The Beauté Facial Spa Skin Blog

What your skin is trying to tell you

Curiosities, myths and short articles on what actually happens to skin, written by Deborah Buffa, Italy's skin therapist for over twenty years.

Enlarged pores: the real causes and the common mythsCongested skin

Enlarged pores: the real causes and the common myths

It is not simply "oily skin". What actually widens pores, and why the right product on its own often does not solve it.

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Expression lines or dehydration? How to tell them apartSigns of time

Expression lines or dehydration? How to tell them apart

The fine lines you see in the morning are not always the ones you see at night. The difference matters more than you might think.

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Why skin goes dull, and why it is not only tirednessDull skin

Why skin goes dull, and why it is not only tiredness

Sleeping better is not always enough. What actually happens when your complexion loses its light, and why tiredness is only one of the causes.

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Teeth grinding and jaw tension: what a facial massage can doUnwinding

Teeth grinding and jaw tension: what a facial massage can do

Waking up with a clenched jaw? It is not only a dental matter: your face and its muscles have more to do with it than you might think.

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Skin after summer: what to do, and what to avoid, before autumnSigns of time

Skin after summer: what to do, and what to avoid, before autumn

Sun, salt water and air conditioning leave their mark on your skin by the end of summer. What actually matters in bringing it back into balance.

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Hydrafacial: what it really does, and what it cannot doDull skin

Hydrafacial: what it really does, and what it cannot do

One of the most requested and most misunderstood treatments. What actually happens during a Hydrafacial, and who it makes sense for.

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Facial cleansing: the most widespread mythsCongested skin

Facial cleansing: the most widespread myths

More washing, better results? Not quite. What a good facial cleanse actually needs, and what damages it instead.

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What the FaceMap® Method is, and why every treatment starts hereFaceMap® Method

What the FaceMap® Method is, and why every treatment starts here

A precise protocol, carried out only by our skin therapists: what actually happens during a FaceMap® skin assessment.

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