So What is this Uva thing all About?

That's the questions we get asked time and time again. What is Uva? What is this Uva thing all about?

Uva is the Spanish word for grape. We thought the word Uva would perfectly describe the whole idea of our boutique in one word. Our vision is to bring the vineyard to Chicago and share the benefits of grape therapy in the city that we love.

When you walk into our boutique, you're walking into the retail wine section. We carry several varietals of  wine from all over the world like California, Washington, Italy, Argentina, Spain, Australia and France. From sparkling, fruity, and crisp to buttery, big and bold, we're sure you will find your next favorite wine here.

And one way you can do that is by joining us every Saturday between 3 and 4 pm for our wine tastings. Our Chief Oenophile in Charge will select a red and a white and whoever browses in during our wine tasting hour will have an opportunity to have a taste of both of our selections. It's a good way to sample what we have on our shelves and taste before you buy.

We also carry gift bags, corkscrews, decanters for both red and white wine, wine bottle stoppers, wine bottle pourers, wine aerators and most other wine accessories. We can even customize gift baskets for any occasion, like most recently Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day, Mother / Father's Day, and birthdays. We can also be your Holiday Corporate gift giving provider and create beautiful holiday gift baskets for your clients, colleagues, team members, etc.

And speaking of gifts, we also sell gift cards! Give the gift of grape therapy by giving your loved ones a gift card for a spa treatment!

And that brings us to the spa portion of our boutique. Wine and spa? How do the two tie together? Grape based skincare products, that how! Yes, we carry two wine-derful lines of skincare products all made using the grapes used to make wine and their byproducts, like grape skins, seeds, vines, extracts of wine, grapes and grapeseed, and grapeseed essential oil. All of these components combined create a power house of benefits for your skin.


We offer customized facials for all skin types and concerns, as well as a special Men's facial (although all of our facials can treat both men and women) and back facials.

We also offer advanced treatments like our Intensive Exfoliating Facial which is our version of a Chemical Peel, a Manual Microdermabrasion Facial with is a machine-less, powder-less and less invasive form of a Microdermabrasion, and an Ultrasonic Skin Rejuvenation Facial which utilizes ultrasound technology to firm and tighten your skin as well as boost collagen and elastin synthesis and decrease the look of fine lines and wrinkles. To get the full benefits of these advanced treatments, we recommend a series of 6-8 treatments weekly or bi-weekly. (Packages are available.)

Uva Skin Specialist's also perform full facial and body waxing. Visit http://www.uvastore.com/ for a full list of our services.

When you come in, you will be escorted to out Uva Lounge where you will fill out your skin-sultation paperwork while enjoying a taste of the day's wine selection. Your Uva Skin Specialist will go over your paperwork with you, ensuring that the best treatment for your skin is selected. Then you will be taken into one of our 2 treatment rooms, either the Moscato Room or the Merlot Room. There your Uva Skin Specialist will indulge you in one of the delicious Grape Therapy treatments.

Both treatment rooms are equipped with iPod docks. We have a selection of contemporary music or instrumental music that everyone so far really prefers over the traditional spa sounds of water falls and chirping birds. But if you have a special playlist on your personal iPod that you would love to listen to, just let your Uva Skin Specialist know and she will put your iPod in the dock.

After your treatment, you have a choice of having another taste of wine or water, coffee, tea or hot chocolate. Your Uva Skin Specialist will go over and precautions to take after your facial, recommend at home products that will continue the work we started at Uva, and recommend follow up treatment to meet your skincare goals.

New treatments have already been added like our NEW Champagne & Rose Facial, a delicious super hydrating and anti-ageing facial that will leave your skin feeling silky smooth and touchable soft!

And our NEW Glycolic Grape Peel Veil that can enhance any of our 60 or 90 minute facials. This Peel will removes dead skin cells, deeply hydrate your skin and help to fade age spots due to over exposure to the sun. It also provides a large variety of phyto-nutrients with antioxidant properties including vitamins, phenols, cartenoids and flavonoids.


We also have a few more treatments being added to our menu so look out for announcements, coming very soon!

Uva also offers party packages for wedding parties / bridal showers, bachelorette parties, birthday parties, etc. We'd be happy to host your next party!

So that's pretty much what this whole Uva thing is about. We hope you'll be in soon to check it out for yourself!

~ Traci
It's not just a facial, it's an experience!