Our Newcastle Mini Facial is a comprehensive 30-minute express treatment designed to refresh and revitalize your skin during your lunch break or between appointments in the city. The treatment includes a thorough double cleanse to remove makeup, dirt, and impurities from your skin's surface and pores. We then perform a gentle exfoliation using professional-grade products to slough away dead skin cells and reveal brighter, smoother skin underneath. Next, we apply a targeted face mask customized to your skin type and concerns—whether you need hydration, clarifying treatment for congested skin, or soothing care for sensitivity. While the mask works its magic, you'll enjoy a relaxing facial massage to boost circulation and promote lymphatic drainage. We finish with toner, serum, and moisturizer appropriate for your skin type, plus SPF during daytime appointments. This express facial delivers professional skincare results without the time commitment of a full treatment, making it perfect for Newcastle professionals with busy schedules who still want to maintain healthy, glowing skin. Located conveniently in Gosforth, we're easily accessible from Newcastle city center, Jesmond, and surrounding areas.

The Mini Facial is ideal for several different client groups across Newcastle and surrounding areas. First, it's perfect for busy professionals working in Newcastle city center, Gosforth, or nearby business districts who want professional skincare but have limited time—you can easily fit this treatment into a lunch break or before an important meeting. It's also excellent for facial newcomers who want to experience professional skincare without committing to a longer, more expensive treatment. Students at Newcastle and Northumbria universities appreciate the affordable price point while still receiving expert care. The Mini Facial works wonderfully as a maintenance treatment between more intensive facials, helping you extend the results of deeper treatments. It's suitable for special occasions when you need a quick skin refresh before an event, date, or photoshoot—think of it as an instant glow boost. Additionally, clients with sensitive skin often prefer the Mini Facial as a gentler introduction to our services, allowing our therapists to assess your skin's response before recommending more intensive treatments. Whether you're male or female, any age, with any skin type, the Mini Facial can be customized to address your specific concerns within the 30-minute timeframe.

After your 30-minute Mini Facial at our Gosforth salon serving Newcastle, you'll immediately notice your skin looks brighter, more radiant, and thoroughly refreshed. The double cleanse and exfoliation remove the buildup of dead skin cells that can make your complexion appear dull and tired, revealing the healthy skin beneath. Your skin will feel incredibly soft, smooth, and clean—many clients describe the sensation as 'squeaky clean' without any tightness or dryness. If you chose a hydrating mask, you'll see plumper, more supple skin with diminished fine lines; clarifying masks will make pores appear smaller and skin texture more refined; soothing masks will calm redness and irritation. The facial massage component boosts circulation, giving your skin a healthy, natural flush that makes you look well-rested and vibrant. While this isn't a deep treatment like our 60-minute facials, the Mini Facial delivers noticeable results that last several days—perfect for maintaining your skin between more intensive treatments or as a quick boost before important events. Regular Mini Facials (every 2-3 weeks) can help maintain clear, healthy skin by preventing buildup and congestion that leads to breakouts and dullness. Many Newcastle professionals make this a regular part of their self-care routine.

Express facials like our Mini Facial offer several unique advantages that longer treatments can't match. The most obvious benefit is time efficiency—30 minutes fits easily into lunch breaks, between work meetings, after gym sessions, or during shopping trips to Newcastle city center or Eldon Square. You don't need to rearrange your entire day or take time off work to receive professional skincare. The lower price point of £25 makes professional facials accessible for regular maintenance, allowing you to invest in your skin health consistently rather than only affording occasional splurge treatments. Quick facials are less overwhelming for newcomers to professional skincare who might feel intimidated by hour-long treatments or complex procedures. They're perfect for maintenance between deeper facials, helping you sustain the results of more intensive treatments without the full time and financial commitment. For busy parents, students, or professionals, the Mini Facial removes the barrier of 'not having enough time' for self-care—everyone has 30 minutes. The focused, streamlined nature of the treatment means we concentrate on essential steps that deliver maximum impact: cleanse, exfoliate, mask, and moisturize. There's no unnecessary fluff, just effective skincare that respects your schedule while still providing professional-grade results that you can't achieve with home skincare routines alone.

