Innisfree Smart Foundation Perfect Cover - 13 Light Beige

This is in my favorites purely because of the shade. It's very light, actually the lightest foundation shade that I own and since I'm even paler now than I am in summer, this almost matches me perfectly. I always use too dark foundations and have to blend them down my neck, because non of them in the drugstores are light enough. This one is actually light enough, although I am not crazy about the coverage. I expected it to be full coverage, but it's very light medium. It's also a bit obvious on the skin. I'll talk more about it in a separate review.

theBalm Nude'tude Nude Eyeshadow Palette

I've been testing this and I already have my favorite shades. Review of this will be up soon, but until then I'll tell you that my absolute favorite shade is Seductive - very warm almost yellow toned light brown. I also really like Sultry - perfect warm matte brown for the crease and Sexy - matte purple burgundy shade. Eye shadows are really pigmented and they blend with ease. I'm not sure that they are as long lasting as Zoeva Cocoa Blend shades, but I'll have to test it a bit more to make up my mind completely. It's not my usual shade selection, because there is a lot of cooler shades, but the ones that I like are really pretty. 

Ebelin Precision Eye Brush

This is a very dense pointed brush with great precision. I use this around my lower lash line to darken it a bit. I like that I can apply it very closely to the lash line and no where else. It's also perfect for blending out pencils.

Essence Smokey Eye Brush

Another great brush for smoking out the eye shadow or pencils. It's a lot winder but almost shaped like a ball. It creates a soft haze around the lower lash line and I like that it pulls it a bit down. I've been really enjoying this.

Avon Supershock Gel Eyeliner - Black

I don't believe I've mentioned this before, but this is my favorite liner in a pencil form. It's super soft and it almost melts onto the skin, that's why it's called gel eyeliner. I love to use this when I want a softer line. I apply it straight from the pen and then just blend it with the brush. It's very easy to blend and once it sets it doesn't move. If you have very oily lids, you'll need to set it with an eye shadow. 

Essence Make Me Brow Eyebrow Gel Mascara - 01 blondy brows

My brows have been getting bald spots, which they always do in spring and fall for some reason. So I need all the help I can get. I started using this brow gel mascara to make them look fuller. I use this first, then apply brow pencil and then go back in with this to shape them and set them. It's a great base, because it makes pencil stick on better. I also like the super mini brush, although it does have too much product on, so I always wipe it off a bit.

Essence Eyeshadow 15 hazle me not!

While I was browsing through new Essence products I also got a look at their matte eye shadows in hope of finding another great contouring shade. I've been loving this 15 hazle me not! to contour my face with. It's a lot lighter than Essence I Heart Nude in 05 My Favorite Tauping. This is for someone very fair and I am pretty fair in this time of year. It means I don't have to think about it, I can just apply it and really can't overdue it. It's a great grey based shade, although it has a tiny bit of sheen to it. I've been loving this, since I went lighter with my foundation. It gives me the most natural unnoticeable contour. I'll have a separate review. 

H&M Pure Radiance Powder Blusher - Brown Sugar

I can't say how much I love this blush. It's the most neutral matte blush that I own. It's brownish peach and I've been pairing it with my usual neutral brownish makeup. I love this, because it's not flat out matte, but still has some sheen. 

theBalm Hot Mama Blush/Shadow

Since I've been experimenting with bold bright lipsticks this month, I've also been loving this blush. It's coral, has a pink base with a very gold sheen and looks so pretty bright paired with bright lipsticks. It's my go to for glowy cheeks and  colorful lips. I'll post a review of it soon. 

Avon True Colour Perfectly Matte Lipsticks (Marvelous Mocha and Ideal Lilac)

Whole matte range by Avon is just amazing. I've finally tested it a bit more since my lips have been in better shape this month. I've already mentioned my favorite shades in my review, but the two shades that have been outstanding this month are Marvelous Mocha, which is a lovely warm medium brown and Ideal Lilac, which is a crazy bright fuchsia shade. One is for my neutral looks and one for when I want something bold and colorful. 

Maybelline Color Show The Blushed Nudes - 447 Dusty Rose

Boy am I in love with this shade. Every time I paint my nails, I want to use this one. It's just such a pretty pastel lavender pink shade and perfect for the spring. It also lasts on me well. I have a review here. 

