Elixir Face & Body

01/14/2025

01/12/2025

Redness reduction, more radiant look, hydrated--with just one session. With acne, sometimes you reach for the acids, but today, we reached for the to take a hydrating, anti-inflammatory approach with calming ingredients.

Acne is a multifaceted. These particular lesions are inflamed with deeper nodules, so we couldn't extract much without causing more irritation. So today was a soothing facial with blue LED and lots of anti-inflammatory and hydrating serums to finish.

12/28/2024

Something new is coming in 2025.

I've been secretly testing something on clients for the past few months. For all the clients that I did, they always said something like, "You did something different, but it feels good!" or "My skin feels so much better!"

Thanks for letting me play. 😆

11/26/2024

With the holidays approaching, it's easy to forget yourself when thinking of others.

With life being life right now, it's never been a better time to take a little self-care moment to recharge. Whether it's massage, skincare, working out, or whatever else your choice is for refocusing on yourself, make an appointment and put it on your calendar.

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11/22/2024

The coveted Jan Marini Thanks & Giving Sale starts today! Now, through December 2nd, enjoy 20% off all purchases! This only happens twice a year and is a great opportunity to restock your homecare or start one! Have you been eyeing a new product? Go ahead and add it to the cart! If you need help choosing, reach out to me, and I can create a custom routine for you. In the meantime, here are a few of my personal favorite recommendations:

✨️Skin Care Management System - your 14x award winning skin care system

✨️Bioglycolic Face Cleanser - deep pore cleansing, you'll feel the difference after one use!

✨️CleanZyme - gentle exfoliating cleanser with a citrus scent

✨️C-ESTA Face Serum - oil soluble vitamin C that also helps with laxity, non-stinging

✨️Bioclear Face Lotion - daily exfoliant for texture, acne, discoloration, fine lines

✨️Luminate Face Lotion - brightening retinol for discoloration

✨️Duality - benzoyl peroxide/retinol for acne/blemish prone skin

✨️Age Intervention Retinol Plus - your multifaceted retinoid

✨️Transformation Face Cream - peptide/growth factor moisturizer (I use this on you!)

✨️Retinol Plus Mask - texture, lines/wrinkles

✨️Hyla3D Face Mask - hydration/volume, especially great for winter

Please link your account to Elixir as it greatly supports my small business or reach out if you need help creating one! Happy shopping! -Brandon

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11/18/2024

Support your local small businesses!
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11/15/2024

Want to get some real beauty sleep? During your next Remedy or Elixir facial, add on the Astrodome oxygen therapy or LED!

🔴🔵 Take a nap while red and near infrared light help stimulate collagen production and healing, or under blue light for acne maintenance. Light therapy can benefit most treatments and is even better with at home use.

💨 Oxygen and anion therapy "breathe new life into the skin" by supporting various skin functions such as wound healing, collagen support, and acne management. You can breathe normally here as it is similar to breathing air near a waterfall or a running river.

💤 Ready for that nap? Schedule your next service as a Remedy or Elixir and wake up refreshed.




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11/12/2024

The Remedy is an 80-minute service that includes all the elements of a classic facial plus extra time to enhance it with a booster treatment.

Some of the enhancements can include microcurrent, dermaplane, or even just take that time to add extended massage time. If you're unsure of what you need, just select the "Esthetician's Choice" option, and I'll curate a treatment for you.

One of my favorite treatments is microcurrent for most people. It enhances your skin cells' natural energy production and gives you a mini-lifting effect with continued use in the clinic and at home. It's just a great, non-invasive way to enhance your skin.

Ready to glow? Schedule your Remedy and get holiday picture ready!

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11/09/2024

Skincare is for everyone. Each service I offer is tailored specifically for you and your skin needs. Men especially benefit from regular skin treatments as our skin is typically thicker and more oily, and we tend to suffer from clogged follicles in facial hair and pseudofolliculits, or razor bumps, from shaving.

For my guys, I tend to go with a diamond polish/enzyme or a retinol treatment to help with skin clarity and texture. Enjoy a deeper shoulder massage as well during this time. If you have a beard, I like to treat that area with high frequency to help control acne bacteria and finish with a light beard oil to lock in hydration.

Book yourself a Gentlemen's Tonic service to revitalize you and your skin.




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11/01/2024

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A rare BOGO promotion has started! Since I have refreshed and added new services, I wanted to give both current and new guests an opportunity to experience them and help support a small business during this season!

2 Potion facials for $193.50
2 Therapeutic Massages for $148.50
1 Potion/1 Massage for $178

Current Elixir Skin Club members will receive special promotion pricing as well not available to non-members!

If you would like a custom BOGO offer, please e-mail me at info@elixirskinstudio.com for more information.

As we head into the holiday season, I am so grateful to know that with everything going on, you still make time to see and support me. Thank you so much! -Brandon

Offer starts 11/1 and will end 11/29. Cannot be combined with other offers.

Elixir Skin Studio in Virginia Beach provides a luxury clinical skin experience that combine award winning skincare brands, facial massage therapies, and skin rejuvenating devices all in a spa-like atmosphere for an inclusive customized skin treatment.

10/31/2024

Halloween is my favorite holiday, not only because it's my birthday but because it can also be a day of rebirth. So, I felt like updating a bit of my business and finally introducing myself.

Hey, I'm Brandon! I'm a licensed massage therapist of almost 14 years and a licensed master esthetician of almost seven. I am the owner of Elixir Face & Body (formerly known as Elixir Skin Studio), where I provide custom esthetic services and newly added massage therapy services as well!

When I originally practiced massage therapy, a few pesky cysts in the most unfortunate places (my wrists) made me take a step back from it and focus solely on esthetics. So I figured out a way to manage them and now am offering both services again!

It is a great feeling hearing someone say they look great or feel much better after a service. Not only does it slightly feed my ego, but it truly is a joy knowing I was able to improve the quality of life for someone. I'm always trying to figure out a way to create an experience for my guests.

It is overwhelming as a small business owner to be owner and provider, but all the positive feedback and referrals remind me that it's worth it if I keep on. (So please, send your friends! 😂)

I truly enjoy what I do, and I hope to get a chance to show you. -Brandon




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Elixir Skin Studio in Virginia Beach provides a luxury clinical skin experience that combine award winning skincare brands, facial massage therapies, and skin rejuvenating devices all in a spa-like atmosphere for an inclusive customized skin treatment.

10/31/2024

Elixir Skin Studio has been refreshed into Elixir Face & Body!

I am still keeping the fantastic skincare lines and services I currently have, but I felt a change needed to be made to include new massage and body treatments as well. The name allows me to grow and cover all aspects of what I want to do in my space. Plus, adhd. I like being creative and am starting to create something that feels more like me instead of the me I thought people wanted.

I am always trying to improve the experience for my guests, and now I just have more options for your self-care time. Facials, massage, and body treatments, starting with a back treatment, are all available.

Facial services are still the same, just fun new names that I like. Silver = Potion, Gold = Remedy, Diamond = Elixir. I have also added a Gentlemen's Tonic, which includes a high-frequency beard treatment and oil finish.

Just know a lot of things will remain Elixir Skin Studio for now (because $$$) and will slowly fully enter into the new look and feel. Thank you to everyone who has had a service, referred someone, and left a great review. It means everything to small businesses to see continued support.

Happy Halloween! -Brandon