about us
How did it all start......
......when I (Georgeene) was getting married and I asked Suzanne, whom I knew was a highly respected make-up artist (and who also happened to be my next door neighbour!), to do a trial for my wedding make-over. We got on like a house on fire and when we got talking we were amazed at how much we had in common and realised that the one thing we were both sure about was a new challenge in our working lives.
I had worked as Marketing Manager for over 10 years and was finding that the stress and pressure of work and the very long hours were resulting in poor health and little time to spend quality time with my friends and family. I was actually surprised at how much I had enjoyed taking a few hours out be pampered by Suzanne, especially as she came to me rather then me having to go to a salon and I told her how lovely it would be if she could do this on a regular basis for me and maybe my friends could join in - this is where the idea for Orchid Indulgence was born ......
We talked about our ideas a lot over the few months which followed and a dream started to become more and more a possible reality. So much so that I subsequently left my job and went back to college to gain qualifications in Beauty and Holistic Therapies. I dreamed of doing something for a living which I really enjoyed and I also I realised that climbing the corporate ladder meant that lifestyle went out of the window. And I was not the only one, most of my friends were in the same boat, very stressed with no real time to themselves, so I wanted to be able to provide a opportunity for them and every other hard working woman to do just that... relax, unwind, spent time with friends and enjoy being rejuvenated.
Whilst I studied, Suzanne spent time fact-finding and it soon became clear that modern living as we now it was seriously impacting on people's health and relaxation levels. Suzanne was shocked at how serious a health issue stress seemed to be becoming, both at home and in the workplace. So we wanted to do something positive and healthy to address the balance.
Our philosophy, now that we have embarked on our journey, is that everyone deserves a little bit of time out from the day to day busy routine grind and by offering a complimentary range of services we hope to be able to offer everyone a little bit of indulgence, be it at home or at work.
By recognition and action towards relieving the symptoms of stress we also believe that sickness and absentism could be reduced significantly and productivity, concentration and motivation levels could be fundamentally increased. The good news is this is not rocket science; holistic or complimentary therapies have been proven to help towards this challenging problem. So Orchid can help not just individuals to live a better working life but also companies to be more profitable in more ways that just the bottom line.
