{"id":4476,"date":"2026-06-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facesjournal.com\/?p=4476"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:00:00","slug":"the-secret-paris-facial-studio-where-hollywood-comes-to-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facesjournal.com\/?p=4476","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Paris Facial Studio Where Hollywood Comes to Reset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophie Carbonari’s wellness studio might be hard to find, but you’ll struggle to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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When new clients come for an appointment with aesthetician and facialist Sophie Carbonari, 36, she anticipates that they will arrive at her Paris <\/a>studio slightly confused. Their scenic journey through the Jardin du Palais-Royal and past Daniel Buren\u2019s artwork Les Colonnes de Buren will end at design gallery Theoreme Editions, and Carbonari greets them amid the artwork and objects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes they\u2019ll question why you enter through a furniture shop, and I say: \u2018It\u2019s not IKEA you\u2019re walking through,\u2019\u201d she explains. \u201cI like the word \u2018strange\u2019 [to describe it], because there is no reception. You walk through the gallery, and then you come upstairs to my place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carbonari\u2019s discreet location is ideal for her A-list clientele, which includes Naomi Campbell, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Natalie Portman, and she organizes her calendar so that no two clients will cross paths when coming in or out of the studio. Being spontaneous comes with the job: Clients regularly fly her out for last-minute treatments before events such the Met Gala<\/a> or Venice Film Festival. Over the last two decades, Carbonari has become renowned for her hands-on technique with the fascia \u2013 a layer of connective tissue around muscles \u2013 resulting in a glowing, sculpted visage, as well as some added therapeutic benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sophie Carbonari has become one of Paris’ most in-demand, if under-the-radar, aestheticians<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe fascia is a somatic tissue; it\u2019s connected to our stress levels and emotions. How that is represented in the face makes me guess the state of my clients when I touch them,\u201d she says, adapting her practice to help release the tension they may have.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not a healer, so I won\u2019t say: \u2018You have this and that and this is what you should do.\u2019 But I work on what\u2019s blocking their face and unlock it. It clarifies their mind, then they can work through it. It puts them into meditation mode.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

See also: Why Is Hollywood Reportedly Hooked on Peptide Injections?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Just as her facials aren’t typical of the genre, likewise Carbonari\u2019s studio isn\u2019t your standard wellness space. She acquired it three years ago from boutique founder Joyce Ma \u2013 hugely influential on Hong Kong<\/a>\u2019s fashion scene, she brought designer labels such as Dries Van Noten<\/a> and Yohji Yamamoto to the city \u2013 who optimized the room for feng shui. For that reason, you\u2019ll find one of Ma\u2019s left-behind crystals in the corner of the studio, untouched to maintain good energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Carbonari\u2019s studio is simple and minimal, with soft linens, candles and crystals found in the room’s corners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Interiors-wise, Carbonari has kept it minimal, with wood accents liberally applied. The waiting room features two cream boucl\u00e9 chairs from her downstairs neighbor. Next door, you\u2019ll find a beauty bed covered in earth hue linens with Diptyque Figuier candles nearby. A vanity room adjoins, with perfumes for clients to spritz before they leave. But what entices them to linger is the view. Arched windows allow for abundant light to pour in, revealing a panorama of the surrounding palatial grounds. In spring, you can see roses and magnolias blooming. In the fall, the ground is auburn with fallen leaves.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWhat I love about it is that you can see people but they don\u2019t see you,\u201d she says. \u201cYou could spend hours sitting on the windowsill watching; it\u2019s really poetic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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