Pioneers in the art of hair health transformations, powered by high-tech aesthetic treatments, Ricardo Vila Nova and his team now offer game-changing, regenerative beauty treatments, informed by their trichology know-how.

 With 25 years of experience and a deep understanding of the science of hair care, Vila Nova knows that covetable hair can only be achieved by targeting both the internal and external structures of our strands. With this in mind, he created his personalised haircare line Active Fusions.

A selection of high-performance shampoos, conditioners, masks, and treatments formulated using cutting-edge technology. Vila Nova’s Active Fusions washing ritual bathes the hair and scalp in an abundance of high-tech ingredients that take your tresses to new heights of health. From, peptides, probiotics, ceramides, and fatty acids, to biocell collagen, hyaluronic acid, amino acids, B-panthenol and keratin – this haircare line not only transforms the external layers of the hair but the internal ones too.

Access to the Active Fusion line comes by way of an in-person visit to the inconspicuously located 212.2 Ricardo Vila Nova flagship clinic. Housed in an impressive Art Nouveau building on Avenida da Liberdade, the clinic is an architectural masterpiece that strikes the perfect balance between masculinity and femininity, and envelops visitors in a cocoon of comfort and luxury.

The process begins with a Hair DNA Scan. Vila Nova is one of only three people in the world who has the skills to analyse a single strand of your hair and provide insights into how your genetics, hormones, diet and general health are impacting your tresses. These insights help inform Vila Nova and his team on what Active Fusion blends will work best to restore and revitalise your hair. Then the washing ritual begins.

This multi-sensory journey is nothing short of transcendent. Clients remark regularly that they feel like their floating as they lie on the specially designed treatment beds and enjoy every step of the multi-sensory journey painstakingly devised by Vila Nova.

Step 1: Primer
Prepping the scalp pre cleansing is extremely important. By starting each ritual with a massage using an oil based hair primer, you will detoxify, hydrate, nourish, balance and protect the area where hair strands form. This turbo charges your wash-day efforts and enables your hair to grow healthy and strong.

Step 2: Cleanser
Now for the cleanse. Vila Nova’s bespoke shampoo blends promote the balance of the hydro-lipid film, a protective layer, rich in sebum, that acts like a barrier against nasties and helps the scalp retain water to stay well hydrated. This restructures the hair by deeply hydrating every strand and restoring elasticity.

Step 3: Mask
This next phase requires the use of a hair-friendly mask, that directly treats each hair strand. Repairing and replacing the cortex, cuticle, and medulla thanks to an abundance of actives – this mask will transform your hair into the best version of itself.

Step 4: Treatment
Post rinsing out the mask, the scalp’s pores are nicely dilated, allowing for your personalised scalp tonic to reach the deepest layers of the dermis. There, these ‘treatments’ are able to deliver important nutrients, balancing the PH, strengthening the follicles and enhancing the growth of your existing hairs as well as new ones.

Step 5: Serum
This is followed by the ultimate cherry on top – a bespoke serum that coats every strand, protecting them from environmental aggressors and imparting a covetable softness, and luminosity.

Vila Nova intended for his clients to emerge post treatment as refreshed and energised as their beautifully transformed tresses and there is no doubt that he accomplishes this feat every time. Clients can expect to turn heads, for days on end, with hair that’s been taken to new levels of magnificence.

212.2 Ricardo Vila Nova
Avenida da Liberdade, 212 – 2ºDto B
1250-147 Lisboa