Anayensi Olivas

I am Anayensi Olivas: daughter, mother, sister, and business owner and proud Mexican/American woman.

I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, in a small town called Namiquipa. I immigrated to the US at the age of 5. To this day my family likes to tease me about how much I cried since I only ever wanted to be with my mother and grandmother. But I was fortunate to always be surrounded by and come from a long line of strong Mexican women: my mom, grandma, aunts, and cousins and for this, I am grateful, as this is where I learned how to find my strength.

My grandma had 10 kids - 6 boys and 4 girls who were all raised on a ranch, learning how to live off the land and raising and growing animals. She would always say, "You take care of the things that provide and they take care of you”. I learned so much from her and all of the women in my family - as I grew up in Santa Fe, my grandmother and mother continued to nurture this hunger for knowledge, which helped me to succeed when I began working with my parents at their restaurant, Adelitas. By working in every imaginable role within the restaurant, I learned what it takes to run a business and how resilient you have to be as a small business owner (especially in the restaurant industry!).

Along my path to opening Alkemesta, I had a family of my own and worked hard to instill these values of honesty and resiliency in my own two children. I have had failures and successes, but my family and my friends and my community have always been there to support me, which is why I continuously want to give back to them.

Throughout my life, I have learned that with only with the purest intentions will you find success. Alkemesta is just that. I love my clients because they put their trust in me. Your unique face is what makes you, you, but inside we all are all the same.

At Alkemesta we want you to have a great experience, but we also want you to feel educated  at the end of your visit. Beauty starts from the inside out, so if we can enhance your knowledge as well as make you feel confident about your appearance, we consider that a job well done! We never want you to feel pressured into buying expensive products when the solution can be so much easier. During your visit we will talk about your skin concerns and offer tips that often make use of products that you already have in your own home. In the event you do not have an easily accessible substitute, Alkemesta has our own product line (which we are pretty proud of!) and if we don’t have it, we love to support our local small businesses and can point you in the direction of someone that can help you.

We are stronger as a community and we want to help to build that community through Alkemesta. We learn from our clients just as much we hope that they learn from us and we want to imbue this spirit on our local community. Ahora por ti mañana por mi. I continue to be motivated to learn and grow and am excited to experience this growth through Alkemesta.