Yes, the Mini Facial is completely customizable for all skin types, ages, and concerns. During your consultation at the beginning of the treatment, our experienced therapists assess your skin type (dry, oily, combination, normal, or sensitive) and current condition (dehydrated, congested, irritated, aging, etc.). We then select appropriate products and techniques specifically for your needs. For dry or dehydrated skin, we use gentle cream cleansers, hydrating exfoliants, and moisture-replenishing masks with hyaluronic acid and ceramides. Oily or acne-prone skin receives clarifying cleansers, salicylic acid exfoliation, and purifying clay masks to unclog pores and control sebum production. Sensitive or reactive skin is treated with fragrance-free, hypoallergenic products and soothing masks containing calming ingredients like chamomile and aloe vera. Mature skin benefits from gentle enzyme exfoliants and firming masks with peptides and antioxidants. Combination skin is addressed with targeted treatment—clarifying products on the T-zone and hydrating products on drier cheeks. Male clients with thicker, coarser skin appreciate the deeper exfoliation and the focus on congested pores common in bearded areas. Even if you have specific concerns like rosacea, eczema, or hyperpigmentation, we can adapt the Mini Facial to avoid triggering flare-ups while still delivering beneficial results. The treatment's flexibility makes it truly universal for all Newcastle clients.

The ideal frequency for Mini Facials depends on your skin type, concerns, lifestyle, and budget. For optimal maintenance of healthy skin, we generally recommend a Mini Facial every 2-3 weeks. This schedule aligns with your skin's natural renewal cycle (approximately 28 days), ensuring you're consistently removing dead skin cells and preventing buildup that leads to dullness and congestion. If you have specific concerns like active acne or very oily skin, weekly Mini Facials for 4-6 weeks can help gain control over breakouts, followed by bi-weekly maintenance. For clients with normal skin who simply want to maintain their complexion, monthly Mini Facials combined with good home care provide excellent results. Many of our Newcastle clients incorporate the Mini Facial into their regular self-care routine, booking the same day and time each month to ensure consistency. If you're receiving more intensive treatments like our 60-minute Kaeso facials or O3+ treatments, the Mini Facial works perfectly as a mid-point maintenance treatment—for example, a Kaeso Hydrating Facial monthly with a Mini Facial two weeks later. Before special events like weddings, parties, or important presentations, we recommend a Mini Facial 2-3 days beforehand to ensure your skin looks its absolute best. The affordable £25 price point makes regular treatments accessible without breaking your budget.

The Mini Facial is a streamlined, express version of our comprehensive facial treatments, designed to deliver essential skincare benefits in half the time. The primary difference is duration: 30 minutes versus 60-90 minutes for our full Kaeso or O3+ facials. This time difference affects the depth and complexity of treatment. The Mini Facial includes the fundamental steps—double cleanse, exfoliation, mask, and moisturizer—but skips some of the more intensive components found in longer treatments. Full facials incorporate advanced techniques like steam treatment to open pores, extended extractions to clear congestion, specialized serums with active ingredients, multiple mask applications, hand and arm massage, detailed skin analysis with consultation, and longer facial massage sequences that provide lymphatic drainage and muscle relaxation. The product selection in full facials often includes professional-grade active ingredients (retinol, glycolic acid, vitamin C serums) that require proper application time to penetrate effectively. However, the Mini Facial isn't inferior—it's purposefully designed for different needs. Think of it as focused maintenance rather than deep treatment. It's perfect for sustaining results between full facials, quick refreshes before events, or introducing your skin to professional care. Many Newcastle clients use both: monthly full facials for deep treatment with Mini Facials between for maintenance, giving them professional skincare every two weeks at an affordable combined investment.