YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL

I have very few fears in life and my pain threshold is sky high. Still, there are a few things I would rather not come into contact with. And those are a carton of milk, the dentist, and needles. Just hold my hand when I get an injection, because the chance that I fall into your arms is quite large. And yet I took on the challenge. I volunteered to crawl into the chair of the most handsome acupuncturist in town: Charley Huf. Charley makes you beautiful and I'm willing to endure quite a few needles for that, you understand.

I was fifteen when I first ended up on the treatment table at my own godmother's (foot reflexologist and acupuncturist). Although I didn't really know what the treatments did at that age, they did make me stronger and helped me relax more. At the moment when yin and yang were not aligned, I called on her help to get back in balance.

That acupuncture not only worked to give your inner self a boost was completely new to me. Feeling good in my skin is the most important thing, don’t get me wrong, but if such a needle can also make those fine lines (the terror) disappear like snow in the sun, then just fill me up with them. I hit thirty and suddenly there was Charley. And if I were into women, I would know: Charley is cute and also blessed with a good dose of natural beauty. She combats wrinkles and aging with her treatments without the need for injections. The treatment reduces dark circles under your eyes, bags, and wrinkles, and promotes better blood circulation in your skin, giving you a radiant glow.

Before Charley pokes those thousand (okay, I’m exaggerating, but that’s how it felt) needles into your head, she gives you a connective tissue massage. I already knew that, but also here: not for the face. That infamous connective tissue massage was, how shall I put it, absolutely not a pleasant experience for me the first time. Some people find the massage painful (voilà), while others find it wonderfully relaxing. The massage targets the connective tissue layer and thereby improves the condition of your skin. Blood circulation in your face is stimulated as adhesions are released and the production of collagen and elastin fibers is promoted. I tell you: no face mask can compete with this. Of course, the treatments go hand in hand with a healthy lifestyle; only then do you get the best effect.

After one treatment with Charley, my skin already looked a lot more radiant. Now I can count myself lucky that the lines on my face are just starting to appear, so I didn't need many treatments. The thing is: the deeper your lines, the more treatments you need. Are the tubes of eye cream no longer working or does your skin need a little boost? Then make sure you quickly become friends with the handsome Charley. Believe me, the glow she brings out on your face, uh, pokes, there's no love that can compete with that...