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Five LUMEN students in black clinic uniforms holding up their certificates and celebrating on graduation day at the Manchester academy

01 · The Academy

with Nadia

Train

Certified skin courses taught in a working clinic, six students at a time.

Explore training

Nadia Reid giving a client a calming facial in a LUMEN treatment room, seen through the open door

02 · The Clinic

your skin

Treat

Acne and pigmentation care in Manchester, with a plan you can follow.

8

years treating acne and pigmentation

8

years treating acne and pigmentation

1,200+

clients treated in clinic

140

practitioners trained since 2021

6

students per class, never more

Accredited, insured and a member of

CPD Certification Service
BABTAC
Hamilton Fraser
Guild of Beauty Therapists
Nadia Reid, founder of LUMEN, at the clinic's reception in Manchester

Fig. 1 — Nadia Reid at reception, Tariff Street.

No. 01 · The Founder

I treat three days a week. I teach the rest.

Eight years in the treatment room, most of them spent on acne and pigmentation — the skin other clinics send away. Every course I teach comes straight from that chair: the protocols I use, the consultations that go wrong, and how to put them right.

Clients see me Tuesday to Thursday. The rest of the week belongs to my students, six at a time, so nobody learns from the back of the room.

Level 4 Diploma in Advanced Skin Therapy

Level 3 Award in Education and Training

Fully insured for treatments and teaching

— Nadia Reid

Meet Nadia

No. 02 · The Academy

Three courses, one clear path.

Start with the foundation, add advanced peels, then build the business around them. Every course is CPD-accredited and taught in a working clinic.

Start with the foundation, add advanced peels, then build the business around them. Every course is CPD-accredited and taught in a working clinic.

Not sure where to start?

Book a free 15-minute call and Nadia will tell you honestly which course fits your experience.

Book a free call

No. 03 · Case Notes

Real skin, real timeframes.

Every result is photographed in clinic under the same light, with no filters or retouching. Results vary, which is why every plan starts with a consultation.

Every result is photographed in clinic under the same light, with no filters or retouching. Results vary, which is why every plan starts with a consultation.

Week 0: a client's cheek and jaw with active red acne spots before the 12-week clinical acne programme
Week 12: the same client's cheek after the clinical acne programme, with clearer, calmer skin and a few faint marks

Week 0

Week 12

Clinical acne programme

Client · 12 weeks · 6 sessions

Week 0: sun-damaged skin with blotchy brown pigmentation, freckling and redness before a course of three Jessner + TCA peels
Week 9: the same face after three Jessner + TCA peels, with lighter, more even pigmentation and brighter tone

Week 0

Week 9

Jessner + TCA peel course

Client · 9 weeks · 3 peels

Week 0: a man's face with flushed redness and small red bumps across the cheeks and nose before a course of six Dermalux LED sessions
Week 6: the same face after six Dermalux LED sessions, with calmer, less red skin

Week 0

Week 6

Dermalux LED course of 6

Client · 6 weeks · 6 sessions

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No. 04 · After the Course

What students do next.

01

Opened her own treatment room four months after qualifying.

Amira K. · Foundation certificate, 2025

02

Added peels to her menu and doubled her average booking.

Jess T. · Level 4 chemical peels masterclass, 2025

03

Raised her prices by a third and kept every client.

Hannah O. · Business mentoring day, 2026

Read student stories

Students in black LUMEN uniforms practising facials on real clients along a row of treatment couches during a training day

Fig. 2 — Foundation certificate, day two: six students, real clients.

No. 05 · Kind Words

Trusted on both sides of the couch.

4.9

from 200+ Google reviews

From a client

“After two years of trying everything, twelve weeks with Nadia cleared my skin. She explained every step and never made me feel like a problem to fix.”

Priya S. · Clinical acne programme

From a student

“It was the first course where I treated real clients on day two. I left knowing what to do when things go wrong, and that is what my clients pay for.”

Laura M. · Foundation certificate, 2025

No. 06 · How to Begin

Two ways in.

The Academy

Start your training

1

Book a free 15-minute call to check the course fits your experience.

2

Secure your place with a deposit, from £150 to £350 depending on the course.

3

Pay the balance in full, or in three monthly instalments.

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The Clinic

Start your treatment

1

Book a consultation. It costs £45 and is taken off your first treatment.

2

Patch test and a written skin plan, with every price agreed up front.

3

Pay per treatment, or spread a programme monthly.

Whichever door you choose

Begin here

Train with Nadia in a class of six, or start your skin plan with a consultation. Either way, you will know exactly what happens next.

LUMEN

Skin clinic & academy · Manchester · Est. 2021

© 2026 LUMEN Skin Ltd · Registered in England and Wales

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Skin clinic & academy · Manchester · Est. 2021

© 2026 LUMEN Skin Ltd · Registered in England and Wales

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LUMEN

Skin clinic & academy · Manchester · Est. 2021

© 2026 LUMEN Skin Ltd · Registered in England and Wales

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