If you have acne, you might feel as though you’re always searching for that one cure. Unfortunately, a facial isn’t it. But it can calm the condition. How effective it is depends on a few things: ...

Welcome to facial school.

As ELLE UK’s beauty editor, I’m privileged to have access to the best facials and the finest practitioners the industry has to offer. As a beauty editor who has first-hand (and extensive) experience ...

As amazing as a spa facial can be, we don’t always have the time or budget to make it a regular part of our skin care routine. But if you’ve ever gotten a facial before, you’ll know that it consists ...

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Claire Gillespie is an experienced health and wellness writer. Her work appears across several publications including SELF, Women’s Health, Health, Vice, Headspace, and The Washington Post.

Months of recurring acne in the same spot on my face and one panicked Google search later, I landed upon face mapping—i.e., a millenniums-old Chinese medicine practice that links the location of skin ...

Between balancing schoolwork and dealing with hormonal changes, the teenage experience can be challenging. Perhaps the most common and frustrating of them all are frequent breakouts. Acne affects an ...