DERMALAB GENESIS By Fabulous Aesthetics

As a working mum, I seldom have time these days to go for a facial or spa.  The hectic schedule for the past two years after my gal was born, has dulled my complexion.  Perhaps due to hormones change, my face has become oilier, numerous small clogs have also formed on my forehead. 

I have always been on a look out for good facial treatment with good service.  I came across many trial facial promotions in Groupon but I have been reluctant to try.  Always remember a saying, ‘don’t expect good service for things that come cheap’.  These facials are priced cheap so as to entice customer to go and then spend the next half an hour listening and rejecting the hard selling.

I was recommended by my sister to try the Genesis facial treatment at Fabulous Aesthetics (Bugis).  This treatment uses an intense light pulse to penetrate deeper layer skin while blasting the epidermis, which can help to rejuvenate your skin.

The treatment lasted about 1 hour 15 min.  It began by cleansing and extraction.  The therapist said it will be a light extraction as the light pulse was intensive.  Perhaps I have not gone for a professional facial for quite some time, the extraction was painful.  I got a shock when I was handed the mirror.  The extraction wasn’t light at all!  It was very detailed and my face got angry red marks all over.  The therapist used a considerable amount of strength during the extraction.  In a way, detailed extraction is good, as it helps to remove those stubborn blackheads.  However, the fearful moment came when the Genesis intense light pulse strike.  As it was done immediately after extraction on a swollen and sensitive face, the pain from the light pulse was moderately high.  It felt like your face is being repeatedly snapped by a forceful rubber band.  Yes, forceful.  The loud snapping sound coupled with a burnt smell (from the mask applied), you could not help but feel that your face has been burned.  The pain level was rated 7/ 10.  It was more intense when it hit near the eyes and upper lip area.  The light treatment lasted for 5 – 8 min.  The therapist halted the treatment temporarily as I was too tensed up.  After the light pulse treatment, I was handed a mirror.  Fortunately, there was no burn or red mark.  The therapist asked if I can feel or see any difference, for which I could not really tell as all I could see were those red extraction marks.    

A smoothing mask was applied after the light pulse treatment. I was left to cool down for almost half an hour. Miraculously, after washing off the mask, my face was less red and the swell has subsided 70%.  But the marks on my forehead were rather obvious.

Throughout the facial, the therapist did not hard sell any products or make sarcastic remarks about my existing condition.  She did not talk much except telling me the step she was going to do next.  Although it was good for a detailed extraction, it might be overdone unconsciously by her, which probably caused the light pulse treatment to be more painful. 

For this type of light pulse or laser treatment, one can only see visible result after 5 or more treatments.  Perhaps Genesis is more suitable for those with little or no sensitive skin and older woman (40+) who wishes to have a more intensive treatment.  Personally, I would not take up the package which consist of standard 8 treatments.  The Genesis trial is priced at $128. Actual package price per session is much higher.

The overall experience was still a good one. My face is less clogged now.  I did sign up a normal facial package for maintaining dewy complexion.