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I head downtown to meet up with Tracie
Martyn, facialist to the stars. Her clients include Madonna,
Susan Sarandon and Jennifer Aniston, to name
a few.
While I was waiting in the lounge area, Oscar
nominee Kate Winslet emerged from the
treatment room looking fresh faced and gorgeous, without an ounce
of makeup
(See? The Szish Dish knows where to go. I promised you a behind-the-scenes
look at what the celebrities do leading up to the Oscars, and we've
already run into one of this year's nominees!) We chatted for a
few minutes, and Winslet can't say enough about Martyn's Resculpting
facials, which she swears by. She says not only do they make
her skin glow, they also make her feel incredibly confident while
walking the red carpet.
Winslet reminded me she has two small children,
something I'd forgotten by how flawless and youthful she looks,
and added that Martyn's facials make
her look like she's had hours and hours of sleep, even if she hasn't.
I'm already sold, but I'm eager to see the results
for myself.
Martyn, a beautiful, angelic-looking woman with
sky-high cheekbones and eyes the color of the Caribbean ushers me
into her white-washed treatment room. After seeing the fireplace,
the chandeliers and the fresh flowers, I immediately congratulate
myself on signing up for boot camp. This is glamorous!
I lie down on the treatment table, which is soft
and warm and laden with pillows, and I'm so relaxed that I don't
even flinch when Martyn explains she uses electric currents to do
her facials.
She shows me some bizarre futuristic-looking prongs
attached to wires, hooked up to a purple machine with all sorts
of buttons and monitors. I have a momentary desire to flee, but
then I remembered how amazing and relaxed Kate Winslet looked, and
I settled down for the ride.
Not only has Martyn customized these electrodes
to produce instant face-lifting treatments, but her partner, Marius,
a nutritionist, has created an entire line of exclusive Tracie Martyn
products that regularly sell out at Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman
in New York.
Martyn uses a series of her products - a purifying
facial cleanser with amla extract, which is an Indian berry
with high levels of vitamin C, a gentle
exfoliant made with pineapple enzymes, a firming
serum packed with antioxidants, and another gel-like substance
she calls an activator,
rich in pentapeptides. She uses this with mild microdermabrasion
and electric currents to deliver a luxurious and incredibly effective
facial.
In about an hour, those long-lost cheekbones reappear,
and the jawline once again becomes angular. Martyn is so confident
with the results, she handed me a mirror, after being only half-finished,
so I could see the contrast of before and after with my own eyes.
The immediate and significant transformation I saw was remarkable.
Martyn offers similar treatments for the body,
which significantly diminish cellulite and loose skin, and she has
a photo album full of before and after pictures to prove it.
 I
leave Martyn's tranquil Manhattan salon feeling like a million bucks
- and admittedly, even feeling like a celebrity. Of course, there
are no paparazzi waiting for me outside, but believe it or not,
there is an empty taxi cab that seems to magically appear out of
nowhere. Considering the fact that it's snowing and it's rush hour,
I am convinced some of Martyn's stardust has rubbed off on me.
If you want to experience some of Tracie
Martyn's magic at home, check out her Web site at www.traciemartyn.com.
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