If you share one of The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s soaring elevators with a fashionista wearing pear-shaped coloured patches under each eye, learn the secret: these are 111Skin’s algae-based eye masks, a hydrogel formula that deeply nourishes the skin. (At one outdoor yoga session at Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection resort on the Greek island of Mykonos, all dozen participants wore them for 20 minutes.) 

111Skin is fast becoming a chic club for those who know that instant face enhancements make you feel better, more confident, and thus more successful, quickly. By the end of February, both The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong in Kowloon and the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong on the Island will have 111Skin treatments in their wellness programmes. No need to travel too far, then.

What makes 111Skin special? It’s exclusive, for one, partnering only with the best. The characterful Tom McPherson Le Maire, head of global spa at 111Skin, says that over half of the company’s keen suitors are sadly rejected. Those that have already passed muster include Aman resorts worldwide and the new Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, plus hotels that include a handful of Four Seasons in the Americas, and such icons as Sandy Lane in Barbados, Bulgari Paris, and the massive Bürgenstock complex above Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. 

Yes, there are a myriad of other brands out there but—without wanting this to feel like a paid advertisement—111Skin has several USPs. It’s organic and prescriptive, and it’s family-owned, run by jolly nice professionals. Plus, its hand cream already has a seal of approval from the grooming editor of Robb Report.

Here’s the story: Dr Yannis Alexandrides is a renowned plastic surgeon based at 111 Harley Street, London. Happy patients, having had his patented Y-shaped, below-chin cut, asked how he could help the rest of the face; thus came about his scientific recipe of wellness-enhancing ingredients. 111Skin products are overseen by his equally friendly wife, Eva Alexandrides, and the pair have a great team, which includes aesthetician Milena Naydenov, facialist to some of the world’s A-list celebrities and tastemakers. 

All recipes are global but customers in the Asian market tend to choose the lighter, less-rich range to combat humidity and sometimes oily skin. 111Skin’s biggest growth worldwide, including Asia, is among males, who now account for up to 25 percent of all clients for spa treatments, and when it comes to buying products for home use. 

Sorry, guys and gals, you can’t do Harley Street signatures or cryo facials yourself (yet), but you can put on the infamous Celestial Black Diamond full-facial treatment mask while lounging in your hotel suite and enjoying the Victoria Harbour skyline. And always carry a pair of pop-on eye masks for instant—well, 20-minute—gratification. Yoga is not essential. 

All images courtesy of 111Skin.