“I wan to take make people happy. I want to take care of them. The skin is not only just about the look ... there is an atmosphere here for caring for each client,” Eva Kielcz, owner of the day spa, said. “The skin will want to come back here.”

Eva has 22 years business experience giving facial and skin treatments, make-up, manicures and pedicures, waxing and spa therapy treatments. She also gives massages - from full-body to partial-body to the basic foot massage.

“How you feel about yourself, inside and outside, is important,” Eva said. “That is why people come here - taking care of your skin and body makes you feel good.”

The day spa re-located to Mariemont eight years ago when the location at The Strand became available.

Approximately 10 years ago, Eva and her husband, Adam, were searching the Cincinnati area for a new location to move the day spa. The two of them had scoped out numerous communities when they stopped in Mariemont to treat themselves to some ice cream.

“We were eating ice cream and we both loved the look of the village,” she said.

They contacted Spinnenweber Builders, Inc., General Manager Bonnie Malone to inquire about moving the business into the village. Malone informed them it would be approximately two years before they could move into a vacancy at the newly renovated Strand building.

So, Doug and Eva waited two years.

“I told my husband that this (Mariemont) is the place ... this is it,” she said.

Since then, the day spa has attracted a large clientele that comes from all over to have their skin and nails primped and pampered.

The most rewarding aspect of the job to Eva is garnering the trust of her clients. She said her clients trust her ability to make them feel and look splendid.

But learning the techniques of massaging and giving skin treatments does not come easy.

Eva had to go to college to learn how to take care of peoples’ skin and learn how to operate a business. It take hours of incessant reading, working, going to seminars, acquiring new methods and trends, keeping open conversations with business colleagues and ensuring all her products and tools are up-to-date.

“You must go through the process of learning or you won’t grow; it is a fastidious learning venture for me,” she said.

Eva’s Esthetica also sells a myriad of products to help remedy skin problems or promote healthier skin growth, and before each product is placed on the shelves it is first used and experimented by Eva.

For more information regarding the day spa or to inquire about setting appointments, visit Eva’s Esthetica at 6824 Wooster Pike or call 527-4770.