00:03Hey guys, it's Mee-Anne and this is Beauty With Me.
00:06The other day I was perusing on Instagram and came across a very, very beautiful facial.
00:14It's called the Gemstone Facial and it is by a woman named Elizabeth Trattner.
00:18She's a licensed acupuncturist and doctor of integrated medicine.
00:22She does the acupuncture and she uses gemstones all over your body to aid in the facial process.
00:28So I decided that I should probably try this facial.
00:31So I reached out and I got the facial and I'm going to tell you all about it.
00:35I got my facial done here in the city at a place called Detox Market where she had set up
00:40shop on the second floor.
00:42Hi. Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Elizabeth.
00:46So nice to finally meet you. Welcome.
00:49If you get the facial in Miami where she lives, it costs around $275 and then cheaper for the subsequent
00:55follow-up sessions.
00:56If you get it in a different city though, it goes up to $395.
01:01I'm so excited to give you your gemstone acupuncture facial. Are you ready?
01:04Yes, I'm so ready. Let's go.
01:06First, actually what I'm going to do is put some crystals around you to get you relaxed.
01:10We're going to use this cobaltocalcite. Cobaltocalcite is what's in tongues.
01:15Next is a carnelian for digestion. We use citrine a lot for women.
01:20I think women today are under a lot of pressure. It's a great stone. I use it in most of
01:26my treatments.
01:27Minerals have been used in medicine for 5,000 years.
01:29And so this is part of the treatment that makes the gemstone facial so great.
01:33So now we're going to do the bottoms of your feet. This is to help ground you.
01:37This is blue aragonite and black tourmaline. Black tourmaline carries a negative charge.
01:42And we're using color therapy as well. Blue and black are part of kidney energy that helps ground you.
01:47Okay, are we ready ready?
01:48Oh, I'm ready.
01:49So the first stage in the gemstone facial is we do cupping.
01:53And what I do is I start at the chest. And we do the neck and then we go to
01:57the face.
01:57We're not going to be leaving any marks. This is why we use a lot of serum to help the
02:02cups glide.
02:02This is really sort of the secret area of the body.
02:06I have a bias towards, if you're new to this, to please not use glass cups.
02:10Because the neck is a really delicate area. This does not have a draggy motion.
02:15I do not want to pull the skin at the neck. It's just too delicate in an area.
02:19Just open your mouth. So we're going to just step down and close.
02:22This is very delicate tissue. And so I'm just kind of going in and giving a gentle squeeze.
02:28And then you can pull it out. You know, this isn't a treatment. This is how to build beauty from
02:33the inside out.
02:34This is a very pretty treatment, but the basis of this treatment is all rooted in traditional Chinese medicine.
02:41We get to the gua sha part. Which, hey, we love gua sha.
02:45I love a gua sha moment.
02:47Okay, so we're going to add a little bit more serum. And again, you want to start at the chest.
02:51Make sure at all times you are dragging out toward the armpit. You never want to push in.
02:56Because what you're going to do is push length into the body and then you're going to puff up.
02:59You can see that I'm working at a really, really low angle and I'm sweeping out.
03:02So you're going to take the long side of the blade. That's this. And you're just going to gently go
03:06up and wiggle in.
03:08Yeah, this is not hard, correct?
03:10No, it's very gentle.
03:11And then you're going to use this groove here. I'm using my finger to hold the skin of the neck.
03:15And now this is a move that I really like. This is like a transverse move. So what I like
03:20people to do is remember, secure your neck.
03:22Take this nice small end of the blade and then go into the back of the neck.
03:26This is actually ironing out these folds that you're creating during the day.
03:31Okay. We're going to move into the face. And I think we have a clencher here.
03:36Yes, I am definitely a jaw glencher.
03:38Okay. As we go over the master, that's this big muscle right here. If you're hitting almost like a stop
03:43or a bump in the road,
03:44you can actually take the little bunny ear right here and give yourself a tiny massage.
03:48Really be gentle and kind to your eyes. And remember, you're going almost at a flat angle, like maybe zero
03:54out of five.
03:55You're using more of a gentle pressure of the entire tool to pull the lymph out.
03:59So when you wash out your forehead, you're going to go a little bit into your hairline.
04:08You have a lot of tension in your forehead and the muscles of the forehead start back in the hairline.
04:14So we're going to needle inside the hairline to loosen that forehead up.
04:18You really don't need a lot. Your skin is perfect.
04:22Where we're really addressing on you is the sides of your face and the top of the forehead because of
04:27the tension.
04:28And also in your eye area because of your eye strain. And then we do have needles here for your
04:33clenching.
04:34To be really honest with you guys, I do get a little anxious before I get acupuncture.
04:39It doesn't necessarily hurt, but just the thought of having needles put into me just freaks me out a little
04:45at the onset.
04:46But once they're in, you really can't feel them and it's totally fine.
04:50So you should be feeling like a really cool tuggy sensation in your forehead.
04:55Are you feeling like the pull?
04:57Inhale. Exhale. Good job. Inhale. Exhale. Good job.
05:09So here comes the gems. Obviously, these are energy centers of the body.
05:14Why are these specific gems done?
05:15You know, in Chinese medicine, our face is broken up into zones.
05:20The cheeks are the digestion. On your forehead, it's purple and clear.
05:25This represents yin tang, which is this point right here.
05:29It's a very good point for focus and concentration.
05:32Blue stones here to kind of quell hormonal acne.
05:36You don't have any. Your skin's really beautiful.
05:38But a lot of times, that's what happens.
05:40Anyway, we're going to let you rest.
05:48So how are you feeling?
05:49So good. I think I fell asleep for a little bit.
05:51Oh, that's excellent. A lot of people fall asleep during this process.
05:54So we're going to actually start taking your crystals off and then we'll pull the needles.
06:06I'm using an aromatherapy to awaken the skin.
06:10Mmm, it smells amazing.
06:12It does.
06:13I'm going to do just a tiny bit of gouache on you.
06:19And this is a probiotic cream.
06:21Mmm.
06:22It smells so good.
06:24Yeah, it does smell really good.
06:24Doesn't it smell amazing?
06:25You've had ear seeds before, yes?
06:27Have I what?
06:28Ever had ear seeds?
06:29No.
06:29So this will help you with jet lag as well.
06:31We're going to put a couple of special points in your ear.
06:33How do you take them out?
06:34They're going to either fall out.
06:36If they bother you, take them out.
06:38We're putting these points on to balance your system.
06:42I know that you've got some...
06:42How do they stick on?
06:44There's a medical adhesive.
06:45It's clear.
06:46And so if you're feeling stressed, you can give yourself like a little squeeze.
06:50Some people want a picture, you know, that Instagram shot is what people, I think, brings people in.
06:54But you can't deny the studies that have been done on Chinese medicine and skin.
06:59Dr. Trattner's facial was very relaxing.
07:02I noticed that a lot of the puffiness in my jaw was really diminished.
07:05In terms of the gemstones, what I think that the gemstones provide is just a little extra layer of fun
07:11and luxury.
07:12What makes Dr. Trattner's facial special is that it does have that extra element of fun that makes you feel
07:19like you're really being pampered.
07:20You feel like you're just surrounded by these beautiful stones.
07:24And honestly, you get a really cute picture out of it.
07:26At the end of the day, it was a very unique experience.
07:29I will look back on these photos and be like, that was a cool thing that I did.
07:32So, yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
07:35And I will catch you guys next week.
07:38Bye!
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