L'Occitane Folie Florale Petal-Soft Body Milk

I've already reviewed this. It's a lightly moisturizing body milk with a unique sweet fruity floral scent. I love the gentle spring scent of it and shea butter moisturizing layer that it creates on the skin. This is definitely a spring treat and I'm actually saving it for some warmer days so that I can smell it on me while wearing t-shirts. 

Avon Mesmerize Eau de Toilette

My absolute favorite scent of this month. It hasn't been as warm as I would have liked it, so I think I was gravitating more towards sweet fruity scents like this one. I adore the peach scent of it and later long lasting effect of sandalwood. It's the perfect sweet spring scent. I also love the bottle, because it's so easy to carry around. You'll find a review of it here. 

It comes in a transparent plastic bottle. The bottle has a rhombus shape if you look down at it. It's somewhat different to the usual bottle designs.

It also has nice cherry blossom details which are actually 3D printed into the bottle. Speaking of 3D, there is also Braille writing on the back.

Plastic silver top also looks like it's part of a magic bottle and it compliments the design nicely. I do have a problem with it though. The part that actually opens up is so small that I almost always break my nails, when I try to open it. This is a disadvantage to me. It looks pretty, but it's not functional, especially considering it's for women, who a lot of them have long nails and this would be very inconvenient. 

L'Occitane says that this body lotion leaves the skin soft, moisturized and perfumed with a fruity, floral, sparkling scent. A cherry blossom floral water from the Luberon region of Provence reveals green, botanical notes that recall the delicate flowers. It's enriched with shea butter.

It costs 23.40€ and in it is 250 ml of product. You can buy it here. Here you'll also find the ingredients list. 

It's pastel pink a bit more liquid body milk. It's thin in consistency and spreads easily. Shea butter in it makes it stick better and also make it feel slightly buttery. It's a really nice mix of regular light milk or lotion and a bit of butter for that slip and moisture. 

It soaks into the skin quickly, but leaves behind slight bit of that shea butter layer, which moisturizes the skin and makes it feel soft. This is more of a lightweight moisture. My skin feels nourished and soft the next day and the best thing about it is that I can still smell it. I usually use body products in the evening, go to sleep and then recheck it in the morning.

If your skin is very dry, this probably won't be enough for you. But if you're looking for something lightweight with still good moisture effect, you'll like it.

It smells amazing, but you'd expect this from L'Occitane. It's such a unique mix of fruity sweetness and a bit of floral freshness. I would say that it's more on the gentle sweet fruity side. At least that's how I smell it and I adore the scent. It's perfect for spring and I can't wait for t-shirts to be in season, so I can smell it on me. As I said before, this still smells on me in the morning. It's a powerful scent as far as the long lasting power goes, but a gentle sweetness otherwise. 

It's obvious that I really like this body milk. I've already used up more than half of it and I think I need to stop now, if I want to use this on warm spring days. It's a really nice lightweight moisturizing body milk and I love the unique thin consistency mixed with shea butter that leaves that soft layer on the skin. Smell is the star of it and you'll love it if you like fruity gentle sweet scents. The bottle is obviously just as gorgeous and would be a nice gift on itself, but the top is not practical. I encourage you to smell this, if you're near the store. 

*Product was sent to me by L'Occitane.

Balea Cleansing Oil

I've heard good things about this oil and the fact that it has similar ingredients to L'Occitane cleansing oil, so of course I had to try it. So far, I like it. It really does feel very similar to L'Occitane 5% Shea Butter Cleansing Oil. It's very greasy and breaks down the makeup nicely. Once it touches the water, it transforms into a white milky texture. It leaves behind a slight oil residue. All in all, I'm impressed for something that costs under 3€.

Maybelline Color Show The Blushed Nudes in 447 Dusty Rose

I was browsing through Austrian DM and found this jewel from their limited edition called The Blushed Nudes. It's an amazing pastel purple nail polish shade. I also find Color Show range a lot thicker and more opaque in formula compared to Colorama. I still don't get why we don't have Color Show in Slovenia, it's like Maybelline is intentionally keeping us away from all their really nice products. 

