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Petite Soirée with Caroline Rushmore

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Bonjour, Mes Amis!

I know many of you have heard about the little party we’re planning for next Thursday with Sothys representative Caroline Rushmore to kick of the Holiday Season!

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Caroline has just recently been appointed as Sothys’ Director of Education (a huge accomplishment, nous vous en félicitons!), and has over twenty years of experience in the professional skin care industry.  She is CIDESCO certified (stands for Comité International d’Esthétique et de Cosmétologie), the World’s most prestigious qualification in the field of skin care and beauty therapy, and received extensive training in both England and France.  She has held positions as the Director of Education for several other prestigious French skin care brands, and continues to share her passion and professional knowledge of skincare.

As the Director of Education for Sothys, Caroline is responsible for developing and implementing the education strategies for the USA, Latin America and the Caribbean, and helps to develop training tools and protocols for all product usage and professional treatments, and create all materials for Sothys training events and programs.  

And she will be here to share her knowledge with us about Sothys’ brand new treatments, the Energizing Treatment and the Eye Contour Treatment, as well as the fabulous home care products that accompany both!  These gentle-yet-effective anti-aging treatments go hand in hand perfectly, both working to smooth the wrinkles and fine lines by stimulating collagen in the skin and around the eyes, while fortifying, energizing, and strengthening the cells to retain firmness and moisture.  All of this makes for a youthful, healthy glow for the Holiday Season, and who better to tell you all about it than Sothys’ Director of Education herself!

sothys rocksSo be sure to stop by and hear what Caroline has to share with us, and enjoy some wine, hors d’oeuvres, a complimentary relaxing Sothys hand treatment, a demonstration of the Eye Contour Treatment, a Q&A session with Caroline about the new treatments and everything Sothys, and a fun time entre des amis!  The event will be open house style, so no tickets or appointments are necessary; just stop by for Caroline’s talk and demo at 2pm or 4pm on Thursday the 21st, and enjoy an afternoon celebrating beauty with us!

Bisous,

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Energize Your Skin at A French Touch!

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energizeAs I hinted at last week, and as you saw in our Newsletter, we are very excited about introducing Sothys’ brand new Intensive Energizing Treatment at our event on the 21st of November!  This new facial and line of home care products are designed to recharge, regenerate, and illuminate the youthful glow in your skin.

Our skin cells depend on energy from hydration and nutrition in order to keep in tip top shape; when they don’t get the nutrients they need, they aren’t able to produce all of the energy they need, which leads to compromised skin, showing more prominent wrinkles, slackening, and a loss of substance and radiance.  Stress, poor diet, poor exercise habits, aging, smoking, lack of sleep, and other external aggressions only serve to exaggerate these tired, dull, and less-than-flattering effects.  

Now, allow me to introduce Sothys’ Energizing Treatment, with it’s secret ingredient Siberian Ginseng, to eliminate that dull and tired look!  This treatment has visible results on all skin types, and is intended to keep you looking fresh and luminous all year long.  

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The phrase ‘youthful glow’ wasn’t coined for nothing; one of the most notable features of young-looking skin is its natural ability to softly reflect light, due to sturdy skin cell and collagen structures.  But alas, these fade with age, and thus we end up with skin that looks a bit lifeless in comparison.

Siberian Ginseng, which contains both vitamin C and E, acts as a powerful anti-free radical and helps in the fortification of collagen and the maintenance of optimal energy levels in skin cells, by both protecting existing energy reserves and stimulating more energy production.  This helps to increase cellular repair and regeneration and leads to firmer, smoother skin that is better able to reflect light.  And voila, you have your youthful glow back!


In the salon, our Energizing Treatment will include: 

  • A thorough cleanse & enzymatic exfoliating scrub with pineapple extract (digests dead skin cells and debris and clears out your pores)
  • Siberian Ginseng Extract is massaged into the skin, to ‘stimulate the flow of Chi’ in the skin
  • Siberian Ginseng Modelling Cream is massaged into the skin, to ‘balance the flow of energy’
  • A Double Energy Perfecting Mask is applied with Vitamin C and Siberian Ginseng
  • Energizing Day Cream (for Normal/Combination/Oily skin) or Energizing Comfort Day Cream (for Dry skin) is applied to sooth and moisturize, while continuing to illuminate with Siberian Ginseng


sothys1The immediate illuminating effects of this treatment are best cared for and maintained with the continued use of Energizing Day Cream and Energizing Night Cream, which continue to incorporate Siberian Ginseng in your daily home care regimen, along with natural stimulating, regenerative, and comforting ingredients like glycolic acid and lupine extracts.

