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Spa Ceylon, the world’s leading luxury Ayurveda brand, recently unveiled their magnificent Royal Indulgence Store & Spa. Located in the heart of Colombo’s uptown tourist area this fragrant oasis of calm offers guests a unique indulgent brand experience set in royal splendour and spread across two levels totalling over 6,000 square feet.
The centrepiece of this royal themed store is the Royal Court featuring a majestic golden throne where guests have the opportunity to photograph themselves in Ceylonese Royal splendour and for sharing on their personal social media platforms. This one of a kind experience is certainly a must do for Colombo visitors.
In keeping with the royal theme, another unique experiential features of the store, is the Palace Aroma Bar featuring a vast range of exotically blended Ceylonese fragrances. These signature Spa Ceylon blends, can be sampled and experienced with expert guidance to pick the aromas that enhance your own lifestyle and could be selected in your choice of candles, diffusers, burning oils and aroma incense.
Spa Ceylon being a popular gifting brand, the store has on display an extensive range of gifts. Gifting themes include; business corporate, tropical island, pampering romance, festive celebration, and wedding elegance. Spa Ceylon’s new palace art inspired collection featuring royal art and colourful floral motifs from the ancient palaces of Ceylon, is featured in another dedicated area. This vibrant section comprises the pampering hand cream buffet and the great wall of balms.
Completing the Spa Ceylon experience at this location is the Royal Spa – regally laid out on the second level of the store. Manned by a highly skilled 22 member spa team comprising of both local and international therapists, beauticians and nail artists the spa can accommodate up to 16 guests simultaneously, as they indulge in Spa Ceylon’s famed spa rituals. The extensive Royal Spa Menu consists of more than 40 carefully designed signature Spa Ceylon rituals inspired by the island’s rich Ayurveda heritage and centuries-old Royal health and wellbeing practices from the grand palaces of ancient Ceylon. The highlight of the Royal Spa is the grand Royal suite featuring a couples’ treatment area, a royal bath and a private relaxation area.
Spa Ceylon captures the romance of old Ceylon combined with ancient Ayurveda wisdom to create their range of majestic spa rituals and royal spa formulae designed to soothe, calm and relax the body, mind and soul. Spa Ceylon now produces over 400 all-natural Ayurveda inspired personal care, wellness and home aroma products. Their complete range comprises prestige skin, body, bath, scalp and hair care preparations, oils, balms and potions, home aroma blends, candles, diffusers, incense, herbal infusions and teas, handmade stoneware and bath accessories.
Founded in May 2009 by brothers Shiwantha Dias and Shalin Balasuriya, Spa Ceylon has fast become a dynamic force in the global luxury wellness sector and has taken its luxury Ayurveda brand to the world, with a global presence of 33 branded spas and stores situated in Istanbul, Turkey; Moscow, Russia; Fukuoka, Japan; Singapore; Seoul and Ulsan; Korea and Mumbai, Chennai and Goa, India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Male in the Maldives and across Sri Lanka.
In 2015 Spa Ceylon opened 12 new locations internationally, with further rapid expansion planned. In 2016, Spa Ceylon plans to open 25 new locations, growing its international presence to more than 58 branded outlets across Asia. Seven more locations are planned in Sri Lanka, with eight stores and spas opening in current markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, India and Seychelles. The brand will also enter new markets in Beijing, China; Tokyo, Japan; Karachi, Pakistan; Port Louis, Mauritius and Dubai in the UAE, opening a further total of 10 locations in these cities.
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