I've never tried L'Occitane until this product as I always saw the brand as quite expensive, somewhere up there with the likes of Elemis and one of those products I always see on QVC, which instantly puts me off.
When I saw that Marie Claire were giving away 3 or 4 different hand creams, I had to get my hands (lol!) on one and decided on the Hibiscus Flower simply because it looked and sounded the nicest of the lot.
The hand cream is available on the L'Occitane website for £7.50, which surprisingly, isn't that expensive at all! It contains 20% shea butter (always a good thing) as well as honey and almond extracts and of course, that lovely Hibiscus scent which is gorgeous!
It's a really light hand cream and sinks in rather quickly which I always love. I can't stand using a moisturiser and having clammy hands for five minute afterwards. It leaves your hands feeling really soft and I've been suffering from really dry skin lately so it's great! My favourite thing about this hand cream is the lovely packaging.It really stands out and is easily identifiable as L'Occitane.
L'Occitane would actually make great gifts for Christmas. I've brought my Nan the L'Occitane Hand Cream Trio Collection, which I nabbed for £18 instead of £20. I previously saw L'Occitane as a product for the 'older generation' but have been completely proved wrong because it's for people of all ages! I'd love to receive some more products for Christmas, perhaps I'll add some to my wishlist!
I love the gorgeous packaging! I'm the same with hand creams, hate when they just sit on my skin and make my hands feel icky ): I'm trying a 'balance me' hand cream I received in my 1st Carmine box and once that's used up I'll probably try the Soap & Glory one. Lovely review and thanks for sharing! :D x
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I absolutely love L'Occitane hand creams and swear by them! Can't believe I missed out on the Marie Claire freebies haha, if this is still in-store, I maaay splash out and buy next week (:
ReplyDeleteI've heard good things about their stuff in general and for such a price, I might have to buy it! x hivenn p.s enter my $200 shopbop giveaway?
ReplyDeleteI got this one free too, love the smell :) xx
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried this particular one, but I adore the L'occitane Shea Butter one - the original. the smell is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love their hand cream! One of the best ones I've tried :)
ReplyDeletesome of their products actually smell beautiful! X
ReplyDeleteI bought the limited edition box for my mum's birthday and there's a cocoa one that smells super nice. They moisturisers are so good x
ReplyDeleteMmm... Hibiscus flower sounds yummy. Great packaging too. I heart freebies. x
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