New! Aesop introduces Reverence Hand Care and sets up their signature flagship store in Malaysia

Paris B 11 Comments

Just when I openly declare love for a hand cream, suddenly I get inundated with hand creams from different brands proclaiming that they will quite easily convince me to love them too LOL! Its funny isn’t it? Maybe I should start declaring my love for the Chanel Classic Flap. Wonder if anyone will start inundating me with bags too… hmm… wishful thinking huh? 😉

Bags aside, Aesop will be retailing a new hand care range in stores (including their new Flagship store pictured below) from October 2012 onwards. This is the Reverence Hand Care range and comes in a Hand Balm and Hand Wash.

aesop reverence hand balm

I tried the Resurrection Hand Balm a while back (got a sample sachet of it) and I quite liked how not sticky it was. The new Reverence Aromatique Hand Balm is a little more intense in its formula, in that it contains Lactic Acid for gentle exfoliation and hydration of skin. The texture is a little thicker than the Resurrection Hand Balm but once it absorbs, hands feel lovely and soft. The smell is, quite typical of Aesop, soothing and botanical.

The Reverence Hand Wash is an exfoliating hand wash that contains pumice so you scrub your hands as you wash it. It feels quite gentle and non abrasive. Both these products are new on the shelves and will be available at all Aesop counters, as well as their Flagship store at Pavilion KL. I have a few photos of the store here for your viewing pleasure 🙂

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I never use hand cream, but the Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream changed my mind

Paris B 69 Comments

Its no secret that hand cream and I aren’t friends. I don’t like using hand creams and I absolutely dislike the feel of hand cream. I know many people say it helps their hands in a place like an office where air conditioning can be drying but as for me, nah. Not for me thank you. What I usually do is after applying my body oils, I’d just pump a little extra for my hands before bed. Its about the only time I can tolerate using it, because I go to bed thereafter and I don’t have to worry about leaving marks on everything I’ve touched.

clarins hand and nail cream

Yet, as it happens, I’ve discovered a hand cream I could like. And will repurchase. *gasp* I know 😛

The cream in question is the Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream which promises to soften hands, minimize age spots and strengthen nails. Minimize age spots! *looks down at hands* Another thing to worry about eh? 😛

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Your Say: Do you use hand creams? Do you have a favourite?

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do you use hand cream?

I am AWFUL at using hand creams. Seriously. Just. Awful!

I apply body lotion or body oils at night, and when I’m done, I run the lotion or oil between my fingers and think to myself that its enough. During the day, despite sitting in an air-conditioned office all day, I don’t apply creams. You can just imagine how dry my hands can look!

Do you use hand creams then?

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Going Organic : Pai Skincare Fragonia & Sea Buckthorn Instant Hand Therapy Cream

Paris B 13 Comments

When Pai Skincare offered to send me their new Fragonia & Sea Buckthorn hand cream, I was a little uncertain. I know organic skincare is quite the rage, but I had a bad experience once that I’d prefer not to undergo again. But yet I was intrigued because it just sounded so good! So I eventually said yes.

Shipping was quick, but my postman somehow forgot where my office was so the package was a little delayed getting to me. Still, it was all good in the end 🙂

review pai skincare frangonia and sea buckthorn instant hand therapy cream

I’d not come across Pai Skincare before this. Its a brand of organic skincare from the UK which is formulated for sensitive and allergy prone skin. The products are also certified organic by the Soil Association, and as an example, this hand cream is certified 73% organic which is stated on the box. And that’s something I liked about this brand. I liked how everything was laid out in plain simple English. No fancy schmancy Latin words you can’t understand, as its translated into simple English. If you care about what goes into your products and can’t be bothered with translating Latin, you probably can’t get clearer than that 🙂

But about this hand cream, for an non hand cream devotee. Did I like it?

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