So, what’s your hand cream of the day. Or perhaps I should say, What hand cream are you presently using? Mine is Sugar Grapefruit by Love + Toast.
Love & Toast is such a cute name for a brand no? Another little indie brand like TokyoMilk and incidentally by the same founder.
I’ve got the Sugar Grapefruit hand creme with me a lot because its a great little hand cream. The texture is light and it absorbs quickly without any sticky feel and best of all, it smells wonderful.
If you like citrus scents and grapefruit scents you’d love this one. The tube comes to you sealed. There is a thin bit of foil you have to puncture, but here’s the problem. There is nothing to puncture the foil with.
Unlike some caps that have that pointed bit at the end, the cap for the Love & Toast Hand Cream is flat. Bit of a bummer that. I had to use another cap to puncture the foil. This might be something the owners need to think about.
Otherwise, the box packaging is adorable as you can see below.
As I said above I like the texture because my hands don’t feel greasy after use. It seems to have helped with some dry parts of my hands where skin was peeling, but that is with regular use over about a week. If you have very dry hands, regular use might help soften the skin but do not expect instant results. That said, there is one instant result here – a lovely light citrus grapefruit scent that will have you sniffing your hands like a glue addict.
Ok that was NOT a good image eh? 😛
Love & Toast or also known as Love + Toast hails from the USA but their website is still under construction. In Malaysia and Singapore, you can pick yours up from Soap n Sorbet for S$19/35g. For those who are particular, the products are paraben free and are not tested on animals.
Pros: Light texture, Absorbs quickly, Not Sticky, Sugar Grapefruit smells lovely
Cons: No way to puncture the foil cover
I’m no good with hand cream – I hardly ever carry any around with me and I always forget to reapply – but I’m a little bit more diligent with this one. I think its that addictive grapefruit scent.
*sniff sniff* 😉
What’s your hand cream du jour?
Paris B
Ingredients: Extracts of pomegranate and green tea in purified water, cyclopentasiloxane, stearic acid, isopropyl myristate, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), peasea gratissima (avocado) oil, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, carbomer, tetrasodium EDTA, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl gloycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, triethanolamine, Love & Toast botanical perfume blend.
plue says
March 4, 2010 at 9:23 ami had wanted to buy this, but kept putting off! haha! 😛
am so glad it does smells grapefruit! cuz i know some doesn’t 🙂
*a lovely light citrus grapefruit scent that will have you sniffing your hands like a glue addict.* I LOL at this one cuz I do it all the time when I use rosey/ grapefruity scents 😛
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 10:56 amYes and the best part – no artificial smelling fragrance. Sniffing my hands as I write 😛
Hanny says
March 4, 2010 at 11:18 amOooO… I don’t use handcreams…: hahaha. Never thought I’d need them. ^.^ I like citrus scents though!! Gods, Psychology lectures bore me to hell.
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:00 pmCitrus scents perk me right up! Don’t know what I’d do without them
xin says
March 4, 2010 at 11:33 am*admiring the color* I am using the love and toast gin blossom too, smells awesome to the point tht i feel like swallowing the tube.
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:00 pmCute stuff right? I’m laughing at you trying to swallow the tube – not edible mind you!
makeupmag says
March 4, 2010 at 11:44 amI love the one that I have – it’s subtle but effective. The scent is amazing too. 🙂
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:00 pmIts nice to have products that actually smell good and work great eh? 🙂
Kahani says
March 4, 2010 at 12:04 pmI’ve been eyeballing this for such awhile now! hahahah I’m so going to delve into your handbag and sample this cream next time we meet. Consider yourself warned! =D
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:06 pmYou are going to SO LOVE this! I’ll be sure to bring it next time we meet up. Have you tried the new Crabtree & Evelyn Citrus hand cream? Its out in stores but I didn’t have time to try it yet.
Tine says
March 4, 2010 at 12:15 pmMy current fave is Roger & Gallet’s handcream in Bamboo. Love! 😀
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:27 pmBamboo! Does it have a scent? What does bamboo smell like anyway? 😛
Monstro says
March 4, 2010 at 12:24 pmMy goodness, I’m really into handcreams thanks to my dry and allergic hands. This looks and sounds absolutely fabulous! I’ve tried quite a lot of different hand creams, but most don’t do much for my super dry hands. Right now I’m using a boring dermatological skincare one called Balneum Intensive. It’s REALLY boring, no scent etc. but is very very moisturizing. 😀
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:28 pmHonestly, the best hand creams have no smell because they are the industrial strength type! Sounds like a great product you have there 😀
beetrice says
March 4, 2010 at 12:35 pmarrgghh!! tempt me even more why don’t you…especially since now i can easily get my paws on it! :p ok ok, time to pay yet ANOTHER visit to soap n sorbet…heehee…
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 12:37 pmLOL Only in April m’dear! 😉 I bring tomorrow and you can try 😀
yuki says
March 4, 2010 at 1:20 pmSo cute la the packaging =)
I looooovvveeee bath & body~ Too bad they only have it in US… it smells soooooo good…
I’m using Marks & Spencers~ It smells great and it’s not sticky!
ParisB says
March 4, 2010 at 2:59 pmAh Marks & Spencer! I used to use their shower gels and lotions but not the hand cream.
Fiona says
March 4, 2010 at 4:15 pmi’ve been lemming this one for quite some time cos i’m a big fan of grapefruit scents! glad you reviewed it, i really must get a tube!
ParisB says
March 5, 2010 at 8:35 amIts got a pretty smell. If you get it, do share how you like it 🙂
Yani says
March 4, 2010 at 6:17 pmWhat an adorable little thing! It sounds good enough to eat! I love Jurlique’s Rose Hand Cream, as well as OPI’s oil, but would love to check this out. 🙂
ParisB says
March 5, 2010 at 8:36 amNever tried Jurlique but is the rose smell very strong? I’m not very good with strong rose scents.
All Women Stalker says
March 8, 2010 at 12:46 amO so love hand creams! Love smelling my hands after I put some!
wonglinda says
March 26, 2010 at 10:34 pmhi can i know how do you get this hand cream? can you help order it for me together with your purchase? if you ever want to order again please tell me ya.
thank you..
it really smells yummy from what you had written
ParisB says
March 27, 2010 at 11:26 amYou can order it from soapnsorbet.com – they ship internationally.
Serena says
March 6, 2012 at 11:33 amLoving the Love & Toast. I am using their hand cream in the gin blossom scent and it really is lovely. =) Like you said, not sticky, easily absorbed, and a wonderful scent. I used a kitchen knife to puncture my tube, but I do agree: bit of a disappointment that the cap isn’t ‘tipped’ to puncture the tube.