Montreal, You Can Now Get Botox With Your Beauty Buys

Montreal’s beauty destination, Rennaï, is taking self-care to the next level—because why shouldn’t you be able to shop for a new perfume, indulge in a luxe facial and get a sprinkle of Botox in one fell swoop? But we’ll get to that in a moment.

Since opening its 36,000-square-foot flagship in September 2024 in the city’s Royalmount luxury shopping district, this beauty hotspot has become Canada’s go-to for hard-to-find brands and beauty treasures. When I dropped in last October on a work trip (shopping list in hand and expectations sky-high), I was floored by its curated edit. Think Victoria Beckham, Pat McGrath Labs and Dries Van Noten, just to name a few, alongside the hush-hush services you’d expect from a prestige beauty playground: hair, nails, skin and makeup counters galore.

But what’s the next frontier in top-tier beauty retail? Aesthetics. “We’re seeing a shift from vanity to vitality,” says Christopher Novak, president and chief creative officer of Rennaï. “Consumers today want thoughtful solutions that reflect who they are and where they are in life. When skincare, aesthetic treatments and wellness live under one roof, it allows people to explore all facets of self-care without having to compartmentalize,” he adds.

Enter Clinique Le 1620 at Royalmount—a serene sanctuary nestled within the flagship beauty mecca, inspired and led by renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Mirko Gilardino and his thriving downtown Montreal practice. In this sleek, 1,200-square-foot space where science meets indulgence and beauty is reimagined as both accessible and convenient, you’ll find everything from skin-boosting injectables to PRP/PRF microneedling, laser treatments, and even advanced digital body and mole mapping for skin cancer screening. For those considering surgical rejuvenation or more intensive treatment plans, on-site consultations are also available.

“Once we understood the vision of Rennaï, we knew that we wanted to be there,” says Dr. Gilardino, whose popular clinic is known for crafting “skin trajectories” using the latest technologies. In other words, a personalized plan tailored to each patient’s aesthetic goals. As he puts it: “You would never dream of building your dream house without an architect’s plan. I see your individual beauty as needing the same creative, innovative and experience-driven approach.”

This partnership marks Canada’s first in-store medical aesthetics clinic, perfectly timed as social media and growing cultural openness have helped lift the stigma around in-office treatments. “People are leading busy lives, and having everything under one roof is a natural evolution of the customer experience,” says Novak, who envisioned a safe space for clients to pause and focus on themselves. “Rennaï was always meant to be more than a store; it’s a destination for personalized self-care. Introducing a medical aesthetics clinic here simply made sense.”

With this new chapter, Rennaï is making a bold bet that the future of beauty is integrated, elevated and (above all) deeply personal.