The slow facial
A slow facial is 75 or 90 minutes with a licensed esthetician, unhurried from the first minute to the last. It's for anyone over fifty who would rather be taken care of than be rushed.
Choose 75 minutes for a full facial at an easy pace, or 90 for a longer massage and a longer rest.
75 or 90 minutes
With Jacquelyn or with Jeanne
A note in large type to take home
What happens
Times are for the 75-minute visit. At 90 minutes, the massage and the rest each get a little longer.
Tea or water, a seat and a talk about how your skin has felt lately and what you'd like left alone.
Warm towels and gentle cleansing, with each step named before it starts.
A few minutes of soft steam while you settle, with a towel over your eyes if you like.
Face, neck and shoulders at the pace you choose. Tell us to go lighter or slower at any point.
A mask while you rest with the lights low, and no talking unless you'd like some.
A finishing moisturizer, a cup of tea and your note, printed in large type.
Good to know
A first visit starts with ten minutes of talking. Or book the 20-minute consultation on its own and decide afterward.
If you are pregnant, take a prescription medicine for your skin or have a skin condition a doctor is managing, ask your doctor before adding LED light or microcurrent.
Come as you are and skip a strong scrub the day before. Your esthetician confirms anything else with you when you book.
Drink some water, go gently with new products for a day and wear sunscreen outdoors. Your skin may look pink for an hour or so.
Results vary. A slow facial is a visit for care and rest, and we don't promise an outcome.
Who does it
Jacquelyn opened Vellum so that nobody over fifty would feel hurried in a treatment room. She does the first visits and most of the 90-minute slow facials, and she keeps the tea hot. She holds a Vermont esthetician license, and her days are Tuesday to Thursday.
Jeanne has given facials for most of her working life and is known for patient hands and a quiet room. She holds a Vermont esthetician license, and her days are Wednesday to Saturday.
Choose 75 minutes or 90. We'll have the tea ready.