When Ashleigh Scott returned home from London she couldn’t find a spa that shared her skills, so she built her own. Now The Facialist is a facial treatment spa and skincare store selling its own product line, seeking expansion internationally. She spoke to the Herald about the journey and where she plans to take it next.
What is The Facialist? The Facialist started as a holistic facial spa as well as a skincare store stocking hundreds of natural skincare, beauty and wellness products from around the world. I have always been obsessed with skincare and beauty and have loved curating the products we stock. It was a natural progression for me to create my own range and The Facialist is now a complete four-step skincare regime in itself.
How did you come up with the idea for The Facialist and what were you doing at the time? I was working in London as a facialist. When we decided to move home and I was thinking about where I would like to work, I realised there was no one in New Zealand working in the way I had come to learn. I couldn’t go back to what I was doing before, so I decided to set up my own business.
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