CHRISTMAS COME EARLY. THANK YOU L’OCCITANE!

It’s nearly that wonderful time of the year. I spend a ridiculous amount of time thinking of what to get my nearest and dearest every year. It is not an issue of money and yet we are all on a budget, it has more to do with giving a gift that they will appreciate and enjoy. Knowing I’ve put thought into my presents gives me that warm tingle on the inside and I know I have done a good job. This is how I feel when I gift L’Occitane at this special time of year.

I don’t remember how I came across the L’Occitane Shea Butter Extra-Gentle Milk Soap but I can tell you that it is when my love affair with L’Occitane started 14 years ago and it has been in my home ever since.

L’Occitane began in 1976 in Provence by Olivier Baussan when he was 23 years old. They were the 1st company to introduce Braille on their labels and they work with several thousands of women in Burkina Faso to develop a sustainable fair trade Shea Butter supply chain. Note, a tube of Shea Butter Hand Cream is sold every 3 seconds somewhere around the world.

L’Occitane are natural, plant based products which are cultivated with 41 years of wisdom and respect for nature. Their ingredients are authentic which is why when you use them, they create such an emotional bond with your life.

This year, I have the perfect gift to recommend at an affordable price point. I should point out that this for me is the perfect gift to self but it is also the perfect gift for best friends or for any special female in your life. It is the L’Occitane Christmas Classic Beauty Advent Calendar. Not only does it contain 24 of their most loved products, it is also beautifully presented illustrated by the French artist, Kanako Kuno.

The 2017 Classic Beauty Advent Calendar represents for me the hero products of the range so far:

• 35ml Relaxing Shower Gel
• 35ml Cherry Blossom Shower Gel
• 10ml Shea Butter Hand Cream
• 50g Almond Delicious Soap
• 10ml Pivoine Hand Cream
• 35ml Repairing Shampoo
• 30ml Ultra Rich Body Lotion
• 25g Verbena Soap with leaves
• 30ml Ultra Rich Shower Cream
• 10ml Almond Delicious Hands
• 20ml Almond Milk Concentrate
• 35ml Cherry Blossom Shimmering Lotion
• 10ml Verbena Cooling Hand Cream
• 35ml Almond Shower Oil
• 10ml Shea Butter Foot Cream
• 50g Arlésienne Perfumed Soap
• 30ml Verbena Body Lotion
• 35g Revitalising Sugar Bath Cube
• 30ml Citrus Verbena Shower Gel
• 3ml Shea Butter Lip Balm
• 7.5ml Arlésienne Eau de Toilette
• 5ml Shea Light Comforting Cream
• 35ml Repairing Conditioner
• 25g Shea Milk Extra-Gentle Soap.

To be honest, this is the perfect way to try the range; get to know the brand and to fall in love with it. It is also the ideal way to stock up on travel sizes for those upcoming holidays of 2018. For those of you that already know and love L’Occitane, there is also a luxury option available in stores.

Give the gift of beautiful skin this Christmas; skin that is gently cleansed and beautifully delicately fragranced. For me this will always be L’Occitane en Provence.