I am THRILLED to have been named Best Esthetician for the second year in a row by Willamette Week readers - THANK YOU, Portland!
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When it comes to achieving that fresh-faced glow, there’s a lot more to skincare than just the basics. Enter neurotoxins, laser facials, and RF microneedling—three powerhouse treatments that, when paired together smartly, work wonders for your skin.
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The warmer it gets, the more our skin—and that pesky old tattoo—is showing. If you want to get your tattoo removed in the summer, take these precautions to ensure a safe ink erasure.
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You’ve heard the horror stories about getting skincare treatments in summer, but we’re here to let you know: there are treatments that are summer friendly (with some caveats).
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Tattoos can be a meaningful, silly, and beautiful body adornment but what happens when they no longer resonate with you? The best answer is tattoo removal. However, there’s lots of misinformation and misconceptions about the tattoo removal process. In this blog post we will debunk some common tattoo removal myths and provide evidence-based info to set the record straight.
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Itching to get a new tattoo but on Accutane? We’ll go over what Accutane is, how it works, and why you should wait to get tattooed.
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Facials are a popular skincare treatment that can help improve the overall health and appearance of your skin. Many people opt for a monthly facial to keep their skin looking and feeling its best. In this article, we'll explore the benefits of getting a monthly facial and provide some tips on how to choose the right facial for your skin type and concerns.
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We offer a variety of pre-wedding procedures to help you look and feel your best on your big day. From chemical peels, hydrodermabrasion facials, traditional microneedling and PiXel8 RF Microneedling, teeth whitening, injectables, waxing, lash and brow services, and dermaplaning, our team can tailor a beauty plan to fit your unique needs and goals.
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Everyone wants smooth, glowy, and tight skin…and we want it NOW! Aesthetics devices have come a long way, and more and more clients are looking to prejuvenate while others are looking for alternatives to surgical treatments with in office aesthetic treatments. Let’s talk about the PiXel8-RF Microneedling system and how its the best thing to happen to our PDX community!
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There are tools that we use during your initial consultation to give a pretty accurate estimation of how many tattoo removal sessions will be needed, but there are many other factors that cannot be used in that tool. We will go over it all in this post!
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At Take it Off PDX in Portland, Oregon, we’re focused on providing the chemical peel that works best for your skin type and intended result. Are you looking for a little glow-up? Maybe you had acne break out recently and want to blast those buggers?
In any case, we’ve got the right treatment for you.
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We all look forward to long, sunny days after long, cloudy, and rainy winters here in the PNW — I get it!
Summertime isn’t necessarily “laser season” like winter, which benefits from shorter days and less sun here in Portland. But it doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t get laser done in the summer.
There are some “dos” and “don’ts” to keep in mind about laser tattoo removal during summer, though, and some scenarios where our laser techs will refuse to do a session.
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It’s something we see more than we wish — a client comes in with a fresh tattoo or still healing brows, and they’re bummed, like really bummed. They’ve set up a consultation to discuss tattoo removal with one of our providers, they’ve filled out all of their paperwork, and they’re rip roarin’ ready to go — the only problem is, we find out they just got tattooed. 😬
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Tattoo removal is the process of removing a tattoo on a body over the course of multiple treatments, depending on many factors like the color, placement, skin condition, skin type, layering, and age of a tattoo.
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Beta-glucan, the newest skincare rockstar in town, is 20% more hydrating than hyaluronic acid at the same concentration….
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