Pivoine Flora is the new L’Occitane Peony collection for Spring 2014

Hi, today I want to show you L’Occitane Peony collection, Pivoine Flora, a new line launched for spring 2014. I’m really pleased to see this collection theme since Peony is one of my favourite flowers and scent. I find it so elegant and feminine but way more original than rose for example.

Before I saw this L’Occitane Peony range I was intirgued by Jo Malone  Peony & Blush Suede Cologne but it’s so overpriced and not really long lasting on me – at least when I tried it at the counter.

But I really appreciate L’Occitane frangrances, they’re usually quite intenses on me and when it comes to floral perfumes I prefer simple and not so complex fragrances in order to smell the flower in all its entirety.

Here it is the legend and the story behind Peony and its fragrance…

“There is a Mediterranean legend of a beautiful nymph named Paeonia who was so courted by the gods that a jealous goddess transformed her into a flower with a thousand petals: a peony. Since then, this symbol of beauty brightens every spring with its dazzling show of colors and scents…

The story begins in 1848, in Caluire in the Rhône region. The appropriately named Fleury Jean-Baptiste Gabriel Ruitton and his son François launch the first cultivation of herbaceous Peonies. His son-in-law Benoit Rivière contributes by introducing tree Peonies. Sixty years later, in 1908, the garden catalog counts more than 400 varieties, which take Monsieur Rivière to Paris, London and Turin, where he wins numerous prizes that establish the company’s reputation among notable European nurseries. Since then, each generation has left its mark, one bringing back rare plant varieties from Switzerland and Japan, another perfecting flowering techniques…

In 1990 Jean-Luc Rivière, sixth generation, established the Crest garden site at the crossroads of the Rhône, Dauphiné, Vercors and Provence regions – which is dedicated exclusively to the beautiful peony.

The Peony takes its name from the Greek god Paean, mentioned in the Linear B inscribed clay tablets found in Knossos (Crete), for having contributed to curing Ares and Hades of their wounds. This peony was also used by Hippocrates to treat female illnesses. Another version of the legend recounts that a nymph called Paeonia was transformed into “a flower with a thousand petals” by the jealousy of a goddess.

You will find hints of green freshness in the aroma of this legendary flower, featured in the Peony range of products by L’Occitane. Certain varieties of this remarkable plant also boast medicinal and ornamental properties.

In Crest, there are 650 peony varieties as far as the eye can see. Will you fall for the dramatic Sarah Bernhard – the absolute best-seller, or for the plump Festiva Maxima, or the minimal and radiant Neon? All the Peonies are cultivated, weeded, and pampered on site, until the time it takes for them to reach complete maturity. According to traditional methods of division and grafting, the plant will be delivered to you after between three and seven days, depending on the variety. From April 15 to June 1, the Maison Rivière opens its doors so that you can choose your flowers straight from the bush. And if the current selection is not enough, you can always follow the creation of new flowers!”

 

And now let’s see products range in L’Occitane Peony – Pivoine Flora collection:

 

EAU DE PARFUM PIVOINE FLORA

Top Notes:
– Bergamot
– Grapefruit
– Green notes

Heart Notes:
– Peony
– Magnolia
– Rose

Base Notes:
– Vanilla
– Cedar
– Musk

EAU DE TOILETTE PIVOINE FLORA

BEAUTY CREAM PIVOINE FLORA

SHOWER GEL PIVOINE FLORA

BODY MILK PIVOINE FLORA

 

ROMANTIC CANDLE PIVOINE FLORA

SHIMMERING OIL PIVOINE FLORA

SOLID PERFUME PIVOINE FLORA

 

PETAL SOAP PIVOINE FLORA