Lovely Hand Balm from Lush: "Your hands take care of so much, it's time you took care of them. Our Lovely Hand Balm is made with fair trade organic aloe vera to nourish your skin, as well as hydrating squalane to lock in all that moisture. Lightly scented with everlasting flower absolute and ylang ylang for a non-greasy, floral finish. Who needs a bouquet of flowers when your hands smell like a garden?" $22 for 100g at Lush USA.
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New stuff from Lush UK that I hope gets to the US soon: Sweet Wild Orange Hand Balm ("Sublimely orange scented, refresh and cool with this hard working hand cream. Suitable for everyone, the glycerine and aloe formula will moisturise and repair the skin"; £12 for 100g) and Posh Chocolate Body Wash ("This deliciously self-centred chocolate body wash is packed with aloe vera and glycerine to soften and hydrate delicate skin"; £8 for 100g or £15 for 225g). Both products come in tubs. Also new-ish for the holiday season, Jolly Shower Gel ("Imagine taking all the smells of Christmas—the citrus, the spice and everything nice—and turning it into a shower gel. A Jolly thought, isn't it?") and Jilted Elf Body Spray ("Keep Jilted Elf on a shelf or somewhere close by when you need a quick spritz of its energizing grapefruit, cinnamon and ginger aroma").
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Another scented hand cream option: Fig Tea from Parfums de Nicolaï. "For hydrated and delicately perfumed hands. To be used several times a day. Made with shea butter and coconut oil. Fig-Tea hand cream contains at least 96% natural ingredients." €32 for 30 ml, so more expensive per ml than the Frédéric Malle Iris Hand Cream but cheaper than Hermès Complete Hand Care. (The Fig Tea is also available in a 250 ml body lotion, €56.)
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From the new Les Mains Hermès collection (24 nail polish colors, plus various other nail care products including nail files), the Complete Hand Care With White Mulberry Extract hand cream, featuring a Christine Nagel scent with sandalwood and arnica absolute. $185 (seriously, what were you expecting? turns out the Frédéric Malle Iris Hand Cream is a bargain) for 100 ml.
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From Thymes, the Fresh-cut Basil Sink Set: "Conveniently packaged and perfect for gifting, ceramic Sink Set caddy includes Fresh-cut Basil Hand Wash and Hand Lotion. Clean and invigorating, this scent cultivates a backyard herb garden indoors in any season. Deeply cleansing without drying out skin, Hand Wash formula contains vegetable protein and extracts of lemon balm leaf and parsley that removes odors and creates a clean, fragrant lather on hands. Hand Lotion is rich in emollients, and leaves skin soft and smooth through shea butter, aloe, and extracts of fennel seed, parsley and lemon balm." 266ml x 2, $34 at Thymes.