When I grew up I was going to either be a) an Olympic figure skater, or b) Madonna. I practiced the former in front of the mirror, singing into my hairbrush. She may have gotten a little bit collagen-happy in recent years, but Madonna still looks like the Material Girl. Ever since she revealed in an interview that oxygen facials are the key to her (almost) ageless face, I’ve been dying to try one. Turns out there’s a tiny, perfect spa down the street from me that does them. At Sara Mattson Skin Therapy I got a science lesson: Oxygen is needed to replenish the skin cells. Aging, stress, the environment, diet, and lack of sleep can slow the process, resulting in dehydration, wrinkles, age spots, etc. An oxygen facial delivers nutrients to the skin that rejuvenate cells and speed up turnover. Using a glass, pipe-shaped device, Mattson sprayed a fine mist of pressurized oxygen and vitamins on my face toward the end of the facial. It felt amazing, like a fan, but the results are where it’s at. My skin looked noticeably smoother, plumped, and taut in a shiny, I-just-had-a-fancy-peel sort of way. I kind of hate that it all went to waste on a Memorial Day BBQ, but alas, there wasn’t really a red carpet in sight.

If you’re in the Twin Cities, you’re in luck: Mention Beauty Bets and get 30 percent of the Oxiana Oxygen Facial at Sara Mattson Skin Therapy during the month of June. For everyone else: Get a milder, but truly visible effect at home with my all-time favorites Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask from Bliss.

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