The GLOW Edit: Our First Quarterly Magazine Is Here

Sometimes the switch to fall is not so noticeable, until you reach for a heavier sweater and realize summer has quietly slipped away. Warmer drinks, heavier blankets, and leaves creeping into the daily routine.

That feeling is what this issue is built on.

Welcome to the very first edition of The GLOW Edit, our quarterly magazine. Every three months, this is where you will find everything ahead at the spa: the treatments and products we are most excited about, seasonal skincare guidance, a recipe worth making, updates from the team, and the offers we have planned with you in mind.

We made this because so much of what we love about our work happens in conversation. A tip shared mid-facial. A recommendation made at the front desk. This is our way of bringing those conversations home with you.

The season to go deeper. Summer asks you to protect. Autumn lets you rebuild. Four adjustments we would make to your routine and your treatment plan as the weather turns, including the one change we see make the fastest visible difference.

The only masks we are wearing this October. Masks are the most underused step in most routines. Four we reach for, what each one is actually for, and how long to leave it on.

Best treatments for the season. The treatments our team books for themselves the moment the weather turns. Lower UV and cooler months make autumn the right window for resurfacing work, which is why our peels and our light and laser treatments move to the front of the plan this time of year.

Ross il-Forn. A Maltese baked rice from Nanna's kitchen, the most requested thing Ashley brings anywhere. Vegan and gluten free variations included.

Plus: National Aesthetician Day, a new face joining the team in November, a product launch worth knowing about, a conversation with a local woman building her own business, our fall and winter gift list, holiday hours, and the offers we have planned for members through November and December.

Twenty five pages. Make a warm drink and settle in!

Read Issue No. 01!

The GLOW Edit is quarterly. Issue No. 02 arrives in the new year with everything ahead for the first quarter of 2027. If you are not on our list yet, that is where each issue lands first, along with seasonal skin guidance and member offers.

Thank you for being here, and for trusting us with your skin.

What a Medi Peel Actually Does (And Why It's On Us This Month)

Before we dive into peel season, it helps to know what a Medi Peel is ACTUALLY doing. In 30 minutes, this treatment works on pigmentation, texture, scarring, acne, and skin longevity — the deeper concerns a surface facial can't quite reach, and it's formulated to work safely across a wide range of skin tones.

What to expect during your Medi Peel treatment

Your aesthetician applies the peel in layers, right in our express treatment area, tailoring the formulation to what your skin needs most, whether that's congestion and acne, pigmentation and sun damage, or early signs of aging. Here's the detail that surprises most first-timers: nothing goes on top of the peel once it's applied. It's designed to self-neutralize on its own, so we'll ask you to avoid water and other skincare products on the area for about 12 hours afterward; simple, but it matters for getting the full benefit.

Getting your skin ready

Most clients spend a couple of weeks beforehand on a professional home care routine with brightening ingredients, which helps protect against pigmentation changes during the peel, and we'll ask you to hold off on sun exposure, waxing, and retinol or other exfoliants in the days leading up to your appointment. Timing, formulation, and whether it's the right fit for you at all, we confirm all of it at your consultation first.

Recovery and results

It's not a treatment for the night before an event. Peeling typically begins around day two and continues through the week, along with some redness, sensitivity, or flaking; all a normal part of your skin renewing itself. Most clients see the biggest transformation from a series, typically 3 to 6 treatments spaced 6 to 8 weeks apart, though you'll notice a difference after just one. Your aesthetician will help map out a plan around your skin's goals.

This month, it's complimentary with any new GLOW+ Membership sign-up or renewal — a $155 value, and one of the last few spots in this year's cap of 20. Individual results may vary, but the investment in your skin's long-term health is always worth it.

If you've been considering GLOW+, this is the week to make it official.

Contact us today!

Treatment Stacking: The K-Beauty Ritual We’ve Been Doing at GLOW for Years

If you’ve been following beauty trends lately, you’ve probably seen “treatment stacking” everywhere. It’s being held up as a K-beauty-inspired revolution, layering complementary treatments in a single session to amplify results, address multiple concerns at once, and maximize every minute of your appointment.

Here’s something we’ll let you in on: we’ve been doing this for years.

What Treatment Stacking Actually Means

At its core, stacking is the practice of combining treatments that work synergistically, where each step enhances the one before it. In Korean skincare culture, this philosophy shows up in the famous 10-step routine: cleanse, tone, essence, ampoule, serum, sheet mask, eye cream, moisturizer, SPF. Each layer prepares the skin for the next.

In a professional treatment setting, the same principle applies. Exfoliation opens the skin. Infusion drives actives deeper. Collagen-stimulation triggers repair. Barrier support seals everything in. When these steps are sequenced intentionally, the results are meaningfully greater than any single step alone.

The GLOW Approach Has Always Been Built This Way

Our multi-step protocols, like the Glass Skin Facial, Microneedling 3.0, and Medi 2.0 — are inherently stacked. They weren’t designed around a single modality. They were designed around your skin’s needs in that session, sequenced to get you the most visible result possible in the time we have together.

What makes our approach different from a rigid protocol is that our aestheticians customize the stack in the room, based on what your skin is presenting that day. Reactive? We adjust. Congested? We prioritize. Dehydrated? We layer accordingly. The trend has a name now. For us, it’s always just been good skincare.

What This Means for Your Next Appointment

If you’ve been curious about getting more from your treatments, addressing texture and tone and hydration in one visit rather than three — ask us about stacking your next session. Whether that’s adding LED therapy after your facial, combining a peel with a nano infusion, or working up to a full Microneedling 3.0 protocol, we’ll build something that makes sense for where your skin is right now.

The trend is catching up to what we already know: intentional layering, done by the right hands, changes skin. We’re just glad the rest of the world is finally paying attention.

Book your stacked treatment at glowbeautybar.ca