I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing Andrea is. I used to go to her religiously when she…read moreworked at a different spa, but she decided to follow her dreams of opening up her own little space and I could not wait to come visit her.
Her little space is inside of Bloom Beauty Lounge - which is this cute, whimsical space filled with vintage-y romantic items. Her spa area is in the basement and is this beautiful space. It's not a large space, as most facial rooms are not that big, but the space is used well and gives a really calming ambiance. It has a copper ceiling and these fantastic light bulbs that make the mood perfect.
Because Andrea knows my skin and I know the way she works, I will tell you what makes her exceptional. Because she used to work for another company, I suppose they had specific regimen they had to stick to. But now because this is her own space, she takes her time and it really makes you feel like you can relax and get a breath in. Generally speaking, you go to a facialist and they have a regular routine where they massage and mush your face, squeeze out the bad stuff and that's that, but with Andrea it's way different.
First, she cleanses your skin if you have any makeup, then she examines your skin. She does a really thorough examination and bounces your skin, looks deeply, etc. From there, she'll ask you some questions like "how is your water intake? (mine is always bad wah!), what concerns do you have with your skin?" From there she builds a regimen particular for your own skin needs. She hand picks all the products she uses for her services as well as the products she uses on you!
After a steaming process on your face to open up your pores, she extracts your face (if she feels necessary) and then treats your face with different masks. As she allows the masks to dry and what not, she treats your skin! She'll give you arm massages, shoulder massage and when your mask is done, she gives you the most luxurious, relaxing, 'i wish she could do this forever' facial massage. She takes her time and five minutes in, I'm struggling to stay awake because I really want to treasure each and every moment of this glorious facial massage!
Andrea is very knowledgeable, thorough and gives off such positive vibes. She does a great job of feeding off of your vibes - if she senses you're stressed, she'll give you time to really decompress, if she realizes you have lots of energy, she's always up for chatting. I have always loved Andrea and her services, but now that she has her own space to do what she wants, they are even better than ever! I would not hesitate for one second to recommend her! She is seriously fantastic and one of the BEST estheticians out there - and let me tell you, as a beauty blogger, i've been to my share of them! :)