Our story 

LePA was founded by Manja Hossa, a Slovenian Esthetician, who was raised in the industry at her family's day spas in Central Europe. Manja had a booming career, jet setting across Europe learning from the leading experts + perfecting her craft. Then true love brought her to Austin, where she realized there was a real need for authentic European skincare. Manja and her husband Sam opened LePA Skincare in 2008. She started off on her own with the same methodologies used by her family for generations and quickly her business grew. LePA Skincare was incredibly successful, making it's unique mark in Austin delivering lasting results with non-invasive services. In the Fall of 2015, the Hossa's expanded + rebranded to LePA European Esthetics to better represent the niche in the market they had created. With a newly renovated retail spa, fresh branding + the European techniques that make it authentically unique,  LePA European Esthetics is ready to be Austin's top skincare med spa!

Our values + passion

  • Service philosophy

    All of our services are based off of the same methodologies used at our family's day spas in Central Europe. These have been passed down for generations. Our philosophy is rooted in gentle, non-invasive techniques that are long-term oriented. We work with our clients to develop a treatment path that provides them with immediate results without sacrificing overall skin health. We build honest relationships with our clients and serve as their one-stop shop for all their skincare needs. Our employees are intensively trained in these European practices and must complete a rigorous program prior to working on clients. Quality, consistency and honest communication are at the center of everything we do at LePA. 

  • Client relationships

    We do not view our clients as transactions, but rather aim to build lasting relationships with them. We work with our clients to establish their goals + needs. Here at LePA, we refer to our clients as our LePA Family because they truly are. We value our reputation as leaders in customer service and aim to exceed the expectations of every client. 

  • Inspiring passion

    We are so passionate about what we do, not just the cosmetics but the therapeutic roles we also play for our clients. It's through this that we realized that passion is at the backbone of all great leaders + people. We have learned that it's through sharing our experiences and life lessons that we can fuel passion and find common ground. We aim to inspire passion in others through the services we provide + our new online magazine. 

lepa magazine

  • Purpose / Vision
    WHY START A MAGAZINE?

    We decided to start LePA Magazine because we wanted to create a platform for us to establish our voice and share the things that inspire passion in us with our clients + readers. The LePA Magazine isn't about promoting our services or products, it's about promoting our sense of passion and sharing our experiences with each other. We wanted to have an opportunity to share the stories of inspiring leaders in our community who's passion has propelled them to high levels of success, in many ways. 

    In this digital age, everyone is online. The LePA Magazine is our way of continuing the meaningful + inspiring conversations we have at the spa and engaging with the online world. We hope that through this magazine, we can provide an authentic community service, build awareness of the many wonderful leaders in Austin and inspire others to live their life with passion.

  • How to be featured
    SHARE YOUR PASSION WITH OUR READERS

    Are you interested in sharing your story with our readers? Have someone you'd like to nominate to be featured? Scroll down to our contact page and send us an email! We would love to learn more about you + your passions and share your inspiring story! We believe that everyone has an inspiring story to tell, not just those that are traditionally successful. We feature business leaders, teachers, community organizers, charity volunteers, families, anyone can share their story with us and help us inspire passion in our community!

    We have many different monthly segments where you can be featured. Once we learn more about you + your story, we will recommend what segment we think your story would work best with. While segments, vary in depth + length no story is too small to inspire others in our community

  • Passionate Leaders Spotlight
    WHAT TO EXPECT + How to prepare

    Our Passionate Leaders Spotlight is our most in depth monthly feature. It consists of a full write up + video interview with an exclusively selected influential leader in the community. Every month, we feature a different Passionate Leader who shares their biggest life lessons, passions + experiences to inspire our readers with their story. Thank you for wanting to share your story with our readers! We are so excited to work with you and feature you in our magazine.

    Once your application or nomination to be featured has been approved, you will receive a phone call to brief you on our process. After your initial call, you will receive a follow up email to answer any questions and schedule the date for your video interview. We will also send you a courtesy reminder email or phone a couple of days before your interview. Our process is simple, we set up a time to do your interview video and all you have to do is show up with a willingness to share and a smile. 

  • Press / Bloggers
    WE LOVE PARTNERSHIPS, LET'S WORK TOGETHER

    Does our work interest you? Would you like to collaborate with us and inspire the masses? We thought you'd never ask! 

    We'd love to work with you! Guest blogging, post coordination, events, + general promotion are just some of the ways we can work together. We'd love to hear your ideas too. The best partnerships are the ones that last forever, so let's chat about how we can collaborate and build our brands! 

MEDIA RESOURCES

  • ACCESS TO LOGOS, IMAGES + VIDEOS 

    We have images, logos and videos for your use in promoting, mentioning or collaborating with us! You can access our image library here, for password please email us. If you would like to use any of our images, videos, or materials they are protected by our copyright and any use must be approved beforehand. 

  • INFO ON SERVICES, PRICING + PRODUCTS

    For more information on our retail offerings, give our main site a browse! We do have a referral program for our clients + partners. If you are interested in learning more about our referral program or possible trade, just give us a call or shoot us an email! 

  • EVENTS + PARTNERSHIPS

    Who doesn't love a good party?! We love to throw partnerships events for other businesses, social groups, etc. We are open to all ideas for events but typically, we like to combine our events with some sort of charitable cause/contribution. We'd love to hear your ideas and work with you to create a custom event!