INTRODUCING THE BEAUTY 360 SERIES

Introducing Beauty 360—a collaborative series by Houppette and Mint + Needle.

Designed as a comprehensive, elevated guide to looking and feeling your best, this series explores the full spectrum of modern beauty—from advanced clinical treatments to restorative spa rituals and expertly curated skincare.

Each edition offers a thoughtful, 360-degree approach to preparation, refinement, and maintenance—because the best approach to beauty is never just one step, but the harmony of effective beauty systems.

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The Art of Event-Ready Skin: A Curated Guide to Treatments, Rituals, and Radiance

There’s a certain kind of glow that can’t be rushed. It isn’t just the result of a single facial or a last-minute appointment—it’s the outcome of thoughtful preparation, elevated treatments, and skincare that works in harmony.

At Houppette, we believe event-ready skin is an experience. One that blends advanced medspa treatments, intentional spa rituals, high-performance skincare, and now, a more holistic approach to wellness into a seamless, luxurious journey.

Whether you’re preparing for a wedding, a milestone celebration, or an evening that simply matters, here is our curated approach to achieving skin that feels as beautiful as it looks.

Step One: The Foundation — Advanced Skin Treatments with Mint + Needle

For transformative results, we begin beneath the surface.

Mint + Needle offers clinically driven treatments designed to refine, lift, and restore—creating the perfect canvas weeks ahead of your event.

Our most recommended pre-event treatments include:

• Neurotoxin (Botox/Dysport):
  Softens expression lines and creates a refreshed, well-rested appearance. Best scheduled 2–4 weeks prior for optimal settling.

• Dermal Filler:
  Subtle volume restoration for lips, cheeks, or under-eyes. Think refinement, not alteration.

• Skin Tightening & Collagen-Stimulating Treatments:
  Ideal for improving texture and firmness over time, creating that coveted smooth, luminous finish.

• Medical-Grade Facials & Peels:
  Designed to resurface and brighten while maintaining skin integrity—perfect for that lit-from-within glow.

• CO₂ Laser Resurfacing:
  For those seeking the most dramatic skin refinement, CO₂ laser is the gold standard. This advanced treatment targets texture, fine lines, sun damage, and overall skin clarity by stimulating deep collagen renewal.

  While it requires intentional downtime, the results are transformative—smoother, firmer, more luminous skin that continues to improve over time.

  As part of our own journey, we’ll be sharing a behind-the-scenes look at this treatment through Cristi’s experience—from procedure to recovery—offering an honest, elevated perspective on what to expect and how to prepare.

These treatments are not about looking different. They’re about looking like yourself—just elevated. Book your consultation with Mint and Needle to get started.

Step Two: The Ritual — Houppette Spa Treatments

Where Mint + Needle perfects, Houppette nurtures and restores.

Our spa services are designed to support the skin while creating a moment of calm in the midst of preparation.

Essential pre-event rituals:

• Customized Luxury Facials
  Tailored to your skin’s needs in real time—hydration, calming, sculpting, or brightening.

  • We recommend starting with the Natura Bisse Carboxi Deluxe Red Carpet facial for the most comprehensive jumpstart to your facial series. Houppette’s aesthetician, Toni, will work with you to customize your facial series to reach your beauty goals.

• Lymphatic Sculpting & Facial Massage
  Reduces puffiness, enhances contour, and promotes circulation for an immediate glow.

  • The Deluxe Hydrafacial with Lymphatic Drainage is an extremely effective facial to reduce puffiness and inflammation—and along with the Hydrafacial protocol, your skin will be in tip top shape.

• Hydration-Focused Treatments
  Skin that is deeply hydrated reflects light beautifully—this is non-negotiable before any event.

  • The Natura Bisse Tolerance Soothing Comfort Facial offers deep hydration and nourishment to the skin. It’s a fabulously effective facial protocol for dry, sensitive, sensitized, and compromised skin alike, reducing overall redness and providing essential barrier care and moisture.

