Herne Bay

Herne Bay

Becca Swain

Manager

For ten years, Becca has been a skin therapist, having worked on cruise ships and at spas throughout the UK and around the world. She has always been passionate about the beauty industry and how it can empower women. Becca takes great pride in making her clients feel confident and content in their own skin, and she relishes the opportunity to help her clients feel great about themselves.

Aisling O'Connell

Skin Therapist

Aisling was born in Ireland and raised in New Zealand, her journey is a blend of two beautiful worlds. While her evenings are devoted to managing a restaurant, her heart truly belongs to the beauty industry. As a passionate skin therapist, she is on a mission to unveil the inner beauty of each individual. Guiding clients toward their skin goals and optimal skin health is her source of immense fulfilment. Her favourite treatment is the Yumi lash lift paired with a flawless brow shape and tint, this allows her to enhance her clients' natural features and boost their confidence.

Bianka Dalton

skin therapist

Bianka is one of our Senior Skin Therapists and has worked
across spas and salons in New Zealand and Australia for the past 20 years, even owning her own spa businesses in Newmarket and Herne Bay during this time. 

Super friendly and very bubbly, Bianka will have you at ease and feeling comfortable in no time at all.  

Bianka is passionate about skin and achieving visible results for her clients, through our advanced skin treatments, peels, hydrodermabrasion and microneedling. But while her treatments are results focused, Bianka also loves connecting with her clients through the human touch element of the service. Her facial massage techniques are ultra relaxing, and her pressure is firm (but can be adjusted to your preference). Results + Relaxation = Heaven. 

Along with skin treatments, Bianka is very experienced with
waxing and offers a fast and efficient service!

One of Bianka’s all time favourite ingredients is Vitamin C and she adores Dermalogica’s BioLumin C Serum for helping to brighten and firm the skin and achieve luminosity. 

Outside of work, Bianka loves spending time at the beach with her daughter at Waiheke where is based.

Victoria Rist

Skin Therapist

Victoria is originally from the UK, and has been in the Health/Wellness and Beauty industry for 17 years, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to Skintopia.  Her career has enabled Victoria to travel the world working in several different countries from indulgent day spas to 5-star hotels, as well as luxury cruise liners. Victoria has been in NZ for 10 years, and is a cat mum to a cheeky tabby called Tilly. Victoria is extremely passionate about making positive changes to her guest's concerns both internally and externally. Using a holistic approach and personalising each service to compliment her client's needs, whilst achieving results.

Pauline Uon

Skin Therapist

Pauline, born in Auckland, embarked on her beauty and skincare journey with passion. As a dedicated pet mom to Astro and Kiki, she finds joy in gardening, baking, and experimenting with spicy foods during her days off. She cherishes spending time with her husband, family, and friends. Having recently transitioned from a makeup artist to a skin therapist, Pauline now focuses on educating others about skincare and maintaining optimal skin health. Her fascination with the science and technology behind skin health drives her, and she finds immense satisfaction in witnessing the positive transformations of her clients. The gap in skincare knowledge she noticed as a makeup artist motivated her to delve deeper into beauty therapy, enabling her to share her expertise and help others achieve their best skin.