About

Adele, who began her training aged just 16, is still as passionate about beauty therapy as she was on her first day of training. The longest-serving therapist in the Tauranga-Mt Maunganui area and a member of the NZ Association of Registered Beauty Therapists, Adele fondly recalls one particular teacher – Joyce Blok, founder of New Zealand’s first professional beauty therapy school and developer of this country’s first professional skin-care line – who, she says, still inspires her to strive for the highest standard.

Over the years Adele has developed a strong focus on using plant-based skin-care products, particularly those that are organic and made in New Zealand. But being packed full of goodness isn’t enough, they must also show results. “I want people leaving here looking better – and feeling better about themselves,” she says. “Working with the richest, kindest products I can find is only one of the ways I can achieve this.”

Her clinic is a welcoming, peaceful and private space which offers the chance, for a time, to leave the world behind while relaxing into a signature treatment that both nurtures and refreshes.

Firmly believing in an holistic approach to life, Adele makes sure she nurtures herself as well as others, and has a daily practice of yoga, mindfulness, meditation and gratitude. She also makes sure to incorporate activities that take her out into nature – including gardening and walking – to uplift her general well-being. “Everyone should have at least one simple thing every day that makes them feel good. Happiness is emotional wealth.”