I'm not going to talk to you about the hand cream, although it smells like God's flower garden (nope, I have no idea where that came from). Instead I'll share with you some thoughts about the l'Occitane product line I swear should come with a warning sign, because it's so addictive it makes you panic twice a day when the thought "but what if they discontinue this?" comes to mind. Agony, I say!
Anyway, I'm talking about the Angelica line. I started using it because I'd been having a lot of trouble with rashes on my face. Breakouts were another common phenomenon to my combo-skin. I figured that was normal, and frankly, I didn't give a damn about how unhealthy my skin was. It's only after I started taking care of it that I realized many of the blemishes on my face could be avoided. That's all thanks to my discovery of the Angelica face care products. If they hadn't been so darn addictive, I would've never used them long enough the see the difference. So allow me to advertise them a little!
I discovered the "crème radieuse" through a sample (figures). When I got it I uninterestedly gave it to my mom, but one day a rash on my face got so bad even I was desperate enough to put something on it. The sample was the only thing at hand, so I rubbed it on without thinking about it too much. After a few hours, I noticed my face felt weird. It wasn't oily. It even felt soft, fresh and very hydrated. Quite impressing I could still feel that after a few hours, n'est-ce pas?
So, yet another l'Occitane product won me over. About two days later I was at the shop, buying a €33 jar of face cream. Me, a person who had spent a total of about €5 on face care over the previous 22 years of her life. The shop keeper was really nice. We spent a long time going over several products to determine which one would be best for me. After half an hour of debating we ended up deciding my first choice was going to be the best one ('cause that's how us girls roll, ain't it?).
For about six weeks now I've been keeping up with my new skincare routine. First, I wash my face with the Angelica cleansing gel (they have great salespeople at l'Occitane), then I apply the Crème Radieuse and that's that. I do this every morning and every evening. For the first four weeks I thought the only difference it made was that my skin was a little less rashy and definitely less oily, but over the past week I have really noticed a big difference. My face has become a lot less oily in general and feels super soft.
Where I used to get a big pimple about every two days, often even several on a small spot, nowadays I barely get any. I think I've had about three over the past three weeks and those were just tiny, negligible ones. That's a huge difference. I've also noticed a significant decrease in blackheads on my forehead, nose and chin. The rashes have stopped nearly completely. I honestly never thought my face could look like this. Of course, I still have wide pores and it doesn't look perfect, but it's such a big improvement. I'm over the moon!
And then there's that smell... I'm véry picky when it comes to smells and this one is so natural I can honestly say it's my favourite smell in the world right now. It doesn't really smell like a perfume, more like flowers, but not sweet and rosey and still not sharp either. You know what? I'm bad at describing smells. But I can tell you that every time it's on my face I rub some extra underneath my nose and make this face every few seconds:
The Angelica face cream retails at €33 a jar (50ml) in Europe. For summer they've added a new edition, that's more of a gel and seems great for sweaty days. Can't wait to try that one out. The Angelica Cleansing Gel is €17 for 200ml. The pump on it is great because you always get just the right amount of product and it lasts you ages.
Just a week ago I've added another Angelica product to my daily face care routine and I've been loving that one too. Stay tuned for a review!
Lots of light,
Sloppy D.
I discovered the "crème radieuse" through a sample (figures). When I got it I uninterestedly gave it to my mom, but one day a rash on my face got so bad even I was desperate enough to put something on it. The sample was the only thing at hand, so I rubbed it on without thinking about it too much. After a few hours, I noticed my face felt weird. It wasn't oily. It even felt soft, fresh and very hydrated. Quite impressing I could still feel that after a few hours, n'est-ce pas?
So, yet another l'Occitane product won me over. About two days later I was at the shop, buying a €33 jar of face cream. Me, a person who had spent a total of about €5 on face care over the previous 22 years of her life. The shop keeper was really nice. We spent a long time going over several products to determine which one would be best for me. After half an hour of debating we ended up deciding my first choice was going to be the best one ('cause that's how us girls roll, ain't it?).
For about six weeks now I've been keeping up with my new skincare routine. First, I wash my face with the Angelica cleansing gel (they have great salespeople at l'Occitane), then I apply the Crème Radieuse and that's that. I do this every morning and every evening. For the first four weeks I thought the only difference it made was that my skin was a little less rashy and definitely less oily, but over the past week I have really noticed a big difference. My face has become a lot less oily in general and feels super soft.
Where I used to get a big pimple about every two days, often even several on a small spot, nowadays I barely get any. I think I've had about three over the past three weeks and those were just tiny, negligible ones. That's a huge difference. I've also noticed a significant decrease in blackheads on my forehead, nose and chin. The rashes have stopped nearly completely. I honestly never thought my face could look like this. Of course, I still have wide pores and it doesn't look perfect, but it's such a big improvement. I'm over the moon!
And then there's that smell... I'm véry picky when it comes to smells and this one is so natural I can honestly say it's my favourite smell in the world right now. It doesn't really smell like a perfume, more like flowers, but not sweet and rosey and still not sharp either. You know what? I'm bad at describing smells. But I can tell you that every time it's on my face I rub some extra underneath my nose and make this face every few seconds:
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| convincing enough for ya? |
The Angelica face cream retails at €33 a jar (50ml) in Europe. For summer they've added a new edition, that's more of a gel and seems great for sweaty days. Can't wait to try that one out. The Angelica Cleansing Gel is €17 for 200ml. The pump on it is great because you always get just the right amount of product and it lasts you ages.
Just a week ago I've added another Angelica product to my daily face care routine and I've been loving that one too. Stay tuned for a review!
Lots of light,
Sloppy D.
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