#FACE Facial Bar & Lounge
Rated 4.6 out of 5 (116 reviews on Google Maps) (opens in a new tab)
- Spa in Minneapolis, MN
- 925 W Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- +16127307253
- faceoflelas.com ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- @faceoflelas (Instagram) (opens in a new tab)
Summary
The business traces its roots to 2018, when founder Matisse Lela Johnson, a licensed AP Esthetician, began a solo esthetics practice and founded Lela's Virtue Lounge. That work grew into #FACE Facial Bar & Lounge. In 2019 the business expanded into an additional salon suite and added team members, and the Lake Street storefront opened in 2020. A fire in 2024 damaged the space and forced a temporary closure; the business reopened with a refreshed space.
The stated mission is to help clients feel confident, cared for and restored. The business also states commitments to representation, inclusivity, education and intentional client care, and describes its space as relaxing and elevated.
Visits are by appointment only, and availability can vary by esthetician and service. The door stays locked, so clients knock, call or text (612) 730-7253 on arrival. Guests can park free in the back lot, help themselves to a complimentary refreshment bar with water, coffee, tea and seasonal drinks, and are asked to remove their shoes and wear the sanitized spa slides provided. Pricing is shared before each service, and the full menu and current prices are on the website.
The signature Customized Facial is planned after an assessment of the client's skin on the day of the visit. Chemical peels are chosen in strength and formulation by skin type and goals, and DMK treatments are tailored at each session, with a minimum of two recommended to see cumulative results. Hydrafacial sessions offer a choice of seven boosters, and the esthetician recommends one.
Booking requires a valid credit or debit card on file, though it is not charged at the visit. Cancelling, rescheduling or not arriving with less than 24 hours notice carries a fee of 50% of the scheduled total, and arriving more than 10 minutes late counts as a no-show. Consent forms are required before chemical peels, DMK, dermaplaning and Hydrafacial, waxing and wax consultation forms before waxing, and an eye consultation form before brow tint or lamination and lash tint, lift or extensions.
Built around education, inclusivity, personalized service and intentional client care.
The space is described as relaxing and elevated.
- Highlights
- Customized Facial as the signature treatment, planned after an on-the-day skin assessment
- Hydrafacial with seven boosters, with the esthetician recommending one
- DMK Enzyme Treatment customized each session, with enzyme masks that set during treatment
- Lash extensions, lifts and tinting that all use artificial mink lashes
- Free back-lot parking and a complimentary refreshment bar
- Hard and soft wax chosen by treated area and skin sensitivity
- Good for
- clients wanting a customized facial
- clients planning brow and lash appointments
- body waxing appointments
- guests who want a relaxed, refreshment-friendly visit
- clients who want to plan treatments with an esthetician
- Treats
- acne
- inflammation
- discoloration
- uneven texture
- dullness
- signs of aging
- unwanted hair
- circulation
- congestion
- Techniques
- Customized Facial
- Chemical Peel
- Microdermabrasion
- Dermaplaning
- LED Light Therapy
- High Frequency
- DMK Enzyme Treatment
- Hydrafacial
- Hard and soft waxing
- Lash extensions
