View Full Version : L'Occitane products - yay or nay?
raspberryberet
11-01-2007, 11:11 PM
Anyone a fan of L'Occitane? I haven't bought much in the past but am really liking a few recent purchases:
Mimosa fragrance (very summery)
Verbana Harvest Ice Hand Cream Gel (tingly cold gel, lovely for hot days)
Honey Harvest Body Balm
Green Tea Body & Hair Shower Gel
pinkcupcake
11-01-2007, 11:16 PM
L'occitane rocks Raspberry. I love all their products. I especially love their concept stores. There's just soemthing so lovely about them and I don't think that the larger department stores do their products justice as they tend to be poked away on a shelf that is quite hard to find!
I love the Vanilla fragrance by L'occitane. Their scented candls are too divine for words as are their shower gels and body lotions. I also really like the honey water freshner. Their little tins of shea butter make brilliant lip balms to.
Alison
12-01-2007, 10:38 AM
I totally agree! I first got onto it while in France a few years back, their products are just unreal! I especially love the Shea Hair Conditioner. Great stuff.
charismatic
12-01-2007, 01:17 PM
I always burn L'Occitane Bougie Perfume Candle in The Vert a la Menthe ( green tea with mint ) when I am playing in the bathroom. So uplifting and fresh!
Most of their products are devine.
BuBBLeS
12-01-2007, 04:04 PM
i love this range its just absolutely yummy and really great products!! i love their body lotions and their shower wash/gels in the milk range. oo did anyone see the new aditions they added druing xmas, its the orange body lotions and shower gels. they smell soo yummy and is the perfect refreshing smell for summer. go check it out if u havent yet.:spin:
Bizilizzy
12-01-2007, 04:57 PM
I was given the Shea Butter Handcream as a gift, and it was lovely. Haven't purchased anything else, but love testing and smelling all the lovely products.
Lilly
12-01-2007, 05:15 PM
I was given the Lavender handcream as a gift and I quite like it. Have to go and check out their other products.
Luisa Brown
12-01-2007, 08:48 PM
I too havent tried a lot from their range. Have the Lavender, Shea Butter and Verbena hand creams and really want some of their candles. Saw an editorial for the Reubans Orange Body scrub that sounded yummy. Has anyone tried their Immortale range (dark blue diamond packaging)?
*Milo*
12-01-2007, 10:05 PM
L'occaine products are so beautiful. Recently went to Sydney for the first time and found a store there where so much was either half price or 20 percent off. Had to restrain myself from purchasing the whole store, but eventually chose a tinned candle that was chocolate fondant scented for only 11 dollars!! the tin is gorgeous and it smells amazing; I can't actually bring myself to burn it. Wanted to try the sachets of vanilla milk bath and lavender body lotion. I also loved the christmas inspired paper bag that they gave me, with a christmas scene on boths sides, in english on one side and french on the other. I study French, so this was extra special :)
Luisa Brown
12-01-2007, 10:11 PM
Where is the store Melita? I wonder if they are having a sale across all their stores? Hope so!
*Milo*
14-01-2007, 12:45 PM
It was the one in Castle Towers in Sydney. I'm going to check out the one in Brisbane City soon so I'll let you know if they're having a sale there too.
Luisa Brown
14-01-2007, 09:10 PM
Alas no sale in their Little Collins Street store today. Did get a chance to smell all their candles but either didnt like them or they were too heavily scented - do they burn like this too? Which ones do you have pcc?
Did try their new Immortale Hand Cream (didnt buy it - yet!) but picked up a booklet to better aquaint myself with their products. Poohy small size that the Ruban Orange body scrub comes in ($50 and it's tiny!).
I quite like L'Occitane although I hardly ever buy from there!:rollthoseeyes:
I reallt like their Almande body cream. It smells so good I can't help but rub some into my hands when ever I go in there.;)
pinkcupcake
18-01-2007, 07:08 PM
Alas no sale in their Little Collins Street store today. Did get a chance to smell all their candles but either didnt like them or they were too heavily scented - do they burn like this too? Which ones do you have pcc?
Did try their new Immortale Hand Cream (didnt buy it - yet!) but picked up a booklet to better aquaint myself with their products. Poohy small size that the Ruban Orange body scrub comes in ($50 and it's tiny!).
