After working for L'Occitane for several years I obviously have a soft spot
for this much loved French brand.
Whilst most of their products are excellent there are a couple that I can't give too much praise to and often it's been a let down on the packaging front rather
than on performance.
Pivoine Sublime Flash Moisture Mask
I've used several products from the Pivoine Sublime range and it's a
collection of skin Perfecting products,that help through light reflecting ingredients,
give the skin a flawless, smooth, velvety fresh appearance and its a collection
that I normally rave about and can highly recommend.
I have written many reviews on Pivoine Sublime products.
A fairly recent addition to the Pivoine Sublime range are 3 mono dose face masks:
Overnight Perfecting Mask
Pure Flash Moisture Mask
and the
Flash Moisture Mask,
which is the one I opted to try out.
The Flash Moisture Mask, as the name suggests, has been formulated to intensely
hydrate and immediately quench a skins thirst for moisture,just what your skin needs when it's feeling parched, tired and in general need of a quick 'pick me up"
Having a rich, creamy texture, this mask
Contains smoothing, refining and hydrating Peony Extract and glycerin.
Whilst the mask feels wonderful soft and comforting on the skin I was personally
put off with the fragrance of this product and I suspect that it's not intentional by L'Occitane but rather a problem with the packaging.
The mask had a distinct aroma of plastic, the type that comes from a product
absorbing its packaging smell over time and it wasn't pleasant considering
its right under your nose for 10 minutes or so.
Like all other similar masks its easy to use
Apply a thin layer evenly over clean, dry skin, including face and neck, avoiding
the eye contour area.
Leave on for 10 minutes then remove excess with a damp cotton pad, do not rinse.
Use 1 to 2 times a week.
This mask comes in a single use (Mono Dose) of 6mls which was rather a small quantity
for both its price and the size of the container the mask came in.
Once I pulled back the silver protective foil there was more empty space than product.
These mono dose masks are ideal for use during travel, but they do work out to be an extremely expensive format to use, as 6mls of product for R85 is rather heavy
on the skincare budget.
Most face masks retail in a 50ml quantity and that works out to be over
R708 based on the 6ml price.
Even though I managed to get 2 applications it's still overpriced for a rather ordinary hydrating mask that I will sadly remember for smelling like plastic flowers
rather than a soft delicate Peony.
L'Occitane
Pivoine Sublime
Flash Moisture Mask
6ml
Mono Dose
R
85
£
5
$
6
€
15
Available in store or Online
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