L’occitane

Only 1 review? What I love about this place are the smiling helpful staff and pure plant and fruit-​based fragrances. The scents are fresh and light, not cloyingly sweet overpowering like many synthetic scents tend to be. It is almost impossible to choose between the flowery and citrus scents. The flower based scents like sweet orange and jasmine are sometimes balanced by bergamot or green tea. Their eau-​de-​toilettes and shower gels are good buys around $ 20. Check out the men’s after-​shave too.
They were recently stripped of the leaping bunny — the assurance that no animal testing was done in any phase of production — because of the decision to enter the China market. However they are part of a coalition actively working with Chinese authorities and the first non-​animal alternative test has been accepted, and more are expected to follow. I continue to monitor this and shop here but will stop if L’Occitane agrees to animal testing in order to sell to China.

My wife is a big fan of all the L’occitane products so I find myself shopping here at least 2 – 3 times a year… Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day… they always have something new that she will like and they gift wrap your stuff for free.