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Near Breton Village in Grand Rapids
Certified aesthetic expertise for skin that needs a plan.
A boutique skincare studio inside Image Studios near Breton Village for clients who want certified esthetician-led cosmetic skin results, advanced treatment options, and a plan that makes sense before choosing a facial or medspa-style service.
Acne-prone skin support
Age-supportive care
Barrier-first facials
2B Bio Beauty Certified
International Award-Winning Esthetician · Oncology Certified Esthetician · 2B Bio Beauty Liquid Microneedling Certified · The Skin Games Top 10 Finalist x2 · 3rd Place Winner
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Start With Your Skin
Not every client needs the same facial. Not every client is ready for active renewal treatments. And not every skin concern should be handled with random products.
At Skin Cove, we start with your skin barrier, your current routine, your goals, and your comfort level. From there, Heather creates a personalized plan using customized facials, KPS Essentials, 2B Bio Beauty Liquid Microneedling, dermaplaning, KPS Slimsagé, and other esthetic treatments when appropriate.
Whether you are feeling overwhelmed by breakouts, dullness, texture, dryness, sensitivity, or age-supportive skin changes, your treatment begins with strategy — especially if you are searching for a facial near Breton Village, East Grand Rapids, or a calmer alternative to a traditional medspa setting.
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The Skin Cove method
Luxury skin care, without the medspa pressure.
A calm, esthetician-led process for clients who want visible skin support, honest expectations, and a plan that fits what their skin is ready for.
Treat
Your facial or cosmetic renewal treatment is customized around texture, glow, hydration, acne-prone skin support, or age-supportive goals.
Guide
You leave with simple homecare direction and realistic next steps so you are clear professional direction between appointments.
Customized care
Skin Treatments Designed Around Your Goals
Skin Cove offers customized esthetic treatments for clients who want visible skin support without a one-size-fits-all approach. Every service is selected based on your skin, your goals, your barrier, and what your skin is ready for.
2B Liquid Microneedling
For clients wanting advanced cosmetic skin renewal for dullness, rough texture, visible pores, uneven-looking tone, post-blemish marks, and glow — without traditional microneedling devices.
Acne-Prone Skin Support
Professional esthetic treatments and homecare guidance to support the appearance of clearer, calmer, more balanced skin.
Award-Winning Pro-Aging
You can age gracefully — your skin just needs support. Heather’s pro-aging approach uses customized treatments and KPS Essentials homecare to support hydration, glow, fine-line appearance, and healthier-looking skin.
Barrier + Sensitive Skin
A gentle, customized approach for skin that feels dry, tight, reactive, flaky, stripped, or overworked, with pregnancy-conscious and oncology-informed considerations when appropriate.
Custom Facials
Fully customized facial treatments designed around your skin goals, sensitivity, season, and current routine.
Body + Relaxation
Relaxation-focused body treatments designed to support comfort, body confidence, and the appearance of refreshed-looking skin.
Skin Goals
Start with the skin goal that brought you here.
Skin Cove sits in the space many clients wish medspas felt like: advanced, certified, and results-minded, but still personal, calm, and esthetician-led. Choose the topic closest to your goal, or book Skin Strategy if you want Heather to map the next step with you.
What Facial Should I Book?
Start here if you want a certified esthetician to help you choose between a facial, 2B Bio Beauty, membership, body ritual, or Skin Strategy Session.
ExploreCustom Facials
For hydration, glow, barrier support, sensitivity, seasonal changes, and clients who want their facial chosen by a certified esthetician rather than a generic menu.
ExploreLuxury Facials
Compare premium facial experiences for clients who want more time, relaxation, touch, and guidance.
ExploreFacial Memberships
See whether a monthly facial rhythm makes sense for your skin goals and maintenance routine.
ExploreFirst-Time Facial Guide
Know what to expect before your first Skin Cove visit and why Skin Strategy is often the safest first step.
ExploreBridal & Event Skin Prep
Plan facial timing before a wedding, photos, vacation, or special event without last-minute guessing.
ExploreKPS Body Rituals
Understand comfort-focused body care, refreshed-looking skin support, and appropriate expectations.
ExploreCosmetic Spicule Liquid Microneedling
Learn how 2B Bio Beauty liquid microneedling differs from traditional medical microneedling.
ExploreGrand Rapids Skin Questions
Answer-ready guidance for first facials, 2B Bio Beauty, acne-prone skin support, sensitive skin, memberships, event timing, and whether Skin Cove is the right fit.
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New at Skin Cove
2B Bio Beauty Liquid Microneedling
Skin Cove now offers 2B Bio Beauty Liquid Microneedling, an advanced cosmetic spicule resurfacing treatment designed to improve the appearance of rough texture, dullness, visible pores, uneven-looking tone, post-blemish marks, and lack of radiance.
This treatment is customized by Heather, a 2B Bio Beauty Liquid Microneedling Certified esthetician, and is designed for clients who want visible renewal without traditional microneedling devices.
For clients booking a 3–6 treatment series, 2B Homecare is required to support the skin between appointments.
Results vary.
Start Your 2B Plan
Meet Heather
Your International Award-Winning Esthetician in Grand Rapids
I’m Heather Byrne Cuevas, a Licensed Esthetician and Oncology Certified Esthetician. I created Skin Cove for clients who want visible skin progress in a calm, supportive, non-intimidating environment.
My own acne journey is part of why I care so deeply about helping clients feel less overwhelmed by their skin. I believe progress comes from the right treatment plan, consistent homecare, honest education, and clear professional direction — not overdoing it or chasing every trend.
Advanced certifications include 2B Bio Beauty Liquid Microneedling, Dermaplane, KPS Slimsagé, KPS Essentials, and KPS Essentials Oncology.
Read Heather’s storyA calm Grand Rapids studio
Real care, real space, real guidance.
Skin Cove is designed to feel warm, private, and personal — the opposite of rushed, intimidating, or one-size-fits-all. You will work directly with Heather in a calm treatment room where your skin goals, comfort level, homecare, and contraindications guide the plan.
Skin Cove is located inside Image Studios near Breton Village at 2516 Burton St. SE Suite 119 in Grand Rapids. The studio welcomes clients from East Grand Rapids, Breton Village, Ada, Cascade, Forest Hills, Kentwood, Rockford, Byron Center, Jenison, Hudsonville, and surrounding West Michigan communities.
Plan your first visit
Not sure where to start?
Start with a personalized skin plan.
Bring your goals, your current routine, and your questions. Heather will help map your next best step with esthetic treatments and homecare support that fit your skin.