Richmond Skin and Beauty is a boutique skin and beauty clinic on Level 1 at 237 Queen Street in Richmond, run by owner-operator Annelise. An NMIT-trained beauty therapist (class of 2010), she spent a decade in Perth managing beauty and hair salons and completing advanced clinical training at a renowned multi-world award-winning clinic, before returning home to the Nelson region in 2022. The clinic positions itself as a luxury escape from the everyday, where premium treatments are delivered with care, expertise and attention to detail.
The menu is broad for a single-therapist studio. Advanced facials target specific skin concerns and are crafted to steadily improve texture, tone and radiance. Alongside them sit a full waxing list, lash and brow services including the longer-lasting hybrid brow stain, and teeth whitening using a dental-grade 6% gel. More advanced options include body sculpting, which combines cavitation with radio frequency, and fibroblast treatments.
What regulars highlight most is Annelise's approach: collaborative, educational and free of pushy sales tactics. She builds personalised plans around each client's needs and budget, and testimonials repeatedly credit her skincare regime advice with genuine, visible change — calmer skin, transformed complexions and the best brows clients say they've ever had.
Step up to Level 1 at 237 Queen Street and you'll find Richmond Skin and Beauty, a boutique clinic that sets out to be an escape from the everyday — a place where premium skin and beauty treatments are delivered with what owner Annelise calls exceptional care, expertise and attention to detail. It's a one-therapist show in the best sense: the person who greets you, treats you and plans your skincare is the same qualified professional, and every visit is shaped around you rather than a sales script.
Annelise's story begins with an NMIT beauty therapy qualification in 2010, followed by a decade in Perth, Western Australia. There she managed beauty and hair salons, and during her final four years she gained further qualifications and advanced clinical training at a renowned multi-world award-winning clinic. In 2022 she came home to the Nelson region to be close to family and to introduce that level of treatment to Richmond.
Her stated focus is simple: relaxing treatments that deliver the desired results, paired with honest education about what your skin actually needs. She works collaboratively with clients to create personalised plans that suit their needs and budget — no pushy sales tactics, just honest advice on what's best for you.
Advanced facials sit at the heart of the menu. Each is crafted to target specific skin concerns and to enhance texture, tone and overall radiance, with the aim of continuous improvement across a course of visits. Clients notice the difference: one monthly-facial regular says following Annelise's skincare regime advice made a massive difference to skin that was once oily yet dry; another credits her with transforming her skin and giving her the best eyebrows she's ever had; a third came in to rescue a dry face and now fields compliments on how good she's looking.
The eyes and brows line-up is a quiet strength. Alongside brow and lash tints and a classic lash lift and tint, the clinic offers hybrid brow stain — a tint and henna mix that provides longer-lasting 6-8 week brow colour, with a brow wax included. The eye trio bundles a lash tint, brow tint and wax into one tidy appointment. A full waxing menu covers everything from lip, chin and eyebrow shaping to arms, underarms, full and half legs, bikini and Brazilian.
Richmond Skin and Beauty also offers services many salons don't. Teeth whitening uses a dental-grade 6% whitening gel, with your tooth shade assessed before and after so results are demonstrated, not just promised; options range from a triple treatment to 3-6 week and 3-6 month deep stain removal, plus tooth gems for something sparkly. Body sculpting pairs cavitation — sound waves that break down fat cells so their contents can be processed naturally through the lymphatic system — with radio frequency to tighten skin and boost collagen and elastin production, with centimetre loss in a single session among the clinic's claims. Fibroblast, an advanced skin treatment, rounds out the services list.
The clinic leans into tranquillity: an atmosphere of elegance where each visit is thoughtfully curated to leave you feeling rejuvenated, empowered and effortlessly radiant. Because Annelise works solo, appointments feel personal and unhurried — testimonials repeatedly mention how kind, gentle and hard-working she is, and how comfortable and relaxed she makes clients feel. It's the kind of place where the therapist remembers your skin journey from one visit to the next and adjusts course as your skin changes.
Practically, the clinic keeps hours built around real life: Tuesday through Friday from 9:30am, a late night on Wednesday until 8pm for after-work appointments, and Saturdays from 9:30am to 4pm. Bookings can be made online through the clinic's booking system, and skincare retail is available to keep your regime going between visits. Whether you're after a results-driven facial, a lash lift before an event, a brighter smile or a body sculpting course, this Queen Street address is worth knowing about.