Review: Korres Fig Body Milk

Before I start drooling over the body milk, I'm wondering if you've ever heard of Korres? In case that perhaps the brand's name popped up here and there and you don't know much about them – I'll go over some basics with you. In 1996, the homeopathic brand Korres was born. The brand’s simple philosophy was rooted in the use of natural and /or certified organic ingredients of the highest quality. Naxos island (Greece) is the inspiration for the first ever Korres product. The biggest and most fertile Cyclades island in the Aegean, known as the hiding place for Zeus, the God of Sky and Thunder, untill he reached manhood; also known as the island Theseus abandonded princess Ariadne on, after the killing of the Minotaur. Love a good mythic tale. The founded Korres Tzivanides Pharmacy still remains the biggest pharmacy of its kind in Athens. All their formulations are developed based on natural or certified organic ingredients. Korres avoids the use of harsh chemicals and substances that can be harmful to our skin and environment. The Korres headquarters are ISO and ECOCERT certified and 99% of their packaging is recyclable, and when possible recycled. Unnecessary packaging is eliminated.

Prije nego zapocnem sa prilicno subjektivnim opisima ovog mlijeka za tijelo, pitala sam se da li ste prije culi za Korres kao brend? U slucaju da se naziv “provukao kroz usi” par puta no ne znate uistinu nesto konkretno – spomenuti cu par osnovnih informacija za koje vjerujem da bi trebale znati. Godine 1996. homeopatski brend Korres je rodjen. Jednostavna filozofija na kojoj se temelji je uvijek zagovarala koristenje prirodnih i/ili certifikovano organskih sastojaka, najviseg kvaliteta. Otok Naksos (Grcka) je posluzio kao inspiracija za prvi ikada kreirani Korres proizvod. Naksos je najveci i najplodniji otok iz otocne skupine Ciklada u Egejskom moru. Po jednoj od prica iz grcke mitologije, ovo ostrvo je poznato kao mjesto gdje se bog neba i grmljavine, Zeus, skrivao dok nije dosegao svoju zrelost (muskost, je li). Naksos je, takodjer po mitologiji, ostrvo na kojem je atenski heroj Tezej morao prepustiti Arijadnu (kretsku princezu) bogu Dionizu, nakon sto je ubio Minotaura. Uvijek je dobro podsjetiti se na ove interesantne mitove. Tzivanides Farmacija koju je Korres osnovao je jos uvijek najveca ove vrste u Atini. Sve i jedna formulacija proizvoda je bazirana na prirodnim ili certificiranim organskim sastojcima. Korres izbjegava koristenje hemikalija koje su grube spram koze ili spram okolisa. Posjeduju ISO i ECOCERT potvrde i 99% pakovanja koja koriste za svoje proizvode jeste moguce reciklirati ili je vec reciklirano. Svaki visak po pitanju pakovanja je odbacen.

Now that you have all the info about the Greek brand, let's go over to this gorgeous body milk, shall we? You get a 200ml of product in a tube. I like the design that's printed on the tube because it looks very clever. You have a color scheme very pleasing to the eyes, nothing in your face. Tube is made of a soft to touch plastic (which was either already recycled or it can be recycled). This body milk is made out of 92,5% natural content and this info can be found on the packaging. What I really like is the fact that everything you'd possibly want to know about this product can be found on the packaging itself. On the back, you'll find a description of the product and a Formula Facts table to fully
describe the percentage of natural content and the formula structure in a
way that everyone can comprehend. This body milk is enriched with Almond oil, active Aloe, provitamin B5 and Shea butter.

Sada kada vec raspolazete nekim osnovnim informacijama o grckom brendu, predjimo na ovo prekrasno mlijeko za tijelo. Dobije se tuba od 200ml proizvoda. Dopada mi se dizajn kojim je oblijepljena tuba jer mi djeluje jako simpaticno. Odabrana shema boja je ugodna oku i uopste nije iritantna. Tuba je izradjena od plastike koja je jako meka na dodir (za koju vec znamo da se moze reciklirati ili je vec i napravljena od recikliranih materijala). Ovo mlijeko za tijelo se sastoji od cak 92,5% prirodnih sastojaka i ovu informaciju mozete procitati na samoj tubi. Upravo ono sto mi se mnogo dopada jeste cinjenica da, sve sto bi vas moglo zanimati o ovom proizvodu, mozete pronaci na pakovanju. Na pozadini cete pronaci opis proizvoda i tabelu sa podacima koji opisuju procenat prirodnih sastojaka, sto se ne nalazi u mlijeku i opisi koji su sroceni na svima razumljiv nacin. Ovo mlijeko je obogaceno bademovim uljem, aloe verom, provitaminom B5 i karite puterom.

