It's a simple formula: the smoother the hands, the gentler the caress; the softer the lips, the more tender the kiss. With its limited-edition L'Occitane Hugs & Kisses Duo ($22 at USA.Loccitane.com), the French skincare brand is helping star-struck lovers all around the word turn the variable in this formula into constants, ensuring that their every touch is electrifying. Each Hugs & Kisses duo, then, includes a 0.5 oz. tube of Shea Lip Balm and a 1 oz. tube of Shea Hand Cream, both formulated using top-quality shea butter produced by women in Burkina Faso. The duos come in their original scent (and, accordingly, each product is packaged inside its classic silver tube with the blue L'Occitane logo) or in one of the three scents developed for this year's Limited-Edition Shea Butter Collection: Hibiscus Flower, which has the tropical ease of the hibiscus flower extract's scent, along with the perkiness of zesty, citrus notes; Cocoa Flower, which incorporates cocoa flower harvested in the Ivory Coast and smells powdery and inviting; and Desert Rose, which boasts muddy rose aroma derived from Moroccan rose extract.
The delicious Limited-Edition shea lip balm and lip hand cream tubes are packaged in festive tubes with bright colors and geometric shapes inspired by the beautiful bogolan fabrics traditionally mud-dyed by women in West Africa. These duos are then inserted into pyramid-shaped cartons in colors matching their packaging (orange for Hibiscus Flower, pink for Desert Rose, and green for Cocoa Flower), each bearing an illustration of its contents and featuring a top flap with a tab closure for easy opening and closing.
To celebrate the opening of the amazing new L'Occitane flagship store in New York City's Flatiron District (located at 170 Fifth Avenue) — a veritable emporium of Provençal treats, featuring everything from a skincare bar for consultations and mini facials to easy-to-find sections dedicated to each collection's star ingredient (among them immortelle, verbena, lavender, and almond), and photo booth where customers can snap their picture against a green screen and then select from a number of settings in the South of France — and to show our appreciation for our most loyal readers, we're giving away two Hugs & Kisses duos!
How do you enter? It's easy!
ENTER TO WIN ONE OF TWO HUGS & KISSES DUOS
Rules: You must be 18 years or older to enter. Contestants must reside within the continental United States.
Dates: The giveaway kicks off today, December 22nd, and ends on December 30th, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. EST
Winners: Two winners will be selected at random. These winners will be announced on our Facebook page, on Twitter, and in the comments selection below, PLUS they will be notified via e-mail.
How to enter:
There are just a few steps you need to take to enter.
1. "Like" Sicka Than Average on Facebook (Facebook.com/sickathanavg)
2. Follow us on Twitter (@sickathanavg)
3. In keeping with the Hugs & Kisses theme,l eave a comment below about who you'd like to kiss underneath the mistletoe (could be anyone from your boyfriend or husband to, say, Brad Pitt, but do keep it clean, ladies!)
4. For bonus entries, mention our giveaway on Twitter, making sure to @reply us.
Sample tweet: I entered to win a L'Occitane Hugs & Kisses gift set from @sickathanavg!
That's it! Good luck, gals!
