It’s with a common passion for supporting the community in various ways to bring out the best in people that Sheikhas Intisar and Fatima Al-Sabah launch their brand, Prismologie.
The mother-daughter duo’s range of beauty products is literally one-of-a-kind. Yes, they use real gemstones and active ingredients to enhance your mood and start your day off with loads of energy and happiness. Are you excited to know more about their brand? We asked them for you, and here’s what they had to say.
What is the vision behind your brand?
Prismologie started because we had a shared goal of helping people by providing them with tools they can use daily to empower themselves and enhance their lives. We used to organize workshops in Kuwait to bring international teachers who taught courses about wellbeing and personal development, and one of the courses was color therapy. Colors transformed our lives and we wanted to share this experience with others. People react to colors naturally and intuitively without having to think twice, that is because we interact with colors daily, whether through the clothes we wear, or the views we enjoy, or the food we eat. Everything we see is colored, so why not use that power actively to change the way you feel, your moods or emotions and to embrace a new and improved state of mind. So we decided to create a body care line that translates the effects of colors into products that we use daily.
What challenges did you face at the start of this project?
Showing the world that caring for your skin should be a deeper experience and it should also be about caring for your mind and emotions. Prismologie is a multi-sensorial brand which harnesses the power of color psychology through products that we can use daily to enhance our mood and wellbeing, but also that nourish our skin and physical body.
How are the colors related to the products you offer?
Each product from our natural beauty range contains gemstones chosen for their well-being properties apart from the color it reflects. So we selected six distinctive hues, each chosen for their shade and unique properties, which attribute to various moods. Each range contains a gemstone to capture its wellbeing properties and fragrances that transform your mood. The six distinctive colors chosen for their unique qualities are: White for Clarity, Yellow for Confidence, Pink for Comfort, Green for Serenity, Red for Vigor and Indigo for Stillness.
White is the color of clarity and focus, so a woman can apply or shower in our Diamond & Neroli collection from Prismologie, because both our Rich Body Cream and our Shower Cream contain ingredients like Cotton Seed extract, Porcelain Flower and Bamboo water that cleanse and purify the skin. These products also contain crushed Diamonds that help focus the mind and clear it of tiredness and negativity.
Similarly, Citrine is a yellow gemstone known for increasing happiness and we use it in all of our Citrine & Bergamot products; we currently have a Shower Gel and a Body Lotion.
Rose Quartz is for love and nurturing. It is known as the stone of unconditional love, and pink is the color of softness and comfort, so we wanted to capture that feeling in our Rose Quartz & Rose collection which includes a hydrating Hand and Cuticle Cream and a silky luxurious Body Balm.
Jade is known as the gemstone of serenity and prosperity, and green is actually the most balanced color in the visible spectrum and has a very balancing effect on our eyes and minds because its wavelength is equal. Ruby is the stone of vigor and vitality, its blood pumping effects match the effects of red. And finally, Sapphire is the stone of stillness, and indigo is a deepening and quieting color that helps you become more mindful.
What makes your products beauty must-haves for every woman?
Prismologie’s Body-Care range is made for everyday use, and the variety of the products accommodate each person's unique daily routine. The superior natural actives and the mood-enhancing ingredients make every use a unique and joyful experience.
Tell us about your favorite Prismologie products.
This usually depends on how we’re feeling and what we need on that day. Sometimes, we find ourselves reaching for the green bath oil when we feel the need for some balance and center in our life; but when we’re feeling a bit sluggish, we opt for red to give us that extra push of power and energy. For the days when we feel a bit stressed, we use our 3-second rule and it always works, almost instantly! All you have to do is apply some of our Rose hand cream, and let the calming and soothing fragrance and the comforting effects of Rose Quartz work their magic and then we can go back to whatever we were doing. This always works like a charm!
What’s next for the brand?
Lots of exciting products are coming up at the end of this year and lots more next year. We have unusual products lined up for 2018 and it will be an exciting year for us. Each one of our products has to undergo 6 months of rigorous testing in the UK to pass the strict standards and laws but before that, we spend a year trying them to make sure they meet our requirements for what a product should be.
Mirella Haddad
