Our beauty writer explains the benefits of shaving your face and shares some at-home tools Our beauty writer's guide to dermaplaning Our beauty writer's guide to dermaplaning Gillette Mach3 Tweezerman’s Facial Razor tool Kash Beauty Complete Face Palette Kitsch’s Eco-Friendly Dermaplaner Dries Van Noten’s refillable lipsticks Guerlain’s Rouge G Lipstick The first time I saw a woman shave her face for skincare reasons was on an episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey . Caroline Manzo, famed for her no-nonsense approach to everything, was extolling the virtues of the practice as she used a plastic men’s razor to shave the entirety of her face. At the time, September 2014 to be exact (yes, I am an OG, die-hard Housewives fan), I thought she was crazy.
Little did I know that, years later, some of the hottest girls on the internet would be singing the praises of dermaplaning, also known as, yes, shaving your face. Gillette Mach3 Sure, they’re not using a Gillette Mach3 (€9.99 via boots.
ie ) but, essentially, they’re shaving their face. The practice, now known as dermaplaning, is performed both by professionals in dermatology clinics across the world, and in many people’s homes. According to consultant dermatologist Caitriona Ryan of the Institute of Dermatologists, “dermaplaning immediately rejuvenates the skin, leaving it smooth, supple and vibrant.
It enhances the penetration of active ingredients of skincare products and creates a smooth canvas for make.