How to Refresh Dull Skin and Soften the Look of Forehead Lines in One Session
She came in with dull skin and visible forehead lines. Yuliya Koval, a Licensed Esthetician, built the protocol around hands-on manual work and finished it with Zemits cold therapy:
One session — and this 37-year-old client's skin looked fresher, more radiant, and more even in the way it reflected light right after the treatment.
Cleanse → Sculpt → Cool → Hydrate + Protect
This protocol was performed by Yuliya Koval — a Licensed Esthetician and founder of Skin Story Studio on the Upper East Side in New York. Her work blends a holistic approach with high-tech treatments, spanning laser and facial protocols. Yuliya is also a Zemits brand ambassador, content creator, and esthetician coach.
Meet Yuliya
Koval
Koval
Licensed
Esthetician
Esthetician
At first glance, this reads like a simple request to "refresh." But the skin was showing several connected factors:
Client: Female, 37
Main concern: dull skin, forehead lines
What the skin was showing: dull surface, uneven light reflection, more visible forehead lines
Protocol goal: a fresher, more radiant look and a smoother-looking forehead
Key steps: double cleanse, sculpting massage + gua sha, cold therapy, home care
Main concern: dull skin, forehead lines
What the skin was showing: dull surface, uneven light reflection, more visible forehead lines
Protocol goal: a fresher, more radiant look and a smoother-looking forehead
Key steps: double cleanse, sculpting massage + gua sha, cold therapy, home care
More visible forehead lines
On tired, less-fresh skin, dynamic lines read more strongly — especially in a zone where the skin is thinner.
Dehydrated-looking texture
Lower water content in the upper layers leaves the surface looking less plump and makes fine texture more obvious.
Dull surface
A buildup of dry corneocytes on the stratum corneum scatters light unevenly, so the skin reads as less radiant.
Skin Concerns & Treatment Goals
What the Skin Was Showing
Yuliya performed the protocol in the following sequence:
Protocol Logic:
How Each Step Built the Result
How Each Step Built the Result
Step 3. Cold Therapy (6 min, forehead)
Step 4. Home Finish: Toner, HA Serum, SPF
Step 2. Sculpting Massage + Gua Sha (80 min)
Step 1. Double cleanse
Visible Result After One Session
Why It Worked
Protocol Synergy:
The result came from the way each step prepared the next. Cleansing renewed the surface, the manual work refined contour and freshness, and the ColdRestore cold therapy with the peptide gel made the fresh, smoother-looking forehead result more visible — and easier to repeat from session to session.
- smoother in texture
- fresher and more radiant
- more hydrated-looking
Right after the session, the skin looked:
