After a summer spent exploring some of New Zealand\u2019s best wellness retreats, she is getting ready to launch her new business, TempTango, a range of sauna and contrast therapy accessories, including hats, yoga mats, towels and more. <\/p>\n
Charlotte Devereux modelling her new TempTango range.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s such a global movement happening around wellness, and particularly hot and cold therapy, and I feel like TempTango has a place within that,\u201d Devereux tells Society Insider. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn the next year, I\u2019d like to see it become a recognised brand within the contrast therapy space \u2013 not just in New Zealand, but starting to reach further afield as well.\u201d <\/p>\n
She says the new business has come from a period of \u201crebuilding\u201d as she aims to get her \u201cbusiness confidence back\u201d. <\/p>\n
Devereux opened the self-named hotel in what was then a 100-year-old grand villa in Remuera in the 1990s, and sold it in 2000. The hotel still carries her name. <\/p>\n
Ten years ago, she sold the internationally successful Egg Maternity brand. <\/p>\n
The year before the sale, Devereux had been left \u201cdevastated\u201d when her children\u2019s Argentinian nanny stole $40,000 from the business, at a time when Devereux was grieving the death of a friend. <\/p>\n
Devereux founded the business in 2003 with her late mother, Colyn Devereux-Kay<\/a>. <\/p>\n Devereux-Kay, a single mother of two, created the mega-successful and award-winning Les Floralies range of scented products in the late 1980s, and was inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs<\/a> in 2012, which Charlotte collected on her behalf. <\/p>\n \u201cMum created something from nothing with such elegance and instinct, and it had a huge influence on me,\u201d Devereux says. <\/p>\n Her grandmother, Zoe Mellor, was also an inspiration. Devereux says she was quite ahead of her time as a female entrepreneur in the 1940s \u2013 her doll clothing company Joytoy went on to make clothes for Barbie. <\/p>\n Devereux\u2019s mother died in 2021 after being diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2008. <\/p>\n \u201cLooking after Mum shifted something in me,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was confronting but also clarifying. It made me realise how much life we take for granted, but at that stage I still didn\u2019t quite know how to change things.\u201d <\/p>\n When Devereux was caring for her mum, she found herself constantly looking for ways to help \u2013 how to keep her mother calm, comfortable, and supported. <\/p>\n \u201cAt the same time, I began thinking about how I could help myself, and others going through something similar. <\/p>\n \u201cI started a blog called A Beautiful Mind, which journaled my experience with Mum\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s and documented my own research into how to stay healthy myself. Then contrast therapy found me.\u201d <\/p>\n After selling Egg, Devereux co-founded skincare company Girl Undiscovered, before her next big move in 2019, when she honoured her late mother\u2019s dreams of one day restoring a classic yacht. <\/p>\n Devereux and her partner, former Team New Zealand grinder Simon Greenwood, purchased the multimillion-dollar Sea Breeze III<\/a> in 2019, a 32-metre superyacht originally owned by Graeme Hart. <\/p>\n After a back-breaking refurb, restoring the boat back to her former glory, the couple had Seabreeze ready for the America\u2019s Cup and hired it out for upmarket charters through their business, Boutique Superyachts. <\/p>\n The couple stepped away from the business in 2024, and Seabreeze was sold in September of that year. Devereux says that of all her businesses, closing Boutique Superyachts was the most emotional of them all. <\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just a business, it was a passion project,\u201d says Devereux. \u201cWhat was initially meant to be a six-month refit turned into a two-year project through Covid, which came with significant financial pressure that we were never quite able to get ahead of. <\/p>\n \u201cBringing her back to life and then sharing her with guests was an incredible experience. There were real highs \u2013 the travel, the people, the creativity \u2013 but also, its challenges.\u201d <\/p>\n She says the business projections for Seabreeze didn\u2019t match the downturn in the luxury travel market. <\/p>\n For the first time in her life, Devereux found herself without a business of her own, and she says that was quite a shift. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always been someone who brings ideas to life, so suddenly having space \u2013 and the opportunity to step into something new, even working within someone else\u2019s vision \u2013 felt both unfamiliar and exciting.\u201d <\/p>\n TempTango came about from Devereux working at Grey Lynn\u2019s Genki Vitality<\/a>, which was opened by her friends and former neighbours, Rebecca Greenhough and Justin Edgar. <\/p>\n \u201cGenki offers traditional sauna, cold plunge, and infrared with red light therapy, but what I love most is how unintimidating it is and the community it forms,\u201d Devereux says. <\/p>\n \u201cFor me, it marked a turning point \u2013 from feeling like life might be following a certain path, to realising there\u2019s so much we can influence, and that shift in perspective is what ultimately led me to TempTango.