Fast track to fabulous

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Fast track to fabulous

A belated pinch and a fruity glass of punch, everyone. ‘Tis now officially the season to be merry, and, as the celebrations get double-booked with end-of-year obligations, rushed off our high-heeled feet.

But the problem with party season isn’t just being so social on a schedule, it’s having enough prep and recovery time to do it without permanently puffy eyes and no-sleep skin. Solution? Speedy MicroZone treatments this Christmas.

What’s 20 minutes? To me, it’s been an excruciating eternity (in a coffee queue), a heartbeat (on deadline), but it’s never been a professional facial treatment. That kind of pore perfection has always taken the hour or so that I never seem to find. Until now.

Dermalogica’s new 20-minute MicroZone menu (call 1800 659 118 for your closest salon) includes five quick fixes (starting from $35) to get you glowing and going in less than half your lunchtime. You can have a tailor-made Flash Exfoliation to brighten up before a big night, an express Eye Revival to make them think you’ve slept eight hours like an angel, a Decollété Zone to polish up for a plunging neckline or, to soften your pout for a mistletoe smooch, a quick Lip Saver. But the biggest saviour I tried was the Zone in on Spots treatment. Fast tracking a professional deep cleanse, exfoliation, purifying mask and serum, it defused a pre-party pimple crisis and helped prevent a morning-after breakout. Hallelujah!

I also loved that there was no undressing/dressing hassle and, although I opted for a bare-faced finish after my treatment, you don’t need to strip off your make-up for most of the menu – you could literally walk out of work and waltz back in with no-one the wiser. You’ll just look mysteriously brighter…

And feel better. The MicroZone therapists are trained to spoil you at speed, with tension-dissolving massages stretching your double time treatment into a luxury.

I guess you’d call it power-pampering. Or your complexion’s coping strategy for the silly season – and beyond. Because, let’s be honest, no matter how much we beg Santa for more spare time, it’s never going to stand still for Torago-taxi parents, domestic goddesses with a day job or party people. So I’m just asking for 20 minutes this silly season. Just don’t make me to spend it in a coffee queue…

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