facials

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   Beauty treatments for the face, such as cleaning, steaming and massage, usually done in a salon.

   Grammar: Plural of facial; you get a facial or regular facials.

   Patterns

   • have a facial
   • get facials

   She treats herself to facials every few months.

   The spa offers facials, massages and manicures.

   Regular facials left his skin clearer.

2. 2nouncountable

   Plural of facial, meaning a skin-care routine or product applied to the face.

   Grammar: Countable: a facial, two facials.

   Patterns

   • buy facials
   • apply a facial

   She keeps a few sheet facials in the fridge.

   He bought home facials at the drugstore.

   Weekly facials helped her skin.

Word forms

Common combinations

book facials

She booked facials for the whole wedding party.

deep-cleansing facials

The spa specializes in deep-cleansing facials.

have facials

My aunt has facials every month.

organic facials

They offer organic facials with natural products.

anti-aging facials

Anti-aging facials are popular at the salon.

Synonyms and how they differ

skin treatments

This is a broader term that includes any skin care, not only the face.

face masks

Face masks are single products applied to the face, whereas facials are full treatments.

beauty treatments

Beauty treatments cover the whole body, not just the face.

cleansing treatments

Cleansing treatments emphasize cleaning only.

Word family

facial adjective

relating to the face

face noun

the front of the head

facially adverb

in relation to the face

esthetician noun

a skin-care specialist who gives facials

Commonly confused: facials or facets?

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