What is the bee venom facial, which is preferred by Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla?
ee venom” and “facial”—these words don’t fit in the same sentence, right? Wrong, as a matter of fact, they do! Tatler recently found this out when we went to review a bee venom facial at BMF Hong Kong.
This facial essentially involves applying a luxurious cream, into which the bee venom has been added, to the face. The bee venom tricks our skin into thinking it’s under attack by bees, which causes it to promote collagen production to “heal” the affected area.
As it turns out, it’s reportedly the go-to facial for British royalty such as Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla, who have been doing this facial (performed by facialist Deborah Mitchell) for years.
But royal credentials aside, we had our trepidations. Were bees hurt in the process? Would the bee venom facial evoke a stinging sensation? We were assured that the answers to both the questions were “no”.
Bees are apparently not hurt during the process of extraction, and the facial usually doesn’t hurt, unless you happen to have very sensitive skin. With these reassurances, we went in to try out the bee venom facial.
