{"id":167668,"date":"2026-06-01T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/i-tested-31-treatments-and-products-in-may-what-i-recommend\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:09:09","slug":"i-tested-31-treatments-and-products-in-may-what-i-recommend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/i-tested-31-treatments-and-products-in-may-what-i-recommend\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tested 31+ Treatments and Products in May\u2014What I Recommend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a NYC-based beauty editor, my schedule isn’t the typical nine-to-five. I’m constantly dropping in and out of brand previews to discover the latest and greatest product launches, connecting with artists IRL for insight on trends, and playing guinea pig to make the best, most informative recommendations when it comes to skin treatments. (If you’re curious, I work at Ubers a lot.) That said, the month of May was especially busy \u2014 not surprising, given that it kicked off with the Met Gala and marks the unofficial start of summer. Every other day I was trying a new facial or slathering on a soon-to-be-viral formula (not that great for my skin barrier, I know, but it Is <\/em>My job is to stay on top of the market!), so I’ve decided to share a highlight reel. Take a look behind the beauty-editor curtain, if you’d like.<\/p>\n

After testing a combined 31 treatments and products over the course of a month, these are the 12 standouts that I would totally recommend booking and purchasing. Note: I didn’t include three beloved launches that I’ve already waxed poetic about with the entire Who What Wear Beauty team, but consider those honorable mentions!<\/p>\n

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May started off with a bang, as beauty professionals (that is, celebrity aestheticians, makeup artists, hair stylists, and manicurists) gathered in NYC for fashion’s biggest night. 2026 Met Gala. mimi luzon<\/a> is one of those pros who dresses a number of celebrity clients (Miranda Kerr, Hudson Williams, and Ciara, to name a few) from an airy suite at The Mark Hotel, and I was lucky enough to experience the magic just a few days before the madness. Luzon’s signature Red Carpet Skin protocol is customized for each client, but includes some combination of radiofrequency (for instant skin-tightening), MFace (essentially a workout for your facial muscles) and her signature 24K Gold Mask, which delivers a next-level glow.<\/p>\n

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celebrity beauty expert georgia louise<\/a> (responsible for Anne Hathaway and Cardi B’s glowing complexions) knows that most of us don’t have time for a full spa day, as much as I’d love to spend hours at her luxurious Beauty Longevity Atelier on the Upper East Side. To meet the demands of city dwellers who are constantly time-crunched, they launched “the new Yorker”<\/a> The treatment consisted of 60 minutes of simultaneous facial massage, lymphatic body massage, and IV drip. Yes, it’s as dreamy as it sounds, and from a skin-care perspective it makes total sense: after all, your natural detoxification system plays a vital role in skin health. Ultimately I decided to skip the IV (needles make me nauseous), but just the facial \u2014 another custom treatment involving microcurrent, red light therapy, and a light peel \u2014 and the lymphatic massage were enough to leave me completely refreshed. (I was also kind of feeling like a soft piece of meat, but in the best way.) I practically moved back to Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of lymphatic massage treatments, I can’t help but shout out my supernatural experience Prune<\/a>Certified Specialist in Brazilian renata franca method<\/a>. Splitting her time between NYC, the Hamptons, and France (goals), Prune works her magic with private house calls, and on my birthday (which was technically the end of April, but alas), she moved her massage bed and trunk of Tronc products to my apartment. What happened next I can only describe as 90 minutes of bliss, and my skin glowed for hours Tronc’s Silky Vitamin C Body Oil.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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Lots of facials this month\u2014call it grassroots journalism! This time, I dared to go to Chelsea to meet Malika Sloan<\/a>Medical Esthetician and Founder Sloan Studio<\/a>For skin evaluation and custom treatments. After chatting about my specific concerns and goals, she proceeded with the Sloan Signature: a 60-minute treatment that included a beautiful exfoliation and steam, a round of extractions (not so pretty yet very necessary), Laser Genesis (my secret weapon for glass skin), red light therapy, and a cooling mask. I almost fell asleep on the treatment table \u2013 a sure sign of an 11\/10 facial.<\/p>\n

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i heard a whisper Lore Bathing Club<\/a>A brand new sauna and cold plunge studio in Noho, with spacious, stylish and most importantly clean interiors, and is monitoring Instagram<\/u><\/a> For weeks for updated schedules. I must have gotten an invitation to its opening the weekend of May 15, where I enjoyed the Finnish alder wood sauna (one of the hottest saunas I’ve tried, with temperatures reaching 190 degrees Fahrenheit) and relaxed on hammam-style heated benches around the cool pool. I didn’t have the courage to submerge myself in the 50-59 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures, but there’s always a next time \u2014 maybe I’ll feel inspired after the Guided Cold Water Soak, one of the many programming options throughout the day in space.<\/p>\n

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