Pixi Glow Tonic Exfoliating Toner

Since I ran out of my Clarins Gentle Exfoliator Brightening Toner and I didn't really like the Paula's Choice testers, because they were breaking me out like crazy and some of them even stung my face, I decided to look up Pixi Glow Tonic. It's highly raved by the skin care goddess Caroline Hirons (if you don't know her, shame on you) and she loves this as well as a ton of other people. I finally found it on Beauty Bay and bought it. It's also a lot cheaper than Paula's Choice and you get a huge amount. I like it. It seems to be very gentle and right after I use it my skin feels very smooth to the touch. It's one of those chemical exfoliators and it also feels hydrating, all at the same time. 

Morphe Brushes Single Eyeshadow in Starlight

Along with Pixi I also threw in the basket one of Morphe Brushes single eye shadows. I've been eyeing their 35O palette for so long, but the only sites that I can actually get a hold off this palette are always out of stock. Go figure. Maybe they should just make more of it and faster (God, sometimes it feels like I'm the one that's stupid here). Anyway, I decided to at least try one of their singles, since those are supposed to be even better quality. The shade range was also almost sold out, but I decided to try this warm yellow shade. I've only tried it twice and it's not bad, but also not as impressive. It's really pigmented, but for some reason it vanished through the day. Maybe I just had and extra oily day. I definitely need to try this more. 

Ebelin Konjak Sponge Green Tea

Konjak sponges were very popular like a year ago and I just never understood the hype. But since DM made their own version for a fraction of the price, I decided to try it. What I love the most about it is the fact that it feels like you're giving yourself a massage while you're rubbing it against your face. It's hard, but once you soak it, it's very soft and gentle. It smells weird when you open it and I think it might be because of the green tea. It does exfoliate the skin, so if your skin is dry, I would avoid using it too often.

Catrice Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer in 005 Light Natural

So Catrice came out with another shade of this concealer and it's the lightest version, although also the most yellow toned. It's actually perfect for my warm skin tone and I like that it's lighter. I love using it under my eyes as it almost brightens it up, because the shade is actually lighter than my foundation. Of course, I got it, because I loved other two shades. It's my favorite drugstore concealer ever. 

Diamond Beauty Eyeliner - Black and Loose Whitening Powder

I got a chance to review some of the Diamond Beauty products, which is a Japanese brand. I love their eyeliner. It's in a pen form, but it has more of a brush tip, which is very precise. I love the fact that you can draw the thinnest lines possible. Review is here. I also got one of their loose powders and I went for the whitening one, thinking it's going to be the lightest shade. It is very light, but it has shimmer in it, which I'm not a fan of. Actually I should correct myself, I don't know how to use it properly. It's supposed to go in the center of the face and it looks good on cloudy day and it mattifies nicely, but I hate when it starts to sparkle in the sun. Have to give this more of  a test and see if it really has the brightening purpose. 

L'Occitane Fleur de Cerisier Body Milk

L'Occitane sent me one of their new body milks, which contains shea butter and cherry blossom floral water. It's a light nicely perfumed body milk. It gives you a bit of moisture, but without the greasy or heavy feeling. The smell is interesting. I can't decided if it smells fruity or floral. Kind of a mix of both, but a subtle one. I definitely like it. 

Born Pretty Store Panda Smooth Liquid Eyeliner

While ordering something from Born Pretty Store for my friend, I remembered Mateja really liking this Panda eyeliner. I haven't tried it a lot, maybe three times, but I can say I don't like it better than Diamond Beauty. This one is more runny, though it could almost be said that a bit more pigmented in just one swipe. It runs into those little skin cracks more than Diamond Beauty and needs longer time to dry up. It's also a lot less long lasting. In fact, if I rub it, it goes off my eyes while Diamond Beauty stays the same all through the day. I have to use it more to make up my mind about it.

Avon Face Pearls, Angled Brush and Supershock Mascara

Avon also sent me a few of new products. Among these were one of their best selling products in a very pretty gold and pink design. I love this design. Face Pearls are apparently very popular. It's like a highlighting powder, but the shimmer in it is quite big and visible. It's a very light almost white shade. Angled brush is amazing. Perfect for applying highlighter or precise contour. It's unbelievably soft. Supershock mascara is also one of their best selling mascara, but so far I am not impressed. It doesn't seem to do what I want. It gives definition and length, but lacks volume. I do like to use it under my other mascaras or on my lower lashes.

