Renowned esthetician Aida Bicaj is obsessed with glowing, radiant skin and dissects each client’s skin type, lifestyle, diet and environment to ensure that her facials deliver superior results.
 
 Q. When should I moisturize?    
A. It’s important to moisturize skin twice daily as the last step in your routine, in the morning and evening. After applying cleansing lotion for your specific skin type, rinse off with lukewarm water. Immediately follow with the appropriate P50 lotion, any recommended serums, eye cream and finally moisturizer.

Q. How are skin texture and tone related?

A. Any skin texture, when appropriately cared for via cleansing, moderate exfoliation and moisturization, will become balanced, meaning that skin will get as close as possible to the natural skin PH value. At that point the skin tone, or as I like to refer to it, the glow of the skin, will follow. 

Q. Why is the skin around the eye area so sensitive?  

A. The skin around the eyes and the lips is much thinner than the cheek and chin areas. Using a moisturizer specifically developed for use around the eye is essential.  Eye serums consist of molecules that are much smaller than facial moisturizers, and will therefore penetrate to the deeper epidermis without clogging the pores.
 

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