Field note no. 01 — Asheville, North Carolina

A field guide to your glow.

Facials, dermaplaning and gentle peels, done by hand in a small studio in the mountains. Call or text and we’ll find a time that works — often the same day.

Same-day openings in Buncombe County & nearby.

A quiet esthetician's treatment room in soft morning light
Fig. 1 — Morning light in the treatment room.

Specimen entries · No. 01–04

The collection, noted.

Four services, all done by hand. Prices are per session — call or text and we’ll talk through which one suits your skin before you book.

  1. 01

    Signature Glow Facial

    A calm, thorough facial from first cleanse to final hydration: gentle exfoliation, a mask chosen for your skin that day, and moisture worked in slowly. The straightforward place to start.

  2. 02

    Dermaplane + Hydration Facial

    A delicate blade lifts the top layer of dull surface skin and fine hair, then hydration goes on in layers. Skin feels smooth and looks brighter afterwards, and makeup sits better on it.

  3. 03

    Gentle Enzyme Peel

    No scrubbing and no sting. Fruit enzymes loosen dull surface cells over the course of the treatment — a soft approach for skin that prefers things mild.

  4. 04

    Back Facial

    The same care, aimed at the places that are hard to reach — back and shoulders, cleansed, exfoliated and hydrated without you having to twist around to get there.

Hands smoothing a cool gel mask onto a client's cheeks during a facial
Fig. 2 — Mid-treatment, in the quiet part of the afternoon.

Not sure which one?

Describe your skin in a sentence — oily in the afternoon, flaky in winter, reacting to everything — and you’ll get a straight answer about what to book.

Call (555) 014-2290

Range map · Fig. 03

Serving the valley and the ridges.

Willow & Wren sees clients from across the region. If you can get here, you’re in the range.

  • Buncombe County
  • Weaverville
  • Black Mountain
  • Hendersonville

Same-day openings, by phone.

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Fig. 3 — The range, roughly drawn.
An apothecary shelf with amber bottles, a stone mortar and dried willow branches

Fig. 4 — The shelf, restocked on Sundays.

An overhead still life of clay powder, green leaves and a folded towel on linen

The studio · Fig. 04–05

A small studio with an apothecary’s habits.

Willow & Wren is a one-room skin studio in the mountains, run by an esthetician who would rather explain what is happening to your skin than sell you a shelf of products. Facials are done by hand and paced to what your skin is doing that day — nothing rushed, nothing harsh.

The name comes from what grows here: willow by the creek, wrens in the hedge. The work is quieter than that, but the same idea — pay attention, go gently, keep notes.

  1. 01

    We look first

    Every appointment starts with a look at your skin and a short conversation about what it has been doing lately. That decides the rest.

  2. 02

    Gentle by default

    Enzymes before acids, warm water instead of hot, and no scrubbing your face raw. Skin that is treated kindly tends to behave better.

  3. 03

    Same day, by phone

    Openings appear and disappear quickly. The fastest way to find one is to call or text — you’ll usually hear back the same morning.

No. 05 · Closing note

Same-day openings, by phone.

Call or text and we’ll find a time — often today. If it rings out, leave a short note and you’ll hear back before the day is through.

(555) 014-2290

Buncombe County · Weaverville · Black Mountain · Hendersonville