Avon Color Trend Lipstick Amour, Planet Spa Sweet Sensuality Bath Elixir and Friendship Bracelets

Avon also surprised us bloggers on Valentine's Day with a Valentine's Day inspired package. I was actually eyeing this Color Trend lipstick in the catalog, because it looked so pretty with embossed hearts. I wore it on Valentine's Day and really like it. It's definitely on a sheerer side, a very universal pink shade. It feels hydrating and needs to be reapplied for full opacity. I loved the feeling of it on my lips. I also tried Bath Elixir, which was not like their usual bubble baths. It made a lot less foam, but felt very smooth in the bath tube. I got a very greasy feeling and it was left on my skin, once I showered, which means it's a very nourishing product for your bath. It also has a luxurious yasmine scent that fill the whole bathroom, while you're bathing. Friendship bracelets are adorable. Not really my style, but a nice thought. I should definitely give this to one of my friends. Maybe I'll even DIY that butterfly on my other bracelets. 

Ebrand 

I got an offer to try Ebrand products, which I think are actually targeted towards skin care salons. I wanted to try their soothing cream for sensitive skin and one other body peeling, but they also sent me some other testers. I got body peeling with almonds (doesn't seem harsh enough), face peeling (has very small granules, I like it), vitamin mask (it's not hydrating enough), cleansing milk for the face (nice one for removing makeup), soothing face cream for sensitive skin (like it, it's very lightly moisturizing, soothing and smells like bubble gum) and face toner (smells amazingly of mandarins or something like that, nicely hydrating). Most of these products are actually fairly sensitive and none of them irritated my skin, but I am surprised at how heavily scented they all are. Some scents are amazing though.

Maybelline The Falsies Push Up Drama Mascara and Ciate Paint Pots in Serendipity

I won a giveaway on Maja's Instagram and got these two products. I have to say that I haven't tried the mascara yet, although I hear mixed reviews. I have many others to use before I open another one. I was very looking forward to trying one of Ciate nail polishes, because these look so darn cute. Serendipity is pink shimmery nail polish that looks nice as a glitter top coat over other shades. I only tried it once and I really like how smooth it is in spite of all that shimmer in it.

theBalm Hot Mama Blusher

The Balm also offered to sent me some of their products and I was really excited to get Hot Mama blusher. It's definitely the blush shade that I would choose among their range. It's a nice coral shade with a shimmery gold sheen, which is to die for. You know me, I love shimmer and highlighters and this is a highlighting blush, so of course, I love it. 

theBalm Nude'tude Nude Eyeshadow Palette

I also got this palette. I actually wanted Nude Dude, because it has more of those warm toned eye shadows that I love. In all honesty, I haven't tried this out much, because of some miss communication problems. I did try it once and the pigmentation seems nice. I'll have to use it a bit more to report though.

Essence LE Wake up, Spring! Eyeliners (01 Happy First Day of Spring, 02 Let's the Spring Begin and 03 Spring a-ling a-ling)

When I saw colored eyeliners in Essence's new Limited Edition, I was so excited but at the same time so stupid that I both all of them. Stupidly, because it turned out to be less than impressive. They seemed really saturated and pigmented in the store, but when I try to apply them on my eye, they just don't perform. The nib doesn't get saturated, in fact the lilac one the tip doesn't saturate at all. I had to literally break the tip by pushing it down to squeeze out the product. I also tried the white one and it's not pigmented enough. It's thicker and you have to go over the line multiple times. I still haven't tried the mint one, but I think it's pretty much going to be the same. It was a waste of my money, to be honest.

Essence Eyeshadow in 15 Hazel Me Not! and 19 The Grammy Goes Glammy

I had a gift card and was waiting for the new Essence products to arrive so I can try some. I swear we were like the last city in our country to get the products. Why am I not surprised?! I browsed through their new revamped eye shadows and actually found some nice shades. I though the pigmentation wasn't bad at all. I got these two shades, because I am looking for another lighter contouring shade for the nose. As you may know I love to use Essence I Heart Nude Eyeshadow in 05 My Favorite Tauping for contouring. I haven't tried if this one is lighter or not, but it seems promising. I got the other shimmery champagne shade for highlighting. Either cheek bones or inner corner of the eye. It seemed fine and not too glittery. It's also really shiny, which I like. 

