Hand Dream Team

In one of this years' lesser publicised releases,  Soap and Glory released yet another hand cream. Already reining supreme in the category with the much loved Hand Food, and Endless Glove hand mask, for dry pawed folk like myself, I was quite surprised to find this on the shelf whilst stocking up on my regulation Breakfast Scrub (mmmmm, maple syrup!). 

Hand Dream sits slap bang in the middle of it's predecessors, more hydrating than Hand Food, but less intense that Endless Glove. Do you need it? No, of course not, if your half way through a tube of Hand Food, stick with it. But if, like me, you find that your mitts aren't quite satisfied by Hand Food, it might be worth giving this ago. Whilst I love my Hand Food in the summer, I do find myself reaching for Endless Glove more in the winter, just for that extra boost of moisture. However, the introduction of Hand Dream, means I can reserve my Endless Glove for nighttime hand treatments, complete with pink S&G gloves.

In terms of scent, it's just the same as the others, that signature sweet S&G scent, and to be honest, the packaging is almost identical to Hand Food, you could pick this up and not realise it wasn't Hand Food til you were home quite easily.

The verdict? Don't rush out and buy this, but next time you need a new hand cream, why not give it a whirl?

Are you a S&G Hand cream fan?

The New Thing - Nivea In Shower Moisturiser

My shower products are getting a bit of a mash up at the moment, I'm not buying any more, just working through my stash so that I don't have two boxes of shower gel when I move. Deep in my stash I found Nivea's In Shower Skin Conditioner for dry skin, which I picked up after a sample left me a little confused as to how I felt about it. Of course, I bought it, then promptly forgot about it, what with starting a new job, going on holiday, and making countless trips between London and Bournemouth.

So I stuck this in my shower at the beginning of a new week, determined to give it a run for its money, and work out whether I actually liked it or not.

I picked up the formula for dry skin, since I felt like it would do more for me. The concept's pretty straightforward, stand out from the direct spray of the shower, slather this all over your body, I like to leave it for a minute or two, usually whilst I'm leaving my conditioner in, and then rinse off. A word of warning, make sure you rinse the bottom of your shower out well after use, or you'll go flying, it leaves a real slimy residue.

So does it work? In essence yes, but it's never going to be a replacement for moisturiser. I would use this in the mornings, when I don't have time to moisturiser, and hang about waiting for it to sink in, and save my full on moisturising for before bed.. It's not as hydrating as a moisturiser, but it's a decent enough stop gap, and you can feel the difference in your skin once you're out of the shower. I can't see this bottle lasting long though, I've used it once a day for a week and a half and I'm already half way through. It's pretty cheap though, I picked this up for £2.50, so it's not going to break the bank to replace. There is a size bigger than this too, which is around £4.00, if you know you'll use this daily.