If you were to take a look at the Skin Rhythm Spa website, you’d see there are beautiful products to add to your skincare routine: body butters, hand creams, and facial oils, all made with high-quality ingredients, beautifully photographed, and with outstanding customer reviews. What you wouldn’t find is any information about the maker. I wanted to find out more about the mastermind behind this amazing skincare line. Sit back to learn more about owner Portia Kors and her inspiration behind Skin Rhythm Spa.
Among other careers, Kors has been an esthetician for 16 years, working from Atlanta to Nevada, until she returned here to Bellingham, where she grew up. Now, with the help of her 6-year-old daughter, Kors is focused on making the best products using high quality ingredients. Her products are all-natural, organic, and contain only essential oils or phthalate-free fragrance oils. Her botanical line includes ingredients she forages herself.
When asked what her rock star products are, Kors does not hesitate: the Glow Getter and the Hand Cream. Glow Getter is a high-quality skin oil made with hand-foraged calendula. It’s perfect for evening out fine lines and hyperpigmentation and gives your skin a beautiful glow. The Glow Getter can be used in the morning or at night, before starting your normal skincare routine. The Hand Cream is super hydrating and penetrates the skin instead of sitting on top, leaving your skin silky and soft.
Photograph courtesy of Skin Rhythm Spa
Kors currently works as an esthetician, raises her daughter, owns Skin Rhythm Spa, and manufactures all of her own products. As a business owner myself I am well aware of how much work running a small business is. I asked Portia what the impetus was behind starting a business. Her response? She wants to be able to leave a legacy for her daughter and show her just what it means to work hard. Kors’ daughter, Naomi, helps with all aspects of the business. She helps set up and break down at markets, sell products, and is even Kors’ number one product tester. Even at 6-and-a-half years old, Naomi can spot the difference in the quality of different oils and gives Kors feedback on what needs improving.
It’s not just a legacy for her daughter, though. Kors wants to collaborate with and help build up small businesses in our community. To me, that’s what this is all about. She sources products locally whenever possible and participates in local markets—she has met some of her favorite local organizations this way, including Applied Digital Imaging, Thrifted Wonderz, and Two BB Productions. Kors is always looking for more opportunities to collaborate and invites anyone with ideas to reach out.
Skin Rhythm products can be found at Screaming Eve (in Bellingham or Burlington), Her Connection Hub, and Black Arts Love in Seattle. Kors also creates products exclusively for The Chrysalis and ships nationwide from www.skinrhythmspa.com.
