Luminous Skincare Studio

I would recommend Luminous Skincare without hesitation. I have been going to Tina for the last 4 or so years. She is incredible — very experienced, provides gentle, yet very effective treatments using high quality products. She is also kind and responsive to my needs or concerns. She adjusted my facials during fertility treatments and pregnancy and did a fantastic job of getting me «photo ready» for my wedding.
Her services are reasonable (and she has great specials /​promotions) and her studio is conveniently located in Ballard with evening hours that made it possible for me to visit while working. I cannot recommend her strongly enough!

Best Wax in Town!!!
5 Stars all the way! Everything about my experience here was great! Tina is amazing, so sweet and inviting. I have been to many waxing spas and Tina uses great wax and an amazing technique that makes for a much painless waxing experience!
All thumbs up — Highly Recommended!

I can’t say enough good things about Tina. I went in for a wax and walked out with a booking for a facial as well. I am very cautious about going to new people for waxing (one bad experience many many years ago from someone who didn’t know what they were doing has made me a very picky). I instantly felt at ease when calling in for my first appointment with her. She is friendly, welcoming, and her space is relaxing. Simply put her customer service is outstanding! I am very, very new to the area and finding someone like her was pure luck and I am very thankful for that find! Can’t wait to update after my facial!

I’ve had waxing and facials here. Tina is amazing! She is an expert with waxing, and gives really soothing facials, excellent massaging. My skin always feels smooth and glowy afterwards. The space is beautiful and so relaxing, and I love that she uses organic products. She really takes the time to tell you what you need to be doing with your skin to make it as wonderful on a daily basis as it is when you leave your appointment. Tina is passionate about her craft, and the health and beauty of her clients’ skin. Highly, highly recommend.

Tina is wonderful for both waxing and facials! I started going to her regularly after realizing my brows were getting way too thin and needed help. A lot of times estheticians will wax/​pluck too much off even when you tell them you are trying to grow them in, but Tina always listens and knows what your brows SHOULD look like. Tina has had additional training in this area, and has really helped shape my brows, which have grown in a lot more. Her facials are also awesome!

I highly recommend getting a facial at Luminous Skincare. My experience there was absolutely amazing. Super relaxing and luxurious feeling.

Luminous Skincare provides a high quality service with a great deal of care to your skins needs. Tina is awesome — I love her. She really works to make the experience relaxing and rejuvenating. Her space is comfy and inviting and her product line options are high quality and various. If you are looking for more than a just a facial but an advisor and caregiver on getting and keeping your skin at its most luminous — go to Tina!

I hesitantly bought a deal off of bloomspot for a brazilian because Spring is almost here, and that means summer is right around the corner! I have had not so great experiences buying deals before so I was very weary and did some research on Luminous Skincare Studio before I clicked buy, and everyone seemed to have great things to say about Tina, so I took the plunge, and Im SO glad I did. Tina was great! I could tell after the first «rip» she knew what she was doing, virtually pain free and super thorough! Accompanied by great communication, comfortable ambiance, and fun banter. I am definitely coming back to see Tina. I also can’t wait to see what her facials are like!

What a fabulous experience! This was my first facial so I didn’t know what to expect and WOW, was I in for a glorious surprise. To say it was relaxing is an understatement. It was like an hour + of total zen that left me feeling serene and soft and also smelling quite wonderful.
Tina explained everything she would do and it was better than I could have expected. I will definitely go back again.

I should have reviewed Luminous Skincare ages ago… Tina is amazing!
First, the studio is in this darling little building in downtown Ballard. You walk up a flight of stairs to the 2^nd floor, which is bright and cheerful even on cloudy days b/​c it has a huge skylight. Then, you walk into Tina’s studio, and it’s cozy, quiet, and private.
I love getting facials both to take care of my skin and b/​c it feels sooo good to have someone massage my face, neck, and shoulders. Tina does a wonderful job in both departments: My skin feels like silk after each session while my body feels completely relaxed from the pampering rubdown.

We all know the «well known» salon/spa’s in seattle– where you could go get your face steamed, prodded, poked, and if your lucky a little pampered. You walk in and out and mostly feel very transactional. This is NOT the experience at Luminous or with Tina, the owner and sole esthetician at Luminous. She takes a lot of care to find out about you and make each individual treatment an experience that is custom created and exactly what you need. Her goal of creating a safe, theraputic, and blissful atmosphere is easily achieved. She even helped me create a series of facials to prepare my skin pre-​wedding; I look so forward to that time every month and it was the smartest thing I did for myself (mind, body, and spirit) during what can be a stressful time. These are the first facials I’ve ever had where my skin literally glows for a day or two after. Everything Tina does is with thought and intention; A real hidden gem!

Seventeen Magazine once told me that if I didn’t touch my face, I wouldn’t break out. So for the past however many years, I haven’t. Nor has any past boyfriend or my husband. I was a little phobic. The facial I had about a decade ago was pretty terrible and I became a zit factory the next week, thus confirming the belief that no one should ever, under any circumstances, get their greasy paws on me.
I decided to get over that now that I’m an adult that could use a little pampering. I had a Chinook Book coupon for Luminous, plus she was slightly less expensive than some of her competitors so decided to try it out.
Tina was amazing. Super-​warm as well as good at giving quiet space for relaxation. When the potion on my face was doing its thing, she was busy massaging my arms or scalp rather than leaving the room or just sitting there. She put me at ease and I was totally relaxed. She can touch my face anytime.

Luminous, overwhelmingly relaxing, out of body transporting, beyond blissful, and simply fantastic are all appropriate ways to describe what Tina’s soothing hands deliver to a tired, sunburnt, free radical-​colonized face.
I am a bit of a spa junkie and due to large amounts of travel, both work related and escape related, I have had more than my fair share of facials. I have been to the highest rated spas, resorts, and retreats, The Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa in Saks Fifth Ave. in NYC, Vida Spa at the Fairmont in Whistler, BC, Red Mountain Resort in Ivin’s, UT, as well as tucked away jewels in places like Langley, BC, Long Island, NY, and Murphy’s, CA.
I have been going here twice a month since Luminous opened and I followed Tina from her previous place of business when she decided she wanted her own space. I refuse to get a facial anywhere else, even if I am on vacation, there is no point. I know that I can go to Luminous and get the best facial money can buy, hands down. You know how some people just have it? It’s that thing that makes you say «holy crap that was amazing!» upon your exit from a facial or massage. It’s that thing that makes you feel like it WAS money well spent and you CAN see and feel the results. Tina has it. If you don’t know that a good facial can be better than a massage now is your chance to find out.
I also get my waxing done here but lets face it, unless your into some kinky stuff, having your hair ripped out at the follicle is never fun, but she is quick with soothing oil and words. Still, it’s nice to have the one-​stop shopping. Tina (smartly!) insists the facial be last so I don’t leave grumpy.
Her clinical lines are excellent, Jan Marini and Somme Institute, and she offers an organic line, Eminence, which is very nice for you natural folks out there. I myself am a Jan Marini girl.
Go see Tina, your face will thank you.