Meet the Island Glow Team
The Island Glow Girls
Fa is a director of Island Glow, and a talented masseur and beauty therapist. Trained in Fiji in 2002 through the renowned Spa Academy, Fa has been delivering services to clients in Fafa Island Resort, the Village Mission Pharmacy, and to private clients for over 14 years. She makes everyone at home, and ensures you walk out feeling great. Fa is highly skilled in all aspects of massage and beauty therapy,
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Ashu is a demonstration that good things come in small packages. She is a dynamo of energy, and is highly experienced working in spas in Fiji, including the Intercontinental. The quality of Ashu's work in spa treatments and hair / make-up is evident in the enthusiasm of her clients. She is very talented with hair and make-up, bringing out the beauty in everyone and making sure that they shine. And her warmth and attention to detail make her massages and facials bliss. |
Saane is our wonderful receptionist. You feel instantly relaxed with her warm smile and her welcoming ways, so your experience is great from the start. Saane can advise on treatments, bookings, and gift possibilities from our shop. She comes to Island Glow after many years in New Zealand, but we hope she continues to love Tonga!
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Moki is a talented masseur from Vava'u. When she was 10 years old, her Grandma started teaching Moki traditional healing and therapeutic massage. Friends and family became regulars, especially the elderly and girls from her basketball team. She massaged her sister suffering from migraines on a daily basis from 2014-2017, and learned to relieve pain. From 2017, tourists and visitors began hearing of Moki from word of mouth, and she was in demand. Relocating to Nuku'alofa in 2018, we were lucky to meet her and recognised her talent and love for learning. Moki started with Island Glow in May 2019.
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Sonia is the other director of the company. She does the work behind the scenes - financial management, marketing, HR, and design work. She has a day job as an environmental consultant, so the spa industry has been a steep learning curve. Luckily she loves a challenge. Sonia has lived in Tonga for about 8 years out of the last 11, and has definitely found a second home here in Tonga.
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The Story of Island Glow
Fa and Sonia met in Tonga in 2005. Over time they discovered they shared many parallels in life, and became close friends. They have travelled together and shared many aspects of life's journey. As part of this, they often shared ideas about the future. One of these was to start a business, making traditional Tongan beauty products in a contemporary context. This idea grew to combine creation of high quality beauty products with the operation of a day spa. After some years of talking and dreaming, Island Glow opened for business on March 8th 2016.
The business so far has been a venture in creativity, learning, and fun. And this is only the beginning........ |