How the Hollywood elite get red-carpet-ready—fast!
Not many of us have to contemplate running a gauntlet of paparazzi to get into a party, but there are red-carpet moments in each of our lives where we want to look absolutely fabulous. So, what does it take to get camera-ready? Well, actually, it takes a village — of dermatologists, skin-care specialists and makeup artists.
Beverly Hills dermatologist Harold Lancer is Hollywood’s go-to guy for that all-important premiere. Montreal-born Lancer recommends a two-hour treatment that involves face and body polishing using sea crystals in a hyaluronic-acid base that is also pumped with beta growth factors, proteins and amino acids. His clients will often add a Placenta Hydration Facial, in which purified human placenta is directed into the skin using an LED panel. “Both green and yellow light activate dermal blood, so the nutrients are sucked down into the dermis from the epidermis,” explains Lancer. The final step: Fortified Night Cream, a hyaluronic-acid “sealant” from the doctor’s own product line (available at lancerdermatology.com). “The skin blossoms, looking very radiant and glowing, and has an even tone,” he promises. “And it may stay that way for up to 48 hours.”
In New York, high-profile types like Kate Winslet, Linda Evangelista and Diane von Furstenberg seek out the discreet Fifth Avenue townhouse salon of skin-care doyenne Tracie Martyn. Her Red Carpet Facial is so-named because “people walk out looking immaculate, so they leave here and go straight to the event or the photographer’s studio,” says Martyn’s partner, Marius Morariu. In addition to the ministrations of Martyn’s own hands, this treatment involves microdermabrasion with a diamond-tipped unit, firming, contouring and revitalization via the mild current of her proprietary Resculptor equipment and wrinkle reduction via amber LED light — accompanied by applications of her all-natural skin-care creams, lotions and serums (available at traciemartyn.com).
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