Five Hand Creams #3 // Wilko, Dr Organic, BalanceMe, Treacle Moon, Kueshi

Welcome back to another Five Hand Creams post! I go through hand cream like water so I here is where I document my experience with all the different ones I try out. I'm subscribed to a ridiculous amount of beauty boxes as well and I receive at least 1 every month through them so, when one is empty or close to empty I lump them all together for a "Five Hand Creams" post. Lets get into them shall we?

Wilko // "So Soft" Intense Hand Cream (75ml - £1)

I'm not quite sure why I bought this. I have a hand cream obsession and I like the smell of coconuts so that's why? In the tube this does smell quite nice but then you put it on your hands and start rubbing it in and the scent changes to musty clothes with a hint of coconut. I don't like it. I'm going to have to use it up because I not a big fan of wasting things but the scent on this one is so strange it's put me off buying any other Wilko branded hand creams.

Dr Organic // Manuka Honey Foot & Heel Cream (125ml - £6.75)

This cream on the other hand has become one of my all time favourites and I'm on my second tube. This is my go to foot cream. I received it in a Latest In Beauty box in August I think and that tube lasted me a good four months of everyday use. Full size is only £6.75 which is fantastic because this product actually works. I use about a walnut size on each foot at night, put on some thick socks and then go to sleep. My feet have never felt so soft or looked so good. Whilst using this, I've not suffered from any cracked heels or peeling. It has this really lovely honey scent as well and stops your feet from smelling throughout the day. This has become an essential for me. 

BalanceMe // Super Moisturising Hand Cream (50ml - £10)

I bought this at TK Maxx at the end of August for £3.99 as I was out all day and had forgotten to put hand cream in my bag. I've tried quite a few BalanceMe products and generally like the brand. I was initially put off by this cream as it has an extremely strong patchouli scent and I hate patchouli but the formula has well and truly won me over; this is a fantastic hand cream. It's rich and buttery smooth; leaving the skin soft and hydrated for hours. I would actually purchase this again despite the smell. £4 for it was a bargain because this is well worth the £10 price tag.

Treacle Moon // Marshmallow Hearts (75ml - £2) 

I featured the coconut flavour in the first 5 Hand Creams post and whereas this smells much nicer; it doesn't moisturise as well. Your hands will smell great but about 20 minutes after application it feels like you need to reapply again. For £2, it doesn't break the bank but clearly it's more for show than to be actually used. It does smell bloody good though and they offer shower gel in this scent as well so I may actually purchase that instead of more hand cream.

Kueshi // Foot Care Cream (40ml - £12 for 100ml)

And last is another foot cream I got with a Birchbox order in October. It was a free sample but seeing as how I was half way through the Dr Organic Foot Cream, I left it in my spares box until I ran out of that tube. I've been using this foot cream only for the past month til it ran out and I'm so glad it has because I couldn't wait to go back to the Dr Organic cream. It smells nice; like peppermint and tea tree. It reminds me of that scene from Mean Girls where Cady says all they've done is make Regina's face smell like a foot.

Other than that it doesn't do anything. My feet have definitely been a lot drier and I've seen a few cracks here and there through the last couple of months; I'm now back on the Manuka cream so hopefully soft feet will once again be mine. 

And that's it for this month! I have so many more hand creams to go through....I honestly think this will never end because I clearly have a problem when it comes to hand cream.

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Five Hand Creams #1 // Transformulas, Treacle Moon, Dr Organic, Natura Brasil & Kiehl's

Welcome to another new segment of the blog! I go through hand cream like water so I thought I'd document my experience with all the different ones I try out. I'm subscribed to a ridiculous amount of beauty boxes as well and I receive at least 1 every month through them so, when one is empty or close to empty I'll be lumping them all together for a "Five Hand Creams" post. Kind of like how Markiplier now does videos called "3 scary games". Lets get into them shall we?

Transformulas // Youthful Hands & Feet (75ml - £18.16)

I chose this as one my items for my Latest In Beauty subscription a few months ago and as you can see it's taken a beating. This is expensive for a hand cream and I'm kind of miffed at just how tatty the packaging has become. Clearly it's made on the cheap. It leaves your hand covered in silver glitter which would be great if I was coachella, but I'm not. I'm at work....The cream itself has this weird sweet chemically/sweaty foot smell which isn't completely unpleasant but it's not great. It's said to be an "invisible glove" and it coats the skin but leaves it feeling dry yet moisturised. It's really weird and I'm not sure if my hands are actually dry or that's just the hand cream. It's about to run out and I won't be running out to re-purchase it.

Treacle Moon // My Coconut Island Hand & Nail Balm (75ml - £2) 

On the much cheaper end of the spectrum is this hand cream from Treacle Moon. Not only is the name adorable but the product is as well. This one I received way back in May as part of a now discontinued beauty box called With Love Beauty Box. It was my first experience with the brand but I've since purchased two more of them in the Marshmallow and Raspberry flavours. This one is light with gently coconut scent that won't assault your senses. It's more of a lotion than a cream that doesn't intensely moisturise but it feels nice. Nice enough that I keep re-purchasing (the price helps as well).

Dr. Organic // Snail Gel Hand & Nail Elixir (50ml - £16.49)

Another cream I chose in last months Latest In Beauty box because it sounded very different from other hand creams I've tried but I don't think this is a hand cream. The best way I can describe it, is as a serum but for your hands, so something you would apply before hand cream for extra moisture. It comes in a very handy pump bottle which is something I've never seen on a hand cream before and I think all hand creams should come like this in the future. It also has a beautiful and sharp lemongrass scent which offsets your expectations of some horrible snail mucus. It does come out of the pump looking a bit....ahem suspicious as it's very liquidy and milky white.....but it absorbs quickly without a hint of greasiness. It's a nice product and suitable for vegans and I'm kind of on the shelf if I would purchase it. If I see it on offer in Holland & Barrett, I will though, I just don't think it's worth £17. 

Natura Brasil // Ecos Cacau Creamy Hand Balm (75g - £13.70) (40g sample shown)

Another beauty box find. This one was from the Work It special edition from Birchbox a couple of months ago. I've never heard of this brand but it has one of those immensely fiddly screw tops which takes an age to get back on properly. At least it's in a tube where you can squeeze out every last drop easily. This is a wonderfully thick butter style cream it's just a shame about the scent. It's quite bitter and floral; not my tastes but it does leave my hands feeling soft. This is currently my bedside hand cream so it doesn't get used as much as others but I can't wait till runs out so I can replace it with something that smells nicer. 

Kiehl's // Ultimate Strength Hand Salve (75g - £15)

The only one out of this selection that I actually purchased. I bought this way back in March after trying a sample from the Feel Unique Pick 'n' Mix. I honestly really love this hand cream and it's one of the few that I will willingly re-purchase. It has a lovely peppermint scent to it and is a thick consistency that's not quite a butter but not a cream. It leaves my hands feeling coated and satisfied and you can buy a huge 150ml version for just £4 more on Feel Unique. It's an expensive hand cream but one that I feel is worth the money.

Have you got any to recommend? Or any you detest? Let me (and others) know below!

*none of the links in this post are affiliated, just ones I found off google