The art of spa care, with Marie Peloille.

The protocols have been designed as a progression. A herbal foot bath opens the ritual, followed by the various stages of the treatment. This initial time allows you to settle in and leave behind the rhythm of the day. For the practitioner, it is also a moment of observation and exchange.

The choice of a texture, the temperature of a preparation, and the transition from one movement to the next are all part of the same whole. It is not about accumulating steps: each one must prepare for the next and maintain its place in the experience.

Marie Peloille has brought her experience as a facialist and her knowledge of tissue work to this collaboration. The protocol provides a structure; the practice then requires adjusting it to the individual. Skin reactions, areas of tension, and perceived comfort guide the pressure and rhythm.

This adaptation also applies to the body. Movements do not have the same range on a shoulder, a cheek, or a hand. The attention remains the same: accompanying the tissue, maintaining precise contact, and evolving the massage throughout the treatment.

Hydrosols, botanical oils, infusions: a plant can enter a treatment in very different ways. Water provides freshness, oil provides glide, and infusions provide scent and warmth. These sensory properties were as important in building the protocols as the method of product application.

In the clay wrap, for example, a hydrosol helps keep the material moist while it sets. The product and the movement are designed together. This way of working gives meaning to the term "artisanal beauty": a treatment prepared, observed, and adjusted by the person performing it.