As the beauty world shifts towards a more natural approach, holistic facials are taking center stage. Forget fillers and injectables—these innovative treatments focus on rejuvenating your skin from the inside out. From plasma pens to acupuncture, we’ve explored three of the best facials in London that deliver glowing, youthful results while embracing the art of healthy ageing.
Carly Glendinning tries the best London facials for filler-free, ‘healthy’ ageing
An aesthetic surgeon once told me I had the ‘perfect face for Botox’ as I’m so expressive. Under the radar ‘tweakments’ are becoming more and more common in my friendship group of forty-somethings – and I must admit there’s been a huge temptation to go down the injection route myself. Over the years, I’ve tried everything from LED masks to serums, but I’m yet to find anything to completely banish my forehead lines. Interestingly, a new trend for 2025 marks a shift away from fillers and injectables, embracing a holistic ‘healthy ageing’ approach instead. I met the facialists leading the way.
Tried and Tested: Holistic London Facials
Justine Masters
Treatment: Cool Jet Plasma Pen Facial
Time: 60 mins
Price: £250
“Focusing on your posture will help your forehead lines”, says Justine Masters (aka ‘The Alternative Facialist’) as I sit in her South Moton Street clinic. Justine heals the skin from a mind, gut, and skin perspective – giving me advice about everything from stem cell skincare, to liver cleansing. I’m booked in for her Cool Jet Plasma Pen Facial. Targeting acne, rosacea, pigmentation, and signs of ageing, Justine uses facial cupping along with the plasma pen to gently lift and sculpt the face – increasing circulation, lymphatic drainage, and collagen production. My skin feels brighter, tighter, and glowier afterwards.
Lisa Franklin
Treatment: INMODE Allure
Time: 60 mins
Price: £450
“Good things are hard to find” says Lisa Franklin as she greets me at her clinic on Brompton Road. The award-winning skincare expert and nutritionist is known for bespoke facial treatments that blend state-of-the-art technology, tried-and-tested techniques, and natural skincare products from her eponymous range. I tried the INMODE Allure treatment which combines MiniFX, Forma, and a hands-on sculpting massage to stimulate collagen, tighten the skin, and target sagging. My face was noticeably more sculpted and my skin was more radiant afterwards.
Sarah Bradden
Treatment: The Bradden Method
Time: 90 mins
Price: £465
A modern day healer, Sarah Bradden seamlessly blends Chinese Medicine with cutting-edge health technologies in ‘The Bradden Method’. “Someone might come in with acne, but the root of the challenge is deeper and more complex”, she says. Lying back on the bed in her stylish treatment room, Sarah hooks me up to a cannula delivering hydrogen with activated oxygen through my nose – a potent antioxidant; she puts LED pads over my stomach to support gut health; she follows with a peptide infusion mask; cosmetic acupuncture to target the micro system; NASA approved LED lights over my face: and reiki. During the treatment I feel a profound energy shift and my skin is glowing for days.
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