Fresh faced: six of the best skin clinics in Melbourne’s CBD

We all deserve a little self-care treat occasionally. A pastry on the way home; a pedicure on the weekend; a sleep in on a Sunday; a night in when you’re tired or a night out you’ve got something to celebrate.

Whatever it is, we all deserve to treat ourselves to the things that give us the most joy, add a little variety to our days, commemorate the wins, and let us wallow in the losses. 

If you’re a beauty lover, a Mecca Cosmetica Australia devotee, or an at-home beauty treatment guru, then what you might like most when you need a little self-care is to indulge in a facial or skin treatment to have you feeling relaxed, rejuvenated, or like your best self. 

If this sounds like you, and you live in Melbourne, then you’re in luck, because we’ve tracked down six of the best skin clinics across the city, so all you have to do is book in for your next appointment and reap the benefits of a little skin-loving self care. 

Shine Skin and Body

At Shine Skin and Body, facials are number one priority. Shine offers a range of facials to treat pretty much any skin concern, whether you’re worried about acne or in need of a serious dose of hydration — although acne treatments, extraction facials and blackhead removal are the clinic’s specialties. 

New clients are encouraged to book in for the Discovery Facial, which allows the team to get to know you, your history, and your skin concerns, with the goal of starting from scratch and getting your skin to exactly where you want it to be.

You’ve got two options for the Discovery  Facial- a 70-minute consultation or an 85 minute consultation.

The 70-minute option includes an in-depth consultation followed by an introductory facial.

The 85-minute version allows for the same consultation, but with a full extraction facial instead of the introductory facial.

Skin Club

The experts at Skin Club offer a long, long list of services ranging from fillers to chemical peels and hand rejuvenation. When it comes to skin services, there’s really not much that isn’t on offer.

The CBD location is on Flinders Lane, but the Skin Club also has clinics in Brighton, Windsor, and other locations across Melbourne. 

Skin Club clinics feel cosy, relaxed, and not too clinic-like, which can sometimes be the case with these sorts of centres.

No matter your skin concern, you can book in for a chemical peel, laser skin treatment, needling, and so much more at The Skin Club.

Dermalogica

If you’re one of the aforementioned Mecca devotees, you’ve almost definitely heard of, and are likely a fan of, skincare brand Dermalogica. If not, let us introduce you.

Dermalogica makes professional-grade skincare that is cruelty-free, mostly vegan, and founded by a skin therapist in 1986. 

Even if you knew all of that, what you may not have known is that there is a Dermalogica skin clinic at Melbourne Emporium. That’s right, next time you’re perusing your favourite designers’ stores, you can pop in for a skin service. 

Dermalogica offers a complimentary five minute skin analysis where you can get the low-down on your skin, as well as a range of treatments, including deep tissue facial massage, microneedling, peels, and more. 

The Skin Boutique

The Skin Boutique offers more than just facials, with cosmetic injectables, skin treatments, laser hair removal and cosmeceutical skincare listed as just some of its services.

The CBD location is easily accessible via Little Collins Street, although the official address is on Exhibition Street. If you’re unable to get to the CBD, The Skin Boutique also has locations across some of Melbourne’s suburbs, including Elwood and Sandringham. 

Whether your concern is volume loss, pigmentation, enlarged pores, fine lines, congestion, dehydration, or anything in between, the experts at The Skin Boutique can help you work towards a solution through a complimentary skin consultation. 

If you already know what you want, you can call or jump online to book your specific appointment. Skin services include hydrafacials, clinical peels, laser treatments, and more.

Chuan Spa

Chuan Spa takes a holistic approach to wellness, and its skin services are just one part of this. There are Chuan Spa locations across the world, but the Melbourne location is at The Langham in Southbank. 

Facials on offer include the Chuan Yu Facial, a 75-minute premium experience using the traditional holistic techniques of Gua Sha and acupressure, and the Collagen Boost Facial, a 60-minute complexion-enhancing service that addresses loss of elasticity and wrinkles in the skin. 

If you’re after more than just a facial, treat yourself to a massage or full body treatment while you’re there. 

Botanica

Luxury hotel day spa Botanica offers a carefully curated selection of treatments, including facials, LED treatments, skin needling and dermaplaning.

Located at the InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, Botanica truly has a luxurious and timeless feel to it. 

Botanica’s signature facials include the Elemis Signature Facial and the Mindfulness Signature Facial. The Elemis Facial is completely tailored to you and uses marine botanicals to smooth, renew and refine the skin, leaving it super hydrated and plump. The Mindfulness Facial takes a holistic approach, and features a sound healing practitioner who will guide you through a calming session to not only refresh your skin, but your mind. Both facials are 60-minutes long.

If you’re not sure what it is your skin needs, you can book a 45-minute skin consultation, where you will sit down with a dermal clinician to discuss your skin history, experiences, concerns and goals.

Using skin imagine technology, they will also be able to observe what is going on underneath your skin’s surface. Using all of this information, your dermal clinician will be able to recommend a skin treatment plan for you to move forward with, including at home and in-clinic treatments — although you are under no obligation to undertake these. 

Melbourne is home to an incredible selection of skin clinics and spas where you can treat yourself to almost any service you can think of; this list comprises just a few of our favourites across the city. Book yourself in today — you know you deserve it.