Mariam Badavi

Purity welcomes hairdresser Sarah

Exeter’s Purity Boutique Spa has expanded its offering to include hair services, courtesy of experienced stylist Sarah Bainborough.

Sarah, who originally trained in Exeter over 12 years ago, has recently moved back to the area, after previously owning her own salon in Brighton.

Purity’s owner Mariam Badavi said: “It’s wonderful to have Sarah on board at Purity. We can now offer our clients a one-stop shop for hair and beauty making it ultra-convenient.”

Sarah, who has moved into one of the vintage-inspired rooms at the Cathedral Green based spa adds “I’ve had an...

New facial vitamin machine for salon

Exeter’s Skin Angels, by Purity Boutique Spa, is set to transform the skin of its clients, after investing in a new machine that delivers Vitamin A and Anti-Oxidants into the skin, which would normally take approximately 77 hours to provide topically.

The machine, named the Environ Ionzyme DF Machine, is a £5,000 investment and the spa is the first in Exeter’s city centre to offer a vitamin facial treatment using it.

Owner, national award winner Mariam Badavi, comments, “We wanted to offer a treatment that would allow deeper penetration of the active ingredients that we...

Employer Of The Year Nationals

It all began with a quiet nomination that made her smile and then a video which introduced Mariam Badavi and Purity Boutique Spa to the world. Now, she is nominated for the prestigious Employer of the Year Venus Award at the National Ceremony on November 22nd, 2013.

Some of you may know that some of the greatest challenges for Mariam occurred just before she opened the doors of Purity Boutique Spa. Her children gave her the courage in the face of adversity to build a strong team from scratch. She knows that showing compassion and listening to her team and supporting them in any way...

Exeter Lives: Mariam Badavi

Fresh from winning the Venus Award for Employer of the Year 2013, Mariam Badavi, owner of Purity Spa on the quaint cobbled streets of Exeter's Cathedral Green, answers a question or two about living and working in this wonderful city.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words? *Fun, *Positive *Loyal *Compassionate *Trustworthy

How would you describe Exeter in 5 words? *Stunning *Traditional *Historical *Hospitable *Friendly

What brought you to Exeter? I was lucky enough to be brought up in Exeter and continue living here because its a great place to live!...

The Skin Angels go on tour

​If you missed our last Skin Angels event, here's your chance to catch up on the action and see what you've missed! The Skin Angels of Purity Boutique Spa of Exeter will make an encore appearance on Cathedral Green on 20 July from 1pm-4pm. ​Carl Rimmer, Vice President of the Skin Angels and Exeter Chiefs star will be on the Green!

The angels will be handing out sunscreen top ups and general skincare advice — so feel free to ask about your latest skin concern or problem! Do you need help with choosing sunscreen that won't break you out? Are you looking for more...

The Skin Angels on tour

Event Date: 
20/07/2013 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Cathedral Green, Exeter

​If you missed our last Skin Angels event, here's your chance to catch up on the action and see what you've missed! The Skin Angels of Purity Boutique Spa of Exeter will make an encore appearance on Cathedral Green on 20 July 20 between 1pm and 4pm. ​Carl Rimmer, Vice President of the Skin Angels and Exeter Chiefs star will be on the Green. The angels will be handing out sunscreen top ups and general skincare advice so feel free to ask about your latest skin concern or problem!

Do you need help with choosing sunscreen that won't break you out? Are you looking for...

Spa celebrates third birthday in style

An Exeter business celebrated its third anniversary by combining beauty and brawn. Purity Day Spa on Cathedral Green threw a VIP birthday bash with a little help from three rugby stars. VIP guests enjoyed complementary make overs while Exeter Chiefs first team players Carl Rimmer, Chris Whitehead and Phil Dollman served them with champagne. They were joined by staff from nearby Saks hair salon who also offered free treatments. Purity owner Mariam Bavadi said: "We launched in tough economic times and, as we all know, the situation hasn't improved during the three years we have been in...

Devon businesswomen win national awards

Three Devon winners of the county’s inaugural NatWest Venus Awards have triumphed in the national finals of the competition. Mariam Badavi, who runs Purity Spa in Exeter, won the Employer of The Year title. East Devon businesswomen Sarah Cressall, of The Creation Station, was named was named Entrepreneur of The Year and Cathy Debenham of YouGen, won the Green Business Award.

The trio were up against regional winners from all over the south of England.

The prize-giving ceremony was held at Rhinefield House Hotel in the New Forest. The event was hosted by the founder of the...

Exeter businesswoman wins national award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 11/26/2013 - 3:49pm

Exeter businesswoman Mariam Badavi is celebrating after picking up an award at the national finals of The Venus Awards. The owner of Purity Day Spa Ltd in Cathedral Close has been voted Employer of the Year not just in Devon, but also nationwide.

Mariam and her team were invited to a glitzy award ceremony at the historic Rhinefield House Hotel in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, at the end of November, after winning the regional Devon heat of The Venus Awards.

In all there are 14 sponsored award categories and the aim of the awards is to provide an outlet and platform for business...

Mariam Badavi wins Devon Venus Award for Employer Of The Year

I am absolutely overwhelmed and honoured to be blessed with the title of Employer of the Year for the Venus Awards for Devon 2013, very kindly sponsored by Cathedral Appointments.

A warm thank you goes out to all of you, especially my dear mum who played a pivotal role in getting me nominated all the way through to my remarkable victory. Without her support and that of so many of you, none of this would be possible!

I believe the key to being a good employer is to create a secure and happy environment for your staff in the first place, so that they do their work excellently...

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