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Summer Skin SOS: Products & treatments to help you survive!

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Our Nelson summers are stunning, but not so much for your skin. Between high UV, heat, air con, salty swims, and the occasional cocktail at Kismet, your face can end up dehydrated, shiny, and generally not living its best life. The good news is you don’t need a complicated routine to get your glow back. Need Summer Skin SOS? Here are a few high-summer skin hacks and saviours, including in-salon treatments plus a couple of genuinely brilliant product picks from Ultraceuticals and Jane Iredale.

Summer Skin SOS

SPF Saviours, Always (Even When You’re “Not Really Outside”)

High UV is the fastest route to dehydration, pigmentation, redness, and lasting skin damage. And yes, you should be wearing it every day, all day!

Your summer SPF saviours:

  • Ultraceuticals Ultra UV Protective Daily Moisturising SPF50+
    A brilliant everyday option for high-sun days when you want serious protection without your skin feeling like it’s wearing a wetsuit.
  • Ultraceuticals Ultra UV Protective Daily Moisturiser SPF30
    Great for daily wear, especially if you want something light and easy under makeup.
  • Juvenate SPF20 mineral-tinted SPF
    Leaves your skin firm, hydrated, and resilient.

SPF takeaway tips:

  • SPF should be your final skincare step, every day, no ifs, no buts, no negotiating.
  • Not just for your face; don’t forget your neck, décolletage, and ears (there is nothing worse than flaky ears!).
  • Don’t leave home without your trusty tube to make reapplication easier.

Hydration That Survives Heat, Air Con, and Aperol Hour

Summer dehydration is sneaky. Your skin can look oily, but actually be thirsty underneath. Heat ramps up oil production, while sun and air conditioning quietly strip your moisture levels.

If you want to say yes to Glow but not to Grease… Read on for our hydration heroes!

Hydration heroes to keep on rotation:

Ultraceuticals hydrating serums and masks

We love the Ultra B Hydrating Serum, perfect for restoring moisture after long beach days. You’ll also want to keep these on hand for when your skin feels tight, dull, or just a bit “bleugh”.

Jane Iredale Hydration Sprays

These have earned their place in our salon product hall of fame. We don’t leave home without a Pommisst™ tucked in our bag. They’re refreshing, makeup-friendly, and give your skin that immediate “ahhh” feeling.

A Summer Reset in Our New Street Salon

If your skin is looking congested, patchy, red, reactive, or just isn’t bouncing back the way it normally does, it’s time for professional intervention!

At Woman Beauty, we love treatments that support your skin through summer without overloading it.

Treatments worth booking in peak summer:

  • Hydrating or calming facials
    If your skin is feeling dry, sensitive, or heat-stressed. Choose our Ultraceuticals Calming Facial
    This sensitive skin facial is perfect for everyone and designed to moisturise, calm, soothe and reduce the sensitivity of your skin. BUY YOURS HERE.
  • Advanced Signature Facial
    Using advanced serums, peels and masks to correct skin imperfections. BUY YOURS HERE.
  • Express facial options
    When you want results, but you also have a life, meetings, and plans. BUY YOURS HERE.

Your Summer Skin Non-Negotiables

  1. SPF every day
  2. Hydration on repeat
  3. A professional reset when your skin needs one

Want help choosing the right summer routine for your skin (and your lifestyle)? Pop in and chat with us. We’ll match you with the best Ultraceuticals SPF, your makeup bag must-haves, and the perfect treatment to keep your skin glowing all summer long.

New Year Skin Goals for Summer Stressed Skin

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New Year Skin Goals
Happy New Year! January is here, and with it, the back-to-work routine begins. The seasonal socialising and the excesses that come with it are a thing of the past, except for your skin, which seems determined to remember every sunny afternoon, festive drink and skipped cleanse. So, there’s every chance you’re thinking about New Year skin goals. And why not? It’s the time of year to commit to things that matter. But there’s no need to make dramatic, life-changing promises (unless you want to). Because the good news is that good skin doesn’t require extremes. It simply needs consistency, professional advice and a plan that makes sense.

