Meet Our Team
Lorini - Senior Beauty Therapist
Una - Senior Beauty Therapist
Those who have already met our beautiful Una will agree she is one of the loveliest people you will meet! She is a shining star among our team!
Una did her training in Fiji at the South Pacific Academy of Beauty Therapy in 2000. She worked in several resorts in Fiji for 5 and a half years, and was given the opportunity to do a Pure Fiji course in 2005, after being awarded Staff Member of the Month.
In 2006 Una made her big move to Palmerston North to continue and extend her knowledge in beauty therapy with us, and to provide her experience here in our region. Una feels she has successfully fulfilled her dreams in the beauty therapy industry, and loves providing outstanding service to her regular and new clients, with the knowledge she has gained throughout her career.
Una has done almost 17 years of beauty therapy, and during this time she has built a fantastic reputation for delivering amazing treatments, working with her hands. She loves spa rituals like body treatments, massages, including deep tissue, hot stone, and warm sea shell, facials and brows.
Una is one of our outstanding Pure Fiji experts, and is also a pro when it comes to Joyce Blok products and facials.
Una’s motto is ‘she works her magic to make you FEEL BEAUTIFUL! She loves pampering clients with relaxing treatments so they can unwind and forget about everyday stresses during their time at Pania Ryan Beauty Retreat.
Molly - Intermediate Beauty Therapist
Our lovely Molly came from Hawkes Bay to join our team, and she is a star! She trained at the NZ Institute of Electrolysis and Beauty Therapy with Annabelle Taylor, right here in Palmy, so she knows our region well, and is having a ball working her magic with our clients to help them look and feel beautiful!
Molly loves working with our Joyce Blok range, and has an incredible understanding of this wonderful brand, after attending Joyce Blok skincare training! She is also an expert in detailed skin analysis and really understands skin types and how to achieve amazing results! Molly LOVES electrolysis and offers FREE consultations for this service.
Molly is a busy bee both within her beauty therapy career and spare time, as she is horse mad and is currently training for an event!!!
Laura - Mobile Makeup Artist
Laura is our Mobile Makeup Artist extraordinaire! Fully qualified in our beautiful makeup range, Quoi, Laura is an absolute master at her work, creating stunning looks for all occasions!
Throughout her training, Laura has had amazing opportunities to work with some of the highest recognised makeup artists in the industry, including doing master classes with Rae Morris and Jazz Pampling!
She has also worked her magic many times on models for photo shoots with our brilliant, local photographer, Kim Sargent!
As well as creating beautiful makeup for clients, Laura has also trained in our Joyce Blok and Decleor skincare ranges, so she is very well educated in knowing what products will help clients achieve healthy, glowing skin!
As well as being passionate about beauty and makeup, Laura has another extremely important passion…her absolutely gorgeous, 1 & a 1/2 year old son, Lukas! Laura loves spending time with her family, and enjoying the outdoors!
To check out some of Laura’s amazing makeup work, and to keep up with her latest news, follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lauraryanmakeupartist/
Joy - Salon and Events Coordinator
We are extremely excited to introduce our newest team member, Joy, to you!! Although Joy has just started with us, it’s not her first time being part of the Pania Ryan Beauty Retreat family, as she first worked with Pania between 1999 and 2001! It is wonderful having Joy back with us!!
Joy has just returned to Palmerston North, following six years in Dunedin, and has take on the role as our new Salon and Events Coordinator, and with the incredible career she has had so far, we are so lucky to have her part of our team again! She will often be your first point of contact when you both visit our salon and call us to book your appointments. Amazing things are already happening thanks to Joy’s precision and experience when it comes to business and staff management and event coordinating! She has fantastic ideas for upcoming events, that we can not wait to tell you about, so watch this space for details!
In 2015 Joy made a huge career change from management and administration roles within the health and disability sector, to fashion and retail! She is extremely passionate about fashion and beauty, and loves the holistic approach we use when it comes to achieving healthy, glowing skin and overall well being!
Joy is such an incredible woman with so many personal achievements, and here is just a snippet of what she has been involved in (and in some areas, still is a part of) …she has been a member of Lions for 12 years, taking on numerous roles including President, Project Chairperson, Health & Welfare Chairperson, and Membership Chairperson, being the President of PowerTalk International, a member of Business & Professional Women Inc, Palmerston North, foundation member of Palmerston North Women’s Loan Fund, Board Member of Camellia House Trust, and a member of WISE (Women In Self Employment)!
As you can see Joy loves being involved in amazing organisations that help empower women and give them support to achieve great things! One of our main philosophies at Pania Ryan Beauty Retreat is Empowering Women, so it is brilliant having Joy with us to help us continue our crusade in our beautiful region!
Deb - Senior Beauty Therapist
With over 30 years experience in beauty therapy, our newest team member Deb brings a wealth of knowledge to our clinic!
Deb started as a beauty therapist in Palmerston North (which is where she first formed her friendship with Pania!) before making the move to Wellington where she opened her own business. After 27 successful years running her clinic, the opportunity arose for Deb to return to Manawatu, and we are over the moon she has joined us and is able to offer her expertise to our wonderful clients!
Having worked with Decleor Paris throughout her entire time at her Wellington clinic, Deb is extremely excited to work with our clients who adore this exquisite skincare brand as much as she does! Deb is super passionate about Decleor Paris products and treatments and loves seeing the outstanding results they achieve.
As well as being a pro in all areas of beauty therapy, Deb is also an expert with red vein facial treatments and electrolysis.