How long before a photoshoot should I get a facial?

A Glass Glow Facial with facial lymphatic massage the day before, and a DiamondGlow with dermaplane two weeks out. We do not do a first-time dermaplane inside a week of a shoot, and peels need at least three weeks.

How long before photos should I get Botox or Dysport?

Four weeks. Full effect arrives at two weeks, and booking at four leaves time for a touch-up to settle before the camera. Three weeks is the latest we recommend.

How long before photos should I get filler?

Four to six weeks, and six is better. Swelling settles in about two weeks, and the extra time leaves room for a refinement visit so the result is settled rather than fresh.

I am pregnant and have a maternity session. What is safe?

The Banyan Signature Facial with facial lymphatic massage, and dermaplaning. No injectables, chemical peels, retinoids, or microneedling during pregnancy. Choose the maternity option in the builder and the plan stays within those.

Do you work with my photographer?

We build these plans for photographers' clients across Austin, whatever the studio shoots. Clients of our photography partners receive a complimentary AI 3D Skin Analysis ($75 value) with their first pre-shoot treatment, an offer reserved for them; mention your photographer when you book. Photographers can email jennifer@banyanandbamboo.com to set up a link for their clients.

Brittany Cantu photographing a patient's skin before treatment at Banyan & Bamboo in South Austin

For Photography Clients · South Austin

Photoshoot Skin Prep in Austin, TX

You chose the outfits, the location, the photographer. The one thing you cannot hand off is how rested your face looks, and that starts weeks before the camera does. We get you photo ready, take the anxiety out of the weeks before, and you walk in confident.

6 to 1

Months Out · Ideal Runway

4 wks

Out · Tox, With Time to Touch Up

2 wks

Out · DiamondGlow + Dermaplane

1 day

Before · Glass Glow Facial

Quick Answer

Photoshoot skin prep at Banyan & Bamboo in South Austin (3005 S Lamar Blvd, 78704) starts with a consultation and AI 3D Skin Analysis ($75, credited toward your first treatment within 30 days for new clients with code FREESKIN). From there we may recommend Dysport or Botox about four weeks out, a DiamondGlow with dermaplane two weeks out, and a Glass Glow Facial with facial lymphatic massage the day before; with more time, filler or Sculptra. Answer three questions below to see what we would likely suggest, with pregnancy-safe and under-18 versions.

Build Your Plan

Tell Us About the Session. We Will Tell You Where to Start.

Three questions. You get the shape of a plan that starts with a consultation, and we take it from there.

Partner offerReserved for clients of our photography partners: a complimentary AI 3D Skin Analysis ($75 value) with your first pre-shoot treatment. Mention your photographer when you book.

Question 1 of 3

How far out is your session?

Start With What You See in the Mirror

Whatever the Camera Catches, We Have a Way to Fix It

If lines show first on camera

We soften and settle them. Dysport about four weeks out, so a touch-up has time to land, and filler four to six weeks out if volume has gone flat.

How we treat lines

If makeup settles under your eyes

We brighten and tighten. Light Eyes Ultra about four to six weeks out, usually a single treatment much like under-eye filler, then DiamondGlow two weeks out and facial lymphatic massage the day before so puffiness is gone.

How we treat tired eyes

If breakouts show up the week of

We clear and calm. An acne facial series with LED as early as possible, then a Glass Glow Facial the day before. No injectables under 18.

How we treat breakouts

If you are pregnant or nursing

Everything on your plan is safe. A Signature Facial with facial lymphatic massage the day before, dermaplane if you like it, and nothing to ask your OB about.

Pregnancy-safe options

Facial lymphatic massage during a facial at Banyan & Bamboo in South Austin

The Part Retouching Cannot Fix

This portrait will hang on a wall for twenty years. The skin in it gets six weeks of attention.

Why the Order Matters

Every Treatment Has a Window

Each treatment needs a set amount of time to settle. We put every one in its window so nothing is swelling, flaking, or healing on camera day.

Tox, 4 weeks out. Full effect at two weeks, then time for a touch-up to settle.
Filler, 4 to 6 weeks out. Swelling settles in two weeks. Six leaves room to refine.
DiamondGlow with dermaplane, 2 weeks out. Never a first dermaplane inside a week.
Glass Glow Facial, the day before. Oxygen infusion and facial lymphatic massage, so skin is hydrated and depuffed with nothing healing.

Brittany Cantu measuring facial proportions during a consultation at Banyan & Bamboo

Consultation · where the plan is decided

Why Banyan & Bamboo

One Plan, One Conversation, Nothing That Looks Done

Injectables, facials, and peels under one roof, planned by the people who will do them. You are not sent between offices, and no one talks you into more than the camera needs.

Brittany Cantu, AME

Lead injector · 21+ years

Reads the face first and treats for the camera, so nothing looks done.

Meet Britt →

Stacey

Master Aesthetician · nearly 30 years

Sequences the facials, peels, and dermaplane so skin peaks the day of the shoot.

Our facials →

DiamondGlow · two weeks out

Under-eyes · brighter and smoother

AI 3D Skin Analysis consultation at Banyan & Bamboo, Austin

AI 3D Skin Analysis · where every plan starts

Every plan starts with the analysis. Members save on every visit.

How It Works

From Booking to Camera Day

Step 1

Answer three questions

How far out, what kind of session, and what bothers you most. You get the shape of a plan, starting with the consultation.

Step 2

Consultation, then we book it all

The AI 3D Skin Analysis shows what the camera will see. We choose together and book every visit in one sitting. The $75 is credited toward your first treatment within 30 days for new clients with code FREESKIN.

Step 3

Walk in confident

Tox has settled, the dermaplane is two weeks behind you, and the Glass Glow Facial from the day before is still doing its work. Nothing is healing when the lights come on.

AI 3D Skin Analysis scan with a provider at Banyan & Bamboo

For Photography Partners

A Partner-Only Offer for Your Clients, and a Plan They Can Follow

You control the light, the location, and the direction. Skin is the one variable your client has to start weeks ahead, and it is the one retouching handles worst. This page gives them a starting point in thirty seconds, for any kind of session you shoot.

Partner-only offer: your clients receive a complimentary AI 3D Skin Analysis ($75 value) with their first pre-shoot treatment. Reserved for clients of partner studios.
A link for your welcome packet or prep email, tracked so we know the client came from you.
Pregnancy-safe and under-18 versions, so nothing on it needs a disclaimer from you.

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What Clients Say After the Facial

“I booked a dermafacial with a lymphatic tissue facial massage add-on. What an incredible experience. I've received many facials but this one was out of this world. Immediately on arrival the front desk was friendly and inviting — they didn't make me feel…”

Alexandra Brandt

“Had such a great experience here. From the moment I arrived, everyone made me feel comfortable, welcomed, and genuinely cared for. I went in for a DiamondGlow service and really appreciated how thorough they were when explaining the treatment, my skin…”

Karla Sandoval

“Loved the experience with the AI 3D Skin Analyzer with Britt! She was very sweet and knowledgeable, would 100% recommend the experience.”

Adriana Hernández

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