This treatment will be officially introduced and demonstrated at our Sothys Event on the 21st of November, and home care samples will be provided so that you can experience the illuminating effects of Siberian Ginseng before your facial!  You can also purchase this treatment as a gift for someone else with our Holiday Gift Certificate Special; get a French Touch Gift Certificate valued at $125 for $100! No matter what age, or how advanced your signs of visible aging are, our cells need energy to keep our skin healthy and radiant.  Find your inner energy with us; book an appointment online, and be sure to attend our Petite Soirée de Sothys on the 21st!

Bisous,

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Pieces of Paris

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Bonjour Mes Amis,

parisian girlLet’s imagine for a moment, mes amis, that we are in Paris, la ville d’amour.  You’re sitting at  a small outside table at a quiet café, overlooking a park with a hot cappuccino, listening to the melodic cadences of the French language being tossed around old cobblestone streets, observing the beautiful architecture found on every city block.  Perhaps later you wander through an outdoor market with fresh flowers and produce, then take in a beautiful view of the city from the very top of la Tour Eiffel, and top off your day with a warm crepe and a walk around le Basillique du Sacre Coeur at dusk.

When I think of Paris (especially when I’m lounging here in our sitting room at A French Touch!), I think of the effortless, clean, stylish elegance that French culture exudes.  The French have always commanded a great deal of respect and influence when it comes to fashion and make-up, but only gradually are cultures like ours starting to pick up on the wisdom and sophistication of their skincare philosophies, as well.  

Lucky you, though, because A French Touch seeks to embrace all of these beauty secrets, out of a desire to help you maintain and reflect your natural beauty and to help your skin age gracefully.  

So let’s begin first with the concept of a skincare salon.  Skincare salons are as common in France as hair and nail salons are in the US.  The idea of a skincare salon might sound suspiciously like a spa, but the ‘salon’ part is supposed to emphasize a regular treatment of the skin to maintain a healthy appearance, rather than a once-in-a-great-while treat for oneself.  In France, the skincare salons are known as “Les Instituts de Beauté”, institutes of beauty, where skin is therapeutically nourished and refreshed.

The French do not believe in heavy make-up application, and therefore emphasize maintaining the natural beauty and balance of your skin so that excessive make-up is not needed.  The trick to make-up is to make it look as though you aren’t wearing any, rather than  looking like a five-year-old who went rummaging through her mother’s vanity drawers!  Foundation, blush, eye make-up and lip products are only to be used to create an I-am-this-beautiful-after-just-waking-up look.

From fashion to make-up to everyday life, the chic French femininity we love conveys a sense of effortlessness, of simplicity, of pink masknatural beauty.  However, when it comes to the skincare ritual behind the effortless beauty, the opposite couldn’t be more true; French women dedicate a great deal of time to applying quality products that ensure the health of their skin.  They generously employ moisturizers, serums that stimulate collagen production, and liberally apply their sun protection on a very frequent and regular basis.  All of this stems out of a longing for natural beauty, not a false, cakey, make-up induced appearance, and out of a love for their skin.  

I know you might be a bit tired of my “Show your skin some love” theme from this summer, but I mean it in earnest when I say that it is the absolute best way to give yourself that extra bit of ‘me time’, that ten minutes of pampering and unwinding to begin and end your day with.  I know since I stepped up my skincare routine after starting at A French Touch, I have come to look forward to cleansing and soothing my face at the end of a long day, almost like I’m exfoliating and moisturizing and nourishing all the stress away; that time is just for me, and I love it because I deserve a few moments to feel beautiful, even after the make-up comes off!

Alors, mes amis, I hope these thoughts find you happy and leave you happier.  Stay beautiful, because you are, and because you deserve to feel like it, too.

Bisous,

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