Barbotine L'Occitane en Provence 2023

I am lucky - my mother and I get along very well and she lives far away in the north, which is overwhelmingly beautiful in summer. Dark blue beaches, blooming fields, gentle hills, pick-your-own plantations all just a few minutes' drive away, tree-lined avenues lining the country roads. Two adventurous women that we are, we zoom around every summer in my mother's small car, hitting the most beautiful destinations in the region and enjoying life to the fullest while the shimmering, vibrant world rushes by us, wind-tousled.

When I first tested Barbotine, it naturally reminded me of these summer fields. Of that fresh yellow-green-blue that you can only find in the north during midsummer. Of that air that exists where the sea breeze meets the wide fields. Actually, I was in L’Occitane to buy Melilot, another summer fragrance I had saved up for and desperately needed now that it is still winter in March and the situation outside the window and in the world is so bleak.

But then I walked back and exchanged it. Because I had sprayed Barbotine on again for testing - and was overwhelmed by a feeling. Many of you might know something like this.
Barbotine reminded me with its citrus-fresh notes of my mom, because that is what she usually wears in the car next to me. Of her elegant style, her optimism, her vibrant colors, and her intelligent humor. Of all the relaxed joy of life that she radiates wherever she is. Of her energy and independence, which always inspires me and has often made me forget my personal constraints and fears.
Yes, Barbotine has something invigorating, something summery-festive, after all, these precious weeks of the year are always scarce in the north. Barbotine is not girlish-sexy, it doesn’t need to be. It is light, naturally beautiful, and confident at the same time.
Clearly, I couldn’t leave Barbotine behind. And I immediately called my mother.
To you, Mom, and our road trips. May there be as many of these yellow-green-blue summers for both of us as possible!