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The Best Facials in Melbourne for Skin-Loving Self Care

Treat yourself to some 'me time' with one of the best facials in Melbourne.

Little Company

A great facial will leave you feeling like a brand-new person. High-tech gadgetry, concentrated formulas for your skin type and the magic touch of an experienced facialist get skin glowing, dewy and plump in a way we struggle to achieve at home.

Whether you prefer a high-intensity clinical approach or a gentle botanical solution, there’s a salon out there that’ll take you to beauty bliss with the best facials in Melbourne.

Nu28 (Image Credit: Greater Group)

NU28

Experience age-defying, revolutionary Korean technology at NU28 in Armadale, where innovative facials rejuvenate and restore your skin’s natural radiance. Utilising advanced Korean skincare techniques, NU28 addresses concerns from fine lines and wrinkles to dullness and uneven texture.

At the forefront of non-invasive medical aesthetics, NU28 emphasises prevention and maintenance as key to anti-aging and good skin health. Their premium medical-grade devices lift, brighten, and repair your skin, ensuring a revitalised and youthful appearance.

NU28 also offers bespoke treatment plans tailored to help you achieve a clear and healthy complexion, rediscovering the 28-day skin rejuvenation cycle of youth. These luxurious facials make NU28 a must-visit for anyone seeking the best skincare in Melbourne. 

Sitchu Tip: Trust us, they're that good. We cannot recommend them highly enough. 

Level 1/1200 High Street, Armadale 

Shine Skin & Body

Shine Skin & Body

At Melbourne’s Shine Skin and Body, great facials that tackle your skin issues head-on are the main focus. Specialising in acne treatments, extraction facials, and blackhead removal, Shine Skin and Body offers a wide range of facial treatments designed to address concerns such as acne, hydration, dullness, ageing, and sensitivity.

Passionate about helping clients achieve their skincare goals, Shine's famous extraction facial remains its most requested service. Included in all facials if needed, this treatment has earned Shine the title of best facial for clogged pores in Melbourne. For the clearest skin ever, experience their Carbon Blackhead Removal Facial.

Sitchu Tip: All first-time clients are required to book a Discovery Facial first.

323 Swan Street, Richmond 

The Skin Bar

The Skin Bar 

Australia's leading skin needling specialists, The Skin Bar have expanded their popular network of skin clinics with two additions in Armadale and South Yarra. 

A first for Melbourne, these sanctuary-like clinics are a must-try for non-invasive facials, non-toxic anti-ageing treatments and skin needling. 

Founded by dermal therapist Samantha Appel, each space has been designed as an inner-city oasis, where beauty meets simplicity and innovation. 

The Skin Bar is doing a striking job of taking the beauty space away from dull white clinics, to vibrant, homey and warm spaces, where people can come to and feel safe and in capable hands. Easily one of the best new spots for a facial in Melbourne - where you'll leave feeling luminous and new! 

1240 High Street, Armadale

2 Avoca Street, South Yarra

Grown Alchemist

Grown Alchemist

Grown Alchemist’s focus on potent botanicals has made them one of Australia’s most loved skincare labels. At their retail lab in Carlton, you can get the full experience with a transformative facial using concentrated antioxidants and plant-based peptides.

Their brightening facial deploys fruit enzymes to work on a deep cellular level to increase circulation for a radiant complexion. Best of all, you can redeem 50% of the cost of any facial on products in-store.

226 Faraday Street, Carlton

Hüd

Hüd Skin + Beauty

Hüd’s Norwegian founder Gry Tømte is one of the best beauty therapists in the biz, and she and her team bring signature Scandinavian perfectionism to everything they do.

They’ve won a swag of awards, so you’re in safe hands when you book their stellar enzyme therapy treatments which rebuild the skin over four sessions.

140 St Kilda Road, St Kilda

Made by Self

Made by Self

This peppy salon in Hawthorn blends techniques from Eastern and Western traditions to bring you facials and full body massages that are different from the average.

Book into stimulating gua sha facials combined with deep vitamin C infusion, or buccal massage facials that will tone, sculpt and release tension. Made by Self even offers facials for your back that will rid you of that dreaded backne with the help of enzymes and decongesting clay.

671 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn

Skin Day Spa

Skin Day Spa

St Kilda's Skin Day Spa offers some of the best value facials in town. You can freshen up your visage with mini microdermabrasion or light therapy-backed glow facials. Even their top-of-the-range “red carpet ready” facials cost less than $200, combining oxygen infusion and LED red light therapy for immediate plumping and priming.

147 Chapel Street, St Kilda

Luminous Skin Clinics

Luminous Skin Clinics

For a multi-step, medical-grade treatment that will transform your face with zero downtime, book in for Luminous Skin Clinics’ signature facial - the HydraFacial.

