Once again, the country’s favorite love-​it-​or-​hate-​it Hol­i­day is upon us. Half of us will spend the run up to Valentine’s Day ago­niz­ing over find­ing some­one to cel­e­brate with, the other half wor­ry­ing if their loved one will remem­ber to cel­e­brate! Either way, Valentine’s Day is the per­fect time to spend a lit­tle time on the most impor­tant per­son in your life, YOU.

No mat­ter our roman­tic sit­u­a­tion, every­one wants to look per­fect on Valentine’s Day, yet at this point in the year, our skin is suf­fer­ing from the cold dry air and a lack of Vit­a­min D. We could all use a lit­tle epi­der­mal pick me up! At Chris­tine Valmy, we have come up with quick, sim­ple recipes which require only ingre­di­ents every­one has in their own home, and can make you look great and feel bet­ter. Our Choco­late Mask is per­fect for Valentine’s Day, as it not only makes your skin glow but works dou­ble duty as a tasty treat for you AND your partner!

Before using a mask, I rec­om­mend exfo­li­at­ing before­hand, so that your skin can bet­ter absorb the ingre­di­ents and results will be max­i­mized. An at-​home exfo­lia­tor can be made by mix­ing sour cream* with cornmeal*!

Next, fol­low with our Choco­late Mask. This mask is spe­cially for­mu­lated for dry and dehy­drated skin. Its ingre­di­ents are nour­ish­ing and hydrat­ing, espe­cially dur­ing the cold win­ter months. Choco­late is packed with antiox­i­dants which help com­bat free rad­i­cals, pro­mote cir­cu­la­tion and pre­vent pre­ma­ture aging, so the cocoa pow­der will act as a vaso­con­stric­tor to increase blood flow. The lac­tic acid from the sour cream increases prod­uct pen­e­tra­tion, and the honey, banana, and olive oil soothe and hydrate the skin. It can be used not only on the face but all over the body as well…

Ingre­di­ents:

- 1 tbsp. of cocoa powder*

- 1 tbsp. of sour cream*

- ½ tsp. of honey*

- ¼ banana*

- 1 tsp. of olive oil*

Cut the banana in slices. Put banana slices, cacao pow­der and sour cream in the mixer.Mix. Add honey and olive oil. Stir to obtain a homog­e­nized mix­ture. Apply on the entire face, except for the eyes, with a brush. Leave on for 20 min­utes and remove with cot­ton pads and water.

We will be offer­ing this mask as an add-​on to our facials here at Chris­tine Valmy for the week of Valentine’s Day. Call for an appoint­ment at 212−779−7800 if you would like to indulge!

Enjoy, and Happy Valentine’s Day!

*Note: As with all nat­ural ingre­di­ent masks, do not use if you are aller­gic to the spe­cific foods noted.

For 65 years now, Ms. Chris­tine Valmy has had her own esthet­ics phi­los­o­phy and brand. For the rest of us, esthet­ics and the beauty indus­try, in gen­eral, are big busi­ness today. The use of cos­met­ics & tar­geted skin care prod­ucts has become a daily rit­ual. But, it wasn’t always like that…

Here is how it began:

Chris­tine Valmy started devel­op­ing her own skin care treat­ments using nat­ural ingre­di­ents from her gar­den in 1944. Other Amer­i­can coun­tries were also doing this, how­ever, Ms. Valmy noticed why she didn’t like their approach — and decided she could do better.

After she arrived in New York in 1965, she final­ized her now-​famous tech­niques, the ‘’Valmy method’’, with a phi­los­o­phy to ‘’reveal not to con­ceal’’ the nat­ural beauty of a healthy,
well-​functioning skin.

To learn more about Chris­tine Valmy: http://​en​.wikipedia​.org/​w​i​k​i​/​C​h​r​i​s​t​i​n​e​_​V​a​lmy

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What peo­ple say about Chris­tine Valmy products:

Chris­tine Valmy can pre­pare you for an excit­ing career in Nail Artistry and we’ll teach you every­thing you need to know, from the most basic health con­cerns to the finest in del­i­cate nail art.

Is this career is made for you?

Are you inter­ested in this field?

NAILS ART SEMINAR : Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 3

Week­end Nail Spe­cialty Classes Start 1– 7– 12

Call Admis­sions today 212−779−7800 for more information.

OUR HUGE 15,000 SQ FT FACILITY IN THE HEART OF MANHATTAN. 12 STATE-​OF THE-​ART CLASSROOMS, FULLY-​EQUIPPED WITH LATEST TECHNOLOGY.

BECOME A PART OF THE NEW CHRISTINE VALMY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL!!!!

Located at 261 Fifth Avenue, close to Madi­son Square Gar­den and only a few blocks from the Empire State Build­ing, our new loca­tion offers our stu­dents and cus­tomers a breath­tak­ing view of Man­hat­tan from the 24^th floor.

Chris­tine Valmy fuses cur­ricu­lum with nature — and our new school reflects our phi­los­o­phy, from the environmentally-​friendly build­ing mate­ri­als, to our prod­ucts and ‘green’ atmos­phere of bam­boo, plants and med­i­ta­tion areas. You will be one with
nature to relax, renew and revitalize.

Our school pro­vides a top-​notch skin­care & beauty edu­ca­tion to our stu­dents that accom­mo­dates the needs of the inter­na­tional stu­dent. Courses are cur­rently avail­able in Eng­lish, Span­ish and Korean. But our staff can con­sult and assist in even more lan­guages: Chi­nese, Russ­ian, French, Roman­ian, Alban­ian, Japan­ese and more.

The Chris­tine Valmy cur­ricu­lum includes: Esthet­ics, Makeup, Nail Tech­nol­ogy, Hair­styling, Wax­ing, Spa Treat­ments and Cosmetology.

In the Esthet­ics pro­gram, stu­dents learn the “Valmy Method”, an unique method­ol­ogy of facial mas­sage devel­oped with the phi­los­o­phy to “reveal not to con­ceal” the nat­ural beauty of a healthy, well-​functioning skin.
This method incor­po­rates a vari­ety of sequences, sen­sa­tions, touches, and tex­tures to cre­ate an uplift­ing expe­ri­ence of beauty, well-​being, and renewal.

At the Chris­tine Valmy School, you will learn about the lat­est tech­nol­ogy in skin care equip­ment which is a pri­mary step to becom­ing part of the esthet­ics indus­try. Each room is equipped with the lat­est pro­fes­sional equip­ment: from our Med­i­ta­tion Room to our Clin­ics, our stu­dents apply their new­found knowl­edge where they prac­tice for their new careers.

We are also open to the pub­lic for skin treat­ments of all types. You can help our up-​and-​coming pro­fes­sion­als by pro­vid­ing your “pal­let” for them to “cre­ate” or “renew”. We offer our clients excel­lent NYC salon pam­per­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties an incred­i­bly afford­able price.

Inter­ested in the beauty indus­try or just want to get a facial? Don’t hes­i­tate to call for more infor­ma­tion : 212.779.7800 or visit our web­site: www​.christinevalmy​.com