NEWBERG, Ore. — A month ago, social media and TV personality Christine Lewy announced to her hundreds of thousands of followers that she plans to open a second location of her medspa, Divine Complexions, in Newberg’s Crestview Crossing.
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“Newberg is so up and coming,” she said. “And in the beauty industry, we know Newberg needs this. Just no one has it… I’m so excited to bring it, because what we offer is very special.”
Lewy began her career in the beauty industry as a plus-size model in 2008. In 2014, she founded Divine Complexions, operating out of her one-bedroom apartment in Wilsonville. Eight months pregnant at the time, she developed a passion for the industry and eventually taught at the now-defunct Paul Mitchell School in Portland. She also serves as the lead West Coast makeup artist for Glo Skin Beauty.
Her presence in the beauty industry continued to grow as she contributed to Wilsonville Living Magazine, appeared regularly on KOIN 6 as a beauty and style expert, and built a following of about 605,000 on Instagram.
As a mother of six boys, she said her audience expanded when she dropped the perfectionism common on social media.
“I started taking off when I stopped being perfect,” she said. “And I come from an industry where it’s all about perfection. But I had to realize there is no such thing, and who I am in my duality of my life is what popped me off on social media.”
As her following grew, so did her business. What started in a one-bedroom apartment became a full-service medspa with several employees, including her mother, offering services such as waxing, makeup, dermaplaning, and facials, along with botox, fillers, skin tightening, and weight-loss treatments.
“Beauty is my passion, and it’s not just beauty,” Lewy said. “It’s making other women come to learn to love their reflection. It’s about feeling worthy of loving your reflection in the first place.”
Lewy retired from modeling last year. She said she was inspired by several changes — she was done having children, and she saw an opportunity for a rebrand as she entered a new phase of life.
“I’ve been having babies since I was young — I had six baby boys,” she said. “So this year, I lost 120 pounds and dyed my hair red. I was a platinum blonde before. It felt like a full rebrand, and I’ve loved it.”
The transformation, she said, inspired her to offer similar services to clients. She partnered with Dr. Jen Armstrong, a cosmetic doctor in Newport Beach, Calif., and a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”
Around that time, Lewy began searching for a second location for Divine Complexions. She said she considered both Newberg and Sherwood because both cities “needed it.”
“I was going back and forth for a couple of years,” she said. “We were kind of waiting for the right opportunity to come up to help us choose. When [the developer of Crestview Crossing] reached out, we saw the space and knew it would be perfect.”
The new space — located on a corner of the building and sharing a courtyard with Encore 77 Taphouse — is double the size of her Wilsonville location. Lewy said the size, the blank slate of new construction, and the courtyard’s fountain all factored into her decision.
“The outdoor courtyard with a fountain is something that’s so fun,” she said. “We can’t wait to utilize that. No other medspa has something like that for client gatherings. I’m so excited to make it special and fun.”
Creating an experience is central to her work, she said. As a mother of six boys running a growing business, she knows the value of escaping for a moment of pampering.
“I think I’m able to create a very serene, loving space because of my home life,” she said. “I know what moms are going through and dealing with, and what they need a reprieve from so they can go back and be their best selves. And I know, being a mom of six, how much you lose yourself in that process of motherhood and postpartum. I found my way back, and now I want to help other women do that too.”
Lewy is still in the early stages of building out the space, but she said she hopes to open sometime between April and August 2026. She encourages followers to watch her Instagram for updates as they become available.