Make Regular Facials Your Most Reliable Habit

If there is one resolution worth keeping, it is booking facials before your skin demands attention. Like everything in life, prevention is better than cure. Regular treatments support skin health, manage concerns early and prevent the need for last-minute fixes when an event or season change sneaks up on you.
At Woman, we offer a facial for everybody, no matter what your skin type or schedule, because time-poor doesn’t have to mean skin-poor.
The Express Facial is ideal for busy women who want visible results without committing an entire lunch break. The Pamper Express Facial adds massage for those who like efficiency with a side of relaxation.
If you want targeted treatment with a little escapism, the Signature Facial is a reliable favourite. For clients ready to address more stubborn concerns, the Advanced Signature Facial uses advanced serums, peels and masks to correct skin imperfections and improve overall skin performance.
For skin that is reactive, sensitive or simply not coping with summer, the Ultraceuticals Calming Facial is a gentle but effective option. It is designed to moisturise, calm, soothe and reduce sensitivity, making it a safe choice for almost everyone.
Regular facials aren’t an indulgent luxury; they are preventative maintenance, and your skin will behave far better when it knows it is being looked after.

Repair Summer Skin with Sunny Skin SOS

Even with sunscreen and good intentions, summer leaves a mark. Redness, sun damage and dehydration often show up just as you are back in meetings and video calls.
Our Sunny Skin SOS facial has been created specifically for sun-stressed skin. This tailored treatment focuses on antioxidant support and calming, soothing care to help skin recover and rebalance after months of exposure.
  • 60 minutes
  • Includes a take-home treat from us
  • And the best news! It’s a summer special, just $95, usually $165, you save $70.

This is an ideal first facial of the year and an excellent reset if your skin feels fragile, reactive or simply unimpressed by summer. Buy yours HERE.

Support Your New Year Skin Goals at Home

Professional treatments work best when you support them with the correct home care. What you use every day matters.
This is where your therapist’s advice becomes surprisingly economical. Buying products without guidance often leads to trial and error, half-used bottles, and skin that still isn’t quite right. A professional consultation helps you buy correctly the first time.
We are proud to stock results-driven skincare ranges in the spa.
Ultraceuticals is a professional-grade cosmeceutical range formulated with high-strength active ingredients. These products work in the deeper layers of the skin to target ageing, pigmentation, acne, and sun exposure, and are best prescribed by a qualified skin therapist following a thorough consultation.
Juvenate is a local favourite that combines natural ingredients with advanced cosmedical and cosmeceutical actives. The range delivers impressive results without the need for prescription products and suits clients who value both performance and thoughtful formulation.
Next time you’re flailing in front of a long line of products at the pharmacy, pop to our New Street spa. The right advice saves time, money and frustration, and your skin will show it.

Skin Goals That Actually Last

Setting New Year skin goals doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. A regular facial routine, a seasonal reset like Sunny Skin SOS and professional guidance on home care can make a noticeable difference without complicating your life.
If your skin needs direction, recovery or simply a little structure for the year ahead, our therapists are here to help. Book a facial, take advantage of the seasonal offer, and start the year knowing your skin routine is quietly working in the background, exactly as it should.

Summer Skin Care Tips to Help You Survive the Season!

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As summer settles in and the diary fills with festive lunches, office parties and a steady run of last-minute plans, your skin can begin to hint that it is feeling the pace. Warm weather, late nights and a sprinkle of seasonal chaos often sneak up on us before we realise it. So, in this article, we are sharing a few summer skin care tips in the form of targeted facials and reliable products, helping you make it through the season looking calm, fresh and quietly composed.

Summer Skin Care Tips to Help You Survive the Season!

