For this piece, I was inspired by this piece by my esthetician, Erica Cerpa, at EC Beauty Studio in Hoboken.  We were talking about the best time to get a facial in order to prevent pre-period breakouts and just like that, a new story was born.  I never thought about revolving my beauty treatments like facials, waxing, lasering, masking etc. around my hormone cycle, but trust me – it makes sense.  Here's a timeline of the best time to treat yourself according to your cycle on Refinery29.