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,
​​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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Lisa brings to the team a calm energy. Her massages and facials are deeply relaxing, and everyone leaves her room as a new version of themself. Feel your stress melt away under the hands of this talented and intuitive woman.
Mele is our gentle team member, always coming with a smile. She provides massage, body scrub and facicals, with her characteristic kindness. Mele has a gift for making all who visit her room feel special.
​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.

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........