Using cutting-edge technology, your beauty therapist will cleanse, exfoliate, extract and hydrate all in a single session, boosting your skin with antioxidants, peptides and hyaluronic acid for a more supple and firm complexion. Perfect for pre-event glow-ups!

12 Shuter Street, Moonee Ponds

Little Company

Little Company

With one stunning location in Collingwood and another in Byron Bay, Little Company is highly versed in making its clients glow.

Their signature Ritual Facial is a holistic experience designed to renew more than just your skin. In addition to facial treatments, they add soundscapes, scents and LED light to harmonise your mind and body while neck and head massages put you in a state of total relaxation.

Montalto Place, Collingwood

Victorian Dermal Group

Victorian Dermal Group

For those seeking a more clinical approach, Victorian Dermal Group uses the most advanced technology to ensure their clients get visible results.

Medical-grade chemical peels remove dead skin cells and promote collagen regeneration, leaving you with a bright and even complexion. They offer a range of peels to suit your needs, from mild enzyme peels for minor blemishes to chemical peels that treat hyperpigmentation.

206/1 Princess Street, Kew

Liberty Belle Skin Centre

Liberty Belle Skin Centre

You’ll find celebs, models and influencers among the regulars at this high-end Toorak clinic, where experienced staff and next-gen techniques ensure unmatched results.

Their signature Glow Facial will have you looking red carpet-ready in a flash, with deep cleaning exfoliation followed by a customised serum infusion and gentle warming laser that stimulates collagen production.

506 Toorak Road, Toorak

Chuan Spa

Chuan Spa

For an experience that includes the bells and whistles, The Langham’s luxurious in-house spa offers a package that’ll tickle every fancy. Chuan Spa’s signature Chuan Yu facial combines ancient holistic techniques of Gua Sha and acupressure.

A healing jade stone is gently glided over the skin to visibly lift, tone and revitalise. For a full-body experience, back it up with a peaceful relaxation massage with one of their expert therapists.

Level 9/1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank

Rationale

Rationale

Nature meets science at Rationale, where facials combine Australian botanicals with cutting-edge cosmeceuticals to leave you feeling reborn.

The comprehensive experience begins with a consultation, double cleanse and UV light analysis that informs your recommended treatments – these include the cooling CryoGenic Calming facial, LED-boosted EpiNova Brilliance facial and antioxidant-rich PhotoGenic Resilience facial.

016A/287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Clinica Lase

Clinica Lase

Give your skin a boost with Clinica Lase’s high impact oxygen facial, using a hyperbaric machine to infuse vitamin and antioxidant-rich serums deep into the dermal layer.

Immediate results include plump, bouncy and hydrated skin, while over the following days, serums continue working underneath the skin to stimulate collagen production and reduce fine lines.

23-25 Argyle Place South, Carlton

The Skin Boutique

The Skin Boutique

With five clinics around Melbourne, including one in the CBD, you could easily drop into the Skin Boutique on your lunch break and return to your desk transformed.

Their powerful yet non-invasive range of facials prevents and corrects all stages of ageing, with highly concentrated ingredients such as vitamin C for brightening, marine collagen for elasticity and plant stem cells for tissue strengthening.

Multiple locations across Melbourne

Skin Angel

Skin Angel

Models and brides-to-be trust this luxe clinic to give them the perfect game-day glow. Their corrective facials use active ingredients to target focus areas, from instant collagen induction to decongestive acne busting.

For a full-service treatment, we can’t go past the sculpting and lifting facial, which combines a prescribed peel with tension-dissolving massage techniques that’ll soften and strengthen your skin.

1206 High Street, Armadale

Claire Francois Skin & Body Clinic

Claire Francoise Skin & Body Clinic

Combining state-of-the-art technology with the glamour of a French beauty parlour, this award-winning clinic is one of our favourite places to rejuvenate. When it comes to skin that feels clogged and heavy, their powerfully efficient 30-minute regeneration facial is the way to go.

They get right into it, quickly ridding the skin of buildup and blockages with a deep cleanse and mandelic acid peel.

153C High Street, Prahran

Beautyologist

Beautyologist

Refresh and rejuvenate your skin naturally with a lymphatic drainage facial at St Kilda’s most sumptuous beauty clinic.

This therapeutic massage technique uses gentle pressure and strokes to stimulate the flow of your lymph system and detox toxins from your body. The result is a brighter complexion, reduced puffiness and overall healthier skin.

181 Carlisle Street, St Kilda East

Beauty addicts can find more than just the best facials in Melbourne for a spot of pampering - find out how with our guides to the best nails and beauty salons in Melbourne. 

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