INTERIOR: WHERE BEAUTY MEETS INNOVATION

Where Beauty Meets Innovation

REBECCA ALTOMONTE has created a space to empower women, and train the future of the aesthetics industry with Face by Rebecca.

“Gentle, yet transformative” is how Rebecca Altomonte describes the treatment results she achieves for her patients at her new clinic Face by Rebecca in Sydney’s trendy suburb, Drummoyne. Hues of Apricot, Beige, and Gold along with different textures evoke a sense of warmth as you enter the five-treatment room clinic, which also includes a photo room and LED corner. For Rebecca, it’s important to offer a safe space for women. “We refer to ourselves as a state-ofthe-art aesthetic clinic dedicated to empowering women to look and feel their most confident, naturally,” she says, and explains that she also purposely built the clinic to hold training and mentoring opportunities.

“I purposely built and designed the clinic with my advanced cosmetic training and mentoring program in mind for doctors and nurses. As it’s been hugely successful and I couldn’t always fit the numbers, we now have a beautiful large space that opens up to allow training to take place with a built-in projector, treatment room set up that can comfortably and efficiently run bigger workshops all while in a beautiful surroundings.”

Rebecca worked with an architect and interior designer to bring the clinic to life, but she had a pretty good vision of what she wanted the space to look like anyway, and also involved her daughter, who is a design student and “has beautiful taste and a great eye for detail,” as Rebecca says. “My goal was to create a completely bespoke, purpose built space offering every possible mod con in the world of aesthetics from purpose built rooms that seamlessly flowed from the skin analysis and photography room through to the treatment rooms finishing in the recovery pod.”

Making a clinic not feel clinical might sound like a challenge, but Rebecca used simple tricks to achieve this, such as hiding her medical devices behind full length curtains, giving a calming ambiance. She used a similar principle for her favourite corner in the clinic, the LED recovery pod where clients can listen to a carefully chosen meditation with BOSE headphones under the LED following treatments, helping them relax and unwind.

“The LED pod room also has a beautiful LED mirror with makeup and anything else they may need to use before going back out into the fast paced world. Our clients love this space as it gives them time to destress and relax after treatments which in turn creates a more positive experience on rebooking at reception,” she says.

“I really feel the clinic complements my journey in the cosmetic industry and how far I’ve come from my dedication, time and efforts into learning, upskilling, training, providing six-star service and outcome for all the clients I come in contact with. I believe the clinic reflects the past 17 years and how I have evolved in both my personal and professional life and how l’ve become more sophisticated in my offerings to my clients,” Rebecca concludes. “Your clinic’s ambiance can make a huge difference. Consider calming colours, lighting, and furniture that set a relaxing tone. Your clients should feel that they’re stepping into a sanctuary, even before their treatment begins.” We think this is exactly what Rebecca achieved.

Facts & Figures

Name: FACE BY REBECCA

Owner: REBECCA ALTOMONTE

Location: DRUMMOYNE, NSW Size: 130m 2

Number of rooms: 5

Number of staff: 6

Interior Inspiration: ELEGANT, CLASSY, INVITING