Who are we ?

Institut Kallista, your beauty consultant, just like in a salon.

For over 25 years, we have been helping women and men choose professional cosmetic treatments from renowned brands found in beauty salons, spas, and aesthetic centers.

Our story

It all began in 2000, in Veigy-Foncenex, Haute-Savoie, with the opening of our beauty salon. Every day, our team of qualified and certified beauticians advises, performs treatments, and selects high-quality products designed to care for the skin with precision, sensoriality, and effectiveness.

In 2011, we extended our expertise by launching our first online store. The idea was to allow our customers to find their favorite professional brands directly at home while benefiting from the same level of advice as in a salon.

15 years later, our online store, Institut Kallista, has become a benchmark for many customers in France and Europe. We work with recognized professional brands such as Sothys, Guinot, Thalgo, LPG, Maria Galland, and Mary Cohr.

Séverine and Camille, your beauty consultants

Behind every order, every email, and every piece of advice, there are us: Séverine and Camille, your two daily contacts.

Passionate about the world of professional beauty, we are committed to interacting with you to offer personalized advice, worthy of what you would receive in a salon.

Séverine, beautician and founder of Institut Kallista

A qualified beautician for over 30 years, Séverine has managed Institut Kallista since its creation in 2000, in Veigy-Foncenex, Haute-Savoie. Her expertise has been built up over the years, through direct contact with clients, both in the treatment room and during personalized consultations at the institute.

She has supported thousands of clients in the salon, advised on face and body routines, performed professional treatments, and built a relationship of trust with the store's partner brands. For over 20 years, she has worked with some of the professional brands offered on our site, such as Sothys. This long-term relationship allows her to know the ranges, textures, active ingredients, new products, and treatment protocols with precision.

Today, this field expertise extends to institut-kallista.com: behind every piece of advice, every product selection, and every recommendation, there is a concrete knowledge of skin, treatments, and the salon experience. Whether you order from France or another European country, you can benefit from professional, human, and personalized advice, both before and after your order.

Camille, your beauty consultant at Institut Kallista

After three years of apprenticeship within the company, Camille joined Institut Kallista with a keen interest in the world of professional cosmetics and a real sensitivity to customer advice.

Each month, she interacts with representatives and trainers of our partner brands to follow new developments, better understand active ingredients, discover products, range evolutions, and refine routine recommendations.

This product knowledge, nurtured through direct contact with brands, allows her to guide you precisely in choosing a treatment, a texture, or a beauty ritual. Camille knows the products on the site, their differences, their uses, and the most coherent associations according to needs.

Her approach to advice is simple: listen, understand, and guide with sincerity, without pushing for unnecessary purchases. Whether you are hesitating between two treatments, looking for a gift idea, or wanting to discover a new brand, Camille helps you make a clear and suitable choice.

Together, we combine the on-the-ground experience of the institute, knowledge of brands, and sincere attention to customer advice, to guide you accurately before, during, and after your order.

Our professional expertise

We specialize in professional cosmetics for individuals — these prestigious brands, historically reserved for beauty salons, spas, and treatment centers, now offer complete ranges for face, body, and well-being.

We are official and authorized distributors of Sothys, Guinot, Thalgo, LPG, Maria Galland, and Mary Cohr. Our partner selection is carefully curated: French brands offering high-quality products, formulations enriched with active ingredients, and routines designed to meet the needs of every skin type.

Sothys — Our flagship French brand for over 20 years. An iconic salon brand that combines skincare expertise, sensoriality, and high standards to reveal the skin's full beauty.

Guinot — A French brand expert in face and body care, Guinot uses beauty technology to create targeted routines designed to support the skin daily.

Thalgo — Inspired by the riches of the sea, Thalgo offers professional face, body, and sun care, with sensory rituals recognized in salons and spas.

LPG — The French leader in cellular stimulation technologies, LPG complements our selection with face and body care inspired by professional expertise.

Maria Galland — A Parisian professional beauty house, Maria Galland advocates a global and personalized approach to care, combining expertise, technique, and sensoriality.

Mary Cohr — A professional brand from the salon world, Mary Cohr offers accessible, sensory face and body care designed to meet the essential needs of the skin.

We select our brands for their reliability, their history in salons, and the quality of their treatments. Each addresses a different approach to professional beauty.

Authentic products

Trust is essential when it comes to professional cosmetics. That's why all our products come exclusively from the official distribution channels of our partner brands.

No counterfeits, no parallel imports, no end-of-stock products. Our catalog is updated frequently, our stocks are carefully controlled, and each reference complies with the standards of authenticity, freshness, and traceability required by the houses we distribute.

Ordering from Institut Kallista means choosing an expert beauty store, backed by a real salon, with an identifiable and available team. This transparency is at the heart of our commitment, whether you order from France or another European country.

A shopping experience designed to support you, in France and Europe

For each order, we pay particular attention to package preparation: careful packaging, adding samples when possible, small touches, brand offers, and loyalty benefits.

Throughout the year, we offer advantageous deals to our French and European customers, depending on the operations and conditions of our partner brands.

Our French store is now translated into several languages to facilitate the shopping experience for our European customers. We can also communicate by email in different languages to provide personalized advice and support you before, during, and after your order.

Our commitments

At Institut Kallista, we advocate for professional, accessible, and supported beauty.

We are committed to offering you:

Expert selection — brands recognized in salons, spas, and treatment centers.

Authenticity — guaranteed counterfeit-free products, from official channels, with regularly renewed stock.

Personalized advice — Séverine, a qualified beautician, and Camille, passionate about cosmetics and trained on-site with brands, are available to communicate with you by email, phone, or chat.

Fast and careful shipping — orders are prepared with care from France and shipped throughout Europe with secure tracking.

Benefits all year round — loyalty program, gifts, special offers, promotions.

A question? Contact us!

We are here to advise you by email, phone, or directly via the site's chat.

And for those who prefer to speak to someone directly — or are less comfortable with online shopping — we also take orders by phone. It's that simple.

Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm:

📧 bonjour@institut-kallista.com
📞 +33 4 50 81 08 99
💬 Chat available on the site

See you soon, Séverine and Camille from Institut Kallista ♡