L'Occitane Immortelle Divine Range

The shining star of the Immortelle Divine range, without a doubt is the Divine Cream (50ml). I've heard raves go back and forth but still – most of the reviews were extremely favorable. Indeed, I expected a lot. The entire Immortelle Divine range was, for some reason, pictured within my mind as a heavy consistency range of products. But boy, was I mistaken! They are all very light and creamy and that pleasantly surprised me. The Divine Cream is the most intense of the four products featured in this collection and yet – it hasn't made my combination skin oily at all. I got the 15ml sample and the sample cream is an exact mini replica of the mighty 50ml cream. The glass jar, the metal lid and all. I love the mustard yellow coloring of the jar because it does make me think of the Immortelle flower. I have a small bouquet of those and they've been adoring the edge of my work desk for over a month – while looking vibrant yellow as they were when I laid my eyes upon them in the L'Occitane store. The fact that this lovely flower can somehow keep the freshness and coloring even after it's been picked from the ground really amazes me. It never fades. Naturally, we want mature skin to experience all the power this flower contains combined with all other ingredients concocted in this face cream jar. As for the cream, I was mostly intrigued by the scent. Most people have strong impressions of the smell and I wanted to experience it myself. Out of all three Immortelle Divine face products I've tested out, Divine Cream has by far the most intense one. I cannot say that I don't like the smell because it's natural and herbal but the intensity is something possibly too intense for some. If you're sensitive to certain fragrance, I'd advise you to try the sample first, just so you know if this is something of a hurdle for you (or not). I personally don't find the scent unpleasant but during “that time of the month”, when my sense of smell is extremely sensitive – it was just a tad too much. I used it as a night cream during that time while the rest of the month, it served as a day and night moisturizer. 

Zvijezda uzdanica Immortelle Divine noviteta je nesumnjivo Divine krema (50ml). Vjerujte da se na internetu mogu pronaci najrazlicitije ocjene i dojmovi koji variraju od hvalospjeva koji su i mene bacili u trans, pa sve do onih koji su sa ovom kremom ostali na “Vi”. Ipak, kada se sve doda i oduzme – prevalentni su pozitivni dojmovi. Zbog toga sam imala prilicno velika ocekivanja. Iz nekog sam razloga u umu imala neku viziju o ovim Immortelle proizvodima kao jako hranljivim i teskim. Koliko sam se prevarila u procjeni, tesko je i zamisliti. Divine krema je najintenzivnija od sva cetiri proizvoda ali opet – nije mi mjesovitu kozu lica uopste umastila. Dobila sam uzorak kreme od 15ml koji je jako simpatican i izgleda kao mini replika mocne kremne bocice od 50ml. Sve je doslo u paketu – i staklena posudica, metalni poklopac te ostali detalji. Dopada mi se i senf zuta boja staklene posudice posto me podsjeca na Immortelle = cvijet Besmrtnik. Imam maleni buketic ovog cvijeca koji mi krasi ivicu radnog stola vec vise od mjesec dana. I svo to vrijeme je zadrzao jarku zutu boju koju je imao i kada sam ga ugledala u L'Occitane ducanu. Cinjenica da ovaj cvijet zadrzava svjezinu i jarku boju nakon sto je ubran me fascinira. Njegova ljepota nikada ne blijedi. Potpuno je prirodno zeljeti pruziti zreloj kozi sve blagodeti ovog cvijeta koje daje u kombinaciji sa ostalim sastojcima iz ove kreme. Sto se same kreme tice, mene je jako intrigirao miris. Vecina osoba koja je isprobala kremu imaju jednostavno jake dojmove o njenom mirisu. I ja sam zeljela da iskusim njene mirisne note. Od sva tri Immortelle divine proizvoda koja sam isprobala, Divine krema je najintenzivnijeg mirisa. Ne mogu reci da mi se miris ne dopada jer je izrazito biljni i jako je prirodan. No intenzitet je ono sto bi nekima moglo biti isuvise jako. U slucaju da ste tip osobe koji je dosta osjetljiv na mirise, insistiram na tome da prije kupovine zatrazite tester jer je to jedini nacin kako takvo nesto procijeniti. Odmah cete znati da li se slazete sa ovim mirisom ili ne. Meni uopste nije neprijatan, stavise, jako je interesantan. Ipak, tokom “onih dana u mjesecu”, kada mi je njuh istancan i izrazen naprosto mi miris ove kreme bude previse jak. Tih sam je dana koristila kao nocnu kremu dok mi je tokom ostalih dana sluzila i kao dnevna krema za lice.

