Facial studio · Clifton, Bristol

A softer pace for your skin.

Glow Ritual is a cosmetic facial studio in Clifton. We listen first, then tailor the treatment to how your skin feels. Never a hard sell.

Prefer to talk? 0117 496 2180, Tue–Sat.

A facialist’s hands resting at a client’s temples as she lies back in a white headband, eyes closed
  • 12 yearsAmara has kept a treatment room in Bristol since 2014.
  • A small teamYou will meet the person who works on your skin.
  • From £55Shorter visits start at half an hour.
A facialist in a white tunic working on a client’s face under a magnifier lamp in a warm treatment room

A visit

Three quiet parts. No surprise add-ons.

  1. Conversation

    How skin feels, what you want to avoid, how much time you have.

  2. Ritual

    Cleanse, massage, and a mask only if it suits the plan you agreed.

  3. Aftercare note

    A simple home suggestion. You can leave the shelf alone.

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Sample studio portrait standing in for Amara Ellison, founder facialist
Sample portrait

Practitioner

Amara Ellison

Founder facialist. Twelve years in the treatment room, most of them in Bristol.

Amara’s approach is simple: ask how skin feels today, agree a pace, and stop if something is too much. She does not chase an “after” photograph.

I would rather you leave comfortable than impressed by a mirror trick.

Amara Ellison, founder facialist
  • ITEC Level 3 Beauty Therapy
  • BABTAC member
  • Fragrance-aware studio

The whole team

  • Sample studio portrait standing in for Jonah Park, facialist

    Jonah Park

    Facialist · VTCT Level 3

    Slow pressure, quiet room, space to say if something is too much.

  • Sample studio portrait standing in for Leila Okonkwo, facialist

    Leila Okonkwo

    Facialist · ITEC · fragrance-free focus

    Useful for sensitive-feeling skin and first visits.

No preference? We will match you with the next facialist who has a calm gap in the book. Portraits are sample images.

The shelf

A short edit for home, between visits.

Six formulas and two sets. Filter by how skin tends to feel. It is a starting point, not a diagnosis.

A hand holding a glass dropper above an amber bottle beside sprigs of rosemary
  • Bestseller

    Cloud Milk Cleanser

    Massage over dry skin, then rinse or cloth away.

    Key ingredients: Oat extract, glycerin, squalane

    £28 30–50 ml

  • Neroli Balancing Gel

    Use in the morning on damp skin.

    Key ingredients: Neroli distillate, zinc PCA, aloe

    £26 30–50 ml

  • Bestseller

    Peptide Veil Serum

    Press four drops over face and neck.

    Key ingredients: Peptide complex, beta-glucan, panthenol

    £48 30–50 ml

  • Bestseller

    Sage Hydrating Mist

    Mist, then seal with moisturiser.

    Key ingredients: Sage hydrosol, panthenol

    £22 30–50 ml

  • Evening Oil

    Three drops as the last step at night.

    Key ingredients: Squalane, rosehip, vitamin E

    £42 30–50 ml

  • Calm Balm

    Warm between fingers and press on.

    Key ingredients: Bisabolol, shea, oat

    £32 30–50 ml

  • Ritual set

    The Morning Set

    A simple three-step morning.

    Key ingredients: Cleanser, mist and serum

    £78

  • Ritual set

    The Night Set

    Wind-down, not a twelve-step spiral.

    Key ingredients: Balm, serum and oil

    £86

Cosmetic formulas, not treatment claims. Demo basket: nothing is charged.

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From the book

What first visits tend to sound like.

Sample quotes: placeholder text for this demo, not from real clients.

  • I was nervous about facials. Amara talked me through every step and never rushed the quiet bits.

    Hannah C. · Clifton · Dew Quench Sample
  • No one told me my skin would be transformed. They asked what felt comfortable, which is why I rebooked.

    Priya S. · Bedminster · Barrier Comfort Sample
  • The room smells like nothing much. That was the point. I left feeling looked after, not sold to.

    Owen B. · first visit · Clear Calm Sample

Free consultation

A consultation, whenever the room is quiet.

A free 15-minute skin conversation. No treatment, no pressure. Tell us how your skin feels and we will suggest a ritual, or none.

Visit
Studio 4, 18 Portland Square
Bristol BS2 8SJ

Step-free to the front door. The treatment room is one floor up: tell us if you need the ground-floor consult table instead.

Get directions
Hours

Tue–Sat, 10:00–18:00

Sun–Mon, closed

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Call
0117 496 2180

Tue–Sat, 10:00–18:00

Write
hello@glowritual.studio

For questions before you book.

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