The bare thought of sandal season approaching would usually scare the living hell out of me – I think most ladies can agree with me on this one as feet are one of the most neglected parts of our body. Most people just stick on some body butter, put socks on and be done with it. A dedicated foot cream probably doesn't inhabit every home. I feel like I fall into the especially vulnerable demographic as I spend a lot of my time on my feet in general but especially at work so you can already guess that my tootsies aren't necessarily the loveliest sight after a 12h shift is done. My history of foot creams goes back from regular vaseline to the blue Nivea cream, than I've used the Lush Fair Trade Foot Lotion (absolutely adored that one) to finally settle down with the Gena Feet To Go pedicure kit. It's bloody fabulous at keeping my feet smooth and smelling nice. Then this fella came ’round to rumble things up. I've received a small 10ml sample of this foot cream by L'Occitane with one of my purchases. Tried it, couldn't get enough of it and finally owned it. L'Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream is the chief head if my foot brigade and that's for a reason – it works!
Obicno bi me sama pomisao da se sezona sandalica i otvorene obuce priblizava prestravila – imam osjecaj da bi se vecina dama slozila kako su stopala jedan od najvise zapostavljenih dijelova tijela. U vecini slucajeva se sav trud oko njih svodi na eventualno mazanje butterom za tijelo (usputno, kada vec njegujemo ostatak tijela), potom navlacenje carapica i to bi bilo to. Mislim da po ovom pitanju spadam u narocito osjetljivu kategoriju posto provodim zaista mnogo vremena na nogama – narocito kada sam na poslu. Vec mozete zamisliti kako nakon 12h stajanja i hodanja stopalca tesko da mogu biti lijep prizor. Historijat mog odnosa sa mazalicama za stopala pocinje od dobrog, starog vazelina, potom klasicne plave Nivee da bih otkrila Lush Fair Trade Foot Lotion (kojeg sam voljela do nebesa) a naposlijetku sam se zaustavila na fantasticnom Gena Feet To Go setu za pedikir. To je stvarno odlicna stvar za stopala i svi ih proizvodi zajednickim snagama odrzavaju mekanim i mirisljavim. Ali naravno da se ovaj malisan umijesao i poremetio slijed stvari. Sa ovom kremom sam se prvi put susrela nakon sto sam uz jednu kupovinu u L'Occitane ducanu kao mali poklon dobila tester od 10ml. Isprobala sam ga, nisam se mogla zasititi njegovog carobnog djelovanja i naprosto je morao biti moj. L'Occitane krema za stopala sa karite puterom (75ml kosta cca 35KM) je glavni odgovorni sef postave za njegu stopala i to je sa razlogom – radi svoj posao kako treba!
Packaged in a rustic-inspired box, this foot cream has the already recognizable aesthetic – it comes in a vintage toothpaste-like (or old-school shaving cream) aluminum tube. My tube is a 75ml whopper which is rich in nourishing Shea Butter (15%). This cream is also packed with natural soothing ingredients (arnica and lavender essential oil) there to moisturize and relieve irritated and tired feet – it's ideal to save post-winter feet! Its buttery goodness has a certain lightweight quality (texture feels light and moisturizing) and it's not greasy at all yet it feels rich and luxurious. It smooths skin out, makes it super soft and lovely and fragranced in a most natural of ways. That beautiful lavender scent is oh so sleep-inducing which makes this cream perfect after a bath or shower and before heading to bed. Since it contains arnica it also cools and calms tired feet down which is absolutely perfect after an exhausting day. I wouldn't say it would get rid of calluses or absolutely horrid thick, dry skin (try something with urea in that case) but for everything else – it will do the trick! I usually apply a generous amount, spending a few minutes really massaging the product in and it feels great. I don't think I'll have any problems slipping lighter and/or open footwear this season thanks to this lovely fella – highly recommend!
Upakovana u kutiju rusticnog stiha, ova kremica za noge je vec prepoznatljive estetike – rijec je o gotovo pa vintage aluminijskoj tubici koja me asocira na old-school paste za zube ili kreme za brijanje. Moja tuba sadrzi mocnih 75ml i njen sadrzaj je obogacen sa 15% karite buttera. Takodjer je puna prirodnih sastojaka koji su tu da umire kozu (arnika i esencijalno ulje lavande) ali i da je hidratiziraju te opuste i ohlade umorna stopala – idealna je za oporavak stopala nakon zimske sezone provedene u cizmama. Puterasta formulacija posjeduje i odredjenu lakocu (tekstura je lagana i hidratantna) no ujedno je dosta hranljivog djelovanja i luksuznog dojma. Lijepo zagladjuje kozu, cini je stvarno super mekanom i mirisljavom uz prirodne note lavande. Upravo je taj miris lavande opustajuceg i uspavljujuceg djelovanja pa je ovu kremicu idealno koristiti nakon kupke ili tusiranja i pred spavanac. Posto sadrzi arniku takodjer hladi i umiruje stopala sto zaista godi nakon napornog dana. Ne bih rekla da bi vas ova krema mogla rijesiti nekih ozbiljnih naslaga zadebljale koze ali ce biti jedna uopsteno efektna krema kojom cete poboljsati stanje stopala. Obicno je nanosim u bogatom sloju i posvetim se da je lijepo umasiram u svaki djelic koze. Mislim da ovog proljeca i ljeta necu imati problema da nogice upadnu u laganu, otvorenu obucu – topla preporuka!
