MCELY BOUQUET Story
Dear Friends,
Years ago, through a twist of fate, I ended up at a deserted chateau in the middle of the Czech countryside. The chateau rested high above the surrounding landscape; before it were beautiful views into the distance and behind it a deep and mysterious forest. The only sounds were the singing birds and the breeze in the treetops. All around the intoxicating scent of herbs, hay and tree sap spread gently. This wonderful place has become my home and the perfect playground for my dreams, those of our guests, my colleagues and my family to be realized. I fell in love with the local herbal Nine Flowers tradition and I wished very much to make use of the rejuvenating and healing powers of the local herbs in cosmetic products. My husband has had an interest in alchemy for many years. I took over his laboratory in the chateau and began to experiment on my own. I wanted to give our magical herbs what they deserve: a purely natural and effective, science-based foundation, a new fragrant coat of essential oils and an elegant appearance. This entailed years of work and study and required the assistance of many experts, but ultimately the original MCELY BOUQUET cosmetic range was born. It was exactly how I imagined it; without compromise and made of the purest and highest quality ingredients. It was 2010, when natural cosmetics were just coming into vogue. The cosmetics are designed for all skin types, for both women and men, and there are even products created especially for children. May they serve you, rejuvenate your skin, and lift your spirits.
With love
Inéz Cusumano
founder of MCELY BOUQUET and Chateau Mcely
Rejuvenation guided by nature
MCELY BOUQUET is a pure, natural line of cosmetics inspired by the indomitable strength, power, and freshness of plants. The lid lifts to reveal a colorful meadow, fragrant roses and rosemary, healing chamomile, soothing wild thyme, and other precious herbs that our ancestors made effective use of. Within a single glass jar lies a convergence of nature's delicate wonders, each bestowing a beneficial and rejuvenating effect upon the skin and the entire body. As the lid is lifted, a unique fragrance envelops you, while the skin is revitalized and illuminated by the gentle care of exclusive essential oils. The mind is released, and regenerative processes are set in motion. This is how powerful aromatherapy, and herbs work when we open ourselves to them.
Clean and harmonious
Cosmetics in harmony with nature is a matter of the heart for us. We produce them for you by hand in our small chateau laboratory surrounded by hillsides and the St. George Forest in the middle of the picturesque Polabí region, where our great-grandmothers collected medicinal herbs. You won’t find artificial preservatives, parabens, synthetic fragrances, or even water. There's no room for them because everything your skin needs is provided by precious oils and herbal extracts, which we prepare ourselves in small batches to guarantee their freshness.
Unique formulas
The quality of the raw materials is essential for MCELY BOUQUET cosmetics. Our essential oils are distilled or cold-pressed from plants that have basked in the sun and grown naturally to bring out their best. We value our suppliers for their environmentally friendly approach. And then it's up to us. An important part of our cosmetics is our herbal extracts, which we craft by hand through a labour-intensive, three-month-long maceration process. Only then are they ready to become part of our unique formulas. MCELY BOUQUET was developed by Inéz Cusumano, the founder of Chateau Mcely, and all her formulas are in keeping with the best local herbalism traditions complemented by modern scientific knowledge.
Made by hand
We measure each ingredient by hand. The resulting product is preserved naturally without any artificial additives. A simple, yet breathtaking miracle of nature awaits you in elegant bottles and jars made of special UV-filtering glass, developed years ago in the Czech Republic. Your skin will feel a change with the first touch - we’ve tried it. At the same time, the products undergo regular tests to ensure that we maintain the highest possible quality and effect. And the finishing touch? Attractive hand-painted labels.
Divine Collection
After four years of development, MCELY BOUQUET enriched its line with the exclusive Divine Collection featuring four divine, highly-functional beauty products. The goal was to fill in these missing pieces in the mosaic of products for comprehensive home care for youthful-looking and healthy skin, with effects that come close to professional treatments in beauty salons. The modern formulations of these products contain not only our traditional ingredients but also highly effective bio-identical ingredients (created through biotechnological processes in laboratories), thus providing an ideal combination of both worlds.
MCELY BOUQUET SPA and ritual care
We use MCELY BOUQUET products in our MCELY BOUQET SPA at Chateau Mcely, for which Inéz Cusumano has created original massages and therapies. There are also recommended rituals that you can indulge in the comfort of your home. You can find our favourite rituals on our blog Inspire and others in the e-shop under the individual products. MCELY BOUQUET cosmetics can also be found in selected prestigious hotels and spas in the Czech Republic and abroad.
