Founded by Kate Michelmore, the beauty and wellness haven that is Skinography is a rare gem – a self-care destination with heart that cocoons you from the minute you walk through its doors.
The treatment menu is simple but always customised, and new to the list are facials using Australian clean beauty brand Mukti Organics. An Australian-made, certified vegan and cruelty-free skincare brand, Mukti considers sustainable, ethical and organic principles in their approach to skincare and beyond, selecting ingredients based on their functionality, effectiveness and safety. The formulas in each of their products do not contain any fillers, however do fuse naturally-occurring ingredients such as native Australian extracts of berries, nuts, roots, leaves and seeds with bioactive peptides – lab-made peptides that aim to be the ‘active’ ingredients in their formulations. Beautifully raw and sporting the most incredible colours, it’s a range I highly recommend you check out if organic is your thing.
After experiencing a Mukti facial under Kate’s careful hands my skin was absolutely glowing, and the last-minute addition of a skin icing sessions using French tempered glass globes was the ultimate icing on the cake (pun intended!). Each Skinography facial is created with intention, and you’re guaranteed to receive a lush double cleanse and exfoliation along with massage to stimulate circulation, promote lymphatic drainage, and gently warm the skin. This is so each product can penetrate deeply, and it also leaves you feeling beyond rested.
The Ice Facial is my recommendation once the silly season rolls around, as it cools and sculpts the face like a dream. It also increases circulation, oxygenation and lymphatic drainage, and provides anti-inflammatory benefits. When put into practice, it causes the blood to rise to the surface which soothes and tightens the skin, any puffiness be gone. (HELENE RAVLICH)
You’ll find Kate and her team at 23a Jervois Road, Ponsonby. www.skinography.co.nz
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