about alea beauty LLC

OUR FOUNDER

Carla Welechuk Kowski has been in the beauty industry for nearly 3 decades, working as a beauty educator for Chanel, a Celebrity Personal Travel Artist, a Corporate and Personal Stylist for Microsoft, the Senior Lead Artist and General Manager for Salon Maison in Seattle, WA, and in Orange County, CA, as well as serving in various other scopes of the industry. 

Carla has had the unique opportunity to work with the industry’s finest while enjoying the space to grow and perfect her skills. Her passion remains in the one-on-one interactions and the relationships she builds with each of her clients. Helping them reflect on their inner self in all its beauty, Carla takes a holistic approach to one’s outward beauty, knowing that your true glow comes from the inside. Carla believes beauty and style are all about self-expression as a way to communicate on a visual plane. 

After relocating from the West Coast in 2018, Carla founded Alea Beauty in Columbus, Ohio as a way to offer a more personal and specialized beauty service. Since then, Alea Beauty LLC has expanded to multiple locations across the U.S. You can now find Alea Beauty in Ohio, Colorado, Arizona and throughout New England. Alea Beauty is also available for travel worldwide.

Leadership

Leigh Ann Pacheco is Alea Beauty’s General Manager and Key Artist. She is a licensed cosmetologist and educator at the Paul Mitchell School in Columbus, Ohio.

Leigh Ann has been with Alea Beauty since it’s conception and brings a wealth of knowledge to her leadership. As a veteran in the beauty industry. Having worked in film, print and education, Leigh Ann sets the tone for Alea Beauty’s vision, staying with our signature ‘Natural, yet Elevated’ look while keeping us forwarding moving with modern approaches and trends.. She has over 20 years experience in both beauty and management. Leigh Ann’s leadership keeps Alea Beauty running smooth and efficiently with a focus on customer service and client experience.

Leigh Ann is also one of our master certified spray tan technicians. She offers both in-home or in-studio spray tanning appointments. You can book with her here: Glow by Alea Beauty

Rachel Canup is Alea Beauty’s Regional Manager for Columbus and Phoenix as well as our Head of Talent.

Rachel has been with Alea Beauty since 2019. She is a licensed cosmologist and has her pulse on all things beauty. When not working weddings, she spends her time behind the chair at Lacquer Gallery HAIR + NAILS creating stunning colors and styles. Rachel has been in the beauty industry over 20 years and has worked in both Phoenix and Columbus at numerous salons.

Rachel also heads up our Glow branch of weddings, helping brides planning smaller affairs achieve their hair and makeup dreams. You can book with Rachel here: Glow by Alea Beauty

Rachel vets and trains all artists who join the Alea Beauty Team and keeps us up to date of the industries hottest trends.

Alli Sink is one of Alea Beauty’s Lead Artists and our In-House Esthetician.

Alli has been with Alea Beauty since 2021. She is a licensed esthetician and when not working weddings helps clients achieve their dream skin at one of our preferred medical spas: Emerald Aesthetics.

Alli also offers custom skincare plans and airbrush spray tans to help our brides get camera ready. She is our designated bridal spray tan master. You can schedule your appointment with Alli here: Glow by Alea Beauty

Jessica Cox is one of Alea Beauty’s Makeup Artists and our Brand Ambassador.

Jessica is a former Alea Bride turned Alea Team Member. She has been with Alea Beauty since 2021. She is our self-proclaimed “Sanitation Fairy”. When not working on her own clients you can find her assisting the team and making sure our workplaces stay clean and sanitary. She is a BARBICIDE® certified expert.

You’ve probably seen Jessica at a wedding show or local networking event, talking all things makeup and beauty. She is Alea Beauty’s go-to Hype Gal!

Alea Beauty Gives Back

Alea Beauty believes in giving back. We’re passionate about helping our clients gain the confidence to look and feel amazing!

Please consider making a donation to help the Feel Better Foundation, Dress For Success or Soap Project nonprofit organizations. Your donation helps moms of terminally ill children, women gain access to professional mentoring, wardrobe assistance, career services and helps victims of human trafficking. Alea Beauty also donates to various LGBTQ and reproductive rights organizations. Every dollar helps, and together we can move mountains.

Our Founder, Carla Welechuk Kowski is a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor. Her life has also been touched by family members battling cancer. As such she is passionate about helping others, knowing that kindness can change someone’s life, as it did hers.

FAQs

Q: Do you do just weddings?
A: No, we offer hair an makeup for all types of events and occasions. We also offer airbrush spray tans (Columbus and Boulder Only) and luxury hair extensions.

Q: Where are you located:
A: We have hubs in Columbus, Ohio | Boston, Massachusetts | Phoenix, Arizona | and Boulder, Colorado. We are also available for travel nationwide.

Q: Are your artists licensed?
A: All of our artists are professionally trained and licensed according to the requirements of their craft. We are also a fully licensed and insured company. Professionalism is highly important to us. When you hire Alea Beauty LLC can can trust that you are working with professionals.

Q: What products do you use?
A: Hair and makeup,: We are not tied to any particular product brand. Instead we use the highest quality professional and luxury products available.
Spray Tanning: We use Perfect Glow Sunless products.
Extensions: We are an exclusive authorized retailer for HaloCouture Hair Extensions.

Q: Do you offer services for trans people?
A: Yes! Alea Beauty LLC is a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. We are a Stands for Trans registered salon.