Ebelin Precision Eye Shadow Brush and Lip Brush

Lip brush is a repurchase. It's my favorite, because it's straight cut, so you can create the perfect edge. My old one has really frayed bristles, so I replaced it. I also got the precision brush, because I always want those smaller tip brushes to smudge the eye shadow around my lower lash line. 

Essence Smokey Eye Brush

Again one of those precise point brushes for eye shadows. This one is a lot fluffier and bigger than Ebelin's.

Essence Nail Art Duo Stylist

I call this a dotting tool and use both sides to create different dots as well as to draw on nail designs. Apparently thinner side could be used to draw lines, but I can't imagine that going well for me. I always use brushes for lines.

Essence Turn It Sunny Top Coat and Studio Nails Fast Cuticle Remover

I love warm shades and this is a top coat that should give you a warm yellow toned look to your base. Obviously, I wanted this. Maybe I can turn every cool toned shade into a warm one. I can't remember on which blog I saw this, but I remember the person saying that this Fast Cuticle Remover is the quickest way to remove cuticles. As I feel lazy to soak my nails every time I paint them, I wanted to try this. I only tried it once and it did make the cuticles easier to push back, so it should be good. 

Avon True Colour Matte Eyeshadow Quad in Au Naturale

Avon surprised us bloggers with a few of their products for Women's Day today. What a lovely thought from a brand for women. I love their Mocha Latte quad, because it has three very nice matte brown shades and now they've come out with matte quad palettes. I got Au Naturale, which is basically matte brown palette and I am really excited to try it. The first two shades seem really similar to those in Mocha Latte. 

Avon Big and Multiplied Volume Mascara

Their latest volume mascara. It has a bushy multiple small bristles and the brush definitely seems promising. It should give you thicker and multiplied lashes with lots of volume. It also says that it should be clump free and the bristles catch every little lash. Sounds dreamy.

Avon Care Pink Jasmine Hand, Nail and Cuticle Cream

I only tried it a little on my hands. Seems to be very quick absorbing white cream. It smells really subtle and almost reminds me of hard soap smells. 

Avon Naturals Body Care Sultry Red Rose and Peach Shower Gel

This smells exactly like it says on the packaging - of roses and peach. It's a sexy floral fruity smell. I haven't tried it out yet. 

Olivier Baussan, the founder of L'Occitane, invited his friend Pierre Herme, a pastry chef to compose a collection of scents for L'Occitane. He gave him total control over what scents to compose. Inspiration behind these scents was their mutual love of Mediterranean and the Island of Beauty - Corsica. 

The result was a collection, or rather three, of unique scent combinations which were: jasmine, immortelle and neroli, grapefruit and rhubarb, honey and mandarin.

Olivier Baussan was the one designing all the pretty bottles and creating color schemes of these collections. 

Jasmin-Immortelle-Neroli

First collection is all about the fact that opposites attract. The scent of these products combine jasmine, immortelle and neroli. It's a white floral fragrance with addition of golden flower.

Base notes: petitgrain, pink pepper, lemon.

Middle notes: jasmine, immortelle, neroli.

Base notes: amber, white wood, musk.

Body Lotion

It comes in this pretty simplistic white and yellow design with gold top. The bottle is plastic and transparent, which makes it easy to see how much you have left. I especially like the gold top, although the opening system is not my favorite. You push it on one side and it pops up on the other side. It's not convenient, because you have to squeeze the product through a little hole. Since it is a body lotion, I do use a lot of it. The gold detail however, is very nice. Best part is that you can unscrew it off and maybe put it on some other packaging.

Btw, on the back of the packaging I noticed they also have braille writing for blind people. Big thumbs up for that. I haven't seen this on any other products from other brands. 

The lotion itself is thinner in consistency and white. It spreads really easily and I would describe it as lightweight. It absorbs quickly and definitely leaves behind a quite strong scent. It's not for someone with dry or very dry skin, because this provides a very light moisturizing effect. I almost see it more as a summer product, which also provides you with a very long lasting fragrance. 

