BEAUTY: L'OCCITANE EN PROVENCE

Hello girls,

Yes, you read the topic correctly! :) Many of you are probably shocked now. So am I. I actually never thought I can move this far in blogging, but there are girls out there in our little Slovenian Blogger Community that encouraged me to do it. Why the fuss? Cuz I am becoming a beauty blogger! Yeah! I am still a bit worried about the first impressions and stuff, but lately I have started enjoying other beauty things as well. One of the reasons is also that I am in the nub club, and I hate the fact, that I can not post anything nails related because I can not swatch (oh, I can, but I can not post pictures of my short nails, because they are extremely short, and you don't want to see that - believe me!). Also, having a little baby and being a swatcher is quite hard because swatching (including the photo editing and writing the post itself) can be really time-consuming, and you know - make up and skin care are just a daily routine - you do it everyday, using different products, so there you go... so many things to blog about. The main focus will still be on nails and nail art, don't worry! What I am introducing to you now, are the bi-lingual posts, because I really want to adress my Slovenian readers in our own language - hope you don't mind. The honour for the first beauty post goes to L'occitane en Provence and their new Peony collection.

Živjo punce,

Verjetno ste dvakrat prebrale naslov in vam ni povsem jasno kaj se dogaja, kajne? Ste šokirane? Tudi sama sem. Nikoli si nisem mislila, da bom prišla tako daleč v bloganju, pa so me punce iz naše male blogerske skupinice vseeno opogumile. Zakaj torej ta zmešnjava? Ker bom postala lepotna blogerka! Ja, prav ste slišale! Kljub temu, da me je strah prvih odzivov, sem v zadnjem času resnično začela uživati tudi v drugih lepotnih zadevah kot so ličila, izdelki za nego kože, obraza, las ipd. Kot razlog za tovrstvno odločitev zagotovo lahko navedem tudi dejstvo da se mi je pred kratkim pripetila manjša nezgoda v kateri sem ostala brez nohta na roki katero uporabljam za swatchanje - kar pomeni, da ne morem pisati objav o nohtih ker ne morem swatchati (seveda lahko, ampak slike niso za javnost, saj verjemite da jih ne želite videti!). Kot mamica devetmesečnega malčka se včasih soočam s pomanjkanjem časa za objave o nohtih, še posebej kadar gre za swatchanje, saj to zahteva ogromno časa in energije. Ličenje in nega kože pa predstavljata neko vsakdanjo rutino in zanjo ni potrebno nič posebnega, razen narediti par slik in jih urediti ter vmestiti v objavo. Seveda bo gavni poudarek ostal na nohtih, tako da brez skrbi! Novost bodo tudi dvojezične objave, saj želim bralke iz Slovenije nasloviti v našem jeziku! :) Prva objava bo namenjena spoznavanju nove linije Popolna Potonika od L'occitane iz Provanse.

The picture above presents you the brand new collection by L'occitane en Provence - the Peony Collection. This stylish collection features a variaty of products from perfumes, shower gels to cremes that will make your skin look fresher and healthier. After seeing this amazing collection online, I decided to check it out personaly in the store. This weekend I had some free time, and ran into one of the stores, and these babies were standing there, staring at me with puppy eyes, so I had to try them, of course. :)

Zgornja slika predstavlja popolnoma novo linijo iz L'occitane en Provence, imenuje pa se Popolna Potonika. Kolekcija vsebuje različne izdelke za nego telesa in obraza, od parfumov, gelov za prhanje do kremic, ki bodo vaši koži povrnile sijaj in svežino. Potem, ko sem na spletu prebrala veliko pohval glede kolekcije, sem se odločila zadevo preveriti v živo. Ravno prejšnji vikend sem imela nekaj prostega časa, in sem obiskala L'occitanovo  trgovino v Supernovi v Ljubljani. Že sama izložba mi je pritegnila pozornost, kaj šele njihov aranžma v trgovini. Seveda sam morala izdelke takoj preizkusiti. :)

The girls working there were so nice, that I was really impressed. They offered me a hand peeling and I agreed of course. While the hand peeling treatment was in progress, she offered me a facial treatment as well, using the Peony collection products. As I didn't have that much time, we agreed I call them on Tuesday and make an appointment. At the end of this short treatment, they provided me a lot of samples to test them at home. I also bought the shea butter hand peeling and a hand cream, because the feeling after this hand care was really amazing. Thursday, 6.00 PM - the appointment. Lovely. I was really excited, specially after hearing so many good things from other beauty bloggers.

