My weekend treat? L’Occitane Lavender Clarifying Shampoo.  It makes lovely tresses for sure, but the real pleasure is in the natural scent of lavender extract.  Real lavender. Straight from Provence lavender. Not chemicals cleverly pretending to be lavender—with their no-depth, thin smell. Everything L’Occitane makes has the very essence of deep, richness from whatever particular scent is being used.  And this shampoo is true to the L’Occitane line of quality scent.

This is also a performance shampoo (and it’s particularly great for curly hair, as it miraculously vanishes frizz)—and a shampoo that can be used daily.  In fact, the L’Occitane Lavender Clarifying Shampoo should be used daily, but I use it on the weekends only because I love to be surprised each Saturday morning with the heavenly scent, and I’m afraid if I wash my hair with it every day, I’ll become too used to the scent and forget the pleasure.  In these hard economic times, L’Occitane Lavender Shampoo is right-on-the-money indulgence for your hair and your senses.

How to use? For a splurge, wash with the shampoo twice, rinse, and then follow it up with the conditioner.  Then, once you’ve rinsed out the conditioner, go ahead and put half a pea-size in your hand and run that onto the ends (only) of your hair.  Then wrap your hair in a towel and go to sleep with your hair wet.  When you wake up and smell the lavender, feel free to lay in bed for a long time thinking to yourself, “Now this is how good life is supposed to be, always.”

L’Occitane Lavender Clarifying Shampoo - available at L’Occitane in stores and online - $17.

Lavender Detangling Conditioner - available at L’Occitane in stores and online - $17.