We recommend scheduling your final facial 3–5 days before your event—close enough for peak glow, with time for skin to settle.

Step Three: The Maintenance — Elevated At-Home Skincare

The difference between good skin and exceptional skin often comes down to consistency.

Your at-home routine should support every in-treatment result, extending and enhancing your glow.

Our curated essentials:

• SkinCeuticals
  Clinical, results-driven formulations that protect and correct. Vitamin C serums and advanced hydrators are foundational.

• Natura Bissé
  Sensory luxury meets performance. Ideal for hydration, repair, and pre-event radiance.

• Alastin Skincare
  Designed to support the skin before and after advanced treatments, Alastin bridges the gap between clinical procedures and daily care. Known for its ability to enhance results and accelerate recovery, it helps optimize skin health at every stage—improving texture, resilience, and overall radiance.

  Particularly ideal when paired with treatments like CO₂ laser or injectables, Alastin ensures that what’s done in-treatment is fully supported at home—allowing results to look better, last longer, and evolve beautifully over time.

• Art de la Couleur Makeup
  A refined approach to complexion—where color, texture, and skin harmony meet. Designed to enhance rather than mask, Art de la Couleur creates a luminous, second-skin finish that elevates your natural features while maintaining the integrity of your skin.

  • If you are looking for a professional makeup application for a specific event, please click to book your Full Face Special Occasion Makeup Application.

  • For Bridal Makeup inquiries, please call Houppette at 302-421-9036 and ask for Lizzie.

  • Interested in longer term curation of your perfect colors? Book a Signature Beauty Concierge appointment to not only define your best shades, but receive a seasonal touch-base with our artists to ensure you’re always up to date and looking your best.

• Targeted Treatments
  Gentle exfoliants, hydrating masks, and barrier-repair creams to maintain balance leading up to your event.

Think of your skincare not as a routine—but as daily preparation for your skin’s best moment.

Step Four: The Balance — Wellness with Mint + Needle

True radiance is not only skin deep. It’s influenced by what’s happening within—hormonal balance, metabolic health, and overall well-being all play a role in how we look and feel.

With the introduction of Wellness at Mint + Needle, the approach to beauty becomes even more comprehensive.

This new extension of their practice focuses on personalized wellness solutions, including support around GLP-1 therapies and peri- and menopause care—areas that are often overlooked, yet deeply connected to skin health, energy, and confidence.

Hormonal shifts can impact everything from skin texture and elasticity to hydration, inflammation, and even how the body responds to treatments. By addressing these changes with intention and expert guidance, results become not only more visible—but more sustainable.

Whether the goal is to feel more balanced, support long-term skin health, or approach beauty from a more holistic perspective, this layer of care completes the experience.

Because when the internal and external are aligned, radiance becomes effortless.

The Timeline: A Curated Approach to Event-Ready Skin

6–8 Weeks Before
The Transformation Begins
Advanced treatments such as CO₂ laser and collagen-stimulating procedures are introduced, allowing time for full skin renewal and optimal results.

4–6 Weeks Before
Refinement & Balance
Neurotoxins, fillers, and corrective treatments are performed, subtly enhancing and restoring.

2–3 Weeks Before
Consistency & Correction
Skin is supported through targeted treatments and a disciplined, elevated homecare routine.

1 Week Before
Hydration & Calm
The focus shifts to barrier repair, deep hydration, and minimizing any inflammation.

3–5 Days Before
The Signature Glow
Your final Houppette facial—skin is luminous, smooth, and event-ready.

The Final Touch

Event-ready skin isn’t about perfection. It’s about confidence—the kind that comes from knowing your skin has been thoughtfully cared for at every level.

At Houppette and Mint + Needle, we approach beauty as an experience: elevated, intentional, and deeply personal.

Because when your skin is prepared with care—internally and externally—it doesn’t just look radiant.

It feels effortless.