Tone is colour. Texture is surface.
Tone is the colour of the skin; texture is its surface. Kalina works on them with peels, which act on the surface layer, and microneedling, which works at a set depth.
- Category
- Skin
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
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In plain terms
What it is
Skin tone is the colour of the skin and how evenly that colour is distributed. Skin texture is the surface: how smooth or rough it feels, and how visible the pores are. The marks left behind by acne are a third thing again, and they can be flat and discoloured or raised and indented. Kalina works on the face, neck and chest with chemical peels, and on the face and neck with microneedling. Sorting out which of the three you are describing is the first useful step.
Who tends to ask
Is it right for you?
Tone and texture are descriptions rather than diagnoses, and the same face often carries more than one. Where you notice them, when they started, and what you already put on your skin all matter. Paulina asks about your routine before she talks about anything else.
What changes do you notice, and when did they begin?
How does your skin respond to your current routine?
Which sensitivities or previous experiences should be reviewed?
How the visit runs
What to expect
Paulina looks at your skin, asks when you first noticed the change and where, and goes through the products you're using and how your skin has responded to them.
You describe what you notice and when, including anything you are already using on your skin.
Paulina examines your skin properly and goes through your history.
You leave understanding which category is worth discussing and in what order.
Being straight with you
Realistic expectations
Peels act on the surface layer of the skin and microneedling works at a depth Paulina sets, which is why sorting out whether you are describing tone, texture, or the marks left by acne comes first, because those three are not the same conversation. Skin is rarely a single appointment.
Your next step
Ready when you are?
Reach Kalina directly for current appointment availability and next steps.
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