Try the Elemis Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Serum Facial: Your Face Will Thank You

You can make an appointment for a facial...or you can try the Elemis Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Serum, available at Bliss Spa. Is it worth the $180? If you want a luxurious skin salvaging treatment and you haven't given your skin the attention it deserves lately, you might say yes. If you can't fathom spending that kind of cash on any sort of beauty treatment, try it at home with the products listed below. Either way, it's a great way to smooth, refine and rejuvenate your skin.

The Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Serum is a clinically proven gentle facial resurfacing serum that has a non-abrasive peeling action that smoothes the skin's surface by up to 91%* (Independent Clinical Trials 2006). As natural cell renewal is stimulated, imperfections appear diminished and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles are reduced.

I was fortunate enough to have it professionally administered by the expert staff at Bliss 49, tucked away in the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue. After slipping into a luxurious spa robe and unwinding in the relaxation room, an esthetician escorted me into a private room where my facial began. A medley of intoxicating essential oil treatments, soothing collagen serums, resurfacing peels, and moisturizing masks ensued while steaming hot towel applications and scalp, hand and foot massages were administered in between. Each Elemis product smelled better than the one before--if you like that aromatherapy/essential oil/ah-spa scent. The best part: When the facial was completed, I felt well-rested and looked it too. My skin felt smooth and rejuvenated, not raw or red like the end result of other resurfacing treatments.

To re-create the Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Facial at home, try these Elemis products:

Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Facial Wash (http://www.timetospa.com/anti-aging/cleansers-and-toners/elemis-tri-enzyme-resurfacing-facial-wash/?elemis=1&cid=pr0044)

Papaya Enzyme Peel (http://www.timetospa.com/anti-aging/exfoliators-and-masks/elemis-papaya-enzyme-peel/?elemis=1&cid=pr0045)

Exotic Cream Moisturizing Mask (http://www.timetospa.com/anti-aging/exfoliators-and-masks/elemis-exotic-cream-moisturizing-mask/?elemis=1&cid=pr0046)

Tri-Enzyme Resurfacing Serum (http://www.timetospa.com/anti-aging/exfoliators-and-masks/elemis-tri-enzyme-resurfacing-serum/?elemis=1&cid=pr0047)

Absolute Eye Serum (http://www.timetospa.com/anti-aging/moisturizers-and-boosters/elemis-absolute-eye-serum/?elemis=1&cid=pr0048)

SOS Emergency Cream (http://www.timetospa.com/anti-aging/moisturizers-and-boosters/elemis-sos-emergency-cream/?elemis=1&cid=pr0049)

Go to www.timetospa.com to purchase products or www.elemis.com for more info.

holiday gift guide: give wonderbar

Ready to break in a new favorite bar? Make room in your soap dish for Wonderbar--a new facial bar designed to firm, lift and make your skin glow in three minutes. Sound too good to be true? Wonderbar features a unique combination of Chlorey’nahre, an algae-based complex, and the natural, therapeutic 3000-year-old Heilmoor clay of Austria. The new soap alternative promises to reduce redness, tighten and minimize facial pores, remove free radicals and toxins, fight eczema, acne and psoriasis, and balance skin. You'll love the natural, healthy glow you get after just one use...and so will those who you decide to gift it to. It can also double as a shampoo, moisturizing the scalp and leaving hair shiny, or as a shaving foam to reduce razorburn and the incidence of ingrown hairs. The only downside: it won't fit in your soap dispenser. The holiday gift set includes four Wonderbars ($140) which should last about five to six months. Visit www.wonderbarUSA.com to order.

treatment for a cure: space nk

To recognize 15 years of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, a charitable initiative of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Space NK is donating 20% of its spa services during the month of October plus 15% of your second facial if you book this month to the cause. To be honest, while I'm familiar with the amazing collection of products the store carries, I didn't even realize they had a spa. The treatment menu is definitely inviting: An Eve Lom Facial (1.5 hours; $250), a Natural Bisse Age-Defying Diamond Facial (1.5 hours; $200) and an Eye Brow Shaping session ($35--probably the only one I can afford!) Check out the website, http://www.spacenk.com/, for more details or visit the Space NK Soho store to book your appointment.