Apart from the packaging and the scent – how does this cream perform on the skin? As I've mentioned, it'll probably be more pleasant and lighter than you'd imagine. It is of a magnificent consistency, you can feel the luxe factor while you massage it in the skin. So creamy, so light, so luxurious. It melts and becomes a part of the skin – that's how it feels. Not something that sits on the surface of the skin but rather something that entwines with it. A very curious sensation. Divine Cream is something I'd even recommend to use as a wrinkle-prevention measure. I wouldn't limit its use on mature skin but it certainly isn't something meant for teen skin either. It provides instant, visible results so don't roll your eyes when you read that a woman is certain to notice a difference in the quality of her skin withing the first 24h. This isn't a magical cream that erases wrinkles, don't mistake it for a miracle. But it does deliver extreme levels of hydration and care – instantly. I cannot attest this cream doing its magic on deep wrinkles but my skin, my young skin felt and looked nourished, smoothed out and plumped out the minute I applied it. 

Na stranu pakovanje i miris – kako ova krema za lice djeluje na kozi? Kao sto sam spomenula, vjerovatno ce vam biti laganija i prijatnija nego sto ste pretpostavljali (sto se upravo meni desilo). Uistinu je nevjerovatne teksture, tacno osjecate da se ne radi o nekoj kremi nizeg ranga dok je masirate u kozu. Tako je kremasta, tako lagana, tako luksuzna. Topi se i postaje dijelom koze – takav dojam ostavlja. Nije nesto sto ce se zadrzavati na povrsini koze vec se sjedini sa kozom. Jedan prilicno jedinstven osjecaj. Divine krema je proizvod koji bih preporucila kao preventivnu kremu – prije nego se bore pojave. Ne bih ogranicila njenu upotrebu iskljucivo na zrelu kozu ali isto tako, nije ni krema pogodna za tinejdzersku, mladu kozu. Pruza trenutacno vidljive rezultate tako da, odmah cu vam reci – nemojte skepticno prevrtati ocima ako negdje procitate da korisnica ove kreme tvrdi kako je rezultate primjetila unutar prva 24 sata koristenja. Ovo nije magicna krema i nemojte ocekivati cudo. Ali ono sto radi jeste da pruza ekstremnu navalu hidratacije i njege – odmah po nanosenju. Ne mogu posvjedociti o ucincima ove kreme na duboke bore ali moja mlada koza je po mazanju izgledala nahranjeno, izgladjeno i nekako popunjeno.

It's rich but not too rich and it's the furthest thing from oily. It's so comfortable and makes skin feel comfortable. It's something I'd use on oily skin as a night cream because even though it isn't oily, shine probably would be there for many oily skin types. So it's best to use it during night when you don't mind the shine. It's something of a perfection for combination and normal skin. It hydrates all the dehydrated areas whilst not making your light to moderately oily T-zone an oil slick. Dry skin would consider this an amazing day cream but the extreme dry types might need to layer it up with a serum during night. It's a terrific moderately light face moisturizer. Which costs big bucks ($106). That's something I must say out loud. To conclude, this probably is one of the best face moisturizers you can treat your skin with. It ticks all the right boxes. The amazing texture, plumped out skin, visible results which are very important when you spend a lot on a product and especially – when you expect a lot from the product. If you can afford this amazing cream, I'd  say that it's definitely worth a shot. But please, do try hard to get your sample prior to purchase – the scent might be a dealbreaker. However, if you're struggling to financially cover all the products needed to take care of your face, if you're currently not in a position to spend lots of money on one product – skip it and write it down as something worth investing in at a later time.

