Glow Signature Facial
60 min · $110
A customized facial to cleanse, exfoliate, hydrate, and restore balance — with optional LED, high frequency, microdermabrasion, and reiki.
Facials · Matthews, NC
Facials in Matthews, NC
No two faces get the same facial here. I choose your products, your exfoliation and your add-ons once I have looked at your skin — whether you came to work on something specific or just to switch off for an hour.
Which one is right for you
The Glow Signature Facial is the full hour and the right starting point for almost everyone — cleanse, exfoliate, extract if your skin needs it, treat, mask, hydrate and protect, with LED, high frequency, microdermabrasion or Reiki layered in as your skin asks for it.
The Express Glow Facial fits that into thirty minutes — cleanse, exfoliate, a customized mask and finishing products. Think of it as the lunch-hour visit, or the one before an event. If you have something specific you would like worked on, give yourself the full hour instead.
The Back to Glow Facial looks after skin you simply cannot reach yourself. Congestion across the shoulders and upper back responds beautifully to the same cleansing, exfoliation and extraction your face gets.
Procell Microchanneling is the step up — a collagen-induction treatment for fine lines, acne scarring and uneven texture. It works across a series rather than in one visit, and most people see the change they came for after three or four sessions about a month apart.
How you will feel afterwards
Most facials leave you a little pink for an hour or two, and that settles on its own. Extractions can stay visible slightly longer. Microchanneling asks more of your skin — expect redness like a mild sunburn for a day or two, so give yourself a week before anything you will be photographed at.
For the next day, skip the gym, the sauna, the hot tub and direct sun, and leave retinoids and acid exfoliants alone for three to five days. Sunscreen every morning is not an upsell — freshly exfoliated skin burns faster, and going without undoes the work you just paid for.
How often to come back
Every four to six weeks matches your skin's own turnover cycle, and that is the honest answer for most people. If you are working on active congestion or pigmentation I may go a little tighter at first, then ease back once it has settled.
Between visits, what you do at home matters more than what happens on the table. You will leave with a short routine you will actually keep to, built from what is already in your bathroom wherever I can.
Frequently asked questions
- Which facial should I book if it is my first one?
- The Glow Signature Facial. It is a full sixty minutes and I customize it during the appointment, so you do not have to diagnose your own skin before you arrive.
- Can I get a facial if I have active acne?
- Usually, yes — cleansing, gentle exfoliation and careful extractions help congestion and mild to moderate breakouts. Painful cystic acne really does belong with a dermatologist, and if that is what you are dealing with I will tell you honestly rather than sell you a course of facials.
- What is dermaplaning, and does it make hair grow back thicker?
- Dermaplaning uses a sterile blade to lift away dead surface skin and fine vellus hair, leaving you smoother and your makeup sitting flatter. It does not change how your hair grows back — vellus hair returns exactly as fine as it was. The myth comes from a blunt-cut tip feeling coarse for a day, not from thicker growth.
- How long does a facial take?
- The Express Glow Facial is thirty minutes, and the Glow Signature and Back to Glow facials are sixty. If it is your first visit, allow a few extra minutes at the start so we can talk your skin through properly.
- Can I wear makeup afterwards?
- You can, though your skin would rather have the rest of the day bare — pores are open and product sits differently on freshly exfoliated skin. Most people book for the end of the day for exactly that reason.
Visit the studio in Matthews, NC
Glow by Costello is inside Salon Suite at Matthews Festival, at 10418 E Independence Blvd, Suite 111, Matthews, NC 28105, with free parking outside the door. The studio is a short drive from Mint Hill, Stallings, Indian Trail, Weddington, Waxhaw and southeast Charlotte.