The best light comes late.
The signature · Ora d’Oro
Clear glass, filled to the shoulder.
Two to three drops, each evening.
Made for the hour the light turns gold.
What’s inside
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The gentle, plant-derived alternative to retinol.
Helps skin keep its elasticity and firmness.
A silky oil base that leaves skin velvety and glowing.
Strawberry, raspberry and blueberry seed oils, from organic farming.
The packaging
The box carries a small arch painting of the harbor at 18:00, the hour Ora d’Oro is named for, when the light turns gold.
The ritual
Each formula is named for the hour it belongs to.
Cruelty-free · Clean formula
The first light is the softest.
Vegan · Cruelty-free · Clean formula
The first clear light.
Vegan · Cruelty-free · Clean formula
A softer gaze.
Vegan · Cruelty-free · Clean formula
The unhurried hour.
Cruelty-free · Clean formula
The sea at its most awake.
Cruelty-free · Clean formula
When the wind turns fresh.
Vegan · Cruelty-free · Clean formula
Warm sand, clear skin.
Vegan · Cruelty-free · Clean formula
Golden hour, bottled.
Cruelty-free · Clean formula
The sea at rest.
Our standards
What goes into every Portoluce formula, and what never does.
Never tested on animals, at any stage.
No parabens, silicones, mineral oils, sulfates or PEGs, in any of the nine.
Prima Luce, Sguardo, Lino, Sabbia and Ora d’Oro contain no animal-derived ingredients.
Formulated and made in the EU, with botanicals from organic farming.
The signature · 18:00
The gentle, plant-derived alternative to retinol, with rosehip in jojoba and evening primrose oils. A few drops at golden hour for softer-looking fine lines and velvety, glowing skin.
The gentle, plant-derived alternative to retinol.
Helps skin keep its elasticity and a soft, dewy finish.
A silky oil base that leaves skin velvety and glowing.
From 06:00 to 22:00
Nine moments on the harbor, and the formula each one calls for.
06:00 · DawnAlbaGentle Cleansing Milk
07:00 · MorningPrima LuceVitamin C Serum
08:00 · MorningSguardoPeptide Eye Cream
09:00 · MorningLinoPeptide AM/PM Cream
11:00 · Late morningOndaPeptide Serum
13:00 · MiddayMaestralePrebiotic Face Mist
16:00 · AfternoonSabbiaClay Mask
18:00 · Golden hourOra d’OroNatural Retinol-Alternative Oil Serum
22:00 · NightMare CalmoCeramide Night Cream
The set
The four essentials, from first light to night.
$40 off applies automatically at checkout when the whole set is in your bag.
Our harbor
Picture the Italian coast at six in the evening: stone pines throwing long shadows, pastel houses turning gold, the harbor going quiet. Portoluce is that place — imagined, never mapped. We make skincare for its hours, formulated and made in Europe and shipped to your door from the US.
Letters from Portoluce
Occasional notes, and first word when a new hour arrives.
