Melvita Apicosma Extra-Rich Hand Cream

Hey beautiful. Yep I'm talking to you. I am back with another post today, but this time a review.

Melvita Apicosma Extra-Rich Hand Cream ~ £18.00 for 150ml

This 3-Honey-Complex has been designed to repair, revitalise and nourish dry and damaged hands. Leaving skin supple and comfortable instantly. Dry and delicate skin are due to a lack of nutrients, a weakened skin barrier, a lack of vitality and oxygenation. Now for the science bit. The 3-Honey-Complex replenishes lost nutrients thickening the dermal and epidermal layers and activates angiogenesis. This formula treats the dry skin issue preventing it from returning rather than just soothing it for a while when applied.

My thoughts:

I actually think there is something to the 3-Honey-Complex basis of this hand cream. When applied daily I found that I did not have dry hands at all no matter how much washing up or other duties I performed. This cream does not sink into the hands straight away, but I tend to apply it when I have time to let it soak in. It is more expensive than other hand creams, but this is a big tube so it works out at a reasonable price. I must admit I am not over struck on the scent. I am not sure if it's the royal jelly as I have never tried a product with royal jelly in it. It's not awful as about 10 mins after applying it I don't really notice it anyway. For those who suffer with dry, splitting, cracking hands I would say this is certainly worth a try.

Melvita products are also available at Wholefoods & John Lewis stores.

Thanks to Neville McCarthy for sending this to me for free to test and review.

What are your favourite Melvita products and why? Let me know in the comments below.

Love to you all

Vicky xx

balance Me. Rose Otto Hand Cream

Hey hey there beauties. How are you on this fabulously sunny day? I have been running a few errands this morning and although I have lots to do I still wanted to blog for you lovelies. Today I will be reviewing a product that was sent to me for free to review.

balance Me. Rose Otto Hand Cream ~ £14.50 for 100ml

Information:

Combining the best elements of the balance Me. multi-award winning super moisturising hand cream with their most cherished rose essential oil blend. This product has the lightest of textures and is perfect for dry, delicate and sensitive hands. Deeply smoothing and moisturising dry hands with its emollient blend. Providing soothing, plumping and super smoothing effects. This emollient blend can also be used on other areas of the body such as heels, feet and elbows.

My thoughts:

This hand cream I could imagine sitting well with someone who loves vintage. The rose scent and the soft pink packaging all add to that powder room feel. It would sit beautifully on dressing tables of all ages. It is quite a clean, soap like scent. If you like rose scents you will no doubt love this product. This comes in a flip top tube which is easy to open, yet secure.

I fully admit that although I do not find the scent as appealing as the balance Me. Super Moisturising Hand Cream I don't find it unpleasant. I don't usually like many rose scented products, but this is quite softly scented.

This does leave a silky feeling on the hands. I lathered on quite a bit on my first use which was definitely too much and made them feel a bit oily. Around a pea sized amount should smooth over both of your hands nicely.

I do think that this product would also work really well if you have particularly dry areas on your body too.

For information on the balance Me. launch at Debenhams check out this post! 

Have you tried out any of the balance Me. hand creams? Which are your favourites? Let me know in the comments below.

Love to you all  

balance Me. Super Moisturising Hand Cream

Hi there beauties. I hope your Thursday has been fabbo. I am now on the start of my break from work so I am very happy and looking forward to relaxing. I did however want to get this post up for you today. I was contacted by balance Me. PR and asked to review the balance Me. Super Moisturising Hand Cream which they sent to me for free so I could.

Now I have used a lot of hand creams, but I must say I have loved using this one from balance Me. In fact I have almost finished this 30ml tube. This award winning product is said to be ultra effective and seriously moisturising and it really is. Our hands take on a lot of work each day and so we need to take care of them. 

Sometimes when I have been cleaning, washing my hands a lot or attempting DIY for instance my hands get really dry. When I began using this cream I noticed the difference in the way my hands felt instantly. This cream is thick and although it does leave an almost barrier to protect your hands they do not feel greasy. The more and more I have been using this the softer my hands feel. 

This is meant to be good for any dry patches on the body too. I would love it if this came in a larger pump bottle for using on both hands and the body. 

An aspect that I adore about this product also is the scent. It is so relaxing and stays on my hands even after washing. I will be very sad when this runs out as it has been a pleasure to use. I have a few of my friends at work loving it too.

You can purchase this product here. 

30ml ~ £7.50

50ml ~ £10.00

100ml ~ £14.50

A great repairing and soothing hand cream that I would certainly recommend.

If you have this mini hand cream or pick some up why not have some fun with it. Simply snap a photo of the cream on your travels absolutely anywhere and share on the balance Me. facebook or twitter. Each week a winner will be chosen to receive some balance Me. goodies :)

Also a limited edition gold box is now available for this product, ready for the festive Christmas season.

What are your favourite balance Me. products and why? Let me know in the comments below.

Love to you all

My Latest 2 Face Creams

Hey wonderful people. What have you been up to today? I have a couple of mini reviews of face creams for you so here we go.

Left: Sebamed Anti-Dry Day Defence Cream, £7.99 for 50ml or $22.95

I received this product in my December GlossyBox where you can find all of the information about it. Even though this is a day cream I used this both day and night. It's a very gentle and soft scented cream. I would imagine this to work well for sensitive skins. It did feel nice to use and worked well enough.

Right: L'Occitane En Provence Immortelle Precious Cream, £43.00 for 50ml

I received this product in my March GlossyBox where again you can see full information about this product. Now I did enjoy using this face cream. It has a thick and rich density to it that feels like it is going to work a little harder for your skin than some other face creams and I do love the scent. It's quite herbal and relaxing. I have seen various prices for this on Amazon and Ebay so I would say if you are interested in trying this out see what deals are on at the time as I think that £43.00 for 50ml is too much. 

So that's it for these two mini reviews. Which products do you recommend from both of these brands and why? Let me know in the comments below.

Love to you all