Zaposleni sta bili več kot prijazni in sta definitvno pustili dober vtis o trgovini sami. Med razlaganjem o njihovih izdelkih sta mi ponudili tudi piling rok, katerega se seveda nisem dosti branila. Med samim tretmajem rok, mi je ponudila tudi nego obraza z izdelki iz nove linije Popolna Potonika. Ker nisem imela dovolj časa, sva se zmenili, da pokličem za termin v torek. Na koncu sta mi za domov dali kar nekaj vzorčkov različnih kremic. Ker me je nega rok tako zelo prepričala sem si kupila tudi enominutni piling za roke z izvlečki kritejevega masla in kremo za roke z vonjem limete, ki pravtako vsebuje znaten delež karitejevega masla. Četrtek, 18.00 - termin. Odlično. Res sem bila zelo vesela, ker sem slišala veliko pohvalnih stvari glede same nege od ostalih lepotnih blogerk.

When I arrived at the store, the girls presented to me the new collection in details and then we moved to the indulgence spot. Because I was already wearing some makeup, she firstly removed the makeup (not from my eyes) with the Immortelle Milk Make-up Remover and cleaned my face using Shea Cleansing Milk. After it, she put on my face the Immortelle Cream Mask and we had to wait until my skin has soaked some of the cream. In the meantime, I got another hand peeling, this time using different products, but the feeling was still fantastic! She washed out the mask from my face and measured the moisture of my skin - 61% after the mask, which means that without any treatment my skins belongs somewhere in the golden middle. Instead of tonic, she used the Peony Perfecting Mist and while the skin was still wet, she applied the Peony Perfecting Essence. After it, she applied the Peony Perfecting Cream using slow circular motions. The entire time the feeling was great, without tightening. Then she gave me the mirror and what I saw was totally shocking - my entire face was red. Completely red! My skin is really sensitive to touches and I am facing redness problems in my everyday life, but I haven't seen my skin in this condition ever before. But...

Po prihodu v trgovino me je prodajalka seznanila bolj podrobno z novo linijo Popolna Potonika ter me posedla v kotiček za razvajanje. Ker sem prišla naličena, mi je najprej odstranila ličila (samo z obraza, predel okrog oči je izpustila) z mlekom za čiščenje iz kolekcije Immortelle in očistila obraz s karitejevim čistilnim mlekom. Nato je nanesla kremno masko prav tako iz kolekcije Immortelle. Ker sva morali počakati, da se maska vpije, sem bila deležna še enega pilinga rok, a z drugimi izdelki. Vsekakor fantastičen občutek! Nato je masko sprala in mi izmerila vlažnost kože - 61% po nanosu maske, kar pomeni, da je brez vseh preparatov vlažnost moje kože ravno na zlati sredini. Namesto tonika je uporabila izboljševalno meglico za obraz Popolna Potonika ter še na vlažno kožo nanesla serum - izboljševalno esenco za obraz Popolna Potonika nato pa še izboljševalno kremo prav tako iz nove linije. Ves čas je občutek bil zelo prijeten, brez zategovanja ali nelagodja. Potem mi je podala ogledalo in sledil je totalen šok - celoten obraz je bil rdeč! Popolnoma rdeč! Moja koža je zelo občutljiva na dotik in se spopadam z rdečico čisto vsak dan, ampak v takšnem stanju svojega obraza še nisem videla. Ampak....

