An Evening at L'Occitane

Last Wednesday my Mum and I went to an event at L'Occitane on the King's Road. Tickets were £10 and it was a really fab evening. Sorry about rubbish iPhone photos, I did not go prepared! I've become a huge fan of L'Occitane recently but whilst I'd love to fill my cupboards with their delicious products I feel they are rather pricey. We were treated to champagne and canapes and invited to have a look around the products with 15% off on any purchases we made that night. 

There was also complimentary facials and hand massages which we were not going to miss out on despite the slightly hectic queues! The lovely lady who gave me a mini facial told me I had very dry skin (which I knew already) and recommended that I use a heavy night cream. I have to say not using night cream is probably on of my biggest beauty sins. I didn't realise the importance of this step in my skincare routine so I will definitely be more strict with myself from now on. The other little tip she gave me was to wet the cotton pads you're using to apply toner. Apparently this makes it less harsh - just had to share that one with you! 

But probably the best part of the evening was the goody bag (worth £45) that was given to us as we left! In the bag were lots of minis (not samples might I add!) inside a cute travel-sized case. Which included:

Radiance & Colour Care - Shampoo & Conditioner

Brightening Hand Care

Dry Skin Foot Cream

Precious Cream 

Amande Shower Oil

Brightening Cleansing Foam

Precious Eye Balm 

Jasmin & Bergamote Eau de Toilette

Verbena Soap

I can safely say I had a lovely evening thanks to L'Occitane and I'll definitely be looking out for more events like this.

Isobel x

L'Occitane en Provence Haul

Harriet and I decided to make the most of a 20% off voucher I had for L'Occitane so we ordered a few things online to help us get through the coldest February London has seen in the last 28 years!!

Harriet and I both went for an Almond Shower Oil (£17.50) as she raves about it and I'm really into oils for my skin at the moment so I really wanted to try it. I also bought a HUGE jar of Repairing Mask for Dry & Damaged Hair which at £20 is kind of pricey but it should last ages and it's totally worth it. You can read a little review I did of it here. If you spent over £30 you could get a Comforting Winter Collection for just £14 which I thought was a nice little bargain and a great way to try out some different products without having to buy the full sizes for the full prices! It came in a lovely cream, knitted bag which I am going to keep as a winter essentials (lip balms, hand creams etc) that I take to work bag. In it came 6 miniature products from their Shea Butter range. Hand Cream, Foot Cream, Lip balm (which, by the way, I have tried already and is heavenly!), Ultra Rich Body Cream & Face Cream and an Extra Gentle Soap. Unfortunately L'Occitane have stopped this promotion but they've got some good offers on sets of their new Spring products at the moment. Harriet also bought a tried, tested and much loved Shea Butter Rose Petals Hand Cream (£8), I love the packaging of this one. 

Isobel x

What's in my Makeup Bag

My makeup bag is from the Liberty of London collection for MAC back in 2010 & is still going strong. Being fickle with accessories I've changed around with other pouches & cosmetic bags, but I always come back to this one. It's the perfect size for me to take to work & houses just the right amount of products, plus I love the colourful flower & bird Liberty pattern.

Clockwise from top -

Hairbands, Tweezerman Tweezers, Travel Size Molecule 01 Perfume, L'Occitane Hand Cream in 'Cherry Blossom', Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in '78 Phoenix', Laura Mercier Lipglacé in 'After Hours', Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in '2 Light', Bobbi Brown Corrector in 'Light Bisque', Laura Mercier Finishing Brush, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in '002 Pink Blossom', Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in 'Nude Shimmer', Revlon Lip Butter in 'Créme Brulee'.

Harriet x

Review - Hair Rescue L'Occitane en Provence

I just thought I'd do a quick post on a product that i am LOVING at the moment. It is the L'Occitane en Provence - Repairing Mask for Dry & Damaged Hair. 

L'Occitane en Provence - Repairing Mask for Dry & Damaged Hair - £20 

So I must confess that I, like a lot of people I'm sure, burn the hell out of my hair with heat styling and as a result it is incredibly dry. I also have naturally wavy, wispy hair that tends to be dry anyway (think scarecrow). Throw in wind, rain and central heating that comes with Winter and you have a recipe for disaster! So I've decided to take control of the frizz and start treating my hair with a little more respect. I've ditched the "drug store" cheap-ies and have been sampling lots of different higher-end hair products and have stumbled upon this one which I adore. 

This is a hair treatment that you can use once or twice a week in between your shampoo and conditioner. Leave it on for 5-10 minutes. It's a lovely thick, creamy conditioning mask, it has the consistency of hand cream and smells beautiful and luxurious. It doesn't feel at all oily even though it contains a "natural vegetable complex of 5 essential oils" including sunflower and wheat oils! Sometimes I feel (as my hair is quite fine/thin) that masks can be heavy, weigh my hair down and give that "not quite washed out my conditioner properly" feeling. This one leaves my hair feeling soft, deeply conditioned and somehow still feeling squeaky clean. Since using it my hair feels a lot stronger and smoother in general even when not using it. At £20 for 250ml it's a bit pricey but totally worth every penny! I'm sure this is going to last me a long time too as I only use a small amount each time. 

Let me know if you've tried this product or do you know of any other good products for dry hair?

Isobel x