Meet Sara Robertson | Potions Master + Skincare Enthusiast

We had the good fortune of connecting with Sara Robertson and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sara, what’s the most important lesson your business/career has taught you?
Don’t be afraid of putting yourself out there and taking risks. I’m a really new concept for Saskatchewan. The fact that someone brings in skincare from Korea while also making products in-house is really novel. My contractor didn’t really get the concept, so I tried explaining it like Krispy Kreme, but for skincare.

I’ve started becoming shameless about self-promotion (sort of). When people ask me what I do, I tell them and hand them a card. Complete with QR code for adding me to Instagram!

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I had a really unconventional life, jobs, you name it. I felt for ages like the “Jack of all trades, master of none”:

I grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to refugee parents.

Getting to where I am was absolutely not easy (and still isn’t), but I really am thankful for every lesson I’ve learned along the way.

My English degree, and later on my husband, are the reason I can tap into my inner Spock and really try to work within the confines of capitalism while trying to break free of it as a structure.

I lived and worked in Israel for a year at the Baha’i World Centre, where we lived in the perfect socialist society: we worked, we didn’t have to worry about food, transportation, housing, etc., and were trusted to do our work to the best of our abilities and only take what we needed.

When I moved back to Canada, I started my MBA a few months later. On my first day, my professor said that “Capitalism is the best form of economy”, and it set off a raging fire within me. I still can’t believe that someone who has only experienced one form of economy could actually think that.

Every class in my MBA taught me that 1) Creativity wasn’t important or credited in the business world to a business’s progress, and 2) That a “ceiling” for increasing profits didn’t exist. We all know it does; we live in a world with finite resources.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Cathedral Village, where the shop is!

As corny as it sounds, Regina has great tourist spots and bits of history throughout the city.

The Royal Sask Museum is a hit for all ages, same with the Science Centre.

I’m always here for the coffee shop tour; my neighbours at Happy Hi make fantastic pastries. Takeaway Gourmet has really special cheeses (my lab used to be in the back of the building!), and Blackdog Art Supply has some unique stationery and art supplies.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
The Baha’is in Iran, and anyone who helped Baha’is in Iran: without you, I wouldn’t be where I am or who I am. Your perseverance, unshakable faith, and desire for justice and peace are admirable.

To my parents, who did everything to ensure I had a bright and happy future.

To Charlotte Cho for making the cutest skincare book that pulled me into the world of Korean Skincare.

Website: www.thepotionbar.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepotionbar/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepotionbarskincare

Image Credits
Crystal Lang Photography