Scent is interesting. At first I wasn't sure if I would like it, but it grew on me. I am not a fan of floral scents at all (I prefer sweet and woody notes), but it definitely smells very sophisticated and grown up. I've noticed that most "pricey" popular perfumes are actually floral, that's why the connotation of sophistication in my mind. 

In the beginning it smells way too floral for my taste and the scent is very strong. After a while it becomes more amber woody, which is when I like it the most. I was sure, I'm not gonna like it because of the flowers in it, but once this dries to base notes, it becomes very nice. Floral sophisticated woody based fragrance. 

Price: 23.40€.

The collection also includes Eau de Toillete, shower gel, sparkling body powder, lip balm, hand cream and soap. 

Pamplemousse-Rhubarbe

It's combination of rhubarb, cloves, nutmeg and grapefruit. It's a soft and subtle fruity citrus combination.

Top notes: grapefruit, rhubarb, lemon and cypress.

Middle notes: cloves, nutmeg and lavender.

Base notes: cedar and vetiver.

Hand Cream

Hand cream is also on the thinner side of consistency. It almost looks a bit whipped or mousse like, because it's not really as runny as body lotion. The shea butter gives it mousse like consistency and a bit of buttery grip to your hands. It's not greasy in any way and it absorbs into skin quickly. It does provide some moisture and softness to the skin, but a very light layer. It's definitely not your heavy duty winter hand cream. The scent makes it that much more appealing, because it really fills the room while you're applying it on.

The first punch of this fragrance is definitely grapefruit. It starts of very citrusy. Later I get more of a cloves note, but I'm not great at describing scents so I'll just leave you with, it's very citrusy and kind of spicy. A very intriguing smell, which I would almost prefer in summer and spring, because of the fresh citrus. It also smells very yummy in a way, like you'd want to eat it.

Packaging is standard hand cream tube. Design of this collection is a mix of turquoise and peach. My favorite color combination of all collections.

Price: 7.60€.

In the collection you can also find Eau de Toilette, shower gel, body lotion, lip balm and soap.

Miel-Mandarine

The third collection combines honey, mandarin and immortelle. It's a very sweet fruity smell. 

Lip Balm

The lip balm is enriched with shea butter and it helps to nourish and protect sensitive thin skin on the lips. This is my favorite products from all collections. 

Packaging is very much inspired by mandarin with orange and lightly yellow shades. It's a very practical tube and the applicator has little hole through which you squeeze out the product. Because of the consistency you can easily squeeze out the tinniest amount possible and it doesn't spill all over or anything.

Lip balm has a thicker greasier consistency, but it can still be very thinned down and it actually reminds me a bit of honey itself. It's lightly orange colored. On the lips it leaves a faint peachy shade and it's very shiny. When you pucker the lips together it's very smooth and not sticky. 

It definitely acts as a protective layer, but it also moisturizes the lips. I feel like it makes them soft and protects them from cold.

It's also my favorite scent from all these collections. It smells of mandarins and very sweet. I don't so much smell the honey, but rather the sweetness of it. It's so reminiscent of winter, because of the mandarin and I absolutely love sweet scents. 

Price: 7.60€.

This is the smallest collection and it has this lip balm and hand cream. Shame really, because I love this smell the most and would love to own fragrance or body lotion in the same scent.

The swatches of all three products. From left to right: Jasmine-Immortelle-Neroli body lotion, Grapefruit-Rhubarb hand cream and Honey-Mandarin lip balm.

L'Occitane always makes really pretty packaging and those collections are not exceptions. I really like the cute, but simplistic design. It's functional as well as very eye catching because of the bright colors. Fragrances are unique combinations. I like Jasmin-Immortelle-Neroli, because of the woody base that it has to it. The boy lotion itself could be a bit richer in consistency for my taste. I will probably heavily use it in warmer days. Hand cream is nice, but also nothing special. If it were't for the lovely fruity smell - Pamplemousse-Rhubarbe, I probably wouldn't take a second glance at it. It's very basic, quick absorbing in thin. I like my hand creams to feel a bit greasier and more buttery. I really love the lip balm. The Miel-Mandarine scent is super sweet and fruity. Lip balm itself is thick and very moisturizing, but it also provides a nice thick protective layer. 

