Vol. I · No. 04 · Summer 2026An independent edit of skin science
The Guide

The Radiance Guide

Who earns your trust. Our star system for skin: scored by the Radar, awarded the way Michelin awards restaurants.

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What the stars mean

Awarded for the clinic, not the marketing: the practitioner, the bench, the record.

One Star

Very good. A serious address, worth booking.

Radiance Score 74 and above

Two Stars

Excellent. Worth being inconvenienced to get to.

Radiance Score 82 and above

Three Stars

The absolute best. A total rarity, worth travelling internationally for.

Radiance Score 90 and above

The Radar sweeps 55 establishments across 12 cities; only 39 hold stars.


The Awards

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Methodology
74+

One star

Stars derive from the Radiance Score: reviews weighted by volume, breadth of the laser bench, and years in practice alongside academic standing. Cross the 74 band and the clinic enters the Guide.

82+

Two stars

The 82 band separates a strong local address from one worth crossing a city for: deeper benches, longer records, and a public rating that holds up across hundreds of reviews.

90+

Three stars

Reserved, deliberately. Ninety and above is rare, and the Guide would rather award two than pad a list. Every tier is re-examined with each data refresh, so stars can be lost.

The small print

The Guide is editorial, independent and unsponsored: no clinic can buy, request or appeal a star, and nobody advertises with us. Bands are drawn from the Radiance Score compiled from public sources in July 2026 (clinic websites, practitioner pages and public listings), and re-examined with each data refresh. Clinics without a star are not judged unfit; they simply sit below the band this edition, and they remain visible in the Radar. Nothing here is medical advice, and no score can know your skin: always consult a qualified practitioner before you book.

The Instrument behind the stars

Scan your city, then read the stars

The Radar holds the full register of 55 establishments, every practitioner, every platform on the bench, every public rating, and triages them to your skin’s agenda. The Guide is what happens when the top of that register is awarded.