Valentines from Oriflame

I have to say the more I get to try of Oriflame the more I love it, it comes across to me as offering high quality products at pocket friendly prices, which is very much something I love to see in a brand – as well we don’t all have a lots of money to be throwing into products. If however you are new to this great brand – let me introduce you to some great for Valentines products that have now got a permanent place on my dressing table.

Oriflame Love Potion Eau de Parfum

Love Potion is meant to be the embodiment of seduction and is based on the two aphrodisiacs ginger and chocolate. It actually offers quite an oriental scent which is due to its ingredients of Indian spices and ginger which are mixed in with exotic hints of sweet cocoa flowers, fresh tangerine, tender lily and vanilla amongst others.

The bottle offers a deep red base and black cap which for some reason makes me think of a witches cauldron and hat as she stirs together the perfect perfume. I personally wasn’t sure if I would like the fragrance so was pleasantly surprised to find I really am quite a fan. It starts off quite potent but soon settles down to a creamy warm scent that for me sees the ginger and cacao shine through, with a slight hit of citrus at times.

When it comes to lasting – on myself I find it is a fragrance that isn’t noticeable all the time, but at certain times throughout the day I am offered a pleasant present of the scent suddenly wafting around me  – which has to be one of my favourite ways for fragrances to work.

Oriflame – Love Potion Eau de Parfum costs £21.95 as is available to buy online.

Oriflame Tender Care Blackcurrant Protecting Balm

The tender care range was first brought out in the 1980s and uses a unique mix of ingredients to help nourish, soothe and condition the skin. The special blackberry edition is said to instantly help restore softness to dry cracked skin.

I have to comment on the fragrance of this balm it really does capture the smell of blackcurrants – in fact my Mum even commented she would be tempted to spread it on toast it smelt so good.

I suffer with dry skin awfully in the winter, but my nails and cuticles were crying out for something more when this pot of magic turned up – a pot that offers quick relief to sore, dry skin.

Since its arrival I have been applying a thin layer each night and it really seems to have worked wonders, within a few days I could see visible signs of improvement which has carried on to the point my fingers are now dry skin and pain free for one of the first times this winter meaning the Tender Care Balm will most definitely become a regular in my rotation to try and keep my fingers and nails in good condition.

Oriflame Tender Care Blackcurrant Protecting Balm costs £4.95 and can be brought from the website.

Have you tried either of these products from Oriflame, what do you think of them?

*PR Sample