Bogata je ali ne u mjeri da postaje masna. Ugodna je i cini da se osjecate ugodno u vlastitoj kozi. Nesto je sto bih preporucila za nocnu njegu masnoj kozi jer, iako nije masna, moze se pojaviti onaj karakteristicni sjaj koji muci razlicite vrste masne koze. Nocu je savrseno koristiti u tom slucaju jer to je vrijeme kada vam sjaj nece smetati. Krema je idealna za mjesovitu i normalnu kozu. Nahrani isusene dijelove lica dok nece blago ili umjereno izrazenu T-zonu umastiti. Suhoj kozi bi se pokazala kao fantasticna dnevna krema dok bi izrazito suhoj kozi bilo potrebno nanijeti je uz neki hranljivi serum. Ovo je odlicna krema umjerene gustoce. Koja kosta jako puno (169KM). Ovo je nesto sto se ne treba presutiti vec jasno izreci. Da zakljucim, ovdje se radi o najvjerovatnije jednoj od najboljih krema kojim mozete pocastiti kozu svog lica. Dobra je u svemu. Tekstura joj je odlicna, koza je zagladjena, pruza vidljive rezultate sto je izuzetno bitno kada izdvojite dosta novca na jedan proizvod i posebno – kada ocekujete jako mnogo od istog. Ako finansijski mozete priustiti ovu kremu, rekla bih da je vrijedna isprobavanja. U slucaju da sa finansijske strane jedva uspijevate priustiti sve proizvode neophodne za njegu lica – preskocite je te negdje sebi zapisite da je krema u koju vrijedi uloziti jednog dana u buducnosti.

Second Immortelle Divine product I've tested out is the Divine Extract (30ml). This fella promises to tighten and redefine the facial structure. Since my face contours haven't softened and my skin isn't showing the signg of sagging, I cannot say that I've experienced a miracle. But I know this is something I will need when my skin becomes mature. I know that by looking at my mother and I'm her exact copy in many things. We have a very similar face shape – an oval face shape which doesn't have a prominent jaw line. The absence of strong jaws results in softened cheeks and sagging of the under-cheek area (did I just made this expression up?). I (I mean, we) also have horizontal lines on out neck and this is a product I'd use on that area as well. What I can say is that this (along with the Iris Angelica Sublime Essence) is the best serum I've ever tried. It's of a milky white coloring, is extremely light an not oily – it sinks in the skin beautifully. Still creamy and easily to spread but significantly lighter than the Divine Cream. It feels refreshing on the skin and you're under impression you've just been given a nice, relaxing facial. Skin looks fresh, plumped and hydrated. It's a perfect serum for all those during their thirties and above – especially if you have oily or combination skin. Scent is much, much lighter than the one Divine Cream features so automatically more people will find this serum an extremely pleasant one to use regarding everything. This may be my personal favorite from the bunch and something I'll recommend my mom to try and something I'll most probably purchase for myself later in life (after I get my Iris Angelica Sublime Essence, which I adore). Oh, one more detail – it costs $116 (try not to faint).

