L'Occitane Shea Extract Fresh Face Water

This smaller 100ml bottle was priced about $4 at the L'Occitane sale I was referring to earlier and I find it to be perfect to test this fresh water out. If you're not sure whether you'd like it but don't want to shell out too much money than this will be ideal. I won't harp on about the packaging as it's pretty basic but rather charming with the characteristic L'Occitane rustic minimalism. It's functional and that's most important. The only thing I'll mention is that I find this bottle to be very convenient to tote around in a bag and to spritz throughout the day. This Shea Fresh Face Water a while ago was dubbed as a face cleanser and a toner (2in1) but that's been corrected to solely toner and I'd have to agree. There are some ingredients this face water contains which might act as cleansing agents but the cleanse it provides is pretty much sufficient to act as that final step in the cleansing routine toners are known about. The most important thing is that this face water doesn't contain alcohol and is filled with gorgeous floral waters. It smells divine, very fresh and possibly light floral but I pick up more of a calming, clean scent which is very light and pleasant.

Manju bocicu od 100ml sam platila oko 6KM na L'Occitane snizenju koje sam ranije spominjala i mislim da je izvrsna za testiranje ovog tonika. Ukoliko niste sigurne da li vam je uopste potreban ovaj korak u njezi, mini pakovanje je dosta ekonomican nacin isprobavanja novih proizvoda. Ne bih trosila vrijeme na opisivanje dizajna kojeg krasi, vec dosta specificno za L'Occitane, prepoznatljiv rusticni minimalizam. Sarmantno no sto je jos bitnije – funkcionalno pakovanje. Jedino sto bih jos dodala jeste kako mi se cini da je ova bocica idealna za putovanja ali i za ponijeti u torbici za povremeno koristenje tokom dana. Karite osvjezavajuca vodica je ranije slovila za 2u1 vrstu proizvoda – za cistac lica i tonik u jednom. Danas se vecinom naziva iskljucivo tonikom i sa tom ispravkom bih se zaista slozila. Medju sastojcima ove vodice cete pronaci par njih koji bi se mogli ponasati kao cistaci no to je ipak u domeni onog posljednjeg koraka u rutini ciscenja koze. Radi se o ciscenju kakvo vecinom tonici i pruzaju kozi – sakupljaju posljednje cestice necistoca i ostatke cistaca sa koze. Ono sto je meni bitno jeste da ovaj tonik ne sadrzi alkohol te je obogacen krasnim cvijetnim vodicama. Lijepo mirise, dosta svjeze i blago cvijetno no svakako bih rekla da najvise naginje ka svjezem mirisu cistoce koji je dosta prijatan.

I've read that the formulation hasn't been changed in over 15 years which is a great indicator that customers are happy as it is. I also give kudos to the fact that L'Occitane hasn't changed a good thing as many brands do and then lose customers. It's stated that you can spritz some of this water on a cotton pad and apply it with it but I prefer to use it as a classic toner and spritz it directly over my face. It doesn't have that light mist type of spritzer but it's quite decent. You can use it throughout the day over your make-up without disturbing it the slightest. What I love about this face water is that it's really suitable for all skin types. Some toners sting me skin if I apply them over dry patches or broken skin and I was “sentenced” to use thermal waters only (which are great but I sometimes want to change them up) but I've cheekily used this one during my last cold and it was a life saver! I've applied it over red, blotchy, irritated, broken and flaky skin yet it never stung! It actually made my skin very hydrated, smooth and it soother my irritations.

