Earth Day 2016 falls on the 22nd April but I have celebrated the world’s largest environmental event a few months earlier back in January 2016, thanks to Melvita Malaysia for the launch of Nectar de Miels Body Care range. I have been keeping these new launch for months! I am so glad I am able to tell you about it now

Melvita Nectar de Miels Body Care are catering for dry, very dry and sensitive skin thanks to a special ingredient Thyme Honey. This sort of explained why I was “planting” Thyme herb plant as seen on my Instagram. Melvita done a research and found the exceptional repairing power of thyme honey, which acts like a natural dressing with instant soothing effect. When combined with acacia and orange blossom honeys, it reveals this synergic effect to heal and rescue very dry and sensitive skin. Overall, the body care range consists of three products – Comforting Creamy Milk, Comforting Balm, and Comforting Hand Cream.

Nectar de Miels Comforting Creamy Milk (RM115 / 200ml)

Despite this body care range is catering for the dry and sensitive skin, I certainly do not fall into either category and yet I find this Comforting Creamy Milk to be one of the best body milk I have tried. Am I concern when I heard it is made for dry skin? Yes of course. But then again, I am someone who like to really oils up after night shower so I do not really mind.

The Comforting Creamy Milk is said to be less oily. It is rich in texture but has the texture of a typical body lotion. The scent is heaven! It is my favourite of all. It has thyme honey and a bit of floral note to it. The scent is mild but leaves a hint of sweet honey floral scent, which lingers till the next morning. Love! The packing too are upgraded. It has a build-on safety seal on the cap that you need to peel off in order to get the tube to open.

Besides the main ingredient Thyme Honey, there are three organic honeys complex in the product which works to protect and revitalizes the skin, plant-based glycerine to help restore skin elasticity, soline to repair, and alpha-bisabolol to soften the skin.

I must agree that it is quite rich so a little goes a long way. I applied this body milk like how I do with every other body care products – right after shower, while the skin is still a bit damp. This helps to lessen the product stickiness or richness making it more comfortable on the skin. I am so glad this does not smell like every other organic product. Thank goodness that it has a tiny hint of scent.

Nectar de Miels Comforting Balm (RM138 / 175ml)

The Comforting Balm on the other hand is more concentrated and richer in texture. Surprisingly, I find the texture to be even more smooth than the Comforting Creamy Milk! This tub of goodness here are more suitable for people with driest and most sensitive skin as the smooth and rich texture provides the skin instant soft and soothing effect.

This tub is sealed with a foil on the top, which we rarely see nowadays. There is no plastic shifter so I like to keep the foil attached to the tub till I am done with the whole jar. It is enriched with thyme honey for the repairing properties, complex of three organic honeys to protects and revitalizes, plant-based glycerine to restore elasticity, soline to repair, and alpha-bisabolol to soften from the very first application.

Comforting Balm is said to act like a natural, soothing “dressing” for extra-dry and extra sensitive skin suffering from the cold. It has the same floral, sweet honey scent as the Comforting Creamy Milk. Just as the other product in the range, the scent is just mild and not overpowering. As this balm is more creamier, I used it only on the dry spots such as the elbows, knee, feet (yes, you read right), and my thighs. I find that the product smooths out tiny rough bumps on the certain part of my body, which is now all smooth thanks to this Comforting Balm . Once I ran out of Comforting Creamy Milk (which is very soon), I will be using this Comforting Balm as my body lotion after shower.

Out of the three products from Nectar de Miels range, the only product I do not have in my possession is the Comforting Hand Cream (RM73 / 75ml or RM36 / 30ml). Yes you guessed it right. It is a rich hand cream. In fact, Melvita said it is the richest of all hand creams they have in their store. Whoa! I would need this to “grease” up my hands before sleep. The price is not too bad too . I guess the scent is the same as the two from the same range, which will be amazing to sniff.

Start Your Organic Journey This Earth Month

French organic beauty brand, Melvita are doing their bit by bringing a touch of nature to our buzzing capital. From 1^st April onwards, just spend RM100 and above in a single receipt and you will bring home a FREE organic starter kit, Nectar de Miels experience kit and organic Thyme herb potted plant. This healing herb plant has many medicinal benefits too when taken orally, besides being a culinary staple. Good for your skin, good for your health and good for the environment? It’s almost too sweet to bee-lieve…

Hurry up as it is limited to first 50 customers (each store) only! First come first served

Disclaimer: Press gift. This doesn’t affect my judgement in the review in any way.

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When I attended the Melvita and L’Occitane luncheon two months ago, I was told that the efficacy of L’Occitane Immortelle 28 Day Divine Renewal Program will be even better if paired with the new Melvita Nectar Supréme The Cream and The Eye & Lip Contour Cream. And so I did.

I cannot stress enough the importance of starting your anti-aging regime at the early age. How early is early? Let’s say early 20s? I started quite late but it was not too late for me as I have oily skin so that sort of prevented all the signs of aging from appearing. I still remember my ex used to tell me the importance of aging and that is to age gracefully. He said I’m one perfect example of aging gracefully. Melvita’s new Nectar Supréme range is made from an unique complex of precious nectar from the beehive by combining Kniphofia nectar with all precious ingredients from the beehive such as the patented complex of three organic honeys, nourishing royal jelly, and beeswax.

