Luxurious Body Oil

You can see the slightest gold shimmer between thumb joint and wrist

This Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Or is a a shimmering dry oil. Firstly, the French name of the product Huile Prodigieuse Or translates to ‘prodigious gold oil’. I think the term prodigious might be meant in the sense of miraculous. Maybe not walking-on-water miraculous, but rather feeling-like-a-goddess miraculous. 

This multi-purpose dry oil can be used on the face, body and hair. So far, I have just used it on the tops of my cheekbones as a highlight and on my wrists for a light fragrance. There are many highlights (pun intended) of this product: the packaging, texture, fragrance, colour, and finish. It feels, looks and smells gorgeous and luxurious. The oil comes in a chic glass bottle with a gold-coloured twist-cap, To apply, you dab a few drops of the oil onto the relevant body part and rub gently. 

According to the Nuxe website, 95.2% of the ingredients in this shimmering dry oil are of natural origin. It contains six precious oils: borage, St. John's wort, sweet almond, camellia, hazelnut and macadamia. Mmmm. This combination produces a very warm, gentle scent. As the name suggests, the Huile Prodigieuse Or contains iridescent gold particles that leave a very light shimmer on the skin. The oil can be used any time of year, as it gives a subtle glow in winter and accentuates warmth of complexion in summer.

This is essentially illuminating oil that makes you feel radiant and chic for a while. The only point to consider is that the oil is not particularly long-lasting; as in, the fragrance and shimmer do not tend to last for more than a few hours. That said, I would still highly recommend this product as the feeling when you apply it is pretty heavenly.

Feel free to let me know what you think of this or any other shimmering/dry oils!

Hansen-Løve on Love

Franco-Finnish film director Mia Hansen-Løve is comfortable exploring family drama in "Le Père de mes enfants" (Father of My Children). Another of her films to watch (out for) is "Un Amour de jeunesse" (Goodbye First Love). Her films appear to explore what happens when love is interrupted by life.

En France, le mariage pour tous

Enfin.

This is perhaps why I try not to drink coffee...

« Du cœur sensible de la femme jaillit le bonheur de l’humanité » 

- Khalil Gibran. I first saw this quotation projected on the wall of the Saint-Germain metro station in Paris in February 2010. It was there as a part of the annual Parisian cultural initiative Le Printemps des Poètes. 

Spring in Paris : It seemed like an eternity (waiting for its arrival)

I am currently living in Paris, and have been since the dark month of January. In my early winter days here, it felt like the depressing weather might never end. It may seem petty to complain about some rain and grey clouds, but I come from a beautiful part of Australia, where 'snow' does not exist in the weather woman's vocabulary, and the temperature almost never drops below freezing, even in winter. Hence my strong suspicion that I might be susceptible to Seasonal Affect Disorder.
Finally, gloriously, spring has arrived in Paris! There are actually leaves on the trees on Boulevard Saint-Germain, a sight I had once felt I might never see. And the stupidly blue sky! (which often seems to be about two shades lighter than an Australian blue sky) I look forward to more free time which I can spend exploring parks and pretty things (as well as an excuse to wear sunglasses). Oh yeah.

 

Un parc dans le 7e arrondissement, pas loin des Invalides. Photo © Laura G.