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What beauty treatments have you found a waste of time?

48 replies

bucksfizzrock · 08/04/2022 18:00

Is there anything you have found a waste of time/money? I personally love the relaxation element of facials but find I can do them myself at home at a fraction of the cost. What have you had done that you wouldn't try again or just found didn't help your skin?

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Comeback25 · 08/04/2022 18:13

micro needling. Hurt,red faced for a couple of days and skin looks and feels no bloody different. Waste of money.

FlummoxedFlowerpot · 08/04/2022 18:29

That's good to know @Comeback25, my beauty therapist has been trying to persuade me that it's a miracle cure for ageing skin.

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bucksfizzrock · 08/04/2022 18:32

@Comeback25 also know a few others that had microneedling and they found it didn't help them at all and was pretty expensive too

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greenbirdsong · 08/04/2022 18:38

Brow lamination.
It looks great the day I had it done and the day after.
Then the tint seem to wear off after a couple of days (always happens when I tint my eyebrows) and they seemed back to their normal shape.

Theoldwrinkley · 08/04/2022 18:57

Everything. Accept who you are, how you are.

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 08/04/2022 19:20

Love micro needling.

I’m not a fan of massages unless they’re being done by someone who really knows what they’re doing and isn’t afraid to get right in there.

Beauty therapists who did a term on it during training can do one. Do not stroke me.

CeeCeeDeeBee · 08/04/2022 19:22

I had a series of wraps to firm my skin about 15 years ago (when I was 22, WTF). They alternated between hot and cold, in the series of 8 wraps. The hot was relaxing (if sweaty), the cold was torture.

They made zero difference to my size 10 body, and cost 400 Euros.

willieversleep · 08/04/2022 19:51

Dermaplaning - it was awful for my skin

LadyOfTheCanyon · 08/04/2022 20:26

I would say cut to the chase. See a dermatologist rather than have facials. A podiatrist rather than having ineffective pedicures.

Do your research on topical ingredients that work.

MrsPerfect12 · 08/04/2022 20:32

@Comeback25 that's unusual, I've had scarring that's vanished with micro needling.

bluejelly · 08/04/2022 20:56

Facials feel nice but have had zero results in my experience

SecretVictoria · 08/04/2022 20:59

Dermaplanning; made zero difference. I found threading much more effective at removing unwanted hair.

PlainJaneEyre · 09/04/2022 01:05

Olaplex

madmomma · 09/04/2022 01:15

Facials. Waste of money.

IchBinAnnaOfCleves · 09/04/2022 06:33

Microblading. Expensive, painful and my eyebrows are too oily for the ink to hold. Looked fab for a few months but I won’t have it done again.

DealWithTheDevilAtTheCrossroad · 09/04/2022 06:35

Yes, facials are relaxing and enjoyable but not much benefit otherwise

MiddleParking · 09/04/2022 06:47

LVL lashes do nothing for me at all, annoyingly. Also agree with PP that a strokey massage is unbearable.

Innocenta · 09/04/2022 08:27

Briogeo hair mask. Really hurt my scalp!

PermanentTemporary · 09/04/2022 08:30

I thought facials were useless when I was in my 30s but at 52 I had one a few months ago and looked so much better, I had compliments for about a week. Iwoukd definitely have one for a big occasion now. Essentially beauty treatments are for the old Grin

Coord · 09/04/2022 08:32

I've always found facials pointless.

On the other hand the best things I've done are dermaplaning (do it myself), laser hair removal on legs, and photorejuvenation to face (to remove pigmentation). I prefer things that are either very cheap or very longlasting (sadly you don't often get a combination of the two).

Fluffycloudland77 · 09/04/2022 09:08

Had an Elemis facial before my wedding and it was ok, woman who did it was great etc but if you want an effective facial it needs to be a CACI facial really.

Onthegrid · 09/04/2022 09:29

@Fluffycloudland77

Had an Elemis facial before my wedding and it was ok, woman who did it was great etc but if you want an effective facial it needs to be a CACI facial really.
Yet I could never see the difference after a course of CACI treatments
Roseglen84 · 09/04/2022 09:59

I had ultherapy a few years ago - painful, expensive and I didn't really see a difference.
Also had two sessions of microneedling on my chin where there was some mild acne scarring. I didn't see a difference, and I was told it would take at least 6 - 8 sessions to notice anything, which at about 200 quid a pop was not going to happen.
Interestingly, a few months later I got a 10% AHA exfoliator from Paula's Choice, and after a week or so of using it, my skin around that area was smoother than it had ever been.

I firmly believe that your day to day skincare is more effective over the long term (retinol, spf etc.) than most salon treatments - fillers and botox have more of an obvious effect, but the rest are hit and miss.

A bit like diet and exercise - if you eat well and workout regularly it's far better than doing nothing for months and then having a big gym session and expecting it to work miracles. But I suppose we always want the quick fix.

FlummoxedFlowerpot · 09/04/2022 11:29

What about Profhilo? I've heard mixed reports, I wonder if it's down to the skill of the practitioner.

NotquitewhatImeant · 09/04/2022 11:33

Profhilo did nothing for me annoyingly @FlummoxedFlowerpot - I really wanted it to work but I just had lumps for a week and the same dehydrated skin

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