Erborian BB Creme Au Ginseng

After hearing so much praise about Korean French brand Erborian, trying out their most renowned product, BB Créme Au Ginseng, I could see after just one use what all the fuss was about making it an absolute staple in my skincare and makeup regimes.

Erborian was born of a meeting of minds between Korean scientist Hojung Lee and a French beauty expert and globe trotter Katalin Berenyi who came together through their quest for finding the best beauty solutions across the world. The product that caused such a stir in the beauty world that was a result of their creative collaboration was the Erborian BB Créme Au Ginseng which is known for being the perfect alliance between skincare and cosmetics.

Mum's The Word

Of all the people in your life, few deserve to be treated and pampered more than your mum. Here's a list of products, many approved by my own mother, that may help guide you towards either the perfect treat for your mum whatever the occasion!

It's an understatement to say how much mums do for us over the course of their lifetime and, of all people, they deserve a pampering what ever the occasion. This is a list of tried and trusted skincare treats for any type of mum.

Delectable Christmas Delights: L'Occitane's Pierre Hermé Collection

Fabulous French luxury brand L'Occitane is back this year with another delicious Christmas collection, this time a collaboration between L'Occitane founder Olivier Baussan and world renowned pastry chef Pierre Hermé.

After last year's gorgeous Christmas release by L'Occitane, the Arlésienne collection inspired by the Arlés region in France - which reminds me of Christmas every time I spray it - the innovative founder of L'Occitane Olivier Baussan has come up with the delicious goods again this year by collaborating with French pastry chef Pierre Hermé to create a mouth-watering set of perfumes just launched for Christmas based on the chef's world renowned pastries.

Divine Intervention: L'Occitane's Créme Masque Divine

L'Occitane's big autumn release has been causing a huge stir among beauty writers of late. The exceptionally luxurious Créme Masque Divine, which comes with a 24-carat gold face massager is the closest thing you can get to a top of the line spa facial from the comfort of your own home.

L'Occitane's original Créme Divine moisturiser is known for being one of the best anti-aging moisturisers on the market and a skincare classic so when the brand announced the launch of the Divine Cream Mask there was great excitement among beauty fans and skincare lovers everywhere.

Aromachologie it Relaxation: L'Occitane's Latest Rebalancing Aromachologie Collection

L'Occitane has just made some major new additions to their deliciously relaxing Aromachologie range this autumn with lots of gorgeous smelling new products to help you unwind and relax. The whole new line is designed as a Rebalancing range of products to help you find some zen with select essential oils and very skin-pampering products.

I've already written in detail about two products I absolutely love from L'Occitane's Aromachologie  range, the 5 Essential Oils Repairing Shampoo and Conditioner which you can read about here. Apart from being one of the most amazing treatments for stressed out hair, what really struck me - and anyone I got to try the products out - was the smell. The 5 Essential Oils is the one of the most relaxing smells I've ever noticed in a product so upon seeing a whole new range of products from the Aromachologie range for face and body from the brand I must say I was very excited indeed.

The Very Best Travel Kit Tips

Let's face it, this summer has been a bit of a bust so the only rational thing to do is to pack your bags and take your well deserved holiday somewhere the sun shines throughout the day. Even if it's just for a long weekend with a carry on there are so many amazing travel-sized skincare goodies available to keep your skin glowing and pampered throughout your trip. Here are my all time top picks.

Travel sized skincare doesn't just have to be a small tooth paste and mini shampoo and conditioner from Boots. Personally, whenever I got away, I love to take the time on my holidays to do some proper pampering to add to the relaxing experience so over time I've learned how to pamper pack with the best skincare products to suit a holiday routine. Here are my all time favourite picks.

My Precious: L'Occitane's Immortelle Precious Collection

L'Occitane's Immortelle Collection has already become a classic among skincare lovers so these three additions to the range come as welcome new releases and are skincare at its best.

L'Occitane's Immortelle Collection was originally launched over ten years ago around their patented Corsican Immortelle Flower which is known as an everlasting flower that never fades, even after it's been picked. The collection has grown over the years and has garnered much acclaim for its anti-aging properties.  Now, the brand has launched three new products for the range, all with the Immortelle anti-aging properties as well as practical makeup and skincare capabilities.

The Cherry On Top: L'Occitane's Fleurs de Cerisier Collection

You know you're on to a good thing when random strangers and friends alike comment enthusiastically on your perfume. L'Occitane's Fleurs de Cerisier Collection is one of those rare scents that appeal to the vast majority. And it's also one of the prettiest collections the brand has ever released.

Fleurs de Cerisier is such a wonderful spring fragrance. A new take on L'Occitane's staple cherry blossom collection. this whole range smells and looks like the winter is almost done with and spring will soon be upon us.

Penelope's Bed's Definitive Christmas Beauty Gift List

I put together a list of the best beauty gifts from some of my favourite products over the past year featuring Kiehl's, L'Occitane, YSL, Lancôme,, Urban Decay, Benefit and Caudalíe.

I decided to compile a piece on the best beauty products I've found this year which are all go-tos for me for Christmas presents so I thought I'd share my ideas. All of these products have been tried and tested by me and either reviewed here on Penelope's Bed or are about to be reviewed. I vouch for all of them so, welcome to Penelope's Bed's Definitive Christmas Beauty Gift List!

Provincial Christmas Collection: L'Occitane Arlésienne

L'Occitane's Arlésienne limited edition collection contains the most beautiful products, perfect Christmas gifts for the favourite ladies in your life, but also marks the most gorgeous new scent by the brand that's quite hard to resist buying for yourself too!

L'Occitane don't do things by halves and the inspiration for this Arlésienne collection was a group of women from that Arles district in France who represent the essence of ethereal femininity and encompass the beauty of Provence. These iconic women also inspired designer Christian Lacroix to do an exhibition in tandem with the release of this collection, also inspired by the women of his home town, Arles, which you can read more about here.

Handy Tips to Moisturise Your Mitts!

Isn't it funny, the minute October appeared today the nip in the air got just that bit little sharper and the feeling that winter may well be on its way, sadly, became a little more of a reality. In the same way we will have to get our hats and scarves out, an essential skincare addition heading into the colder months has to be a good hand cream to battle the effect the sharp drop in temperature has on our much-used mitts. After many years trying and testing dozens of hand creams, these three by Clarins, L'Occitane and Kiehl's are my favourites by miles.

Hand creams are a dime a dozen and I'm sure most of you have received many over the years as part of Christmas presents or picked up one after the other over the years; I certainly have. But, like a moisturiser for your face or body, a lot of hand creams are just so blah and mediocre and don't really ever do much to change the moisture of your hands or are any better than water when your hands face the biggest challenge of the year: bitterly cold temperatures one minute followed by central heating or open fires the next.

Hair Today... L'Occitane 5 Essential Oils Repairing Shampoo and Conditioner

After one use of L'Occitane's 5 Essential Oils Repairing Shampoo and Conditioner I immediately felt compelled to write about them for the simple fact that they were the loveliest, most effective haircare products I've used in a long time... 

L'Occitane is well established at this stage for being a brilliant go-to brand for pampering purposes and also the quality of their products is of such high quality that they are almost always such a reliable purchase. For many years now too L'Occitane has been my number one stop for buying pampering presents for friends and family. Their hand creams have been my favourite for a long time and I always have one in my bag and have made sure many of my friends do too. The products are all so luxurious and perfect as a little treat to pamper yourself when you need it.