Wealth & Finance July 2017

Wealth & Finance International 30 Your Body Is a Living Temple laced in the luxury sector, Temple Spa is a niche brand and a unique find. Their products and therapies are discovered in premium spas, boutique five-star hotels, high-end stores such as Harrods London, first class airlines and resorts and of course on-line. The firm’s Mel Griffiths is eager to tell us more about the firm’s brand and what they offer, plus something of their philosophy. “The brand was created and continues to be curated by industry guru’s Mark & Liz Warom. They reached into the minds, experience and traditions of international product experts, artisan-herbalists and doctors of derma- science from Switzerland, Italy and the UK. The results are advanced formulas in a different league, with high levels of the finest natural ingredients combined with cutting edge science. “It’s not about ‘hope in a bottle’ or believing that life’s problems can disappear at the mere whiff of an essential oil, but about offering divine products and treatments aimed at busy people, the overstressed and those that expect the very best in skincare and spa preparations. “Temple Spa advocates a ‘spa wherever you are’ philosophy, with products geared towards self-preservation and overall wellbeing. Savvy packaging, anti-ageing formulas, cashmere-like textures, feel-good factor aromas and names to make you smile.” Mediterranean. The very word is a mental vacation and makes you smile. To escape there is pure joy, but to enjoy a bit of it every day through Temple Spa’s brand is next best according to Mel who then develops this point. “It was whilst in the Mediterranean, uplifted by the culture, healthy diet, powerful culture and stunning scenery, that the idea for Temple Spa was born. Strongly influenced by the warmth, colours, landscape, history and lifestyle of this magnificent region, it inspires our products, ingredients, spa treatments, design and total philosophy. “Mediterranean people are warm, affectionate and passionate. They have a rhythm and style. We love that, and it infuses our language, vision and dreams. Our names and verbiage are warm and chatty too, and we hope this makes you smile and feel good about yourself.” Temple Spa, work with the best of breed, to give them the texture-aro- ma-performance objective of each product. There is a purpose to each product and each standalone without duplication. Mel tells us more about the firm’s philosophy. “CREATION GIVEN – nature provides us with a plethora of botanicals and when formulating we’ll always visit first the provenance of the Mediterranean to find plant, fruit and legume extracts, many of which have a sustainable history of health benefits. ‘You are what you eat’ is a nutritional philosophy that we believe in and since there is a close synergy between the stomach and the skin, it is interesting to see the positive effect of these ingredients on the complexion too. “RESULTS DRIVEN - texture and performance matter. We highly regard the place for derma- science, technical innovation and research; it has provided us with many remarkable ingredients that work synergistically with their natural counterparts and a combination of both gives us some pretty impressive products.” Testament to Temple Spa’s focus on results and experience, is the fact their SKIN TRUFFLE Total Facial Radiance Moisturiser has been a mul- tiple award winner in the Beauty Bible and is now in their hall of fame. Beauty experts, Jo Fairley & Sarah Stacey from an industry leading publication said: “A truly stupendous score: the highest we’ve ever had for an all-round, all-singing-and-dancing miracle cream, in 17 years of Beauty Bible testing. (Not that Sarah’s surprised: she’s long been a Skin Truffle-ette). Diamond powder, gold and silk clearly do illuminate the skin from first application, testers report; other key ingredients in- clude black truffles, grape seed champagne, purifying strawberries and lush cocoa butter, in a cashmere-soft formulation.” So, you can see that Temple Spa pride themselves on delivering excep- tional products and experiences. Bringing the interview to a close, Mel develops this point in more detail and adds her thoughts on what drives the firm’s team and plus their focus on evolving their beautiful brand. “This is simply what drives everyone at Temple Spa. The longevity of our relationships with all our customers is testament and reward for our endeavours and to have won this Best Luxury Spa Range award means we have succeeded. We’re thrilled! “As Executive Director of Marketing & Spa; my, and my wonderful team’s day is focused on evolving our beautiful brand, seeking excel- lence in all we do. Working with and nurturing customers with similar values as ours, who seek to provide a great service, amazing treatments, products that work and a touch of something different to smile about. “As for our aspirations for the coming years we aim to deliver more of the same and continue to live, breathe and truly love what we do and be the BEST LUXURY SPA BRAND next year too.” At Temple Spa, they honestly believe that life is a gift. Their philosophy is, ‘your body is a living temple’ so honour it, enjoy your life and live it to the full. In other words, we exist to live, breathe and truly love what we do. As winner of the Best Luxury Spa Range, in our Faith in Finance series, we interviewed the firm’s Mel Griffiths to learn more. P 1706WF02