For spring, L’Occitane continues their homage to the Provence region with a fragrance centered on cherry blossoms. As well as presenting a modern lavender eau.

‘On a hilltop, a cherry tree pays tribute to a beautiful princess,’ is the story L’Occitane has to tell. Cerisier Princesse (“Princess Cherry Tree”) is a lightly powdery and musky fruity-floral gourmand scent. It reveals a cherry note combined with berries and softened with light whiffs of floral notes.

Among L’Occitane’s other new products this season, we love L’Eau de Cologne Lavande. Precisely because it isn’t what you expect from lavender.

In this instance, the fragrant flower has been shorn of all its fussy, old-fashioned facets. The outcome is a refreshing, slightly woody fragrance with a somewhat ambry trail… It’s more masculine than you’d expect, but it could well appeal to women, too.

The eau de cologne’s large size (10 oz.) is an invitation to splash it on generously, all over your body, or even to add a few drops to your bath… for a soothingly Zen and Provençal atmosphere.

What smells do you associate with Provence, in the south of France?