Yves Rocher Monoi de Tahiti Traditional Gardenia Oil Review

Overall 5.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

Meri
Upstate, NY

Intoxicating; one of my all time favorites!

a Homemaker

Pros

all purpose oil, smells fabulous, moisturizes

MAR

2009

Yves Rocher's Monoi de Tahiti Traditional Gardenia Oil is one of my favorite beauty products. I can't believe I haven't reviewed it yet!

Planted near the steps of our deck in Atlanta was a small gardenia bush that would give me the gift of flowers once a year. It wasn't as generous as the azaleas or dogwoods but what it didn't provide in quantity it more than made up for in fragrance. I loved sitting in the screened-in porch nearby and having the breeze send the lovely scent my way. Greedily, I would often cut a few blossoms and bring them into the house. They filled the whole downstairs with a taste of the tropics. Sadly, gardenias don't grow in Upstate, New York. With a touch of nostalgia I saw this product in the Yves Rocher catalog and decided to order it.

It was love at first sniff. The oil is made of 50% genuine Monoï of Tahiti and has coconut oil and gardenia flower in it as well.

Uses:

It is a rich oil that moisturizes skin and hair.
Dab a TINY bit into your palm and run it through your hair for incredible shine.
It makes a great tanning aid as well if you have darker skin or have a great tan base.
Don't use it if you are fair and lily white skinned as you will fry.
[but you will smell great doing it]
Pour a capful in the tub as it fills and slip into a bath of unbelievable silkiness. Your skin will love you for it and reward you with softer, more subtle skin.
Use it after shaving, as a massage oil or even to bring out the shine in your Yorkie's fur!

Bottom Line:
The 3.4 ounce glass bottle will last forever. The normal $15 price tag is a bit much but it goes on sale often so watch for it. The fragrance is not for the faint of heart or nose sensitive individuals. It is strong; strong enough to be intoxicating in fact, but, if you love the smell of gardenias as much as I do this oil is a must. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.

Tip:

One cold winter my oil turned cloudy and almost solidified. I thought it was ruined but as soon as the room warmed up the oil returned to normal.

Last edited on Mar 17, 2009

Yves Rocher Monoi de Tahiti Traditional Gardenia Oil is recommended by Meri

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Comments about Meri’s Review

In response to Meri's comment from Mar 19, 2009 at 7:06AM:

I am no longer a fan of the site where I used to shop all the time. The prices went up and many of the items were mehhhh. There are a few things I do like at Yves Rocher though and I do go back for those (and the free gifts. Ha!).

In response to Meri's comment from Mar 19, 2009 at 10:37PM:

I don't like florals as a rule but I like gardenia and lilac scents. I know I have gardenia products from there because I recall the packaging. I completely forgot to look for it. lol.

In response to PattyTherre's comment from Mar 18, 2009 at 11:52PM:

Since you don't care for floral fragrances you may not like this. It is very strong... I like the smell though and it doesn't bother me.

In response to PattyTherre's comment from Mar 18, 2009 at 11:52PM:

;-) My Mom orders from their catalog all of the time. I'll add a few things to her order once in a while. I have found a couple products I really like but I ordered some kind of face cream in a red container that broke my face out almost immediately. Yves Rocher was good to let me return it but I have not been as experimental since then.

I think I have this! I made a huge order from there for Christmas and I am almost positive I ordered this. How sad is it that I have all this stuff not even touched and don't even know what the stuff is? I am going to go through my stuff and see....