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This kind of event is very interesting for me because it’s the\u00a0opportunity to meet people from the brand and learn more about the products.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nEvent Caudalie Dubai<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It was the first brand event<\/strong>\u00a0here in Dubai where I was invited as a blogger and I can say that the brand made\u00a0a lot of effort to organize this event. Eau de Beaute Caudalie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Why bring this up? Well because the story of\u00a0Caudalie<\/a>, and it’s\u00a0history<\/strong>\u00a0are important!<\/p>\n Caudalie is a French<\/strong> brand, founded by a couple, Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas. Overall, Mathilde , Bertrand Thomas and Professor Vercauteren developped the first products of the Caudalie brand and started to sell them in a few chemists\u00a0in Bordeaux<\/strong> (South of France).<\/span><\/p>\n A few years later, they created the first spa that relies on the principle of the\u00a0Vinoth\u00e9rapie<\/a>,\u00a0which by the way is not the principle of being\u00a0cured by drinking wine all day (I would have liked it, but it’s not), it\u00a0combines the benefits of hot spring water with the extracts of the vine and grapes to heal the skin.<\/p>\n The brand has been very\u00a0successful in France and is now changing\u00a0to adopt a more international<\/strong> development, with the opening of stores in New York, London… and launching in\u00a0other markets such as Asia and of course just recently the Middle East<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Caudalie, is a kind\u00a0of a French success story<\/strong>, and it’s a pretty cool story to hear, I think. In any case, it is unfortunate that we weren’t\u00a0told about this at all during the\u00a0launch event, but hey…<\/p>\n As a French beauty addict, I wasn’t really discovering the brand. In the past, I’ve actually used a lot of Caudalie products. Some I liked very much (body products, mostly) and others less (some face products).<\/p>\n My impression is that\u00a0of a very sensory<\/strong> brand, especially regarding \u00a0the scents and the textures but not necessarily with huge\u00a0results in the efficiency of the products.<\/p>\n At the end of the evening, we were given several products to try, so I’ve currently been testing the\u00a0serum that I was interested in\u00a0for a while, and as soon as I’m done with it, I will share my thoughts…<\/p>\n Divine Oil by Caudalie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It’s funny because I had already wanted to try the \u00a0Divine Oil<\/a>\u00a0by Caudalie when I was in France, but when I smelled the tester in a pharmacy, I didn’t like the fragrance and instead\u00a0purchased\u00a0my old time favorite Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n It’s very strange because when I tried the product for this review, I really loved the scent! No idea why I remember this very flowery smell when Oil Divine has a rather more fruity-floral and very solar scent. I just love the smell<\/strong>!<\/p>\n So about the action of the Divine Oil by Caudalie, it is supposed to be multi-function<\/strong>, so\u00a0it can be applied on the body, face and hair. It is nourishing and softening and can even be poured into the bath, for a very fancy bath moment.<\/p>\n So with my oily skin, applying the product on my face was not really a good idea. I have an acne prone skin (yeah, at 35 years old, I am delighted) (hey, I guess\u00a0when I’m really\u00a0old, I will always have the impression of being a teenager), so because there is\u00a0Shea butter in the formula, I prefer to using\u00a0it on my face (yes, Shea butter is great for dry skin but it is sadly comedogenic<\/a>).<\/p>\n Regarding the composition, it’s a good one<\/strong>: no chemical preservatives, no mineral oils, no animal ingredients, no silicones (which is not the case with\u00a0all the products, what a pity, Caudalie! Avoiding the silicones would be far better for your “green” image). However, there is a dry oil, so it penetrates quickly into the skin and doesn’t leave a greasy residue on the skin, making a perfect product for the summer<\/strong>. I always prefer this kind of texture in the summertime, because a body cream always tends to leave me feeling sticky with this heat.<\/p>\n I was never sure that my skin was properly\u00a0moisturized with a dry oil (the Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse is not the best moisturizer if you have a very dry skin) but I had a really feeling of comfort<\/strong>\u00a0while using the Caudalie Divine Oil. Rather effective, then!<\/p>\n The product\u00a0can be found in Bin Sina<\/a>\u00a0pharmacies in Dubai, and costs 164 AED (which is nearly\u00a010 euros more than what it costs in\u00a0France, ouch).<\/p>\n [wprs-pros][wprs-cons] Yes<\/strong>, without a doubt because I found it overall very pleasant to use but I would buy it in France (to pay it 20 euros, not 164 AED ;)). Photo credits: Caudalie, bonniegarner.com<\/p>\n
\nI did not learn anything new about the brand, because I already know most this is to know,\u00a0more or less (in France, it is a brand that you come across rather often) and secondly, there was no real presentation by the people from Caudalie about the brand, just a very short movie to introduce the concept of the brand.
\nBut, they were ready and available to answer our questions.<\/p>\nAbout the story of Caudalie…<\/h3>\n
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\nMathilde’s family have worked in the vineyards of Bordeaux for\u00a0a\u00a0long time\u00a0and the couple decided to create the brand\u00a0after meeting\u00a0a professor\u00a0specialized in the research on polyphenols.
\nPolyphenols<\/strong> are anti-aging ingredients (anti-radical, to be more precise) very powerful, and can be\u00a0found in grape extract.<\/p>\nBut back to the Divine Oil by Caudalie*:<\/h3>\n
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\nSo in this oil, there is a mix between 4 vegetable oils<\/strong>: grapeseed, argan, sesame and hibiscus, which have nourishing, soothing and restorative powers. There is also the famous polyphenols<\/strong> that have anti-free radical properties.<\/p>\nSo, in summary:<\/h3>\n
\nI can’t really comment on the multi-function effect\u00a0because I just applied it on my body.<\/p>\nIn conclusion, is it\u00a0a product I would purchase?<\/h3>\n
\nIn the US the price is $49 on Amazon<\/a> or SpaceNK<\/a>.<\/p>\nAnd you, have\u00a0you already tried the Divine Oil by Caudalie?<\/h5>\n