Tell me about L'occitane

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Particularly their fragrances-nice or old lady smell?

Nice. Like the Neroli one.

never use their spray smellies, but their lotions - body and hand, are really v nice

I like them, I had a verbana cologne for awhile and one of the orange ones now.

is it an overpowering smell or subtle?

I've only ever tried one of the fragrances which MIL has in her downstairs toilet. She has a Myrtle perfume which is absolutely lovely but too pricey for me when I looked on the website.

Their Shea butter range is fantastic though and worth every penny. The handcream is moisturising without any greasiness and it smells gorgeous. The Shea body lotion is the best thing for my very dry eczema prone skin. I think this is due to the good quality natural ingredients.

I use the cherry blossom, which I love, and is v floral and light (I guess it depends a bit how much you put on...).

I've also used an orange one, and it was lovely - also nice and light.

For some of the scents they do tiny tubs/sticks of solid perfume, which I thought were maybe a bit pricey at £6.50, BUT are perfect for handbag and travel size. I'd recommend these if someone wasn't prepared to shell out 30 odd quid for a full on bottle.

thanks everyone-will go try out the different ones in the shop