Since I love figs and everything about figs, I was extremely excited to discover the smell. It is very unusual, special and now I'm in love with it. There are different takes on the fig scent and some are too sweet to be bearable but this one is perfect. I find it to be a specific blend of freshly washed linens and freshly cut figs. It's very fresh and clean, not overpowering at all. But it does linger for a few days on the skin. Clothes smell of it for days as well and it creates this peaceful, soothing aura around you. It has a calming effect on me at least. The consistency isn't wattery or runny at all. Some body milks tend to be very runny and fall all over during application, which makes me crazy. I prefer thicker consistency and this one is of a cream or a light balm. The amazing thing about it is that it's very light on the skin and it gets absorbed very fast. No sticky, slimy residue can be found on the skin after application. It provides medium hydration and care for the skin. It will suit all skin types, perhaps even slightly dry skin. But I'd go for the Korres Fig Body Butter during the harsh winter if you're suffering from severely dry and itchy skin.

Posto sam velika ljubiteljica smokve kao vocke, prilicno sam bila zaintrigirana za miris ovog mlijeka. Da li ce mi se dopasti, da li je napadno, da li uopste mirise na smokve? Do sada sam naisla na razlicite interpretacije mirisne note smokve i neke su mi isuvise slatke no ova je savrsena. Mislim da je dosta posebna, dosta specificna jer bih miris opisala kao mjesavinu svjeze opranih plahti koje su posute tek dozrelim smokvama. Dosta je cist i svjez miris na jedan poseban nacin i uopste nije napadan. Ipak se danima zadrzava kako na kozi tako i na odjeci. Kreira jednu ugodnu, umirujucu auru oko vas. Barem na mene djeluje ova mirisna nota jako umirujuce. Konzistencija, na moju srecu, uopste nije vodenasta niti dosta rijetka. Neka mlijeka za tijelo koja sam isprobala su strasno vodenasta i naprave mi ogroman nered samo dok ih pokusavam nanijeti na kozu. Na kraju se vise mlijeka na tijelo nalazi svuda oko mene a ponajmanje na meni. Preferiram nesto gusce teksture a ovo mlijeko mi vise lici na neku finu kremu ili lagani balzam. Ono sto je fantasticno je ta vrlo lagana tekstura koja se u kozu upija jako, jako brzo. Uopste nema osjecaja ljepljivosti i pruza mi srednje intenzivnu hidrataciju. Mislim da bi ovo mlijeko odgovaralo svim tipovima koze pa cak i blago isusenoj kozi. No ako patite od ekstremno suhe koze, radije bih u tom slucaju nabavila Korres Smokva puter za tijelo.

My skin is mildly dehydrated and I found this body milk to provide me a whole day of soft and smooth skin. I find that I need to reapply during the midst of second day. That's when I feel some parts of my skin a bit rough. I love how oil-free it seems. There's absolutely no chance of feeling sticky with this one yet it provides a very solid care. I find it to work amazingly with my Thierry Mugler Womanity perfume. These two figs go hand in hand. The Korres body milk is clean and light in terms of fragrance and it doesn't disturb the specific Womanity notes. I feel like I'll be getting more Korres products because I'm more than happy with my first two purchases. The two most used body products for me currently are Nuxe multifunctional oil and this Korres fig body milk. Absolute heaven. And I was heavily complimented on how good I smell ever since I've started using this body milk. Coincidence? I think not.  

Moja koza je blago dehidrirana i ovo mlijeko bi mi
svaki put pruzilo njegu za jedan cijeli dan tokom kojeg je koza iznimno
meka i glatka. Vec sredinom iduceg dana osjecam na par mjesta da je
koza suha. Mene fascinira kako djeluje da je ovo mlijeko liseno ulja,
uopste ne ostavlja uljani ostatak na kozi. Cini mi se da je nemoguce da
kozu ucini neprijatno ljepljivom a opet, istovremeno pruza stvarno
solidnu njegu. Primijetila sam da se odlicno slaze sa mojim Thierry Mugler Womanity
parfemom. Ove dvije smokve se nadopunjuju. Korres mlijeko je cisto i
lagano po pitanju mirisne note i uopste ne ometa specificnost Womanity
parfema. Kupiti cu sebi jos Korres proizvoda jer sam zaista vise nego
zadovoljna sa svoje prve dvije stvarcice. Dva proizvoda za njegu tijela
koja trenutno najcesce koristim su Nuxe multifunkcionalno ulje
i ovo Korres mlijeko. Velicanstven dvojac i njega. I dosta sam cesto
bila pocascena komplimentom to da jako lijepo mirisem otkako sam pocela
koristiti ovo smokvasto mlijeko. Slucajnost? Mislim da nije.

Ingredients list:


Lista sastojaka:

Aqua (Water/Eau), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis
(Sweet Almond) Oil, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Glyceryl Stearate
Citrate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Butyrospermum
Parkii (Shea Butter), Decyl Cocoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Parfum
(Fragrance), Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol,
Distarch Phosphate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Helichrysum Arenarium
Flower Extract, Magnesium PCA, Manganese PCA, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol,
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Sodium Gluceptate,
Sodium PCA, Zinc PCA.