Beauty Tips

Beauty Procedures You Can Do on Your Lunch Break

We'd trade a turkey sandwich for any of these health and beauty treatments, any day of the week

by Anna Jimenez

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Fact: Working nine to five (if you're lucky) is a tedious, stress-inducing grind of an existence, which leaves little to no quality "me" time.

Fact: "Me" time is extremely important for your health and beauty.

Great, now that we've gotten these important facts out of the way, let's pow-wow, because there are fantastic new beauty treatments and procedures you can effortlessly sneak into a busy workday.

Skip to see the best beauty procedures you can get done in less than an hour now.

Disclaimer: We're not going to insult your beauty IQ and suggest you run and get a manicure or a "lunchtime" mini facelift while your fellow co-workers eat. We already know you're aware that it takes 20 minutes to get your nails done and that there is no way in hell you'd get an invasive plastic surgery procedure done and then show your (probably quite bruised) face back at the office.

Instead, we're going to introduce you to quick beauty treatments you either a) didn't know existed or b) dismissed, presuming such a treatment would take up your entire precious weekend. To find such ingeniously speedy ways to get pretty or problem solve, we went to a host of derms, doctors, and beauty gurus to find you the best excuse not to go to Subway tomorrow.

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That's great that they can be done during lunch break.

by Monique3 Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 09:23AM Report as inappropriate

Cool procedures. I'd love to try the under eye one!

by yestfl Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 07:50PM Report as inappropriate

Interesting procedures! Thanks for mentioning the one for varicose veins, as my husband needs to have it done and claims it's horribly painful. I can show him this!

by GigiSD Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 04:40PM Report as inappropriate

Fascinating... in an "that's so alien, it will never be part of my world" sort of way.

by purple9a Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 04:03PM Report as inappropriate

I would love to have the V Beam

by EricaC123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 07:49AM Report as inappropriate

The LED teeth whitening treatment seems great. post regular whitening you have to be so careful as to what you expose your teeth to, as they're so porous, and even more susceptible to stains.

by robyne00 Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 06:41PM Report as inappropriate

I had IPL and it made my face very red all day, can't comment on VPL.

by lilas Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 05:47PM Report as inappropriate

The eyebrow HD seems super interesting! Definitely something non-invasive and relatively inexpensive that can have great results.

by schien Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 01:49PM Report as inappropriate

Good skin care routine, lots of water to drink along with great food, little sun and the attitude to enjoy the aging process with grace.

by Ydabney Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 12:55PM Report as inappropriate

The needles in the first two slides scare me, but the eyebrow HD treatment is something I'm interested in doing.

by MissXu Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10:37AM Report as inappropriate