 

... The treatment wasn't over. What came next was the applying of makeup. Firstly, she applied the darker shade of Peony Skin Tone Perfecting CC Creme and over it applied a bit of Immortelle BB Creme in shade No. 2. She gave me the mirror again, and there was almost no redness. Both the CC and the BB creme are meant to reduce redness, make the skin fresh, luminous and unified. Because the CC creme is really light, I think it is better to use it as a makeup primer than alone. But if your skin tone is pale, you can deffinitely wear it alone for an amazing natural look. In the end she highlighted my cheeks using a blush and applied on my lips the Peony Lip Balm in Rose Nude shade. Regarding the redness - after I was done with the treatment I went to hairdresser so I could observe my skin. My skin needed approximately 25 minutes to soothe and there was no more redness.

... Nege seveda še ni bilo konec. Sledil je še postopek ličenje. Najprej je nanesla izboljševalno CC kremo Popolna Potonika v temnejšem odtenku. Nato je izbrala odtenek št. 2 Immortelle BB kreme in jo nanesla na kožo. Potem mi je ponovno podala ogledalo in rdečice skoraj ni bilo več. Tako CC krema kot BB krema naj bi pomirjevali rdečico in izenačevali polt. Koža je bila videti sveža, sijoča, porcelanasta. Ker je CC krema zelo svetla je predvsem primerna kot podlaga za nanos ličil, če pa imate zelo svetlo in bledo kožo jo lahko seveda uporabljate tudi samostojno za naraven videz. Na koncu mi je poudarila ličnice z rdečilom, na ustnice pa je nanesla balzam iz linije Popolna Potonike v naravno rožnatem odtenku. Glede rdečice še to - ker sem šla potem direktno k frizerju, sem lahko opazovala v kakšnem časovnem obdobju je rdečica popolnoma izginila. Koža je bila videti povsem poenotena po približno 25 minutah.

The treatment lasted for about an hour and it was an awesome experience. It convinced me to buy the Discover Peony set (contains shower gel, body lotion, perfecting cremen and Eau de Toilette, everything cames in a beautiful cosmetic bag), which was actually out of stock but the girls ordered it from another store only for me! I was amazed by the lip balms as well, so I decided to buy the one she used for my makeup, because unlike other lip balms this one peel off. :) It can be also used as a lipstick, because it defines the lips. I got some testers again and the shop assistant put them in their catalogue, so I know exactly which products I got and how to use them the best. Terrific! I went out from the stor like a brand new and reborn woman. After a long time I got some self-indulgence and my self-confidence was on the highest level.

Nega je trajala približno eno uro in je bila čudovita. Prepričala me je v nakup potovalnega seta (vsebuje gel za prhanje, mleko za telo, kremo in toaletno vodico, vse to pa je zapakirano v čudoviti toaletni torbici), ki so ga punce naročile iz druge poslovalnice, saj ga pri njih ni bilo več na zalogi. Noro všeč mi je bil tudi balzam za ustnice, zato sem si ga tudi privoščila, saj se za razliko od dosedanjih balzamov ni odluščil iz ustnic. :) Pa še uporaben je kot neka nežna vrsta šminke, saj rahlo poudari ustnice. Ponovno sem prejela testerčke, katere mi je prodajalka razvrstila v katalog, zato da bom točno vedela za kateri izdelek gre. Vrhunsko! Odkorakala sem iz trgovine popolnoma nova in prerojena. Po dolgem času sem se pustila razvajati in samozavest se mi je dvignila na neverjetno raven. 

Do you have any experiences of this kind? Do you like indulgence? Have any of the above mentioned L'occitane products or any of their products in general? I hope you enjoyed my first beauty post. I would be really happy to read your comments, opinions, ideas, praises, critics... cuz I am doing everything with my heart and giving my best to improve my work.

Kakšne so pa vaše izkušnje? Se rade razvajate? Imate v zbirki katerega izmed navedenih izdelkov ali L'occitane-ov izdelek na splošno? Upam da vam je bila moja prva lepotna objava všeč. Vesela bom vsakega komentarja, mnenja, ideje, pohvale, kritike... saj vse delam s srcem, in se trudim nadgraditi in izboljšati svoje delo.

Kisses,

Tara