Coastal Sanctuary

23/05/2026

A glimpse of the last day. Marketing, shopping and a special dinner.

23/05/2026

A visit to Sothys HQ in Brive. A glimpse of what’s coming up for the end of the year from the marketing team. Training rooms again in the heart of the building for those not wanting to travel to Paris. A final dinner at Lacave a beautiful restaurant in a perfect setting, in the heart of the Dordogne. Back to Paris today Gemma winging her way home to NZ and I’m off to the UK. The hospitality and generosity of Sothys is second to none Thank you.
Sothys New Zealand

21/05/2026

Another full day with a visit to Soredec the Sothys research and development lab plus the logistics warehouse. We then went to Brive for lunch and on to Rocamadour a medieval village with a monastery carved into the mountainside. Pilgrims come from far and wide to see the black Madonna who the Catholic Church has said performed over a hundred miracles!

20/05/2026

Amazing day quick stop at Collanges la Rouge ( the red village) then to Sothys manufacturing mostly automated but still quality controlled by real people. Then lunch at the Sothys gardens designed by Bernard Mas to represent the different skin care ranges - tranquil and beautiful. We then went cheese and wine tasting in an old railway tunnel that is used to store and mature a locally made cheese brand hundreds of cheeses carefully looked after by their artisan keepers.
Sothys New Zealand

20/05/2026

19/05/2026

Hotel de la Marine, river cruise and a lit up Eiffel Tower was a packed day

18/05/2026

Sothys Institute Paris . The training rooms plus clinic. Amazing Hydra 4 facials for us all a treat in a busy schedule and we are glowing! New product- Hydra Protective range and lots of great clinic ideas.
Sothys New Zealand

16/05/2026

The Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Dior (Champs-Élysées) and Monets Gardens which made me cry. Amazing -Vive le France!

15/05/2026

Arrived in Paris early this morning checked into our hotel . Sothys Paris HQ just down the road! A lot of walking done

14/05/2026