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Mindfully crafted facials and skin rituals designed to honour the natural seasons and cycles of life

08/05/2025

✨ Skin resilience doesn’t happen overnight, it's built step by step.
That’s why we love Environ’s AVST Step-Up System. It’s like strength training for your skin.
At The Skin Witch, we’ve seen what sun and stress can do to even the most cared-for complexions. That’s why we adore Environ: it’s a line rooted in skin nutrition, science, and long-term results. The Environ process starts slowly and with intention. One bottle, one level, one gentle upgrade at a time. This way you’re not shocking your skin, you’re supporting it slowly. Nourishing it with what it's lost to the sun, the
elements, and everyday life.

🌞 Why Environ?
Because it’s philosophy revolves around their cornerstone ingredient for environmental distress, Vitamin A. An essential nutrient for the skin, vitamin A helps to normalize skin cell activity and helps to normalize skin cell activity and provides multiple skin longevity benefits.

🔬 How it works:
Environ’s founder, Dr. Des Fernandes, pioneered this gradual method, beginning with low concentrations of Vitamin A and slowly increasing it as your skin strengthens. No irritation, no inflammation, just quiet,
steady nourishment.

✨ What we’ve noticed when using Environ:
The Skin becomes more radiant, not reactive. Skin Barrier function improves. Sun damage softens.
You begin to feel more at home in your skin again. This is truly skincare that honors you and your skin’s
pace, that listens to your skin and evolves with it.

💫 Curious where to begin?
We’ll match you with the right starting point and guide
you on your journey, step by step, glow by glow.
Click the Link in bio or DM us anytime to learn more. We would love to hear from you.

08/01/2025

A few beautiful things we’re noticing this season:
🧴 SPF bottles lined up like sacred little guardians, ready to protect.
🌿 Botanicals infusing in bowls, ready to be blended into custom masks.
🌞 Skin that’s craving slowness and support, not too much scrubbing.
💧 Facial linens folded like offerings, warm and waiting.
🔮 Crystals glowing with transformative, healing energy.
✨ Hands moving with intention, mixing, massaging, nurturing.

This is skincare as a ritual filled with nourishment of the skin and the spirit.
Where you give yourself a moment to return to yourself, to hydrate, to be seen, to be held.
✨ Your summer skin doesn’t need perfection.
It just needs presence.

07/31/2025

A Love Note to Sensitive Skin:
To the skin that flares up when you’re stressed.
To the redness, the sensitivity, the unpredictability.
To the part of you that’s just… doing its best.
✨ You are not too much.
You’re not broken.
And you’re not a problem to be fixed.
We see you, we can care for you and we can help you heal what’s hurt.
Because real healing happens when you’re held with softness and the treatment addresses the whole you.

07/26/2025

You didn’t plan on slowing down, not really. But something in you whispered, you need a moment, just
one or maybe a few. To exhale, to feel held, to remember yourself and reconnect. So you booked the facial you kept putting off. And now, as you walk through the door, the shift is immediate. The air is warm and herb-scented, soft candlelight replaces fluorescent glare.

There’s no music thumping, no small talk you have to power through. Just quiet and care.
A warm cloth. A grounding touch. A gentle voice saying, “You can rest now.”
And suddenly you realize: this is exactly what you’ve been needing, time and a space to envelope your senses and reconnect with yourself.

At the Skin Witch we provide not just skincare, not just a facial, but a place to land. A space to be only yourself, no fixing, no rushing, no pressure.
Welcome to our sacred space. We are here to guide you,with botanicals, breath, and intentional touch.
So come as you are.
We’ll meet you there.

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07/25/2025

Somewhere between doing everything and being
everything...you paused and remembered: you’re
allowed to receive. You’re allowed to rest, to soften, to
stop holding it all together for just a moment and let
yourself be held instead.
Here at the Skin Witch, facials are more than skincare,
they are a space that allows you to rest and restore. A
quiet time return to and nurture yourself.
We choose everything with care to welcome you. From
the botanicals to the breathwork, from the serums to the
stillness.
You don’t have to be glowing when you arrive, you don’t
have to be “together.”
Just come as you are and replenish.
This is your soft place to land, you deserve it.

07/24/2025

Summer brings more than sunshine, it brings sweat, heat, UV exposure, and sometimes, skin that suddenly feels like it’s not your own.
Here at the Skin Witch, we don’t look to trends for our wisdom, we look to the seasons, and what your skin’s unique story is within them. If things feel off this time of year, here’s how to support your glow with a little soul + science:
Shift with the season you are in.
What your skin needs in winter or spring won’t always serve you in the summer. Swap heavy creams for lighter layers, and add more sunscreen. Listen to what your skin is asking for now, not what it used to need.

🧉Hydration is key.
While this doesn’t just mean drinking water (though yes, that too) it's about layering moisture inside and out. Try facial mists between steps, light serums under SPF, and
herbal teas to cool from within.

