Day in The Life: Lisa Cheley Espinoza

Photo by Courtney Apple.

Each month, we get one incredibly stylish, interesting and in-the-know Philadelphian to dish on his or her favorite, can’t-live-without things.

This month, we caught up with physician and founder of New Hope’s La Chelé med spa Lisa Cheley Espinoza. See where she shops, where she escapes, and her nontraditional exercise routine. Believe us, you want to know.

Lisa Cheley Espinoza's Favorite Things

Photo by Courtney Apple.

Skincare

My beauty routine has to produce maximum impact with minimal effort. My go-to product for prepping my skin is TNS Essential Serum by SkinMedica, and I never walk out the door without my Colorescience Sunforgettable Mineral Sunscreen Brush.

Photo by Courtney Apple.

Perfume

My favorite perfume is Forbidden Games by Kilian.

Photo by Courtney Apple.

Fitness

My exercise routine is erratic, but as a retired ballet dancer, I still get my best fitness from classes at the Roxey Ballet in Lambertville. The company is a wonderful local cultural resource, and its founders, Mark and Melissa Roxey, and I trained together a lifetime ago at the Joffrey Ballet.

Photo by Courtney Apple.

Shopping

Stephanie Smith, a designer from W by Worth, brings fabulous apparel to my office to try on and has it delivered to my home. She knows my size and style.

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Best Hangout

I love to shop for things for my house at Reinboth in Lambertville. My favorite hangout is Martine’s RiverHouse in New Hope. Great cocktails on the river.

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Date Night

Andrey and I met, married and completed our medical training in Philadelphia, so we make a point to have monthly date nights there. We stay at the Rittenhouse Hotel — our kids’ favorite, too; it has a treasure chest of toys — and we check out restaurants that our friend David Fierabend of Groundswell designed, such as Talula’s Garden and Morgan’s Pier.

All photos by Courtney Apple. Originally published in the June 2014 issue of Philadelphia magazine.