Potioned Pampering
A Skin Care Experience
Words by Jinky Romero Photos by Shelby Bella
Potion TX operates on three simple, but thoughtful, components when serving their clients: clean quality products, personally customized services, and the ease of relaxation.
Val Mirza officially began her career as an esthetician when she got her license at 19 years old; however, it’s been part of who she is well before that day. “People have been telling me I should go into this back in my early teenage years. In college, I was doing people’s brows in my dorm room,” she candidly shares.
In 2017, Val began her solo business for microblading. With her understanding of just how meticulous skin care and facials should be, she waited to include this in her extensive list of services until she was certain that she was able to compose exactly what she believed clients would need when it comes to skin health. A year and a half later, the current state of Potion came to fruition, and it is nothing short of dreamy.
Potion takes pride in using only organic and non-toxic skin care products. They passionately research and stock only the best natural products on the market, whether it’s a product that they source or curate themselves.
Rose is Val’s own rose water line which is an emollient that is made of a pure distillation of several culinary grade rose ingredients such as rose buds, evening primrose seeds, and rose petals. It contains antioxidants and its benefits are soothing and hydrating to the skin. Like all of the products they use, it’s effective but also clean, fresh, and free of toxic ingredients. Potion’s sourcing is so meticulous that they carry products that cannot be found anywhere else in Austin, such as Heart of Gold, which is a plant-based skin care line that focuses on highly active ingredients: perfectly catering to the customized pampering that Potion strives to create for every client.
Val emphasizes how essential it is for her practice to listen and understand each client’s skin. Every treatment is customized through learning about routine, lifestyle, and personal skin reactions and then incorporating that into their treatment. “Every service is completely different, just like how our clients are completely different people. Everything is really customized to their needs,” she elaborates.
Outside of their products and services, Val also focuses a great deal on how her clients feel from the moment they step into her space. Coming from a protocol-rigid environment before opening her own practice, her vision for Potion has always been for it to be an open and relaxing space – both for her clients and herself. More than the ambience, clients should feel relaxed by knowing they don’t have to worry about agreeing to add-ons for an extra charge. It’s all about the customer experience from the very beginning.
“We’re a ‘no upgrade’ space; anything we need to accomplish in the session is based on the time you give us. Give us the time, and we’ll do the magic,” she smiles.
Fully Transparent
While facials can be a big mystery at some spas, Potion makes it a point to let their clients know exactly what they’re using and doing during treatments. They make sure to use transparent bottles to ensure an extra level of care at all times and emphasize their commitment to honest products and quality service.
Contact:
2324 E Cesar Chavez Street
potiontx.com
@potiontx_