*Products were sent to me by L'Occitane.

Prepričana sem, da ste že slišali za L'Occitanovo praznično kolekcijo v sodelovanju z Pierre Hermejem, enim najbolj znanih francoskih pekov slaščic. Tudi jaz sem dobila nekaj izdelkov te slastno navdihnjene kolekcije in danes bom z vami delila svoja mnenja o teh izdelkih.

Olivier Baussan, ustanovitelj L'Occitana, je povabil svojega prijatelja Pierra Hermeja, peka slaščic, da sestavi kolekcijo vonjev za L'Occitane. Dal mu je popolno svobodo ustvarjanja. Inspiracija je njuna skupna ljubezen do Mediterana in otoka ljubezni - Korzike. 

Rezultat njunega sodelovanja je kolekcija, oziroma kar tri, ki kombinirajo unikatne vonje: jasmin, suhocvetnica in neroli, grenivka in rabarbara, med in mandarina.

Olivier Baussan je ustvaril dizajn stekleničk in izbral barvne sheme kolekcij. 

Jasmin-Immortelle-Neroli

Prva kolekcija temelji na dejstvu, da se nasprotja privlačijo. Vonj kombinira jasmin, suhocvetnico in neroli. Gre za dišavo bele note vrtov z notami zlate cvetlice. 

Zgornje note: petitgrain, rožnati poper in limona.

Srednje note: jasmin, suhocvetnica in neroli.

Osnovne note: jantar, beli les in mask.

Mleko za telo

Dizajn je simplističen z kombinacijo bele in rumene. Zamašek je zlat. Steklenička je plastična in prozorna, kar pomeni, da z lahkoto vidimo koliko izdelka nam je ostalo. Še posebej mi je všeč zlat zamašek, čeprav mi sam sistem odpiranja ni všeč. Na eni strani se potisne dol in na drugi strani se pokaže majhna odprtina. Odprtina je zelo majhna zato je potrebno kar dolgo stiskati izdelek ven. Glede na to, da gre za mleko za telo, ga seveda naenkrat rabim več. Najbolj mi je všeč ta zlat detajl, ki se lahko odvije in namesti na drugo embalažo.

Mimogrede, na zadnjem delu embalaže sem opazila Braillovo pisavo. Tega še nikoli prej nisem videla na izdelkih drugih znamk. Velika pohvala za to.

Mleko za telo je redkejše in belo. Z lahkoto se razmaže in opisala bi ga kot lahkoten izdelek. Zelo hitro se vpije v kožo in za sabo pusti precej močan vonj. Ni za nekoga, ki ima suho ali zelo suho kožo, ker je učinek vlaženja res majhen. Bolj se mi zdi kot izdelek za poletje, ki poleg vlaženja omogoča tudi zelo obstojen vonj.

Vonj je zanimiv. Najprej sem mislila, da mi ne bo všeč, ampak mi je prirasel k srcu. Nisem oboževalka cvetličnih vonjev (raje imam sladke in lesne vonje), ampak ta je vsekakor sofisticiran in odrasel vonj. Opazila sem, da večina dražjih parfumov vedno vsebuje veliko cvetličnih not, zato ta miselnost, da me spominja na nekaj sofisticiranega. 

Na začetku je zelo cvetlični vonj in to precej močan. Čez čas pa postane bolj jantarno lesni, kar je meni veliko bolj všeč. Prepričana sem bila, da mi ne bo všeč zaradi cvetlic, ampak ko se posuši, začenjo prevladovati lesne note in je odličen vonj. Cvetlično sofisticiran z lesno podlago. 

Cena: 23.40€.

Ta kolekcija vsebuje tudi toaletno vodo, gel za tuširanje, lesketajoči puder ta telo, balzam za ustnice, kremo za roke in parfumsko milo.

Pamplemousse-Rhubarbe

Gre za kombinacijo rabarbare, nageljnove žbice, muškatni orešček in grenivke. Je nežen in subtilen sadno citrusni vonj. 

Zgornje note: grenivka, rabarbara, limona in cipresa.

Srednje note: nageljnove žbice, muškatni orešček in sivka.

Osnovne note: cedra in vetiver.