Dehydration and Thirsty Summer Skin

Warm weather, lovely outdoor catch-ups and that familiar battle with air conditioning can leave your complexion feeling tight and dull.

Our Ultraceuticals Calming Facial is a soothing way to bring hydration back to the surface and restore comfort. If your glow is looking a little shy, adding Omnilux LED can help lift tone and support a softer, brighter look.

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At home, the Ultraceuticals Ultra Hydrate set is a practical seasonal companion, with the B2 Hydrating Serum and Hydrating Skin Mist keeping moisture levels steady through busy days.

Congestion from Sunscreen, Sweat and Extra Makeup

Even the best sunscreen can leave the complexion feeling a little clogged when mixed with humidity and event makeup. If your skin is hinting that it needs attention, the Advanced Signature Facial offers a thorough reset, refining texture and clearing congestion.

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Keeping things balanced between appointments is easier with the Ultraceuticals Ultra Bright duo, a straightforward routine that supports clarity and a more even look.

Stress, Late Nights and Seasonal Fatigue

This time of year brings plenty of excitement, but your complexion may not share your enthusiasm. Dullness, uneven tone and tired looking skin are common signs that the end of year rush has arrived.

The Revive Me Omnilux Facial is a lovely option when radiance needs a little encouragement. Light therapy, tailored care and some well deserved relaxation come together to revive brightness.

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Running out of hours in the day? Make those overnight hours work for your skin instead! The Ultraceuticals Ultra Night collection offers nourishing support for smoother, more comfortable skin by morning.

Your Best Summer Skin Starts Now

A lively season should never dim your glow. With a mix of thoughtful treatments and a daily routine shaped by practical summer skin care tips, you can enjoy the busiest months of the year feeling confident in your complexion.

Ready to refresh your routine? Book your preferred facial and visit us in the spa to explore the Ultraceuticals Christmas sets while they are still available.

Wellness Rituals: Let us help you ease into Autumn

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The arrival of Autumn is a perfect time to take stock of the year to date. It’s been three months since you may have made your New Year’s resolutions to look after yourself more. If you haven’t made quite the progress you wanted to, now is the time to change all that, and we can help you. Visit our Nelson Day Spa, and we’ll help you prepare your body and mind for the cooler months ahead with some wellness rituals.

autumn wellness rituals nelson

Wellness Rituals: Let us help you ease into Autumn.

As the months get cooler, it’s the perfect time to make those lifestyle adjustments you promised yourself in January. As nature slows down, we can too, by creating new ‘kind to ourselves‘ habits and rituals.

Introduce regular self-care treatments, like massage, facials, spa packages, or Pure Fiji body rituals.

The Benefits of Massage:

  1. Massage helps to reduce muscle tension and stiffness that can become more prominent in colder weather, improving flexibility and comfort.
  2. It can boost circulation, enhancing oxygen and nutrient delivery to muscles and organs.
  3. Massage also stimulates the lymphatic system, removing toxins and strengthening your immune function during the cold and flu season.
  4. It can reduce stress and anxiety, promoting deep relaxation and better sleep.
  5. Massage also helps to improve your mood by releasing endorphins (your body’s natural “feel-good” chemicals).

The Benefits of Facials:

  1. Deeply cleanses and unclogs pores, improving your skin’s clarity.
  2. Improves circulation in facial tissues, resulting in brighter, healthier skin.
  3. Hydrates and nourishes the skin, reducing signs of dryness, ageing, and fine lines.
  4. Boosts confidence, improving self-esteem through visible skin rejuvenation.
  5. Encourages relaxation, offering a peaceful, calming experience focused on self-care.

And The Benefits of Day Spa Rituals:

  1. Enhances overall relaxation, significantly reducing stress-related physical symptoms.
  2. They will help improve skin tone and texture, leaving skin refreshed, hydrated, and rejuvenated.
  3. They promote tranquillity and balance, offering relief from daily pressures.
  4. They enhance your overall emotional well-being, offering nurturing experiences that uplift mood and restore positivity.

