I have been suffering from a major acne breakout for the past 2 months. Is it the stress, hormones, or lack of sleep? What will I do to get rid of it???!!!
A few weeks ago, I was at the IT & Food Convention at Suntec where I came across New York Skin Solution's booth. The girl was friendly and managed to psycho me into getting a $10 voucher which gives me 2 facials. Why not? I thought. So I bought it. They asked me where I would like to target for the facial, so I decided, why not my dark circles? So I asked, do I have to sign up for packages or what, or is it just a facial? She said it's just a facial. Do not need to sign up for anything.
On Mon, I decided to head to New York Skin Solution at Ngee Ann City after making an appointment with them. Perfect time since Audi Fashion Festival was the week before, and my skin was starting to get really bad from all the late nights of work(it was enjoyable though). An outbreak of Acne sprouted across my cheeks. So, at New York Skin Solution, I told them to target my acne instead. When I arrived, I was with much dismay as they greeted in me in mandarin. I did wonder whether I was at New York Skin Solution or China Skin Solution. It was annoying that they did not live up to their company's name, but anyhow, I brushed that impression aside and went on. I was brought into a room where the consultant put this magnifier thing which looked like a telescope onto my face. I saw all the acne up-close and personal!
Then she went on telling me that I should go for an acne treatment package. I told her that I wasn't so interested to pay so much for a treatment like that. She kept insisting and insisting in her weak English that if I did not do it, it would spread and get worse. I was wondering, was that the only solution to acne? So, anyway, I was persistent with my "NOs" and she finally gave up. She called someone else in who couldn't speak English fluently too, who tried the same thing on me. She said that I need to sign the package today to get the first trial price and blah blah blah. I told her that I just need my face to settle down after a week of late nights and hard work. She said it won't work. Then she went on insisting again, trying to persuade to me that it won't work and that it's an infection, showing me pictures of her customers whose skins have improved. But the persuasion still didn't work. Seriously, hard selling doesn't work on me honey...
I went into a room which really looked like a hospital in a room, with the hospital curtains and people snoring. Not to mention the disgusting "ting tong" music which came out from the ceiling speakers. Another girl attended to my facial. She seemed to have been able to speak English a lot better but still not very good. During the facial, she kept annoying me asking me to upgrade to a Collagen package and blah blah blah. It was $60 more, mind you. I declined. But like her colleague, she kept persisting. I really did not enjoy myself being relaxed and getting a facial. She left for a while and later came back and said she upgraded my facial FOC. I mean, if the $60 was such a big deal initially, why is it free now? Anyway, during the facial, she did half of my face with collagen and then took a mirror for me to take a look at the difference. She said, "Can you see the difference?" I replied.. No... She went on showing me that there was a difference but I really did not see any difference but I played along and said yes.
After the whole facial was over, I was brought into a room again. This time, yet another consultant tried to persuade me into getting a package. I was really fuming with anger and annoyance. I told her, "I came here to get my facial done, not to sign any packages!" I think she got the hint this time. She said it's ok then. Nice try New York Skin Solution. How can a company's reputation be left in the arms of Mandarin speaking workers whose aim is just to sell packages instead of creating the best atmosphere for the client? In total disgust, never again, never will I recommend anyone there. Seriously... it's not worth the $10, not to mention, they did not tell me whether I could book the 2nd appointment.
On a lighter note, I headed home and visited Dr. Georgia Lee's website. I came across this product called ACNE Cleanser. I was thinking, should I give it a shot? $78 for a cleanser when I normally spend $10-20 on a normal one. I emailed Dr. Georgia Lee about my condition(without sending her pics of my acne) and she replied by the next morning. She told me that I would need antibiotics and to do it early to prevent scarring, not forcing me to get any of her products. I decided to visit one of their booths at Robinsons the day after the facial to see if there was anything that could help speed up the process. The counter girl was so helpful. She was telling me that I just needed to use the Skin Repair serum for the targeted areas as my acne wasn't that bad. It was however, $20 more than the cleanser. But I thought, what the heck, I need it! and it's so much cheaper than getting a package at New York Skin Solution. So, I bought it. It's been 3 days of using the product and guess what... My acne is actually clearing off! It's not fully gone but it's gotten flatter. The counter girl did say that I'll see results in a week, but it's working wonders on my face already! So since the acne is clearing up, I do not need any antibiotics. The wonders of DrGL. I'll continue with this product review for 2 weeks and see whether it fully clears up.
Nonetheless, Thank You Dr. Georgia Lee!