Citala sam o tome kako formulacija ovog tonika nije izmijenjena tokom posljednjih 15 godina sto je najbolji indikator da su kupci zadovoljni. Takodjer mi je super sto L'Occitane nije uvodio promjene u originalnu formulaciju kako nerijetko neki brendovi znaju pokvariti odlican proizvod sa tradicijom. U opisu proizvoda se navodi da se nasprica na blaznicu te potom ocisti koza. Ja ga vise volim koristiti kao klasicnu izmaglicu i posprcati ga direktno preko lica. Rasprsivac nije idealan i ne rasporedjuje sitne kapljice (sto bi mi se najvise dopalo), no sasvim je pristojan. Mozete ga koristiti tokom dana da se osvjezite. Bez problema ga nanosim i preko make-upa – rizikovala sam topljenje sminke ovim eksperimentom no srecom to se nije desilo. Ponajveci adut ovog tonika je cinjenica da je zaista pogodan za sve tipove koze. Neki tonici i izmaglice me znaju “ujesti” za kozu na mjestu gdje sam istiskivala aknicu, negdje sam se ogrebala, koza mi na obrazima umije biti isusena i crvena – sve su to nezgodne situacije kada ne zelite dodatno iziritirati kozu. Mislila sam kako cu biti “osudjena” na termalne vode (koje su odlicne ali nekada pozelim promjenu). Bila sam nestasna i koristila sam ovu karite vodicu tokom posljednje prehlade na mjestima gdje vi vjerovatno nikada ne bi spricale bilo sto. Crvena, perutava, ispucala, gruba i hrapava, bolna i iziritirana koza. Zvuci kao recept za katastrofu no ova me vodica nije “ujela”! Cak je uspjela zagladiti kozu i lijepo je oporaviti.

You literally feel the ease when it land on skin as it removes the tight feeling. No wonder since L'Occitane's Shea range is intended for dry skin but my combination also benefited from it greatly. It sorted all my dry areas whilst not making the oily ones an oil-slick. Due to its hydrating properties it leaves a lightly sticky feel on the skin during the first 10-15 seconds after applying but the sticky feel will disappear and it feels really comfortable. I think it's great for sensitive and dehydrated skin and it visibly perks it up making the complexion brighter, clearer and fresher. In other words – this is no good for nothing toner, it actually helps skin and does good things to it. Whether you'd use it as a final step in the cleansing routine or to spritz during the day, this will be one amazing face toner. During summer it will act as a good skin soother and I plan on using it that way. I will definitely repurchase the smaller bottle as I want to carry it with myself  at all times. The only thing I wouldn't rely for it to do is remove make-up and thoroughly cleanse skin as it doesn't pack the punch a Bioderma Sensibio H2O would, not to mention full-on face cleansers.

Doslovno se osjeti kako koza odahne nakon sto nanesem ovu vodicu na nju i potpuno ukloni zatezanje. Nije ni cudno posto je L'Occitane karite linija namijenjena potrebama suhe koze no i moja mjesovita je dosta dobro reagovala. Karite vodica/tonik mi je skoro pa rijesio problem suhih flekica po jagodicama i ispod ociju dok mi masniju T-zonu nije pretjerano naglasila. Zbog toga sto je prilicno hidratantna, po nanosenju ostavlja blago ljepljivi osjecaj na kozi koji tragom nestane nakon 10-15 sekundi i koza je samo mekana, nimalo masna. Mislim da je ovaj tonik super stvar za osjetljivu kozu kao i dehidriranu posto cini da je koza “komotna”, osvjezi je, vrati joj zdravu bojicu i uopsteno djeluje bolje. Drugim rijecima, ovo nije beskoristan tonik vec zaista ima svoju svrhu i cini razliku u kozi kada ga koristite. Bez obzira da li ga zelite koristiti kao posljednji korak u ciscenju ili samo za osvjezenje, velika je sansa da cete biti zadovoljne poput mene. Tokom ljeta slutim da ce biti koristan za umirenje iritirane koze suncem za sto cu nabaviti jednu manju bocicu poput ove. Jednostavno mi je manje pakovanje prakticnije. Jedino na sto ne bih racunala sa ovim tonikom jeste dubinsko ciscenje i uklanjanje sminke. Naprosto mi u tu svrhu nije jednako efektan kao tome konkretno namijenjeni cistaci.