Luisa,
I have the Melissa Pear, Gingerbread, Vanilla, Licorice Wood and Orange. They are heavily scented candles containing as many oils as they can possibly get into them. If they put anymore oils into their candles they wouldn't solidify. I had a long discussion about this with one of their sales reps last year. I love love love their candles as I am quite partial to the stronger scents. They do burn for a long time though.
Luisa if you like your candles not as strongly scented go and check out the Dusk candles or even the Mor scented candles. Also the Skeem candles (sold by adore) are beautiful and not as strong.
Ozlicious
01-03-2007, 12:23 AM
L'Occitane, yay!! I love their "lait corporel" body lotion and shower gel, such a beautiful baby/milky smell. I got hooked on them thanks to the Wentworth hotel in Sydney, their product placement definitely did its job. I love their bottles too, mmmmm I'm going to go and smother some lotion on right now! I like all their products, and I love how they tread the line between natural/organic/ethical while still remaining high-end and not hippyish. They're like the Body Shop's gorgeous, stylish, older, French stepmother!
The most beautiful L'Occitane shop I've ever seen was in Hanoi in Vietnam, it was like stepping into another world. I think their shops are pure beauty, I only wish I could hang out in there for hours and smell/try every individual product!
Embarassingly, though, I only recently realised that it's pronounced "loxitane", not "lokkitane" which is how I'd been saying it. How absolutely, intensely shameful!
Kate (Staff)
01-03-2007, 10:16 AM
Adore Beauty will be stocking L'Occitane soon... shhhhhh :glee:
Luisa Brown
01-03-2007, 01:28 PM
Adore Beauty will be stocking L'Occitane soon... shhhhhh :glee:
What a coup! Congratulations!
jaime
19-06-2007, 12:44 PM
Adore Beauty will be stocking L'Occitane soon... shhhhhh :glee:
is this still happening Kate? I'm dying to try the range!!! (in particular the cherry blossom :sunnies:)
Kate (Staff)
19-06-2007, 12:58 PM
is this still happening Kate? I'm dying to try the range!!! (in particular the cherry blossom :sunnies:)
Yes it's still happening, hopefully July :)
Rosie
19-06-2007, 02:59 PM
is this still happening Kate? I'm dying to try the range!!! (in particular the cherry blossom :sunnies:)
Me too :hearts:
*Blondie*
10-07-2007, 04:27 PM
I know I should wear gloves, but I dont :redcheeks: So when I burn my hands with bleach, The L'occitane Hand cream is the only thing that soothes them!! I think its terrific and smells great too...
Trash
10-07-2007, 09:47 PM
Ive always been tempted to buy something. Their stores look great as well. Must have a look once Adore stocks them.
Kate (Staff)
26-07-2007, 05:48 PM
don't tell anybody, but http://www.adorebeauty.com.au/adorebeauty/browseby.asp?id=208&on=suppliers - they're not "officially" on the site yet so sssshhhhh ;)
pinkcupcake
26-07-2007, 06:19 PM
don't tell anybody, but http://www.adorebeauty.com.au/adorebeauty/browseby.asp?id=208&on=suppliers - they're not "officially" on the site yet so sssshhhhh ;)
Yipeeeeeeeeeee!! I won't tell anyone Kate I sware! Almond Apple Range here I come!!:glee::glee::penguin:
Luisa Brown
27-07-2007, 12:20 AM
The new range features in the brand new Shop til you Drop that arrived in my letterbox today. They have a page (around p175) on the new range. Keen to try the cleansing oil and the cider toner.
Ozlicious
27-07-2007, 12:22 AM
The new range features in the brand new Shop til you Drop that arrived in my letterbox today. They have a page (around p175) on the new range. Keen to try the cleansing oil and the cider toner.
Ooooh yeah, that sounds insanely good!
pinkcupcake
27-07-2007, 11:48 AM
:penguin::penguin::penguin: Me Too Me Too! Oh but I am on a diet!
Kate (Staff)
27-07-2007, 11:51 AM
Well we haven't got the Almond Apple range yet, so maybe you can stick to your diet for a little while at least PCC :)
pinkcupcake
27-07-2007, 11:54 AM
Well we haven't got the Almond Apple range yet, so maybe you can stick to your diet for a little while at least PCC :)
There is a God after all, her name is Kate:worship:
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