Drugi Immortelle Divine proizvod koji sam isprobala je Divine ekstrakt (30ml). Ovaj malisan obecava zatezanje i ponovno definiranje strukture lica. Posto se moje crte lica nisu smeksale niti mi koza pokazuje znakove opustanja, ne mogu reci da sam dozivjela cudo na svom primjeru. Ali ovaj serum je nesto sto ce mi biti potrebno kako vrijeme bude odmicalo i koza mi postane zrela. Vec znam gledajuci moju majku sta cu iskusiti jer sam u mnogo toga njena vjerna kopija. Obje imamo jako slican oblik lica – ovalni koji uopste nema istaknutu vilicu. Odsutstvo snazne vilice rezultira u omeksavanju i spustanju obraza te prelaznog dijela izmedju obraza i vilice. Naprosto tu nemam potporu. Obje imamo i horizontalne linije na vratu koje je jos jedno mjesto gdje bih nanijela ovaj serum. Ono sto vam mogu reci jeste da je ovaj serum (uz Iris Andjelika Esenciju za besprijekornu put), najbolji koji sam do sada isprobala. Mlijecno bijele je boje, iznimno je lagane teksture i nemastan je – krasno se upija u kozu. Dosta je kremast i lijepo se razmazuje no dramaticno je laganiji od Divine kreme. Djeluje osvjezavajuce na kozi i uvijek sam pod dojmom kao da sam izasla iz nekog uglednog salona u kojem mi je pruzen opasno dobar tretman lica. Koza djeluje svjeze, popunjeno i hidrirano. Mislim da je ovaj serum idealan za zene u tridesetim godinama i na vise – posebno ako vam je koza kombinirana/ mjesovita pa cak i masna. Miris mu je mnogo, mnogo blazi nego kod Divine kreme i zbog toga ce biti dopadljiviji vecem broju zena. Naprosto je univerzalniji (a kosta 173KM – nemojte pasti u nesvijest :)). On je moj licni favorit od ova tri isprobana proizvoda i preporuciti cu ga mami kako bi ga sebi nabavila. Takodjer cu ga sebi priustiti nekada kasnije u zivotu (nakon sto sebi nabavim svoju voljenu Iris Andjelika Esenciju za besprijekornu put).

Final, third Immortelle Divine product I tried was the newest addition and something I will recommend to you all from the bottom of my heart. Divine Lotion (200ml) and let's stop right there – 200ml people! Note that this is the most affordable product from the entire range ($54) + while you're getting a huge 200ml of product. Now this is something I lurve – when L'Occitane makes an amazing product and makes it affordable (remember, there are 125ml bottles of facial lotions out there). Divine Lotion also has the most lightweight texture of them all. Okay, it is a lotion after all but thankfully it is a very light one. This beaute is here to prep the skin, prepare it for the next step in your face care routine. It's something of a “pre-treatment” lotion to be exact. It definitely softens the skin, makes it velvety smooth but besides being a really light lotion, it isn't too runny at all. It's texture is a cross between a toner and serum. When I put it on my face, it doesn't slide off it like water – it slowly descends. It is extremely, extremely hydrating. It also has a moderate scent but nothing major. I'd use it regardless of age. This can be seen as a prevention, something to prep the skin for the upcoming years without shelling out too much money. I think that this lotion is amazing and I must say that I'm glad L'Occitane completed this range with such a beautiful product.

Posljednji, treci isprobani proizvod je najnoviji iz ove linije te nesto sto mogu od srca preporuciti bas svima. Divine losion (200ml) i ostanimo na tome – 200ml drage moje! I imajte na umu da je ovo proizvod najpristupacnije cijene od svih (81KM) + dobijete najvise i kolicinski sa njim, tu veliku bocicu od 200ml. Eh, ovo jako volim – kada L'Occitane kreira nesto izuzetno kvalitetno ali po (relativno jer ovo je relativan pojam) pristupacnoj cijeni. Ipak, imajte na umu da postoji jako mnogo tonika i losiona za lice u bocicama od 125ml. Divine losion je najlaganije teksture, logicno posto se radi o losionu – ipak, drago mi je sto nije teske, ljepljive teksture. On ima funkciju pripreme koze za naredni korak u njezi. Nesto je poput “predtretmanskog losiona”. Omeksava kozu koja stvarno bude jako podatna pod prstima. No iako je losion lagane konzistencije – nije previse vodenast. Opisala bih ga kao mjesavinu tonika i seruma. Kada ga nanesem na kozu, ne sklize sa nje poput vode. Iznimno je hidratantan. Miris mu je umjerenog intenziteta no ne previse napadan. Njega bih koristila bez obzira na godine. Ovo je jedan jako lijep vid prevencije protiv starenja koze. Nesto sto ce je pripremiti za godine koje su pred njom a da pri tome nije potrebno izdvojiti apsurdno veliku sumu novca. Meni se jako dopao ovaj losion i drago mi je sto je njime L'Occitane zaokruzio ovu kolekciju njegujucih proizvoda za lice.

*PR samples