It’s almost that time of year again, when ghosts and ghouls are on every street corner, werewolves and vampires are commonplace. But instead of prepping the best makeup and costumes for Halloween, the internet is buzzing about skin freaking out. Between Zoom video calls illuminating under eye circles, stress and worry lines triggered by trauma, and a complexion dulled by quarantine cocktail hour(s), we are all in serious need of some professional assistance.

Beaming beneath our mask (what can’t you tell?) your skin will get the attention it deserves. With all the new normal temperature and squirt of sanitizer, some things haven’t changed. Slip under the cosy covers, we’ll examine your skin and get the wheels in motion for relaxation and your skin ready for the facial that’s perfect for you. 

At the Marlow Beauty Lounge, we’ve a couple of options…

The Illumi Facial has become part of red-carpet lore. Celebrities swear by it — getting a glow before every appearance. It’s a photofacial, a skin treatment that uses light-based technology, it harnesses the power of light to remove or lighten pigmentation, brightens and rejuvenates skin instantly. With the ability to treat different pigments, it also has an anti-aging infra-red module as well as a special wavelength to treat acne. A cocktail of vitamins is applied, cleverly using sound waves to enhance penetration, plumping up skin with hydration, your skin will feel soft and possess a glow you’ll have not noticed before. 

We’ve tailored made our most popular Janssen Cosmetics Facial to include facial massage, perfect for releasing tension, getting rid of fine lines and giving skin a real glow. Massaging the cheeks and along the jawline using a combination of pressure from fingertips and quick, pinching motions. It’s not as painful as it sounds, it stimulates blood flow and improves muscle tone, bringing a glowing colour and tone to the skin. 

With quarantine and lockdown, many of us are looking for longer lasting results, Only the Award Winning, Harley Street facial will do. A favourite facial of the program Ten Years Younger

HIFU, is a high intensity focused ultrasound facial, a non-invasive treatment for facial aging. Providing some of the benefits of a facelift without the need for surgery. A HIFU facial uses ultrasound to create heat at a deep level in the skin. This heat damages targeted skin cells, causing the body to try to repair them. To do this, the body produces collagen to aid in cell regrowth, giving your skin structure and elasticity. 

HIFU can tighten the skin on the neck, reduce the appearance of jowls, lift drooping eyelids or eyebrows. smooth wrinkles on the face, smooth and tighten chest skin. You see an instant lift but will see more of a dramatic difference 3 months into the treatment. So if you’re looking to visit the salon less but see dramatic result, this is the treatment for you. 

It’s true what they say. Looking better makes you feel better. We still need pampering. We still need to look and feel beautiful, and we have the passion for providing it. It is a new world.