Our Recommended Rituals for Autumn:

Every 2-4 weeks: Book a massage to manage ongoing muscle tension, stress, or chronic discomfort. This is especially important in cooler weather, as it can increase stiffness or aches.

Every four weeks: Book a facial, as regular treatments help maintain hydration and protect your skin against environmental changes.

Every 4-6 weeks: Book a Spa Package or Body Ritual to maintain your overall well-being, promote relaxation, and ensure regular self-care opportunities throughout the cooler months.

Three Tips to Help Maintain Your Rituals:

  • Make your wellness ritual a priority by scheduling it into your calendar as you would any other appointment. This encourages consistency and ensures dedicated self-care time. It also means you can secure your favourite therapist and time slots that work for you.
  • Set up your wellness fund by regularly putting small amounts into a dedicated account. By gradually saving for your treatments in advance, you ensure your self-care remains affordable, consistent, and guilt-free throughout the cooler months.
  • Finally, supplement your in-spa treatments with regular at-home mini-rituals. Talk to your therapist about our home care products.

If you’re ready to invest in your wellness rituals for Autumn, contact us to book an appointment at our Nelson Day Spa.

Our favourite facials for an Autumn Glow

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Your skin can lose its lustre as the temperatures cool, but a facial can help restore your luminous complexion. So, in this month’s article, we thought we’d share our favourite facials to help you achieve an autumn glow.

How do facials help you achieve a radiant complexion?

Before we share our favourite facials for an autumn glow, we thought we should tell you how they help!

Exfoliation:

As the weather gets cooler, your skin can become dry and flaky. A facial often includes exfoliation, which helps to remove dead skin cells and promote cell turnover, leaving your skin looking brighter and smoother.

Cleansing:

Like every season, autumn weather will bring its own levels of pollution and environmental stressors. These external pollutants can clog pores, contributing to the overall lacklustre look of dull skin. A professional spa facial includes deep cleansing, which can help remove impurities and clear your pores.

Hydration:

The drier autumn air also leads to dehydrated skin. But a facial treatment helps replenish lost moisture and keeps your skin healthy and radiant.

Massage:

Most of our facials include facial massage, helping to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage, a great way to reduce puffiness and improve skin tone, leaving your skin looking brighter and more youthful.

And now for some of our favourite facials for Autumn:

It’s hard to pick our favourite facials; they’re all pretty amazing! But we have selected four facials from our extensive menu that are perfect for this time of year.

Pamper Express Facial

If you’re short on time but still want the benefits of massage to reduce puffiness and improve skin tone, this is the perfect facial. You’ll be able to fit this facial into your lunch hour!

Ultraceuticals Calming Facial

This is not just for people with sensitive skin, and it’s one of our favourite facials for Autumn. Why? Because it will calm the redness that often comes with dehydrated skin. It will even out your skin tone and increase luminosity.

Sothys Hydra 3ha Facial

The crème de la crème of facials, this treatment creates a unique triple Hyaluronic acid approach to restore, reactivate and rejuvenate all the key elements of skin hydration. 71 % increased skin moisture levels after just one treatment.

And don’t forget… Our Seasonal Special. You have just a month left to buy this new combination treatment with a $66 saving.

Hydrodermabrasion LED Facial

A new combination treatment specialising in exfoliating and infusing active serums into the skin for a perfect glow. Omnilux LED light therapy is used to heal, soothe, replenish and reduce puffiness and redness. It helps to plump the skin reducing fine lines and wrinkles. This treatment will transform your skin with renewed luminosity and visible results. BUY YOURS HERE

Microdermabrasion in Autumn

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While microdermabrasion can be performed at any time of year, as we head into the cooler months, there are even more reasons to consider this treatment. Read on to discover why microdermabrasion in autumn is a perfect way to rejuvenate and refresh your skin.

microdermabrasion in autumn

Microdermabrasion in Autumn:

Reduced Sun Exposure:

During autumn, we see a reduction in the sun’s intensity, which means there is less chance of damaging the newly exposed skin after the treatment. This is especially important because the skin is more sensitive to the sun after microdermabrasion and can quickly get sunburned.

