When we moved from the San Francisco Bay area to The Hague last year, I knew one product I would have to carry in our gift shop on the Fahrenheitstraat: Olivina body lotions, soaps and candles.  I could not find them anywhere in the Netherlands, and the closest place was the UK.

I first used these fine body lotions three years ago when our good friends Suzette and Leo Cabatu, opened the original La Buena Vida in Danville, California.  I tried the tester of olive oil scented body lotion, closed my eyes and imagined myself walking through a forest after a heavy rain: it is earthy and soft all at once. I was later given an Olivina Lavender

Olivina Lavender Candle

candle as a birthday present and I have been hooked ever since! The candles burn for more than one hundred hours, infusing the room with a natural elegant light scent.

These all natural products contain no wax or other additives, which leaves a pure olive and grapeseed oil based moisturizing experience! No more sticky hands. I like the Meyer Lemon in the summer because of it’s light citrusy scent, and the olive in the winter.

Apparently the Dutch women also appreciate this wonderful lotion, because since opening La Buena Vida Den Haag eight weeks ago, we have had to reorder more lotions already, and some people have come back for more or decided to buy it as a present for someone. While researching this product for our store, I found the following interesting information from the company.

Our ingredients are based on a host of botanicals that for centuries have proven beneficial to the skin—extracts from olive oil, grapes and
grape seeds. OLIVINA NAPA VALLEY’S pampering body care collection both moisturizes and soothes with lovely Mediterranean scents…

Olive imparts an earthy, alluringly sensual and spicy unisex scent.
Lavender has a calming aroma that is the perfect match for the freshness and uplifting-notes of bitter orange.
Fig fruit and leaves give off a captivating, velvety-warm herbaceous and woody aroma.
 

Olivina Meyer Lemon Body Lotion

Meyer Lemon a combination of lemon and mandarin orange results in a uniquely bright and subtly floral scent that is at once sweet and sharp with a warm honeysuckle base note.
*New Honeysuckle Rose offers a beguiling, fresh, floral blend of honeysuckle blossoms and Rosa rugosa.

Free from chemical parabens, preservatives and sodium lauryl-sulfate, our products are designed to be simple, gentle and effective for all skin types. Of course, everything we do is cruelty free.

So the next time you are looking for an extraordinary hand lotion that is completely natural, please join me in the world of Olivina Lovers…Living La Buena Vida the natural way!