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CLEANSERS: Making a Choice Based on Your Skin Type

Cleansers tend to be seen as the least important product in our skin care arsenal. As long as it “cleans” your face, it is often deemed to suffice. Attention is instead focused on more expensive products with star ingredients such as serums, moisturizers, and retinoids rather than on lacklustre basics such as simple water-based cleansers.While the product you choose to wash your face may not dramatically transform your complexion, choosing the wrong cleanser will definitely have negative ramifications for your skin…think excessive oiliness, breakouts, dryness, tightness, and irritation. This is because, when it comes to cleansers, one size definitely doesn’t fit […]

Time to Switch Up Your Skin Care Routine for Spring

Now that it’s officially spring, it’s time switch up your skincare routine. Ditch those heavy products that are primarily geared toward moisturizing your skin, and opt for lighter formulations. Exfoliate your skin. Time to slough off the layers of dull, dry, flaky skin that piled up over the winter months. Use a chemical exofoliator containing BHA, AHA, or glycolic acid. Alternatively, a product such as Vivier’s Vitamin C scrub can also be very effective at getting your complexion back on track. Switch to a lightweight moisturizer. Thick, heavy creams are not your friend come spring. Try a light gel moisturizer or a […]

Skinjectables Gift Certificates Now Available!

Treat someone to the gift of youth andbeauty. Skinjectables Gift Certificates are now available in the amount of your choice at our clinic at 100 Front St. West, beneath the Royal York Hotel. Call 416-546-5200 for further details. […]

How many units of Botox will I need?

The most common areas that are treated with Botox are frown lines and crow’s feet, however there are many other uses that many people aren’t even aware of, that can greatly improve the appearance of your face. The number of units used for these procedures vary depending on several factors including area being treated, age of the patient, muscle tone and skin quality. The graphic below shows how many units of Botox it takes to treat these various areas of the face. In general, more units are needed if the muscle action is greater in the area being treated or […]

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