Skin consultation
30 minA conversation and a close look at your skin, in the language you choose. You talk through your routine and how your skin behaves. No facial is done.
Consultation first
Book: Skin consultationA skin studio in Metuchen
Facials planned around your skin, in your language
Two licensed estheticians and a front desk that speaks Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Jamaican Patois, Haitian Creole and French. Every visit starts with a consultation, and new clients are welcome.
Who speaks what
Ask for your language when you book
Everyone here speaks English. Call, book or sit down for a consultation in the language you're most at ease in, and we'll put you with someone who speaks it.
Gujarati
Bhumi Parekh, esthetician and owner
Hindi
Bhumi at the chair; Shahnaz and Nidhi at the front desk and in the studio
Bengali
Shahnaz Islam, at the front desk
Punjabi
Nidhi Sharma, studio assistant
Jamaican Patois
Novelette Campbell, esthetician
Haitian Creole and French
Nadege Baptiste, client care
The menu
Choose by the time you have
Thirty minutes
For a first conversation or a lunch hour.
Express facial
30 minCleansing, steam, a mask and a short massage. A good first step once you've had a consultation, or for a lunch hour.
Book: Express facial
Forty-five to sixty minutes
The facials most clients book.
Custom facial
60 minPlanned with you at the start: how much cleansing, which mask, whether to include extractions. Your esthetician explains each step before she does it.
Book: Custom facialCalm facial
45 minA gentler visit for skin that feels sore, flushed or sensitive after sun, shaving or a new product. No extractions, a soothing mask and a slow massage.
Book: Calm facialSurface peel
45 minA light peel planned at a consultation, with a patch test first. Your esthetician tells you what to expect and how to look after your skin in the days after.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Surface peel
Seventy-five to ninety minutes
For a first visit or a slow afternoon.
First visit: consultation and facial
90 minThe consultation, then a custom facial adjusted to what you talked about. Plan on a little over an hour and a half.
New clientsDeposit to bookBook: First visit: consultation and facialSlow facial with massage
75 minA longer, quieter visit: cleansing, steam, a mask and a long face, neck and shoulder massage while the mask rests.
Deposit to bookBook: Slow facial with massage
Prices are set by each esthetician and shown on the booking page when you choose a service, before you confirm. Every time includes a few minutes to settle in and talk.
How we work
We start slowly, and we ask first
Deeper skin tones can mark after a breakout, strong heat or an exfoliant that was too much. So the first visit is a conversation, a patch test where one is needed and a gentle facial, and nothing new goes on your skin without telling you why.
A consultation before any peel or dermaplaning
A patch test before a new product or a peel
Sun care talked through at every visit
One change at a time, written down
The estheticians
Two estheticians, one client at a time
Ask for either when you book. Both do consultations and facials, and each has her own languages.
Bhumi opened Mallow so clients could ask about their skin in the language they use at home. She does consultations, custom facials and surface peels. She speaks English, Gujarati and Hindi.
Novelette works slowly and asks about sun care before anything else. She does calm and custom facials, LED light and dermaplaning. She speaks English and Jamaican Patois.
What clients say
“Bhumi explained every step in Gujarati to my mother before we started, and my mother stayed in the room for the consultation. She understood all of it.”
Saanvi P.“Novelette asked what sunscreen I use before she asked about anything else. I left with a short list I could actually follow.”
Malinda W.“I called for my grandmother and the woman on the phone switched to Haitian Creole. We were booked in two minutes.”
Zuri B.
Sample reviews.
Questions
Short answers before you book
Which languages do you speak?
English throughout. Bhumi speaks Gujarati and Hindi, and Novelette speaks Jamaican Patois. At the front, Shahnaz speaks Bengali and Hindi, Nidhi speaks Hindi and Punjabi, and Nadege speaks Haitian Creole and French. Tell us when you book and we'll put you with someone who speaks it.
Can I bring someone to translate or sit with me?
Yes. A family member is welcome to sit in on your consultation, to help with language or just to listen. During the facial, they wait in the front room, where there are chairs and tea.
Do I need a consultation first?
Yes, once, before your first facial, before any peel and before dermaplaning for the first time. If you come back after a long break, we start with a short check-in.
How do you plan a facial for deeper skin tones?
Slowly. Deeper skin tones can mark after a breakout, strong heat or an exfoliant that was too much, so a new product or a peel starts with a patch test, and we change one thing at a time. We talk through sun care at every visit and write down what we did.
How does pricing work?
Prices aren't printed on this site. Each esthetician sets her own, and the booking page shows the price when you choose a service, before you confirm.
Book a consultation
Choose a time on the booking page, or call and ask for someone who speaks your language.