Welcome to Fabulous February, and it’s a very special month for us as we’re celebrating the TEMPLESPA Silver Anniversary. It’s extraordinary to Mark and I, that our baby conceived in February 2000 is now a grown-up 25 year old!
Back then, all we had was a name, a dream and a spirit of adventure. We wanted to do something meaningful with the rest of our lives and make a real difference. Having previously helped others to build their respective businesses, it was time for us to take our expertise and experience and bravely do something for ourselves. Our vision was to create a beautiful skincare and spa lifestyle brand that was a fusion of Mediterranean Botanicals and Derma Science, and one that had warmth and vitality.
And here we are. We’re so grateful that the brand and business has evolved and so have we. We are now a global brand and well recognised within the luxury skincare and spa space. We’ve been in residence in Harrods for 23 years, we’re found in around two hundred premium spas, thousands of hotel rooms around the world and we’re super proud of our Spa to Go diffusion arm that brings spa wellness into private homes and companies via a gorgeous community of (mainly) female entrepreneurs who love having their own franchise style business.
And at the centre heart of it all, we love that our products have a purpose beyond the difference they make to body, skin and soul and that is to use a percentage of the profits in a philanthropic way. In the past ten years alone, we have raised £1.8m for charities close to our hearts that centre around homelessness, bereavement, mental health and loneliness in a local, national and global basis. In addition, sustainability and eco-consciousness now drives our mission to be kind to our planet whilst we’re being kind to our skin.
Nothing says congratulations quite like a bouquet of flowers, and to celebrate 25 years of TEMPLESPA we’ve created a limited-edition fine fragrance called MED-ESSENCE, and it’s available now!
It’s completely delicious and brings a smile to your whole self. I have been intimately involved in the development of this stunning fine fragrance and even the beautiful box has been designed around a rose arbour we have in our own garden.
Going back to the place of the brand’s birth, we wanted something that was reminiscent of a Mediterranean garden.
It’s a delicately crafted blend that unfolds with sparkling top notes of pink pepper, blackcurrant and bergamot, with a halo of soft citrus. It continues to bloom with floral heart notes of peony, rose and lily of the valley. Delicious hints of tuberose, mimosa and freshy cut pear bloom, before a base of soft, creamy woody notes with a distinct sweet green vetiver. It truly is a heaven scent and as it’s limited edition, it’s one to shop sooner rather than later.
I love making cocktails and so I’ve created a Med-Essence Fizz to celebrate our anniversary and I thought you might like to give it a try, it’s quite delicious!
For the cocktail you’ll need:
- 1 teaspoon of rose water
- 1 teaspoon of creme de cassis
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of bergamot liquor Italicus (optional)
- Prosecco to top up
For a non-alcoholic version, switch the prosecco for a non-alcoholic version (we love Noughty!) and switch the creme de cassis for blackcurrant cordial
- Add the rose water, creme de cassis, lemon juice and bergamot liquor to your flute or coupe
- Top up with prosecco
- Enjoy!
A heartfelt thank you from all of us in the TEMPLESPA family, whether you joined our journey over 20 years ago, 2 days ago or recently discovered us, here’s to the next 25 years!
All my love,
Liz x