L’Occitane

My most fave hand cream in the world is their Cream Mains. I’ve been using it for about 10 years now. I’ve noticed recently that the price has gone up though. That’s not gonna stop me from using it though. I also always have a bottle of their Verbena spray. I use it when I don’t want to use my good perfumes. It’s light and refreshing. At Christmas time I like to buy their lotions for friends/​co-​workers. They make tiny yet decadent gifts. The Four Season’s in D.C. uses L’Occitane which I think speaks volumes! When I was in Bali there was a spa that used only their products. That must be a life altering experience.
This location is small but it’s got it all! the shop girls are always friendly, if not charming.

L’Occitane en Provence (Natural Beauty from the South of France)
I’ve been wanting to get a of whiff of L’Occitane since I read that it was number one of the six summer scents as reviewed by Cheryl Carter back in May.
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L’Occitane. If you don’t know how to say it the shop assistant will give you a business card with the pronunciation (LOX EE TaHN)
L’Occitane en Provence. Sounds good. Say it again.
L’Occitane en Provence. Ya speaking French!
And ya should be! You are in New Orleans. You got ya shoes on Frenchmen Street. You are walking down the rue past French windows near the French Market, the French Quarter and Café du Monde. You have the joie de vivre. You know how to laissez les bons temps rouler. You celebrate Mardi Gras. Jesus Christ you got a fleur de lis tattoo!
L’Occitane is located in the Shops at Canal. Park in the parking lot on N. Peters just behind the Westin on Canal then cut through the back of the Westin.
I greet the staff with a bon jour. Do I speak French? I speak enough French to be polite. It’s a cute boutique. The shop assistants don’t speak French but the one assistant is friendly and helpful. The other assistant seems distracted, one eye on the door, elsewhere. But that is fine I’m getting all the help I need. I’m sniffing all the wares. They have beautiful soaps, mens and womens fragrances, balms and lotions. All presented in beautiful containers and wrappers. I’m getting a little tour of Provence. My nose is full.
I want to sniff the Summer Secret Verbena. (It is a secret so keep ya mouth shut. I’m just telling you guys cause I like ya. And I want ya to be in on the ground floor.) I’m getting it for the wife although it’s a unisex fragrance.
I could have spent over a hundred dollars but I stick with Summer Verbena. (It’s not overpowering. Hints of grapefruit and sandlewood or cinnamon.) She’s gonna love. The shop assistant wraps it in some tissue paper and places in a bag with some free samples of Apres Rasage Balm pour moi, with a spritz of fragrance and more tissue.
I feel well pleased.
The wife loved it. Her girlfriends are jealous.
I tried the Apres Rasage Balm after a shower and shave then presented my face to the wife. She stroked my face with her palm and moaned. Then her panties flew off.
Thanks L’Occitane. I’ll be back.

Since I have just been lambasted for my experience at this store, quite possibly by someone who works there, AND looking more like a shill review, I am re thinking the whole experience, and now, I am giving it a more accurate rating. One star. There ya go. One star for you. That star goes for your pretty displays and eye catching merchandise. Zero stars for the customer service. Nasty? I think not. Serious? Yes.