Chanel Le Lift La Creme Main Hand Cream

Love those uber chic Chanel Hand Cream "eggs" ?  Did you know there was now one in glossy black ?  Look no further for one of the chicest sticking stuffers you'll find this year. 

Le Lift La Creme Main is the newest version  and this little bauble offers smoothing,  skintone evening and replenishing for both hands and nails. 

The scent here is slightly different scent than the others. It's less floral , and a little musky. It seems about as creamy as the Riche version and has organically grown alfalfa concentrate ,  said to be similar to retinol in effectiveness for refining texture and firming,  licorice root for brightening along with shea butter. Winter hand care just got far more chic. 

Which is your favorite black or white or both ? 

Chanel  Le Lift La Creme Main Hand Cream is $ 65 at Chanel 

Eucerin Roughness Relief Spot

Does your skin sometimes feel like sandpaper ? After all Winter's cold  air I know my fingers and knuckles no matter how much hand cream I use are still very dry as is one elbow. The one I lean on most I guess.

Eucerin's new  Roughness Relief Spot  has urea and lactic acid to help smooth out the roughness and ceramides and sunflower oil to add moisture.

The tube ends in a pointy tip so you can squeeze out as much or little as you need for spot treating  or to cover a larger area.

As with any urea based lotions I've used this can be a little tacky feeling at first, but that goes away pretty quickly. It's definitely helped those knuckles and elbows within 2 uses and works nicely on heels of feet too.

The tube is large at 2.5 oz so it's going to last awhile  and there is also a matching lotion. 

Eucerin Roughness Relief Spot  is $ 6.99

Dionis Goat's Milk Hand Cream Gift Sets

I've said many times that hand cream gift sets are among my favorite gift ideas. Most of us use and love hand cream plus when it's really brrr outside you need it. So it's a useful gift that can be personal and luxe too.  They are also a good last minute choice that  doesn't look it.

Dionis makes their hand creams using goat's milk , and they say that goat's milk is the same pH as our skin so it works especially well .

For gifting they have a couple great sets along with individual tubes, which are only $ 3.49 each .

There is a wide variety of fragrances and you can try many of them in the Inspire set.  Five  1 oz tubes in all including my favorite, Crisp Pear. ( $16.99)

The Reflections set has 3 larger tubes ( 2 oz) including Very Berry  ( $16.99)

The lotions all have nice scents , not strong but noticeable. And they do a good job of moisturizing  with a non greasy, easily absorbed formula.

Dionis is available at Dillards, Ulta and dionisgmskincare.com

Rodial Rose Gold Hand & Lip Set

It's cold out there so hand cream and lip balm are a must. They also make great gift because everyone pretty much needs and uses them. It's an easy pick , no size or color preference needed.

Rodial gets glowing with their Rose Gold  Hand and Lip Set. Inside is a Rose Gold Gand Cream and Rose Gold Lip Balm , both full size.

The lip balm is very creamy and moisturizing with a doe foot wand applicator. It  has a slightly opaque pearlescent tint. Shea butter, rosa canina fruit oil , sunflower seed oil and gold offer good for lip benefits.

The hand cream is nicely  moisturizing and softening while also using gold ,shea butter, glycerin, sunflower and grape seed oils  and peptides for a little anti aging boost.


Rodial Rose Gold Hand & Lip Set is $ 40 at Rodial and Saks

Chanel La Creme Main - Texture Riche

I don't think anyone didn't love last year's  La Creme Main hand cream from Chanel.

From the egg shaped , almost ergonomic container to the luxurious but light  cream within, it was a hit.  Now with cold temps upon us again ,we get a new more rich version- Texture Riche.

Texture Riche is more creamy and hydrating with May rose wax, glycerin and shea butter but it's still light feeling, comfortable and non greasy.  Licorice and iris extracts are there for brightening properties and this helps nourish nails too.

There is a soft, pleasant, clean fragrance that doesn't linger.

Holiday season is coming and this is truly a perfect stocking stuffer or just a nice self care treat to yourself.

Chanel La Creme Main - Texture Riche is $ 50 at Chanel.com  and wherever the brand is sold.

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Touch Hand Cream

This time of year we can never  use enough hand cream,  right ? It's a must but that doesn't mean it has to be basic or boring. 

New from Sol de Janeiro is Brazilian Touch Hand Cream to give you smooth, soft and deliciously scented hands.   This has the same scent as their cult favorites Bum Bum cream, a gourmand blend of pistachio and salted caramel . Good enough to eat?  Well it is being launched in time for Valentine's Day and the brand notes right on the tube "  the addictively scented cream leaves hands so soft that, with a simple touch, you will have them begging for more"  That's a lot for a hand cream to live up to, but it does smell good.  

Let's talk about what it does for hands.  It's a lightweight , thin cream that sinks in super fast. There's no greasy feel once you rub it in. It sets to powder soft finish but still moisturizes well and truly does make hands feel soft. Even after washing, I could still feel some on and the fragrance lasts long.  Ingredients include Cupuaçu butter, Acai , Coconut Oil, Shea Butter and Brazil Nut.  All help to add hydration  not only to hands, but nails and cuticles as well.  

Sol de Janeiro  Brazilian Touch Hand Cream comes in an easily portable 1.7 oz tube  for $15 at Sephora. 

H2O+ Treat Yourself Duo Gift Set

 
Last minute gifting is easy and priced right with the H2O+   Treat Yourself Duo.

The gift set includes a 6 oz specialty Care Hand Cream that feels soft on skin and has a light light clean scent and a 2 oz Sea Salt Body Butter that is nicely hydrating , sinks in fast and has a fresh aquatic fragrance. 

