Most Amazing Fragrance Ever- Scentsational!

A very wonderful friend of mine used to wear the Amber fragrance by L'Occitane a very similar but warmer frangrance to my new wonder scent- L'Eau D'Iparie.


Eau d'Iparie


It's masculine, heady, oriental, incense-y (!) and a truly distinctive, unusual fragrance- my friend advises me that they don't make Amber any more and that it's discontinued, so if you are in the same boat as her- pining for a long lost love- give this one a go, it could be love at first sniff.

Mini L'Occitane Haul

L'Occitane (pronounced Loxytan if you were wondering!) also have a great gift with purchase at the moment when you buy any 2 items (I think) you receive a lovely mini selection of products from their new frangrance range, Cherry Princess.


I also bought a small tin of pure shea butter which is a fabulous idea and a great multi-purpose product, which has since, been half inched by the other half!

Are you a fan of L'Occitane?

Sarah-J x

Battle of the Body Butters

This is a snip of what I used to own- I currently have a range of other body moisturisers but only four Body Shop butters at present.

Just wanted to give a little insight into the famed and beloved Body Shop butters (Victoria Beckham uses the Strawberry one dontcha know! and Sienna Miller is also apparently a fan) as they are quite steep and I know that the price puts a lot of people off what is an exceptional product. (£12.50)



Shea, Coconut Shimmer, Strawberry and Morrocan Rose

The four I have actually give a good snapshot of the range, as there are butters for very dry skin (Shea, Cocoa Butter, Mango) and butters for normal/dry skin (The rest of the range + fragrance) you can now get a duo butter where one side of the pot is for when you skin needs a bit of a moisture boost and the other side is for intense revival of scaly skin! I don't have one of these yet as I couldn't justify the spend what with having four already but I will look to purchase one in the future.

The body butters contain community traded shea butter and cocoa butter- the difference between community traded and fair trade is that community traded products have a premium attached which funds community projects in the local area where the products are sourced.

These butters will keep your skin moisturised for up to 24 hours and are excellent at clearing dry patches and soothing irritated skin. They also make brilliant after sun lotions (particularly the coconut shimmer) and the intense moisturisation helps to prolong your tan and reduce any peeling that may have occured!

FACT: The same farmers that produce the cocoa beans for Divine chocolate and the Co-Op's own brand of chocolate make the cocoa butter for these body butters.

The Shea body butter is my all time favourite, one of the thickest and creamiest in the range, it has a clean, fresh scent that is suitable for men and women and is transformative for the skin.

These butters work well used after any body scrub however, if you can get your mitts on (or there happens to be an offer on!) a cocoa butter body scrub- it is the best you can get.

Had to get my love for body butters out there...phew that feels better! Do you have a favourite body butter? I also love Soap and Glory's righteous butter, it's more purse friendly than the Body Shop butters but doesn't moisturise for as long in my opinion

Sarah-J x