Krema za roke

Krema za roke je redkejša. Na nek način me spominja na mousse, ker ni tako tekoča kot mleko za telo. Karitejevo maslo je tisto, ki daje kremi konsistenco moussa in malo maslenega občutka na rokah. Ni mastna in se hitro vpije v kožo. Zagotavlja lahko vlaženje in mehkobo, ampak je telo lahkotna. Zagotovo ni bogata krema za zimo. Vonj jo naredi še bolj zanimivo, saj res zapolni celotno sobo med tem, ko si kremo nanašate na roke. 

Prvi vonj, ki se začuti, ko kremo odprete, je grenivka. Začne se zelo citrusno. Za tem pride vonj nageljnovih žbic. Ampak opisovanje vonjev mi ne gre najbolj, zato bom rekla samo, da je zelo citrusen in začimben vonj hkrati. Zanimiv vonj, ki bi mi bil skoraj ljubši za poletje in pomlad, zaradi svežih citrusov. Je tudi zelo okusen vonj, ker me spominja na nekaj, kar bi pojedla. 

Embalaža je precej standardna za kremo za roke. Dizajn te kolekcije je mešanica turkizne in breskvaste barve. Moja najljubša barvna kombinacija izmed vseh kolekcij. 

Cena: 7.60€. 

V kolekciji najdemo tudi toaletno vodo, gel za tuširanje, mleko za telo, balzam za ustnice in parfumsko milo.

Miel-Mandarine

Tretja kolekcija združuje med, mandarino in suhocvetnico. Je zelo sladek in sadni vonj. 

Balzam za ustnice

Bazlam za ustnice je obogaten z karitejevim maslom in pomaga nahraniti in zaščititi tanko kožo ustnic. To je moj najljubši izdelke iz teh kolekcij. 

Embalaža izgleda kot mandarina, s kombinacijo oranžne in svetlo rumene barve. Je zelo praktična embalaža z aplikatorjem, ki ima majhno odprtino skozi katero iztisnete izdelek. Zaradi konsistence balzama za ustnice je zelo lahko dozirati željeno količino in všeč mi je, da ni nobenega odpada izdelka. 

Balzam za ustnice je gostejše teksture, ampak nanos je lahko precej tanek in na nek način me spominja na med. Je rahlo oranžno obarvan. Na ustnicah pusti tanek sploj breskvastega odtenka in je zelo svetleč. Ko ustnice drgnete eno ob drugo je občutek zelo gladek in nič kaj lepljiv.

Vsekakor ustvari zaščito na ustnicah in jih hkrati vlaži. Občutek imam, da jih naredi bolj mehke in ščiti pred mrazom. 

To je moj najljubši vonj izmed vseh kolekcij. Diši čisto po mandarinah in sam vonj je zelo sladek. Meda ravno ne voham, bolj njegovo sladkobo. Vonj me zelo spominja na zimo, zaradi mandarin. Obožujem take sladke vonje.

Cena: 7.60€. 

To je najmanjša kolekcija. Poleg tega balzama za ustnice vsebuje še kremo za roke. Res škoda, ker obožujem ta vonj in bi z veseljem imela toaletno vodico ali mleko za telo s tem vonjem.

L'Occitane vedno ponuja čudovite embalaže in te kolekcije niso izjeme. Res mi je všeč luškan in preprost dizajn. Je funkcionalen in hkrati pritegne pozornost z živimi barvami. Dišave so unikatne kombinacije. Všeč mi je Jasmine-Immortelle-Neroli zaradi lesne podlage. Mleko za telo bi lahko bogatejše za moj okus. Verjetno ga bom več uporabljala v toplejših dneh. Krema za roke je v redu, ampak nič posebnega. Če ne bi bilo tega sadno sladkega vonja - Pamplemousse-Rhubarbe, me verjetno sploh ne bi pritegnila. Je zelo osnovna, hitro vpijajoča in lahka. Jaz imam raje bogatejše in bolj mastne kreme za roke. Balzam za ustnice mi je zelo všeč. Miel-Mandarine vonj je super sladek in sadni. Sam balzam za ustnice je precej gost in zelo vlažilen, hkrati pa nudi dobro debelo zaščito v hladnejših dneh. 

*Izdelke mi je poslalo podjetje L'Occitane.