Nectar Supréme range is ideal for tired and aged skin that are caused by unhealthy lifestyle by replenishes and provides essential balance to the skin. Do expect to see smoother, illuminated, hydrated and densified skin . I was told to use this range in the morning routine only. That was easy!

Nectar Supréme The Cream (RM330 / 50ml)

At first glance, this cream seems to be ‘creamy’ and heavy for day time use under makeup. After using it till to date, I can safely tell you it is not heavy at all. I applied this cream on my skin before makeup and I really like how the moisturizing properties keep my skin well hydrated. My skin does not gets oily more than usual.

This cream provides nourishing, moisturizing, smoothing and protective properties to the skin. Basically everything you would ever want in an anti-aging cream. It has a flowery scent to it. Nectar scent I would say. The scent does lingers on for quite a bit if you are using it on it’s own. Under makeup is alright as the makeup will cover the scent. The cream texture is light and airy to touch. On me it is not too oily or tacky. And because I am growing older *ehem*, I like to go generous

Nectar Supréme The Eye & Lip Contour Cream (RM225 / 15ml)

This one right here is an eye and lip contour product. Why lip too? Well, the eyes and the lip are two areas of the face where the skin is constantly moving. For the eyes, this cream helped to reduce the appearance of puffiness. Hence the metal applicator tip. I used the metal tip for the first few times then I decided to change to my fingers instead. For the lip area, I find it to be weird to apply all around the lip area. I gave up after two weeks lol.

It does not have the scent and texture of The Cream. This is somewhat more lighter and does not smell as strong as The Cream as well. I have been using this day and night. I did not see major improvement so far. That is because my under eye area is at a bad state and it is not easy to combat

Overall, if you are looking for a simple anti-aging range without going through tons of products, Melvita Nectar Supréme is the prefect range for you. I like how nourishing The Cream is and that cream alone is already more than enough to keep your skin well protected. The Eye & Lip Contour Cream is a good investment as it is a duo-function product. One product for 2 areas. Why not! . But if you don’t feel like using it around your lip area, just skip it and save all the cream for the eyes like I did

Disclaimer: Press gift. This doesn’t affect my judgement in the review in any way.

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Women of all ages concern about having cellulite on their skin can now walk down the street in their favourite shorts, confidently flaunting it in the sexiest way possible. Cellulite often known as an ‘orange peel,’ or ‘dimpling, is a skin transformation often appear on the thighs, buttocks and sometimes lower abdomen. Cellulite appears when the structures of the fat cells begin to weaken and a large cell specialized in the storage of fats in the upper layers of fatty tissue increase in size due to excess lipid storage. As they are grouped together in cluster form, they push skin upwards making cellulite.

On Réunion Island, Leading French organic skincare brand, Melvita discovered pure, pink gold… Aroeira, or Schinus terebinthifolius, is an ingredient that is so renowned, it has been given the nickname «Pink Gold». The small berries of this plant boast precious skincare benefits. Melvita has already revealed their secrets in its L’OR ROSE Firming Oil last July 2014. This June, Melvita is proud to launch another new product from its L’OR ROSE range. The NEW L’OR ROSE Refining Serum is a special care body serum delivers its promise of firmer skin, redefined silhouette and satin-smooth skin with optically reduced signs of cellulite.

During the day in its balanced state, the body burns the fat in its tissues to meet its high energy needs. This is called lipolysis. During the night, the body stores fat in the skin. This is called cutaneous lipogenesis. A state of imbalance happens when the skin is no longer able to manage fat storage, where adipocytes get bigger and put so much pressure on the skin’s support structure that the skin loses its shape and cellulite appears.

The precious pink berries act in two phases: they help to limit the formation of large lipid droplets in adipocytes, then help them to break down the fats they contain. Melvita picked these berries in accordance with the brand’s sustainable harvesting specifications. This formula helps to refine the figure by targeting the most stubborn areas. Skin immediately feels moisturized, smoother and more toned. The rapidly absorbed, gel-cream texture and delicate, sparkling scent give a feeling of freshness upon application and promise a moment of pure pleasure, even when you’re feeling rushed in the morning or tired in the evening.

Melvita L’OR ROSE Refining Serum are:

• Non-comedogenic.
• 99% of the total ingredients are from natural origin.
• 50% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming.

Usage Instruction: Apply twice a day, massaging into the skin in a circular motion focusing on the stubborn area (hips, thighs). Use alone or follow, in the same range, with Melvita L’OR ROSE Firming Oil.

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I’ve won Melvita sms contest in Women’s Weekly January 2012 issue. Upon receiving the sms on the 5th March, I collected my prize the next day.

What I won is:
1) Melvita Orange Blossom Extraordinary Water (Moisturizing Care) 100ml
2) Melvita Narcissus Extraordinary Water (Brightening Care) 28ml
3) Melvita Extraordinary Day Cream (Dry Skin) 15ml
4) Melvita Rose Nectar Day Cream 2ml (Sachet) – 2 packets
5) Melvita Repairing Night Care 2ml (Sachet) – 2 packets

For more info on Melvita’s range of products, kindly visit www.melvita.com.my

Once again, thank you Women’s Weekly magazine and Melvita.

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