Skin analysis and consultation
30 minA conversation and a look under the lamp. We fill in your skin card and talk through a plan. No facial is done.
Consultation firstDeposit to book
Book: Skin analysis and consultationFacial studio · Fairfax, Virginia
A facial that starts with a close look
Two licensed estheticians, a lamp and a card for your skin. We look first, write down what we see and plan your facial from it. Evenings Tuesday to Friday, and we're taking new clients.
- Open until 8 p.m. Tuesday to Friday
- Two estheticians
- Skin analysis first
Your skin card
Eight things we look at, and write down
Every first visit starts with a skin analysis. We fill in your card in plain words, not scores, and every visit adds a line to it.
- Lamp and touch
Texture
How smooth or uneven the surface is, and where it feels rough or dry to the fingertip.
- By touch
Hydration
How comfortable your skin feels, and where it tightens a few minutes after cleansing.
- Under the lamp
Oil balance
Where skin runs shiny, where it runs dry, and how that moves through a workday.
- You tell us
Sensitivity
How easily your skin flushes, stings or reacts to a product, and which ones it dislikes.
- Under the lamp
Pores and congestion
How open or crowded the pores look, and where they cluster, checked with extra magnification.
- Under the lamp
Tone
Where color looks even and where it varies, in a light balanced to daylight.
- You tell us
Sun
What you wear in the sun, how often, and how your skin behaves after time outdoors.
- You tell us
Routine
What you use morning and night, in what order, and what you've paused or stopped.
The menu
Start with the analysis, then choose the time you have
Start here
First visit: analysis and custom facial
80 minThe skin analysis, then a custom facial planned from your card.
New clientsDeposit to bookBook: First visit: analysis and custom facial
Facials
Express facial
30 minCleansing, exfoliation and a mask, for between longer visits or a slot that ends before 8 p.m.
Returning clientsBook: Express facialCustom facial
50 minSteps chosen from your card: cleansing, exfoliation, extractions where your skin allows, a mask and a short massage.
Book: Custom facialExtended facial
75 minThe custom facial with more time for extractions and a longer massage, plus one add-on of your choice.
Book: Extended facial
Peels and exfoliation
Superficial peel
45 minA light exfoliating peel chosen at your analysis. We check your skin on the day and may change the plan; skin can look pink or feel tight afterward.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Superficial peelDermaplaning
30 minSurface exfoliation with a single-use blade that also removes fine facial hair. We go over what to expect before we start.
Consultation firstBook: Dermaplaning
Add-ons
LED light
15 minA panel of colored light held over your face at the end of a facial, while you rest.
Add-onBook: LED lightExtra time for extractions
15 minMore time to work slowly when your skin allows. We stop when your skin has had enough, or when you ask.
Add-onBook: Extra time for extractions
Prices are the studio's own and show on the booking page when you choose a service. Every visit includes a few minutes to settle in.
After work
Evenings, Tuesday to Friday
Humectant stays open until 8 p.m. on weekdays, so a facial can follow the workday. The studio is on the second floor of a building in Old Town Fairfax, with parking behind it and an elevator in the lobby.
Express facials take 30 minutes
The last appointment is at 6:30 p.m.
Parking behind the building
Saturday visits run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Your estheticians
Two estheticians, one card
Munira Hammad
Lead esthetician and owner
- Esthetician license · VA Lic. 000000
Munira opened Humectant to make a facial something you can follow: she looks closely, writes down what she sees and plans from the notes. She works Tuesday to Saturday and speaks English and Arabic.
Reena Bakshi
Esthetician
- Esthetician license · VA Lic. 000000
Reena works from the same card and the same notes, so a visit with her picks up where the last one left off. She works Wednesday to Saturday and speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati.
On the record
Licenses and languages
Both of us are licensed in Virginia. Tell us your language when you book, and we'll put you with the person who speaks it.
Licenses
Salon license
VA Lic. 000000 · Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
Allows the studio to operate as a salon in Virginia
Munira Hammad, Esthetician license
VA Lic. 000000 · Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
Allows an esthetician to give facials and other skin care services
Reena Bakshi, Esthetician license
VA Lic. 000000 · Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
Allows an esthetician to give facials and other skin care services
Languages
English
Munira Hammad, Reena Bakshi and the front desk
Arabic
Munira Hammad
Hindi and Gujarati
Reena Bakshi
Clients
What clients say about a visit
“I booked a Thursday evening and was on my way home before dinner. Munira told me what she saw under the lamp before she touched my face.”
Tamsin R.
“The card at the end was the part I kept. It listed what we did and what to try at home, in words I could follow.”
Ines P.
“Reena explained each step before she did it, and she stopped the moment I asked.”
Calvin O.
Sample reviews.
Questions
Short answers before you book
What happens at a first visit?
You start with a skin analysis: your routine, how your skin behaves and a look under the lamp. We fill in your card, then do a custom facial planned from it. Plan on 80 minutes.
Can I come straight from work?
Yes. Makeup is fine; we cleanse first. Evening visits run until 8 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, and the last appointment is at 6:30 p.m.
Do I need a consultation first?
Yes, once, before a peel, dermaplaning or a custom facial. For a first visit it is the first 30 minutes. If you come back after a long break, we start with a short check of your card.
Which of you do I book with?
Either. Munira and Reena use the same card and the same notes, so a visit with one picks up where the last one left off. You can book with a named person on the booking page.
What do you do when you suggest a dermatologist?
We say so at the visit and write down why on your card. We don't diagnose, and we don't promise that a facial will change a skin condition. If your doctor agrees, we can still see you for calmer visits while you wait for an appointment.
Book a skin analysis
Choose a time on the booking page, or send a message and we'll reply by text or email.