🧴Remember that SPF is sacred.
Sorry, we have said it once, we have said it a hundred times, but sunscreen is not optional. Mineral sunscreens with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide offer broad-spectrum protection without irritation. Reapply it ritualistically every 2 hours or so, especially if you’re out basking in that golden light.

💦Cleanse with care:
Too much sweat and SPF buildup? Yes. But harsh foaming cleansers will strip your barrier and leave you
inflamed. Stick with gentle, non-stripping formulas that support balance, not just “clean.”

🌕Repair while you rest.
Your skin works hard all day. Give it restoration at night—especially after sun exposure. Look for barrier-repairing serums, hydrating masks, and ingredients that restore, not overwhelm.

Not sure what your skin really needs right now?
DM us your questions, we’re happy to help guide you.
Or better yet, come in for a ritual tailored to your skin’s current season.
You deserve care that evolves with you.
⏳Our hours are
Tuesdays: 11 AM - 3 PM
Wednesdays: 3 PM - 6 PM
Thursdays: 11 AM - 3 PM
Fridays: 12 PM - 3 PM
Saturdays: 12 PM - 4 PM
(Or by appointment)

07/18/2025

Every upset pore, flare-up, or rough patch holds a message.
Your skin is sacred, your skin sends you notes, speaking in signals.

Let’s not rush to fix it, let’s first listen, then ask:
✨ What am I feeling?
✨ What have I been holding?
✨ What does my skin need from me right now?
Let’s hear the story your skin is trying to tell, and connect
with yourself. What is your skin saying to you right now?

01/23/2025

New Year, New Makeup Ritual 🌟

As we finalize our 2025 vision boards, bingo cards, words and intentions for the year, taking stock of our makeup in our makeup bag is an opportunity to also reimagine our makeup rituals for 2025.

Danika, our makeup guru, is hosting our Makeup Bag Makeover event to help answer your makeup questions, colour match your base makeup products and identify expired makeup that can be left in 2024.

📅 Saturday, February 8th
📍 20-Minute Solo Sessions
📍30-Minute Bring a Friend Sessions

Reserve Your Session & Receive

✨ 15% Off All Makeup Purchases
✨ Buy 2 Brushes, Get 1 Free
✨ Spend $150 and Receive a Free Limited Edition Brush Cleansing Pad

Click the link in bio to reserve your Makeup Bag Makeover session 🔗 limited capacity, reserve yours today!

01/19/2025

Welcome to Aquarius Season ♒

We are celebrating our beloved Aquarius individuals as this air sign season begins tomorrow! We have crafted our top three skin tips during Aquarius season:

♒ Skin Solutions for Aquarius Season ♒

🌠 Seek Out Cream or Oil-Based Cleansers: During the cooler months, keep your skin hydrated and nourished with gentle cleansers that won't strip your skin.

🌠 Protect Your Skin's Moisture Barrier: Cold winter weather can reduce sebum production and strip away skin's natural oils. Protect your moisture barrier by avoiding overly exfoliating products and opt for mild, gentle cleansers and serums instead. Use moisturizers rich in ceramides and vitamins to strengthen the barrier.

🌠 Invest In a Humidifier: For those of us in the Pacific North West, Aquarius Season occurs during our winter months. Many of us are turning up our heaters and taking long, hot showers to warm up from the cold. Consider using a humidifier that allows us to add moisture and hydration to the air and thus, our skin. Your skin will thank you!

Our skin solutions and tips are designed for any skin (or sign) type during January & February. In honour of the kind hearted Aquarius, these are our favourite characteristics of our air sign friends:

Aquarius Characteristics ♒
🌌 Humanitarian Focused & Assertive
🌌 Eccentric & Unique
🌌 Disinterested in gossip & small talk: forward thinkers
🌌 Aspire to create change & are community-focused
🌌 Often have creative, uncommon hobbies and interests

Interested in other star sign content? Leave us a comment below for what type of star sign and skin solutions content you would like to see in 2025!

12/20/2024

⭐ Skin Witch Holiday Hours ⭐

Last call for holiday shopping! The Skin Witch boutique will be open for the next three days for any final shopping or skin needs before our holiday break.

Open Thursday, Friday, & Saturday from 12pm to 6pm

Winter closure begins Sunday, December 22 through January 1. We will re-open on Thursday, January 2 at 12pm

Wishing you and yours a magical holiday season ❄️

Address

1040 W. 8th Avenue, #1
Vancouver, BC
V6H1C4

Telephone

+17788468540

Website

https://skinwitch.ca/

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Not quite a spa, cozier than a clinic, we are a resource center where clients learn about skin science and how various lifestyle, genetic, and environmental factors contribute to the vitality and wellness of a naturally beautiful complexion.

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