packed with hydrating essential oils and powerful actives, this treatment crème will leave skin feeling replenished, supple and soft.

VSOTO Purifying Transformation Crème – $90

Delivers purification, light exfoliation while hydrating skin!

This multi-tasking crème delivers purification, light exfoliation and pore refining benefits, all while deeply hydrating without stripping the skin of its natural oils. Packed with balancing essential oils and powerful actives, this treatment crème will leave skin feeling clear, soft and with a gorgeous glow.

VSOTO is paraben-free, cruelty-free, and made in the U.S.!

About the Founder of VSOTO: Vance Soto

“Coming from a working-class Latino family, I got my start in the spa industry like a lot of people with humble beginnings: wiping sweat off tanning beds at my local salon when I was in high school. But what started with a not-so-glamorous job led me to my professional calling. As a spa manager, I designed treatments for some of the largest day spas in California and ran a medical facility with the latest lasers, chemical peels, and injectable treatments. After becoming a spa owner, I traveled around the world to study everything from time-honored treatments to cutting-edge medspa technology. Today, my luxury face spa in LA is an oasis beloved by the world’s most recognizable faces for its highly innovative treatments. 

VSOTO is the result of everything I’ve learned over two decades of studying spa culture: a deep commitment to clean and natural ingredients, expertise in spa technology, and my personal belief that taking care of your skin is easier when you have products you look forward to using every single day.”

Vance has been featured in the press via Huffington Post, INC., Mental Floss + many more!  

WIN THE BOARD’S BEAUTY ON DEMAND HOLIDAY BAG!

December 13, 2021

After the incredible success of THE BOARD’s first BEAUTY ON DEMAND campaign in September, POSTMATES & UBER EATS has asked THE BOARD to curate a follow-up bag for HOLIDAY. This bag is EVERYTHING. And I mean, top-quality, real-deal elevated skin and beauty products. And now, we are giving away one to one lucky winner!!

The Beauty On Demand Bag is curated by the Beauty experts at THE BOARD and includes 17 cult brands such as C & The Moon, MERIT, Playa, and SolaWave. Covering Santa Monica to Silverlake, the bags are express delivered from the Beverly Center and The Glen Centre, in a Limited Edition Citizens of Humanity tote which is the coolest tote you’ll ever have.

Valued at $850, (which is totally obvious upon digging into it) The Beauty On Demand bag is available exclusively through Postmates and Uber Eats for only $199, featuring 18 hero products from these Brands You Need To Gift.  Or keep for yourself—no judgment. Seriously, NO JUDGMENT. Just treat yourself. Now.

Goodies in this curated holiday bag:

  • Ambari PM Active12® Serum
  • Bite Fresh Mint Toothpaste Bits
  • C & The Moon Malibu Made Body Scrub
  • Darya Hope (Dh) Volcanic Mineral Daily Face Polish
  • epi.logic Eye Contact 360 Night Repair Cream
  • Heales Apothecary Fascia Brush
  • Josie Maran Whipped Argan Pro-Retinol Body Butter
  • Merit Day Glow Highlighting Balm in Bounce
  • Milk & Honey Everything Oil & Lip Butter
  • Murchison-Hume Superlative Hand Soap in Australian White Grapefruit
  • oHHo Dream Cream
  • Petite’ n Pretty Talk Sweet Travel Size 10K Shine Lip Gloss Trio
  • Playa Healing Hair Masque
  • Sara Happ The Lip Scrub
  • Skylar Vanilla Sky Candle
  • Smudge Wellness The Smudge Key to Spiritual Wellness
  • SolaWave Advanced Skincare Wand with Red Light Therapy

Here’s the deal – the bag is available while stocks last.

It’s ideal for any last-minute holiday gift guides and is perfect for shopping procrastinators or anyone whose purchases may have been impacted by shipping delays.  Think shopping for 15+ people in one go without ever having to leave your house!

Want to try and WIN one? Here’s your chance!

Simply follow @_theboard and @groomedla for a chance to win.

Inside the Acne Bootcamp to the Stars like Miley Cyrus

September 20, 2021

If you’ve ever wondered how celebrities and mega influencers like Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd and Blair Imani fix their severe acne breakouts, I found your answer. 

It’s Face Reality’s Acne Bootcamp.  With over a 90% success rate, celebrities and acne sufferers nationwide rely on this customized acne program to clear their skin. Here is a breakdown of what clients can expect during the program.

I could not wait to take my teen to see Zaida’s studio, Skintegrity, at her cute little studio over in Glendale, where she follows this Face Reality Acne Bootcamp protocol, that WORKS!

During the initial consultation, the Zaida, evaluated Aria’s skin – and discussed all possible acne triggers such as hormones, digestive system, stress levels, diet, medications, cosmetics and lifestyle. 

Her facial was next level – Aria has had many facials to address her teen acne and all have left her a MESS. Zaida treated Aria with extra care while doing a supremely thorough extraction portion. For the first time, Aria’s skin has totally cleared up – IN A WEEK – after the facial and using the products Zaida outlined for her protocol. She is glowing and more important HAPPY!!!

We are definitely going back and Zaida is Aria’s new facialist. Now of course I cannot wait to get it for myself. While I don’t have acne, many women my age have massive hormonal issues, and I can certainly use a facial from an expert who knows what they are doing. As far as I’m concerned, being trained as an acne specialist prepares you for everything.

SKINTEGRITY
116 E. Broadway
Glendale CA 91205
(424) 256-9299
Suite 204 (@nd floor)

Check out the treatments here

The 411 on the Acne Bootcamp to the Stars:
  • After the consultation, clients will receive a customized skincare regimen and treatment plan. Face Reality products are pharmaceutical-grade, designed specifically for acne-prone skin, with different strengths for all levels of acne. Expert guidance is given on how to use the products to ensure skin is not getting irritated.

  • The actual professional acne treatments are customized for the condition of the skin at the time of treatment. Sometimes the skin will need hydration and other times you will need corrective peels to facilitate the clearing of your acne and dark spots. They will perform extractions at every treatment so your skin clears more quickly.

  • Depending on the severity of your acne, it typically takes 3-4 months to get clear. Many people see a noticeable difference in their acne within the first two months.

The amazing Zaida below who I love love love…

 

More details about Zaida’s Face Reality Acne Bootcamp HERE!

Some intense before and after’s of the Face Reality Acne Bootcamp:

The skincare for the protocol – it is WORKING.