It\u2019s the Friday before the Met Gala and I\u2019m wedged on a J train\u00a0at 7 a.m., completely bare faced, under-eye circles on show, en route to the Upper East Side for a date with the hottest celebrity facialist in town.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His name?\u00a0Iv\u00e1n Pol \u2014 a skincare god with over a million instagram followers and a client roster that reads like an Oscars seating chart: Emma Stone, Ana de Armas, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, to name a few.<\/p>\n
Pol\u2019s client Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala in 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n
He\u2019s moved into The Mark Hotel on\u00a0East 77th Street\u00a0\u2014 ground zero for pre\u2013Met Gala glam \u2014 where he\u2019s going to be seeing many of the above stars ahead of the Gala on Monday to give the his signature $2.2k \u201csnatched\u201d facial.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans call it a facelift without surgery. And I\u2019m first through the door, before any of the A-listers, to see if it\u2019s really worth the high priced hype.<\/p>\n
\u201cDrink two to three liters of water before, darling,\u201d he had told me the night prior. \u201cThe snatching process loves hydration.\u201d<\/p>\n
When I land at The Mark, metal\u00a0barricades already line the sidewalk, and\u00a0I slip into the lobby and ride up to the fifth floor, where Pol has set up a temporary studio that feels less spa, more sci-fi facial lab.<\/p>\n
For context: my usual facial involves a\u00a0no-frills Chinatown setup<\/a>, a skilled pair of hands and maybe an ox horn if I\u2019m lucky.\u00a0<\/p>\n Matozzo before Pol\u2019s signature $2,200 facial. Emmy Park for NY Post<\/p>\n Facialist Iv\u00e1n Pol and Matozzo at his spa room at The Mark Hotel, where he\u2019ll be seeing many of the Met Gala celebrities. Emmy Park for NY Pist<\/p>\n This? This is\u00a0The Beauty Sandwich<\/a>\u00a0facial \u2014 Pol\u2019s cult-favorite, tech-forward \u201clunchtime lift\u201d designed to sculpt cheekbones, chisel jawlines and tighten everything north of the collarbone without a single needle, drop of filler or second of downtime.<\/p>\n The Met Gala\u2013ready version of the treatment \u2014 which rings in at $2,200 and promises a\u00a0lifted, sculpted look<\/a>\u00a0lasting roughly two to four weeks \u2014 combines high-tech tools with hands-on artistry to reduce inflammation through lymphatic drainage, a gentle massage that helps flush excess fluid and toxins, while carving out sharper facial angles.<\/p>\n Pol starts with the EVRL laser, which uses red and violet wavelengths to calm puffiness and redness, before moving into radiofrequency via the Candela Sublime to stimulate collagen and tighten skin from within.\u00a0<\/p>\n He then incorporates the Erchonia CLX device to target submental fat under the chin \u2014 aka the key to that razor-sharp jawline \u2014 before finishing with his signature manual sculpting technique, using a combination of\u00a0CHANEL Sublimage L\u2019Extrait de Nuit Serum<\/a>\u00a0($995) and his own\u00a0Beauty Sandwich Snatching Sauce<\/a>\u00a0($250) to leave skin firm, lifted and red-carpet radiant.<\/p>\n \u201cA sculpted face and snatched jawline come from layering techniques \u2014 it\u2019s never just one thing,\u201d Pol told me. \u201cYou\u2019re tightening, lifting and feeding the skin all in one treatment. That\u2019s why it\u2019s a \u2018sandwich.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n At over $2K a pop, the treatment isn\u2019t exactly your average self-care splurge.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pol goes to work on The Post\u2019s reporter with a laser to tighten her jawline. Emmy Park for NY Pist<\/p>\n Emmy Park for NY Pist<\/p>\n But in the high-stakes, high-definition world of \u201cFashion\u2019s Biggest Night,\u201d where every angle is photographed and every pore is practically public record, Pol\u2019s promise is simple: sharper structure, less makeup \u2014 and a whole lot more confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cMy clients are going to have the sharpest jawlines on the red carpet,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is about creating structure under the skin \u2014 not just on the surface.\u201d<\/p>\n