CG Pure Wash

October, and the shop smells like a different season already.

Gift sets are made up and wrapped in-store from today. The formula that works: one bar, one thing that lingers, one small extra, all in the same scent family.

Or build your own from the shelf — thirty-odd Canadian makers to choose from, not just us.

Open until 3 today.

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Our shop is closed. We're taking the day to listen and learn rather than to sell.

We'll reopen tomorrow at regular hours.

Thanksgiving is two weeks out, and "I brought w**e again" is a whole personality.

We'll have gift sets made up in-store from October, and we'll wrap them.

The formula that works: one bar, one thing that lingers, one small extra, all in the same scent family. Mixing scent families is what makes a set feel thrown together.

Or build your own from the shelf — thirty-odd Canadian makers to choose from, not just us.

Body butter season starts about now.

Thicker than a lotion because there's no water in it — just butters and oils, so nothing evaporates off and takes moisture with it.

Best on damp skin straight out of the shower. A little goes further than you think, and if it feels like too much, you've used too much.

Full ingredient list on the page.

Maker spotlight: Prairie Made Co.

Manitoba wildflower honey, unpasteurized, infused with lemon zest. Three ingredients on the label and one of them is zest.

They also make jewellery — beach glass pendants and gemstone earrings — which is an unusual combination for one maker and somehow works.

The honey is the thing people come back for. Good on toast, better stirred into tea when the weather turns.

Third in our weekly maker series.

In store at 2082 Ness Ave.