StudioSerene

One session can already make a difference.

You’ll often feel the tension in your face and jaw ease straight away. But it’s consistency that creates real change, the face responds like the rest of the body, and repeated work lets the fascia properly settle into a new pattern.

These photos are after 6 sessions. You can see it here. The eyes look more open in the after photo, with less heaviness underneath, and the skin has a natural flush from the increased circulation.

If you’ve been thinking about trying Face Up, one session is a great place to start, and consistency is where you’ll really feel the benefits.

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Fascia the new facelift…
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Six sessions in and the changes are so clear.

In the front on photos you can see how much puffiness has released from the face, especially around the eyes. When fascia is tight, the lymphatic system can’t drain properly and fluid pools, creating that heavy, swollen look. Once the tension eases, drainage improves, the eyes open up and the whole face looks lighter.

The side on photos tell a different part of the story. This client came to me holding a lot of tension through the jaw, and you can see how much that’s released. Her posture has shifted too, her head sits more aligned over her shoulders instead of pushing forward.
Facial tension is so often connected to what’s happening in the rest of the body.

Alongside our sessions we’ve also worked on breathing and posture, and on this client taking real time for herself. That combination is what creates results like this, not just the fascia work on its own.

If you’re curious what Face Up could do for you, appointments are available now. Link in bio to book.

Client love, straight from the DMs. Swipe to see what our lovely clients are saying about Face Up™ ~ from melting into the treatment bed to real relief for jaw tension, neck pain and stress.

Ready to feel the difference for yourself? Book your session with Deb.

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For the new faces here, let me introduce myself. And for those who have been around a while and are wondering what came next, this one is for you too. I am Deb, founder of Studio Serene. Mother of four, and grandmother of five. Family has always been at the centre of everything I do.

At 21 I started my first business, Arobake, while raising four children. It was a startup built on very little except hard work and a lot of heart.

Some years later I built Madison Rose, a retail space bringing together fashion, beauty and homeware, with women at the heart of everything we did. What I loved most was that moment when a customer left feeling genuinely good about herself. I saw it thousands of times and it never got old.

It was also where I discovered how transformative it is when a woman truly takes time for herself. That stayed with me.

About four years ago I discovered Face Up™️ while dealing with jaw pain during orthodontic treatment. The release I felt in that first session stopped me in my tracks. Not just physically. I realised I had been carrying an enormous amount of stress in my body and had no idea. I trained with founder Olga Newman and immersed myself in everything I could find about fascia and the role it plays in how we feel, how we look, and how our nervous system copes with modern life.

That is why I created Studio Serene. A calm, unhurried space where women can take an hour for themselves without apology. Clients leave saying things like “I feel like I’m floating” and “I’ve never experienced anything like this.” That is the nervous system finally getting a chance to exhale.

I know how hard it is to put yourself first. I also know how much changes when you finally do.

The most important appointment you will make this week. Leave with a glow that goes deeper than the surface.

Book via the link in bio.

Deb xx

The Face Up method as featured in Wish, The Australian’s luxury lifestyle magazine.

Beauty editor Eugenie Kelly went in dubious and left with her head sitting back further on her body, breathing more deeply. No creams or serums, just hands working through the jaw, forehead and neck to release the tension our fascia holds. When it lets go, circulation improves and the whole face lifts naturally.

I trained with Olga and now offer the Face Up method here in Wellington.

Bookings through the link in my bio.

Deb xx

Taking time for yourself is not selfish. It is actually one of the kindest things you can do for the people around you.

When you are constantly running on empty, stressed, and disconnected from your own body, that energy ripples out into every relationship and interaction you have. Your family feels it. Your colleagues feel it. You feel it most of all.

But when you carve out time to decompress, to release the tension your body has been quietly holding, something shifts. You show up differently. More present. More patient. More like yourself.
That is the version of you that everyone in your life benefits from.

At Studio Serene we work with the fascia, the connective tissue that quietly holds onto everything your body has been through. Regular sessions help you release that, and the effects tend to show up in your life just as much as on your face.

Taking care of yourself is not an indulgence. It just makes sense.

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What your jaw tension is doing to your face.

The masseter is one of the strongest muscles in the body relative to its size, and it runs right through the lower face. When it’s constantly contracted from stress, grinding, or clenching, it thickens, widens the lower face, flattens the cheeks, and slows drainage through the jaw.

Most people don’t realise how much their jaw is holding until it lets go.

FACE UP™️ works with the masseter alongside the temples, neck, and scalp, because they all pull on each other.

Book now via the link in our bio.

Dull skin might not be a skincare problem.

If your skin has been looking flat or tired and your skincare routine isn’t changing that, circulation could be the reason.

When blood flow to the face is sluggish, skin cells aren’t getting the oxygen and nutrients they need. No product can fix that from the outside. FACE UP™ uses hands-on massage techniques to stimulate circulation beneath the skin, which is why clients often leave with a visible glow.

It’s not a surface treatment. It’s your skin working better.

Appointments available now at the link in bio.