It is where the clinic reads your skin
A facial is sixty uninterrupted minutes with someone looking closely at your face. More treatment plans start here than at any other appointment on the menu.
What it is
Deep cleansing, gentle exfoliation, hydration and massage, adjusted to how your skin is behaving on the day.
The appointment
Skin reading and double cleanse
Enzyme exfoliation and extractions if needed
Serum infusion, mask and pressure-point massage
Barrier cream and SPF
Right for you if
Afterwards
Nothing to plan for. Makeup can go straight back on, though most people skip it for the afternoon.
Your practitioner confirms suitability, strength and the number of sessions at your consultation. Prices are indicative.
On the menu
Five facials, one philosophy. Your therapist picks the one that matches the skin in front of them, and will say so if a shorter treatment would do the same job.
Why it is worth it
A facial is sixty uninterrupted minutes with someone looking closely at your face. More treatment plans start here than at any other appointment on the menu.
The difference between the sixty and the ninety is massage and mask time, not a different result. Your therapist will tell you if the shorter one does the same job.
No flaking, no redness to explain, no gap in the diary. It is the treatment you can have on a Friday and still go out on the Friday.
Choosing a practitioner
Ask what your therapist saw, not just what they did. Anyone can follow a facial protocol; the value is in the person who noticed the dehydration line before you did.
Asked about essential facial
The Advanced Hydro Facial if your skin is congested, the Escape if you want the hour back more than you want correction. If you are unsure, book the free mapping appointment instead and let someone look first.
Only where they are appropriate and only with your agreement. Forcing extractions on inflamed skin makes it worse, so a good therapist will sometimes decline.
Every four to six weeks tracks the skin's own renewal cycle. Less often is still pleasant, it just stops being a treatment plan.
A 45 minute mapping appointment reads your skin and sets the order of treatments. Nothing is booked until you agree to it.