"We all know that our greatest wealth is our health. How we feel on a daily basis is a reflection of our health and well-being. Serving the Spa Community for over 20 years has been a great privilege and has allowed me to devote myself to making a difference in people’s lives." ~ Reka (Owner)
Founder of spa Nine
Master Esthetician
Reka Tokics-Smith is the founder and owner of Spa Nine & Hair Design. Reka opened Spa Nine in 2017 and brings over 20 years of passion and experience in spas around the world. Reka is originally from Budapest, Hungary, considered the world's capital for spa treatments. Reka worked for the iconic Ritz-Carlton for over 15 years, dedicated to luxury spa management.
Reka welcomes you to Spa Nine & Hair Design. She brings over 20 years of passion and experience in spas around the world. She is originally from Budapest, Hungary. Often called the "Capital of Eastern European Spas", where indulging in ways to promote health and beauty is strongly believed to be an act of self-respect, self-care and self-love. Growing up in Europe, Reka had the opportunity to enjoy and experience some of the most renowned spas from a very early age, and deeply connected with the core purpose of the Spa World.
She became a skin care therapist to help individuals achieve their skin care goals and honed those skills in spas for over 10 years before she chose to devote herself to a leadership role as a Spa Director in one of the most respected luxury Spa Brands, the Ritz-Carlton Spa. In that role Reka helped develop and lead award winning spas for the company in countries across the globe. She was also a member of the Ritz-Carlton Corporate Advisory Council, contributing to the company’s success by creating impeccable Spa Journeys for the Brand.
Reka has received numerous leadership awards for her work in promoting a healthy spa lifestyle, including such prestigious accolades as the 5 Star Ritz-Carlton award and Mr. Marriott’s Global Recognition Award (THE EDGE), which honored her passion, commitment and contribution to Excellence in Delivering Guest Engagement for the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott International Spa Brands.
Reka’s passion and main desire is to make a difference in people's lives. Now she hopes to bring her love of the spa and all things healthy to you and everyone in the Treasure Coast community.
Master Stylist
With over 35 years of experience, Jill has trained with Vidal Sassoon, Pivot Point for education and training on precision haircutting. Jill is certified in GK and Coppola Keratin treatments and specializes in color, highlights, corrections, multi-dimensional techniques and curly hair.
Jill is very cultured on trends and styles which she learned from traveling to Bologna, Italy to cosmoprof international Beauty Expo and goes to yearly hair shows to deepen and renew her knowledge. If you are looking for a hairdresser with years of experience and a guaranteed love for your new hair, you have come to the right stylist!
Master ESTHETICIAN
Donna has over 15 years experience. She is a Master and Medical Esthetician. Her skill set is well known in the community. Her passion about skin care is unparalleled.
She has been part of the Spa Nine team since opening and has a strong and loyal client base. Donna is a certified expert at Facials & Medical Peels, Fibroblast Skin Tightening, Microneedling, Microdermabrasion, Dermaplaning and Sun Spot, Mole & Skin tag removal services. She also performs Cavi Lipo fat reduction and skin firming sessions. Seasoned skin care clients claim Donna's facials are the best they have ever had and rave about her in google reviews. Donna loves her yearly vacation in Key West, live concerts and embracing life everyday.
Color Specialist
Yvonne has over 30 years of experience in the industry as a stylist and colorist. After working in several high end salons up North, she opened and successfully ran her own salon in 2008. She is a color specialist and enjoys transforming her clients to a new look to bring out their best features. Her love and passion towards her clients truly shines through her personality and work. She moved to the Sunshine State in 2021 with her husband, two teenagers and her two little fur babies. She loves to to keep herself healthy and fit by practicing yoga and horseback riding. Yvonne can't wait to meet you.
Hair Stylist and Color Specialist
Destiny is a talented Colorist and Stylist who is passionate about multi-dimensional color and the best precision cut customized to your needs. She excels in highlights, lowlights, balayage, blonding and foilage, vivid colors, color corrections, precision cuts and fades. Destiny is from Georgia, always with a smile on her face.
Esthetician
Elena is from Europe where she worked as an esthetician, massage therapist and nail technician. She also studied in China, acquiring her reflexology and Guasha certification. Her passion and dedication for personalized beauty services such as skin and nail care shines through her quality of work. Her specialty in skin care at Spa Nine is the Guasha Facial, Fitness Face massage, and the 24 Karat Gold Facial, microcurrent facial, cavi lipo, Sascia Blasting, Buccal facial massage, Ying Yang body treatments and body scrubs.
Elena is absolutely loved by her customers and our team. Elena enjoys spending time in nature with her husband, traveling, vegetarian cooking and focusing on health and wellness.
Master Stylist
Natalie began her career in the beauty industry in 2001 in Maryland and has lived in various places from coast to coast and in between. She specializes in blonding, color, color correction, foils, precision cutting, and, of course, formal hairstyling. Her experience spans corporate salon companies, high-end private salons, and exclusive luxury resorts in Colorado and California. Her mission and passion are to share her talents and serve with the utmost excellence.