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"Okay, you&amp;amp;#8217;re probably wondering, &amp;quot;A $1000 facial? What, do they rub caviar all over you?&amp;quot;. The answer: Why yes, they do! La Prairie, the grande dame of skincare, recently launched a super extravagant white caviar facial with the promise of brightening skin, targeting age spots, and banishing redness. Naturally, I headed over to see lead esthetician Carla Watts at the Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie to see what all the hype was about. The main thing I learned is that La Prairie&amp;amp;#8217;s signature facial isn&amp;amp;#8217;t just about what happens in the room, it&amp;amp;#8217;s about what happens when you leave too. For the price of the treatment (a cool $1,000) they send you home with a three month supply of their White Caviar products (valued at $1,205) with the instructions to completely revamp your skincare regimen. The idea is that you can&amp;amp;#8217;t expect any one facial to make lasting changes, you have to nourish your skin daily in order to see real results. And it really does work! In the three months since I had my facial (and since I started using the products), I&amp;#x27;ve had fewer breakouts, my skin has had a natural new glow, and the pesky redness on my chin has started to fade. Can&amp;#x27;t beat that! Since most of us (including me) don&amp;#x27;t drop that kind of cash on a spa session regularly, I asked Carla for a few free tips on keeping your skin looking good all year round. Here&amp;amp;#8217;s what she said: 1. Wash your pillowcases more regularly since they tend to collect oils, makeup, and hair products. 2. Clean off your cell phone every day. Like the pillowcases, the cell phone screens can collect makeup and oil and cause breakouts along the cheek and chin. 3. When showering, cleanse skin last. This ensures that no shampoo or conditioner residue has been left on the skin. 4. Don&amp;amp;#8217;t forget to wear your SPF during the day, especially after a facial. Your skin is always a little more sensitive to sunlight after exfoliation so you need to protect it. 5. Give yourself at-home mini facials by turning on your shower and taking a hot steam, exfoliating, applying a mask and then your favorite serum and face cream. At-home facials are a great way to get your skin glowing and radiant if you don&amp;amp;#8217;t have the time to get to your esthetician. The best time to do this is before bed because your body is in repair mode during sleep, and so is your skin. Here are a few of the very luxe skincare products Carla swears by. More La Prairie... What&amp;amp;#8217;s the most extravagant thing you&amp;amp;#8217;ve ever done for your face? Or yourself? What do you think of Carla&amp;#x27;s advice? Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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