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Tuesday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. · Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. · Sunday – Monday: ClosedTuesday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.Establishment license · CA Lic. # 000000Laleh Namdar, Esthetician license · CA Lic. # 000000
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  • Laleh Namdar, Esthetician license · CA Lic. # 000000
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Davis, California

A slow hour, and a pot of tea

Laleh Namdar is a licensed esthetician with a small room on Third Street. Facial massage and gua sha, 30 to 75 minutes, with tea to start and to finish. She is taking new clients.

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  • One esthetician
  • Tea with every visit
  • Evenings and Saturdays
A wooden tray on a low table with two stoneware cups of tea and a plate of sliced fruit

The menu

Facial massage and gua sha, by the minute

Two ways to spend a visit. Each card says how long it takes.

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Facial massage

A warm cloth, a light oil and slow hands.

  • Hands massaging a client's temples with the fingertips, a client's eyes under cotton pads

    Facial massage

    45 min

    A warm-cloth cleanse, then a slow massage of your face, neck and shoulders with a light oil. You set the pressure.

    Book: Facial massage
  • Hands wiping a mask from a client's chin and neck with a warm cloth

    Warm-cloth cleanse and short massage

    30 min

    A shorter visit that fits between classes or office hours: a warm-cloth cleanse and a massage of the face and jaw.

    Between classes
    Book: Warm-cloth cleanse and short massage
  • Fingers massaging a client's scalp from the head of the table

    Facial and scalp massage

    75 min

    The facial massage, then a slow scalp massage while your skin is still warm. It ends with a cup of tea in the front room.

    Unhurried
    Book: Facial and scalp massage

Gua sha

A smooth stone, light strokes, your pressure.

  • Hands gliding a smooth gua sha stone along a client's jawline

    Gua sha facial

    45 min

    A cleanse, then a smooth stone drawn along your jaw, cheeks and forehead with oil, in light, slow strokes.

    Book: Gua sha facial
  • Amber oil bottles, a jade roller, a gua sha stone and a white towel on a grey table with leaves

    Gua sha and jade roller

    30 min

    A short visit: a stone and a roller over a clean face with a little oil. Easy to fit around a lecture.

    Between classes
    Book: Gua sha and jade roller
  • Hands positioning a facial steamer arm beside the treatment bed, mist rising

    Gua sha with steam and a mask

    60 min

    Steam to warm your skin, a mask while you rest, then the gua sha facial. A slower hour, with tea afterward.

    Unhurried
    Book: Gua sha with steam and a mask

Prices show on the booking page when you choose a service, before you confirm. A cup of tea comes with every visit.

A visit

How an hour goes

Your first visit
  1. 01

    Step 1: Tea and a talk

    You sit down to a cup of tea. Laleh asks about your skin and what you'd like from the hour.

  2. 02

    Step 2: A warm cloth

    She cleanses your face with warm cloths, so the room and your skin settle together.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Massage or gua sha

    Slow strokes along your jaw, cheeks and forehead. The pressure is yours; ask for lighter any time.

  4. 04

    Step 4: A last cup

    You sit up to another cup of tea, a few words on what to do at home, and a time for next time if you like.

Your esthetician

One esthetician, one room

  • Laleh Namdar, the esthetician, in a white tunic over a black top, holding a rolled towel in the treatment room

    Laleh Namdar

    Licensed esthetician

    • Esthetician license · CA Lic. # 000000

    Laleh has been an esthetician for fourteen years, the last six in this room on Third Street. She keeps the room small, the oil light and the kettle on. She speaks English and Persian, and she works one client at a time.

Clients

From students, faculty and neighbors

  • “I booked the 30-minute facial massage between a lab section and office hours. The tea alone was worth the bike ride.”

    Imogen H.Graduate student

  • “Laleh asked what I wanted before she began, and kept the pressure exactly where I asked. I have booked the gua sha twice since.”

    Tobias W.Lecturer

  • “A quiet room on a street I walk every day. I come out slower than I went in, and that is the point.”

    Noor A.Neighbor

Sample reviews.

Questions

Short answers before you book

More questions

What happens at a first visit?

You sit down to a cup of tea and talk: how your skin behaves, what you use, what you'd like from the hour. Laleh looks at your skin in daylight, then you lie back for the facial massage, with oil and warm cloths. The first visit takes an hour and ends with another cup of tea.

How long does a visit take?

Between 30 and 75 minutes, depending on the service. Every service on the menu lists its own time, and the 30-minute visits are made to fit between classes or office hours.

What is gua sha, and does it hurt?

Gua sha is a smooth stone drawn along the face and neck with oil. On the face the strokes are light and slow, and the pressure is yours to set. Tell Laleh if you'd like it lighter, and she will.

Can I come between classes?

Yes. The 30-minute visits are for exactly that: a warm-cloth cleanse and short massage, or a gua sha with a jade roller. Book one on the booking page and arrive a few minutes early; the room is a short walk from campus by bicycle.

How does pricing work?

Prices aren't printed on this site. They depend on the service and its length, plus any add-ons, and the booking page shows the price when you choose a service, before you confirm.

Come in for an hour

Choose a time on Laleh's booking page, or send a message and she'll reply by email or text.

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