The first time I ever heard about and got a trial of L'Occitane was at its 5th anniversary in India which was celebrated at the French Embassy in the capital with a fab musical evening. Since then, it has slowly become my favourite (note, natural) skincare brand and I'll tell you why. Firstly, the products do what they claim to do. And secondly, I thoroughly enjoy using the products because of the divine smell and feel they leave my skin with.

Made with natural French flowers and plants and essential oils, L'Occitane products are simply luxury for skin. I recently visited the brand's adorable little roadshow at DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj where I was given some of its products to sample (thanks to my awesome part-time writing spree for www.luxepointindia.com), and came back with a cutesy little pouch full of goodies and my super-weird photobooth pictures. Read more about the roadshow here.

After using them all up, I am here to share some snippets. Read on for some general info about the products I sampled and a brief personal take:

With the goodness of apricot oil, shea butter and moisturizing extracts like linseed and honey, it is perfect for winters and will leave your skin intensely moisturized for hours. The cream gets absorbed completely and gives my skin a soft, non-greasy feel, unlike typical cold creams.

Enriched with softening almond milk and smoothing almond proteins, this light hand cream instantly moisturizes your hands’ skin. Just a tiny bit is enough which leaves behind the delicate fragrance of almond tree flowers.