Resting Witch Facials

Founded by Nikki Parish, the studio is open Wednesday through Saturday by appointment only, and bookings are made through the Vagaro online system. Parking is limited to spaces in front of the building and on side streets, with free parking also on Mesa Street, and the studio is not responsible for parking tickets, so clients are asked to use legal spaces. Before a facial, clients are asked to avoid exfoliants, retinol serums, AHA and BHA products, waxing and shaving for 72 hours; afterward, they should avoid sun, wear SPF and reapply it every two hours, and skip exfoliation for 48 to 72 hours.

The signature Resting Witch Facial comes in 60, 90 and 120 minutes, priced from $175 to $275, and is tailored to each client's concerns. It combines Botnia botanical skincare with serums from Diana Ralys Skin Health and a restorative facial massage. The 60-minute version adds a head, neck and shoulder massage. The 90-minute version adds Celluma LED light therapy and an esthemax organic hydro-jelly mask. Extractions are done as needed. New clients book the 120-minute session so there is time for the initial consultation.

The Gemstone Gua Sha Fusion Facial is a 90-minute service at $222 that uses gua sha tools based on traditional Chinese medicine meridian massage techniques, with a double cleanse and exfoliation, and draws on Botnia, Code of Harmony and Odacite products. The High Vibes Facial is a CBD-based treatment using full-spectrum CBD products that are THC free and non-psychoactive, offered in 50 or 75 minutes at $175 or $222, with an oil cleanse, AHA exfoliating mask, gentle extractions, neck, shoulder and face massage, and a hydrating mask.

The Face Reality Acne Program is designed for moderate to severe acne. It starts with a consultation and treatment using Face Reality products and runs from 50 minutes at $150 to 105 minutes at $250 for new clients. Clients receive a home care protocol and are expected to follow it, and home care products start at $100 additional. The brow bar offers Brow Shaping at $75, a customized service with a brow map, trim, wax, tweeze and a demonstration of filling in brows; Brow Lamination at $110, a semi-permanent, noninvasive treatment that relaxes brow hair so brows can be shaped and lifted; and Brow Maintenance at $50 for established repeat clients, which does not include lamination. Clean-ups are recommended every four to six weeks.

Virtual services include Sage Skin Advice, a 60-minute new-client session at $110 covering a virtual skin analysis, routine, product and treatment recommendations, and a single card tarot pull, and a 30-minute returning-client Zoom visit at $50. Both are recorded and a written summary is sent. A 90-minute one-on-one Fundamentals of Skincare Class at $150 is open to existing clients and covers cleansing, facial care and a personal lymphatic routine with gua sha tools. The studio also lists a Baba Yaga Hotline for practicing or aspiring aestheticians and in-person workshops that are coming soon.

Treatments are customized to each client's skin concerns and conditions, with an emphasis on non-toxic ingredients that are organic when possible. The studio describes its approach as results-driven and no-nonsense.

Client testimonials on the studio's site praise its cleanliness and calm atmosphere.