\u201d <\/p>\n Her products include the Ritual Hat \u2013 a bucket-style hat in a wool knit that protects hair from drying out in saunas and regulates body temperature, as well as keeping your head warm while doing ice plunges. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s also something you can throw on afterwards and head out for a coffee, which I love,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n She is also releasing sauna mats made from wool felt, towels, essential oil blends, waterproof notepads and travel pouches. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is just the beginning, with more pieces of contrast therapy accessories coming through as I continue to build out the range.\u201d <\/p>\n The next generation of footy stars keeping the family dynasties alive <\/p>\n Auckland\u2019s biggest sporting teams are becoming family businesses, with the sons of famous players beginning to make their mark and follow in their dads\u2019 boot-steps. <\/p>\n The Blues already have All Black Caleb Clarke, son of former All Black and Blues player Eroni; Hoskins Sotutu, whose dad Waisake played for the team in 1996; and Charles Howlett, son of former AB and Blues star Doug, who is involved in the Blues youth pathway. <\/p>\n Now Carlos Spencer\u2019s son Payton has made his Blues debut, 30 years since his dad first took the field for the club in the Super 12 competition. <\/p>\n Payton<\/a>, 21, played for the Blues for the first time against the NSW Waratahs at Sydney\u2019s Allianz Stadium two weeks ago. <\/p>\n Dad Carlos, 50, tells Society Insider seeing his son start to succeed on the sports field in his own right has made him very proud. <\/p>\n \u201cWatching him run out in the Blues jersey, knowing I did that myself all those years ago, it brought back a lot of special memories,\u201d Carlos says. <\/p>\n Carlos and Payton\u2019s mum, Jodene, were joined in the stands by their daughter Asha and Payton\u2019s girlfriend, Terina Te Tamaki. <\/p>\n Both Payton and Terina attended high school in Hamilton, and they have both represented New Zealand in sevens, for the All Blacks and Black Ferns, respectively. <\/p>\n Carlos says his son has shown a lot of resilience over the past few years, pushing through injuries that have caused a few setbacks. <\/p>\n In 2024, Payton had shoulder surgery, which ruled him out of playing for Auckland in their NPC campaign. <\/p>\n \u201cTo see him come through that and earn his opportunity, that means a lot. It\u2019s emotional, for sure. But more than anything, I\u2019m just stoked for him. This is just the beginning.\u201d <\/p>\n Payton says he has watched enough highlights on YouTube and Instagram to appreciate what a talented player his dad was back in the day. <\/p>\n \u201cAs I\u2019ve got older, I\u2019ve realised … how much he influenced people,\u201d says Payton. \u201cBut he\u2019s just Dad to me, his legacy is always going to be there.\u201d <\/p>\n Payton says there is always a bit of expectation that comes with the family name, and he sees it more as motivation. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m never not going to be my old man\u2019s son. But I try to embrace that. I\u2019m proud of it. I don\u2019t want to shy away from it, I just want to be myself at the same time. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still only 21, so for me it\u2019s about trusting the process, working hard and taking opportunities when they come.\u201d <\/p>\n Payton and his father share a love of golf and play together often. Although Payton says his dad isn\u2019t a big talker, he has given him some good advice over the years. <\/p>\n \u201cHe just tells me to go out there, back myself and do my thing.\u201d <\/p>\n Meanwhile, across town at Auckland FC, former All White Ivan Vicelich\u2019s son Luka has already made history as the club\u2019s youngest ever professional signing, aged 17. He previously played at his dad\u2019s former clubs, Central United FC and Auckland City FC. <\/p>\nColyn Devereux-Kay and daughter Charlotte at their EGG Maternity store in 2004. Photo \/ Martin Sykes<\/p>\n
Colyn Devereux-Kay and daughter Charlotte at an event in 2008. Photo \/ Norrie Montgomery<\/p>\n
Colyn Devereux-Kay and daughter Charlotte Devereux at an event at their Egg Maternity store in 2008. Photo \/ Norrie Montgomery<\/p>\n
Simon Greenwood, Charlotte Devereux and their dog Augie on Seabreeze III in 2022.<\/p>\n
Seabreeze III.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Devereux taking a cold plunge.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Devereux modelling her new TempTango range. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n
Blues legend Carlos Spencer with son Payton, who made his debut for the club last month.<\/p>\n
Payton Spencer greets his family after his debut for the Blues at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. <\/p>\n
Terina Te Tamaki and Payton Spencer at a wedding earlier this year. Photo \/ Terina Te Tamaki<\/p>\n
Carlos, Payton and Jodene Spencer in the locker room at the after-game speeches at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. <\/p>\n
Terina Te Tamaki, Asha, Payton, Jodene and Carlos Spencer at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.<\/p>\n
Auckland FC coach Steve Corica and his new signing, Luka Vicelich. Photo \/ Auckland FC<\/p>\n