Cooler Weather:

The cooler weather in autumn can help soothe the skin after the treatment. This is because microdermabrasion can cause some redness and irritation, and cooler weather can help reduce inflammation.

Rejuvenating Effects:

Microdermabrasion helps to stimulate collagen production, which is essential for maintaining healthy and youthful-looking skin. The rejuvenating effects of microdermabrasion can be more noticeable during the cooler months when the skin tends to be drier and less hydrated.

What to expect from this treatment:

The main aim of microdermabrasion in autumn (or any time of year) is to exfoliate your skin and remove dead skin cells. It will stimulate cell turnover and significantly improve your skin’s texture, colour and consistency.

Microdermabrasion can improve the appearance of shallow, acne-type scarring and reduce any pigmentation changes from sun damage. It will also help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Overall, your skin will feel brighter and more energised.

Finally, after this treatment, you’ll find your skin care products become more easily absorbed upon application, making them more effective. That’s good for your pocket!

Woman Microdermabrasion Treatments:

Microdermabrasion $125 – timer from 30 mins
Offering a significant improvement of skin texture, colour and consistency via gentle dead skin cell removal, includes a masque application and shoulder and décolletage massage.

Diamond Microdermabrasion with Hydrodermabrasion $145 – timer 40 mins
A power-packed treatment, infusing active products with a combination of microdermabrasion and hydrodermabrasion! Allow us to transform your skin with renewed luminosity and visible results. This brand-new machine enables us to treat most skin types. Best results with a course of treatments.

Are you ready to refresh and revitalise your skin? Contact us HERE.

Dermaplaning now @ Woman in Nelson

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At Woman in Nelson, we’ve recently introduced dermaplaning to our list of treatments. Dermaplaning is a safe, easy and non-invasive treatment designed to make the skin feel smoother, appear healthier and more youthful. We use a scalpel handle and a 10-gauge scalpel blade to smooth out the skin gently. It removes the top layer of the skin surface (epidermis), thus removing dead skin cells and minor skin imperfections such as congestion.

It goes without saying that you don’t want those tools of the trade in the hands of an inexperienced user… But at Woman, we see the value of investing in training for our team of therapists.

Our team completed a full day’s training involving a morning of theory. After this, we had an afternoon of practical assessment, including individual case studies. Our trainer has over 17 years of experience in dermaplaning and was a wealth of knowledge for us. She also provides us with ongoing support and education. We see this investment as critical because it means we can offer you the very best service and results possible.

Dermaplaning now at Woman in Nelson. A solution for facial peach-fuzz

Dermaplaning FAQs:

We know that this is a new treatment for many of you. So, in this article, we thought we would try to cover the questions clients ask us most frequently about dermaplaning when they visit us at our Nelson spa. Read on for all the info!

What issues can derma-planing help with?

Dermaplaning is popular as the solution to everyone’s peach fuzz concerns. But, it is also an advanced facial treatment due to the highly exfoliating nature of the treatment.

Furthermore, while Dermaplaning itself does not treat wrinkles or scarring, the skin is extremely permeable post-dermaplaning. This means that other facial modalities and treatments, like IPL, are far more effective after dermaplaning. However, this is only true where the skin is healthy. This is why a consultation with a skin therapist is required before dermaplaning.

Is it suitable for anyone?

Dermaplaning is unsuitable for some people. We’ve compiled a list of instances where it is unsuitable below, but, once again, we always require that you book a consultation before service so that we can discuss any personal issues or circumstances with you.