The duo is priced at $ 10  and is available at H2OPlus.com ( with free shipping, no minimun thru Dec. 20th) and   Kohl's ,

Chanel La Creme Main Hand Cream

This may be the chicest hand cream ever.

Chanel La Creme Main ups your hand lotion game exponentially. The egg shaped  container  fits perfectly in  your hand.  Take the top off and  squeeze to get the very lightly fragranced cream out.

The cream itself is light  with a  velvety feel and moisturizes well along with having ingredients for brightening like iris pallida and licorice root extracts. May rose wax,  shea butter and glycerin provide the hydration.  It sinks in quickly but leaves skin feeling softened and moisturized fast. You can tell the difference right away .

Would it be wrong to have this sitting out right next to me at my desk all day ?

Chanel La Creme Main is available now for $ 50 and is 1.7 oz

The Body Shop Vanilla Pumpkin

If you love Pumpkin Spice to eat and drink, how about some Vanilla Pumpkin for your hands, feet , elbows and more?

Vanilla  Pumpkin is the delicious Fall addition at The Body Shop .
It comes  in their iconic , and it truly deserves that word, Body Butter along with Shower Gel and Hand Lotion .

The scent is delish as most fragrances from them are, a gourmand mix of maple, light spices and rich vanilla from Madagascar vanilla extract and comes in bright orange, seasonally decorated packaging.

It's not too usual to see food scents in a hand cream, so I love that there is one here. Now all I have to do is try to sniff my hands all day. It wouldn't look too good.

The Body Shop Vanilla Pumpkin is available now and currently 40% off with all Body Butters only $ 10 at https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-us

The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector

Hemp has a new look  at The Body Shop. For a limited time you can grab their Hemp Hand Protector in a newly packaged  tube by UK street artist Eine.

This comes just in time to have a strong hand cream on hand to ride out the rest of Winter.  If you haven't tried this in the past, it's balm like, very thick but not greasy on. It moisturizes really well . I took it into the office and had everyone try it and all loved how well it worked. The slightly herbal scent got mixed reviews, some liked, some not.

With every purchase , the brand will make a donation to a cause of the customer’s choice.  Options include protecting and enriching the planet, the oceans, or animals and people. With each Hemp Hand Protector purchase the donation is $ 1.50.

By the way did you realize The Body Shop is 40? To honor that they have a new  trademarked vision, or commitment as they call it , Enrich Not Exploit. You can read more on their site here


The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector is $ 20. 

mark. Crazy For Cranberry

Love the smell of cranberry ? It's one of my all time favs and I've bought one famous brand's almost every year for more than decade.

This season mark. brings their own cranberry, Crazy For Cranberry .  The smell of this comes so close to the brand I'd loved and that tart real cranberry. It's strongly scented and rich in the berry along with a bit of rose and  less than a bit of vanilla. It makes for a pretty scent.

The Hand Cream is super hydrating, honestly more than I expected it to be. You know how some things are scented well but don't do much ? Not the case here. It's thick, creamy and moisturizing.

The 3 in 1 Body Wash not only cleanses skin but can be used on hair as well and doesn't dry skin .

This also comes in a Body Butter, Mist and Scrub.

mark. Crazy For Cranberry Hand Cream is $ 6
mark. Crazy For Cranberry 3 in 1 Body Wash is $ 10

www.meetmark.com

Nature's Gate New Hand Cream

Last week I talked about the new formulas in Nature's Gates body lotions. This week it's all about their new hand lotions.

With scents of Rose, Orchid  or Cherry Blossom you get a  super hydrating formula boosted with shea butter , safflower and sweet almond oils.

The lotion is creamy  and sinks in pretty fast. It need a little working in but not a lot and it leaves hands feeling much  softer.  The Rose scent has an herbal smell mainly from the clary sage extract along with a light touch of rose.   Rose also has rosehip fruit extract which adds vitamin C  while the other scents have black tea and basil ( Orchid), aloe and linden flower ( Cherry Blossom).

These are made with certified organic ingredients , is cruelty free and vegan.

Nature's Gate Hand Cream is  approx. $7 for a 3 oz tube

Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve Jumbo Size / amfAR

Love Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve or are a hand cream nut in general ( guilty here and not sorry about it)  then how about a giant size tube ?

Kiehl's , to coincide with their 6th annual Life Ride event which just concluded across the Western States (hit up their Twitter or Instagram  or #LifeRide6 for some  gorgeous scenic and fun photos of Utah, Arizona , Las Vegas and more )  has released a 7.8 oz tube of  the super emollient hand cream.

Kiehl's prez Chris Salgardo and LifeRiders

100 % of the profits from the sale of this up to 25,000 will benefit amfAR.

This tube will last long , right into Autumn when the cool winds come along to parch our hands  and  can even be passed to the guys since it's very ungirly looking.

Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve  Jumbo Size is $ 28.50

Dead Sea Essentials By AHAVA Hand Creams

It's chilly out there and  in many places this week it's going to be close to zero degrees. Even for someone like me who doesn't mind the cold, that's capitol C Cold. If your hands are  dry and feeling the chill , you might be ready to stock up on some new hand cream.  Dead Sea Essentials from Ahava will set you up well.

Both  Calming Lavender and Witch Hazel are super emollient , heavy duty hand creams. Glycerin , Dead Sea Salt and Allantoin are among the moisturizing ingredients. They aren't greasy , sink in fast and have a light ,clean fragrance.

The tubes are large at 5.1 oz,  almost body lotion size. For 9.99 you get a lot of product.

Dead Sea Essentials by AHAVA Hand Cream is available at Target.