skincare's best-kept secret

Have we been ignoring the most potent skincare products available? Oils. Without a doubt the most misunderstood type of beauty product on the market. When some endorse their benefits while others warn against the damage they can cause, we’re left confused, wondering whether there’s any truth to the skepticism. Why...

is eco-guilt holding you back?

It’s a beautiful fall day. You’ve biked into town to pick up some groceries at a local shop, restock on foundation and refill your deodorant at portia-ella, and pick up a new sweater from a beautiful new consignment boutique down the road. On the way back to your bike, you...

#1 way to always be beautiful

It’s all around us. Everywhere we look, we’re being sold something new, shinier and better than we already have. The message that we’ll be more worthy if we just follow the trends and hop on the bandwagon has been shoved down our throats for as long as we can remember....

can we save local businesses?

Closed, shut down, gone under. Over the past three years, these words have haunted our favourite local businesses. Seeing many of them losing vast parts of their clientele was devastating, with far too many left with no choice but to close. Yet, statistics show that we shop just as much...