About the studio

Calm is not a mood here. It is how the place is built.

Open since 2017 with one rule that still holds: nobody is double-booked, and nobody is talked into anything.

Philosophy

The calm-studio idea, in four parts.

The person doing your foils is the person rinsing them out.

Say "quiet chair" when you book and conversation stops at the consultation.

You hear the final number before anything starts, not at the till.

Nobody at the desk earns commission, so "no thanks" is a full sentence.

Hygiene

01
The studio is on the City of Stonnington register for skin-penetration services, and is inspected on it.
02
Metal tools are autoclaved between every guest. The pouch is opened in front of you.
03
Files, buffers, wax sticks and pedicure liners are single-use.
04
Capes, towels and linens are laundered on site at 60 degrees.
05
Foot basins have disposable liners and hospital-grade disinfectant.
06
The spa floor runs on filtered air, so the rooms never smell of the salon.

"First balayage that did not turn brassy in three weeks. Mara wrote the toner formula on my card."
Trisha, Armadale, balayage

Products

Hair colour and care

Low-ammonia colour, bond repair and the sulfate-free wash at every basin.

Spa oils and scrubs

Cold-pressed macadamia and almond oils, scrubs blended in Brunswick.

Gel and nail systems

HEMA-free gel and soft-gel tips, cured under low-heat lamps.

For sensitive guests

Fragrance-free versions of every wash, oil and lotion.

Since 2017

2017: Mara Villacorta opens Halo on the level above the Chapel Street shopfronts: three chairs, one massage room.
2019: The nail bar opens under Rhea Cañete. Autoclave sterilisation becomes standard.
2021: The spa floor doubles to four rooms, with a double room for bookings for two.
2023: Halo Circle membership launches. Bridal on-location service starts.
2025: Five stylists and therapists, still one studio, still one guest per chair.

Five specialists, each with their own days in the studio.