Dermaplaning is unsuitable for:

  • Active, puss-filled acne
  • Sunburned skin
  • Accutane or other prescription Vitamin A users
  • Extremely sensitive skins
  • Eczema, dermatitis or psoriasis
  • Chemo or radiation treatment in the last year
  • Clients that take blood-thinning medication or with bleeding or clotting disorders
  • If there is an endocrine imbalance such as PCOS, endo, pregnancy and menopause, then the treatment may not be right for you.

How long will a treatment last?

Treatments are best up kept every 4-6 weeks depending on age and cell turnover.

Is it painful, and does it need any recovery time?

Dermaplaning is not painful at all. There is no recovery time. However, we send clients home with 7 days of post-treatment instructions to care for their skin correctly.

Can somebody get results after one treatment?

Yes! You will absolutely see results from one treatment! However, upkeep is required to maintain the results.

If you would like to find out more about dermaplaning or book a consultation at our Nelson city spa, please contact us HERE.

Autumn Facials on Special @ Woman!

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As temperatures start to cool in Nelson, it’s time to think about how the changing seasons can affect your skin. Crisper air and seasonal breezes can play havoc on your skin. Generally, it will become drier, which can result in redness, sensitivity, and irritation. It’s common for your skin to feel a little lack-lustre at this time of year. That’s why we’ve included three facial treatments in our seasonal specials for Autumn. Read on to discover which autumn facials are on special and why we know you’ll love them!

Autumn Facials on special at Woman, Nelson

Autumn Facials on Special!

Anti-Ageing Trio:

First up is a long-standing favourite, the Anti-Ageing Trio. This facial combines the anti-ageing benefits of a glycolic exfoliation with our red LED light to stimulate collagen and elastin production before finishing off with the 02 facial to visibly plump fine lines and increase luminosity.

Here’s why you’ll love it. Firstly the glycolic exfoliation will help you shed dead skin cells and reveal the newer, brighter layers underneath. The red LED light increases your skin’s natural hydration levels, reducing redness and inflammation while also stimulating collagen. So your face feels firmer. The O2 facial completes the process, nourishing your skin, so you leave with a healthy glow and luminous skin.

Buy yours HERE and save $60.

Ultraceuticals A-Zyme Retinol Peel:

This fast-acting, non-invasive skin rejuvenation treatment combines proven anti-ageing ingredients Retinol and Bromelain to refresh, hydrate and plump the skin. We recommend a course of this treatment for the best results.

Why we know you’ll love it… If you’re regretting sun exposure and noticing the effect of too many Nelson summer beach days on your skin, this treatment will help combat the effects of UV damage. Immediately after treatment, your skin will feel plump, dewy and hydrated. While you’ll definitely see a difference in your skin after a single treatment, we recommend a course for longer-lasting and maximum results.

Buy yours HERE and save $40.

Sothys New Cryo Eye & Neck Treatment

Okay, not so much an autumn facial but still a seasonal special we know you’ll fall in love with because of its targeted results. The eye and neck area are often areas of concern for our clients post 35 years. And this treatment is the answer! It will visibly reduce puffiness and dark under-eye circles, as well as firming the neck and jowls.

Buy yours HERE and save $60.

While we wanted to highlight our autumn facials on special in this article, we also thought it was a perfect opportunity to tell you about the Ultrceuticals RVR Challenge. Real Visible Results in ninety days! After your facial, let us prescribe the best Ultraceuticals home care products to suit your needs. You will receive a FREE Daily protective moisturiser SPF 30 in either Mattifying or Hydrating formulation when you purchase your Ultraceuticals cleanser, serum and (night time) moisturiser. Saving $93 on the RRP! Even if you haven’t booked an autumn facial, you can still take part in the RVR Challenge, call into our Nelson city home for a skin consult, and we’ll find the right products to meet your needs.

Finally, there are just a few spaces left for our Observ Skin Diagnostics event at Woman Beauty, Nelson. Find out more about the event HERE.

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