L'Occitane in general

L'Occitane Cade After shave balm Being a chap with sensitive skin, I have found in the past that the various products I have used on my skin have had some mixed results. Often I have found that some brands of products can cause a break out of spots, or even a rash to appear, so have in recent years I have tried to stick to more natural, higher quality products. Having used a few other L'Occitane products in the past such as the hand cream and body wash, I was in no doubt that the after shave balm would live up to the company's reputation for quality moisturising products. ...

I am in my thirties and have recently gotten into using a spot of moisturiser after shaving.... started off using my wifes' oil of olay, and have moved through a few others including Nivea E10 to Clarins For Men (quite good but that's another review..!). I had seen that L'Occitane had a range for men on the www.miam-miam.co.uk store so I bought the after shave balm The price I paid was £14.50. Smell-wise it is fairly masculine but pretty 'clean' smelling but the big thing I noticed was that it goes in easily (not sure of the terminoligy here 'goes in'!?) absorbed is probably the word I am looking for, and has definitely made my skin ...

Well smellies addicts, you'd better start saving because when you've tried one L'Occitane product you'll want them all. One of the best in my opinion, the shea butter body lotion and the little shea butter tin which I use as a lip salve, very rich and protective yet not sticky and greasy like all the other lipsalves I know. Yes it's a bit expensive but it's all quality plants, vegetal oils and fragrances, none of this nasty Parafinum Liquidum (petrolatum - which dries your skin more that moisturises it). The packaging is fuss-free and reminiscent of the old French provencal "Marseille Soap" - after all this all started in provence. ...