Watch Your Spirits Will Soar With L'Occitane's Adorable, Charitable Soaps


Updated 10/24/11 1:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

L'Occitane Get on Board For Sight Soaps

There's nothing plain about these cute little planes. In fact, for every sale of L'Occitane's limited-edition Get on Board For Sight soaps ($6 each), 100 percent of the proceeds will help support Orbis, an organization that strives to help end preventable blindness. Available in pink (a fruity-floral scent with notes of grape, white rose, and blackcurrant) and blue (a sparkling, zesty scent with Read more

How to Pronounce Foreign Brand Names (or Not)


Updated 08/22/11 11:04 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

How to Pronounce Foreign Beauty Brands (or Not) 2011-08-18 13:12:50

If you don't speak French or Italian, you could become tongue-tied by some of the big names in fashion and beauty. Brands such as L'Occitane and Yves Saint Laurent can prove difficult to pronounce for those not in the know. (Who can forget Nomi Malone's "Vur-sayss" faux pas in Showgirls?) Fortunately, the Internet provides a handy cheat sheet that can save you the awkwardness of mispronouncing Read more

Tried, True, and Reviewed: Natural Deodorants


Updated 08/01/10 9:27 AM · Posted by OnSugar Blog · 6 comments

Reviews of Natural Deodorants

Here's a look at natural deodorants from OnSugar blog The BrownFace B.E.E.: Once you go natural (with your hair), I think something is stirred inside you to go natural with everything else. Well, at least for me. One of the first things (after my hair) that I went natural with was my deodorant. My husband has not used any antiperspirant or deodorants in like 15 years, and believe it or not, he Read more

We Sniff Summer's Hottest New Scents


Updated 11/07/11 2:51 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 3 comments

Reviews of New Summer Perfumes

Looking for a lighter scent that's good for warm weather? Curious about what the fragrance world has in store for you this season? Then you've come to the right place. We Bellas sat down and sniffed a whole bunch of new fragrance releases designed to keep you cool and smelling great this Summer. We're describing how these perfumes actually smell, not just listing off notes, so if you want to know Read more

Reader Review of the Day: L'Occitane Immortelle Very Precious Cream


Updated 09/30/09 7:54 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 2 comments

Reader Review of the Day: L'Occitane Immortelle Very Precious Cream

With cooler weather on the way, dry skin is about to become a problem for a substantial number of us, and that means one thing: a darn good moisturizer. I'm on the hunt for something new and great myself, so I liked this review of L'Occitane Immortelle Very Precious Cream ($75). Reader ejfish provides a helpful breakdown of the product's pros and cons: "Likes: Leaves a velvety soft film on my Read more

Reader Review of the Day: Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap — Milk


Updated 05/18/09 12:12 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

Review of Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap in Milk

Sometimes, simplifying your routine is the way to go. And that's exactly what reader Bellazmom had in mind when she purchased Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap — Milk ($7). Here's why she is so fond of this extra-gentle cleanser: I am getting back to the basics of life and trying to buy more natural products. This soap is certainly a keeper. The smell is very mild, but pleasant, and it is very Read more

New Product Alert: L'Occitane Anniversary Body Creams


Updated 01/22/09 9:31 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 8 comments

New Product Alert: L'Occitane Anniversary Body Creams

L'Occitane is known for its sumptuous shea butter cream, but what you may not know is that the cream is now 20 years old. What's more, the brand has a fair trade setup with workers in Burkina Faso, buying the shea butter from women to help them earn living wages. Two years ago, L'Occitane bought an astounding 75 percent of Burkina Faso's shea butter produced for the beauty industry, and that Read more

BellaSugar's Top Five Hand Cream Picks


Updated 10/08/10 8:06 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 28 comments

Best Hand Creams

I'm a hand cream junkie, so it is with great pleasure and conviction that I present my top five favorites to you. Over the past year, I've tested many a cream in search of my favorite, and I have two. The first is June Jacobs Green Tea and Cucumber Hand Cream ($46) because of its quick rate of absorbency, non-greasy feeling and soothing scent. The second is L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream Read more

Wonderful Ways to Warm Winter Skin


Updated 01/24/08 1:23 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 11 comments

Warming Skin Care Products

Take a break from the cold and indulge yourself with a warm and wonderful at-home spa treatment. Both of these products contain ingredients that self heat when applied to the skin to help draw out impurities and detoxify. Not only do they feel divine when there's a chill in the air, but they also smell delicious. My interest in warming treatments began when I tried the Retexturizing Thermal Read more