Skin analysis
30 minA conversation and a look under the magnifying lamp. You talk through your routine and what makes your skin react, and your esthetician writes down what she sees. No facial is done.
Consultation first
Book: Skin analysisFacials for reactive skin
A skin analysis first, then the facial
Ceramide is a facial studio in Kerrytown with three licensed estheticians. Every visit starts with a look at your skin under a lamp and a talk about what it does. We are welcoming new clients.
- Analysis first
- Three estheticians
- Evenings, Tuesday to Friday
First visit
Your first visit, in order
Seventy-five minutes: a conversation, a look under the lamp and then a facial.
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Step 1: Book your visit
Choose the first visit on the booking page, or call. A deposit holds your time and goes toward your visit. Tell us anything you want us to know; we'll ask the rest in the room.
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Step 2: When you arrive
Come ten minutes early. The studio is on the ground floor, and your esthetician meets you in the waiting room before anyone lies down.
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Step 3: What to expect
You talk first, for about fifteen minutes. Then she looks at your skin under the lamp and tells you what she sees, and the facial follows from that. Plan on 75 minutes in all.
The menu
Four things we do, and how long each takes
Analysis
Looking before doing
First visit: analysis and facial
75 minThe skin analysis, then a facial built from what you talked about and what the lamp showed.
New clientsDeposit to bookBook: First visit: analysis and facial
Booked on its own, or as the first half of a first visit.
Exfoliation
Lifting away what sits on the surface
Enzyme facial
50 minA gentle exfoliation with fruit enzymes and a soothing mask. Chosen for skin that stings under stronger products.
Book: Enzyme facialLight peel
45 minA superficial peel chosen at your analysis, left on for a few minutes and taken off with a calming mask after. Your esthetician tells you what to expect and what to avoid for a few days.
Consultation firstBook: Light peelDermaplaning
30 minA fine blade drawn across the skin to lift away fine hair and surface cells, then a soothing mask. Booked alone or added to a facial.
Consultation firstBook: Dermaplaning
Peels and dermaplaning begin with a skin analysis. Prices show when you book.
Extractions
Slow, with the lamp on
Facial with extractions
60 minCleansing, steam, extractions where your skin allows, a mask and a note of what your esthetician saw.
Book: Facial with extractionsExtra time for extractions
15 minMore time to work slowly when your skin needs it. We stop when your skin has had enough.
Add-onBook: Extra time for extractions
We stop when your skin has had enough, and tell you if a calmer visit would suit it better.
LED
Light, while you rest
Calming facial with LED
50 minNo extractions and no exfoliation: cleansing, a soothing mask, a short face and shoulder massage and LED light. For days your skin feels sore.
Book: Calming facial with LEDLED light
20 minA panel of light held over your face while you rest. Added to any facial, or booked on its own.
Add-onBook: LED light
LED light can be added to any facial when you book.
Prices are set by each esthetician's level and shown on the booking page when you choose a service. Times include a few minutes to talk and settle in.
When we suggest a dermatologist
Some questions are for a doctor
A facial can't answer everything about skin, and we would rather say so than book you again. We'll suggest a dermatologist, or your doctor, when:
Redness that won't settle
Skin that stays red, hot or swollen for days is a question for a doctor, not for a facial.
A spot or mole that changes
Anything that grows, bleeds or changes color goes to a dermatologist before it comes to us.
Deep, painful bumps
These sit deeper than a facial reaches. We'll say so and won't book you for extractions.
A rash, or skin that weeps or crusts
We'll ask you to see a doctor first and welcome you back afterward.
A sudden change after a new medicine
If your skin changed when a prescription did, your prescriber is the one to ask.
A reaction that lasts after a visit
We'll note it, change the plan and suggest you have it looked at if it doesn't pass.
Kind words
What clients say about a visit
“They spent the first fifteen minutes asking questions and looking, and no one reached for a product. I left knowing what to stop using.”
Noor H.Graduate student
“I book between classes. The evening slots are real, and the room is quiet enough that I nearly fall asleep under the light.”
Ellis W.Faculty member
“When my skin was angry, she told me to call my doctor first and then rebooked me for something calmer. That is why I trust them.”
Ingrid L.Neighbor in Kerrytown
Sample reviews.
Our estheticians
Three estheticians, one note per visit
Beverley Alleyne
Owner and lead esthetician
- Esthetician license · MI Lic. 000000
Beverley opened Ceramide to give skin that reacts easily a place where nobody rushes. She leads the analysis at every first visit she books and teaches the studio's other two estheticians how the lamp, the questions and the note fit together.
Savitri Persad
Esthetician
- Esthetician license · MI Lic. 000000
Savitri works slowly and quietly and likes a visit with a plan: analysis, then one change at a time. She sees many graduate students and staff from campus, and keeps the late Thursday and Friday evenings.
Yadhira Mendes
Esthetician
- Esthetician license · MI Lic. 000000
Yadhira does extractions and LED light, and the calming facial for skin that is having a bad week. She speaks Spanish with clients who prefer it; ask for her when you book. She keeps Saturday mornings, and many of her regulars come after a week in the lab.
Questions
Short answers before you book
What happens at a first visit?
You start with a skin analysis: your routine, what you use and what makes your skin react. Your esthetician looks at your skin under a magnifying lamp and writes down what she sees. The facial follows, built from that. Plan on 75 minutes.
Do I need the skin analysis first?
Yes, once, before your first facial and before any peel or dermaplaning. It is how we learn your skin and your routine. If you return after a long break, we start with a short check-in.
Can I come in when my skin is reacting?
Tell us when you book. We may suggest a calmer visit, another day or a call to your doctor, and we'll say why.
Do you see students, faculty and men?
Yes. Our clients are students, faculty, hospital staff and neighbors, and every adult is welcome. Evening hours Tuesday to Friday are there for people who come after class or work.
How does pricing work?
Prices aren't printed on this site. They depend on the service, its length, any add-ons and the esthetician's level, and the booking page shows them when you choose a service, before you confirm.
Message
Ask before you book
Send a question and we'll reply by the way you choose, usually within a working day.
Phone(734) 555-0101
Hours
- Tuesday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Sunday – MondayToday
- Closed