Authenticality Co. — Attraction in Portsmouth

I'm usually a Yelp girlie but I don't see this business on Yelp and I MUST show this wonderful business some love.

I came here with my husband on my birthday to spend some quality time together making perfume. We both love smell goods. Cyn, the owner, facilitated the class and there was another couple there who was working on creating body butters. I had so much fun! Cyn was a great host/facilitator; she answered any questions we had, provided insight, encouraged us, and really just provided a nice space for us to work on our scents.

Despite the booking being only an hour, she did not rush us. I felt so bad that we were running past our time, but she reassured us that it was fine. I really wish this place was closer to the DC Area so I could do team building with my co-workers. I highly recommend ACO for the workshops AND the products. I received a small candle for free because it was my birthday and I purchased a body butter that smells AMAZING. The candle and body butter is in the Brown Sugar Bae scent. The body butter melts so easily and is definitely needed in these colder months to keep your skin glowing.

Make sure you visit this cute, cozy shop AND book a body butter, candle, or perfume making class whenever you have a chance... you won't be...

I cannot stop smiling at how much I enjoyed this experience today!! My best friend and I love fragrances so I booked the perfume + body butter experience for us as a (late) Christmas gift.

Everyone was friendly and welcoming from the second we walked in the door. All of the materials were already set up and ready to go even though we arrived a few minutes early. Cyn did an amazing job explaining every step of the process and what different terms meant, asking about our preferences, and checking in frequently. I loved her energy and enthusiasm with the different scent combinations we tried before settling on our final products. What I appreciated most of all was that she never once made us feel rushed, which means a lot to me as someone who can be very indecisive when there are a lot of options.

In my opinion this experience was well worth the money and the drive from Richmond!! I’m glad I thought to write down exactly what scents/ratios went into my perfume because I’ll definitely be back in the future when it...

First visit here at Authenticality Co. in Portsmouth Va celebrating my Daughter’s 24th birthday and I can honestly say the atmosphere is very relaxing and so soothing the owner and staff was super amazing very helpful patient like they knew how to talk to us interact with us to bring out our true thoughts about ourselves as well as the scents that we put together to make our body butter. I’m telling y’all you have to book an appointment here. I’m talking about the business owner and staff is exceptionally talented when it comes to putting scents together and making it match your attitude personality and spirit. They were very helpful with making sure that we were extremely satisfied before mixing our fragrances… Please, y’all come out and support this black business these people are amazing 🤩. I love it and can’t wait to come back.

My first time experience is well worth coming...