Caudalie opened the doors to its Canadian flagship spa boutique in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood in July.Michael Muraz/Supplied
French beauty brand Caudalie has been tapping into the beautifying properties of the grapevine since 1995, incorporating oenophile-approved ingredients such as polyphenols and resveratrol into its natural skincare formulas. “Resveratrol is what explains the French paradox, the fact that French people, even though they eat very rich cheese and foie gras have less cardiovascular disease because they drink red wine with it and red wine is loaded with resveratrol,” says Mathilde Thomas, who co-founded the company in Bordeaux with her husband Bertrand.
Caudalie boutique includes a retail shop and a spa with two treatment rooms.Michael Muraz/Supplied
In July, Caudalie opened the doors to its Canadian flagship spa boutique in the heart of Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood. “It’s a regular, classical Caudalie boutique with materials that come from the Vinotherapie Spa that we opened back in 1999 in the middle of my family vineyard,” says Thomas. The flagship includes a retail shop and a spa with two treatment rooms. Decor elements evoke the Bordeaux region through a custom grapevine chandelier, white oak wine barrel fixtures and marble.
The retail space is stocked with products belonging to Caudalie’s six signature collections of skincare, each of which has a corresponding facial treatment on the spa menu. There are also treatments for the body that incorporate lymphatic drainage, exfoliation and massage techniques. “Our two very quiet treatment rooms are the exact copy of the Vinotherapie Spa we invented 20 years ago. We do the exact same treatments as in Bordeaux,” says Thomas.
Caudalie Spa, 17 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, 437-215-1267, caudalie.ca.
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Caudalie Beauty Elixir, $59.
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Caudalie Premier Cru The Eye Cream, $110.
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Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum, $89.
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