The Icon
Ninety unhurried minutes. Resurfacing, lifting, corrective actives, and restorative technique, sequenced for your skin on the day. This is the treatment for when you do not want to choose.
The Icon
- Duration
- 90 minutes
- Investment
- $395
- Downtime
- None
- Suits
- All skin types
- Performed by
- Melanie White
Every other treatment on my menu does one thing well.
Golden Hour hydrates. The V-Lift sculpts. Tighten & Glow firms. Ageless Glow resurfaces. Each is the right answer to a specific question, and most of the time choosing one is exactly what your skin needs.
The Icon exists for the times when that is not true. When there are three things bothering you rather than one, when an event is coming and there is no room for a staged approach, or when you simply want the full ninety minutes rather than sixty.
It is not a longer version of another facial. It is the sequence I would build if you gave me an hour and a half and told me to do everything properly.
More than one concern
Firmness and tone and texture, all at once, rather than a single thing you can name.
An event on the calendar
A wedding, a shoot, a milestone. Book two to three days beforehand rather than the morning of.
You do not want to choose
Deciding between four treatments is its own work. This is the one that removes the decision.
Your first visit, done properly
If you would rather start with the full picture than the gentlest entry point, start here.
A reset after a long stretch
Months of neglect, travel, or stress that a sixty-minute treatment would only begin to address.
You want the time
Ninety minutes of undivided attention is part of what you are booking, not a side effect of it.
How it runs
- Consultation and analysisYour skin under magnification, and a conversation about what you want from the treatment. This decides the sequence that follows.
- Double cleanse and prepSkin thoroughly cleared so everything after it can actually reach living tissue.
- ResurfacingProfessional exfoliation chosen for your skin that day, whether enzyme, peel, or oil dermaplaning.
- Corrective treatment and technologyAdvanced lifting and targeted actives, selected rather than applied by default. This is where the ninety minutes earns itself.
- Mask and restorative massageSculpting, lymphatic work, and a mask matched to what the treatment has just done.
- Finish and protectHydration, then SPF before you leave. Freshly treated skin burns more easily than you expect.
What you may notice
A visibly lifted contour through the cheek and jaw. Smoother texture and refined-looking pores. Brighter, more even tone. Skin that is deeply hydrated and reflects light the way it used to.
All of it the same day, with nothing to hide and nowhere you cannot go afterwards. That combination is the reason this is the treatment people book before something that matters.
Individual results vary and depend on your skin and the consistency of your care. One Icon is a reset. What holds it is what you do between visits.
You are not booking a treatment off a menu. You are booking ninety minutes of twenty years, focused entirely on your face.
Make it a rhythm
The Icon is transformative as a single experience and considerably more than that as a habit. Skin renews roughly every four to six weeks, and clients who hold that rhythm need less intervention over time rather than more.
The membership exists for exactly that, at member pricing. And what you do at home matters more than the facial does. The Boutique Glow Method is thirty days on five medical-grade products with daily guidance from me, or The Rituals if you would rather build gradually.
Not sure The Icon is the right fit? Compare the full menu, start from skin concerns, or take the skin quiz.
In their words
Gabrielle
"I had an amazing experience with the Icon Facial at The Skincare Boutique! My skin felt incredibly hydrated, smooth, and noticeably brighter after just one treatment. Melanie took the time to customize the facial to my skin's needs. I left with a healthy glow that lasted for days."
Denise D.
"Each facial is completely customized. Melanie takes her time to thoroughly assess your skin. Before I began seeing Melanie, my skin was dull and dry. Now, it's luminous, deeply hydrated, and healthier than ever."
Questions I get asked
Is it worth it compared to a sixty-minute facial? If you have one clear concern, no. Book the treatment built for it and spend the difference on your home routine. If you have three concerns, or an event, or you want the full time, then yes, and that is the honest distinction.
Is there any downtime? None. You leave ready for your day, which is why it is the one people book before weddings and events.
How often should I have it? Some clients book it monthly, others only before something that matters. We decide together based on your skin rather than a schedule.
Can I have it on my first visit? Yes. Tell me anything relevant when you book, particularly pregnancy, recent injectables, or any cancer treatment past or present. Everything about a first appointment is on Your First Visit.
Is it suitable for sensitive skin? Yes, adjusted. If your skin is currently reactive I will keep the resurfacing gentle or leave it out, and sensitive and reactive skin explains why that matters.
Book The Icon
Everything in one visit, designed around your skin on the day, performed by me from start to finish. $395, no downtime, at the studio in Ladera Ranch.