Review: : L’occitane Cherry Blossom Petal-Soft Hand Cream

I simply love L’occitane’s Cherry Blossom range. Short of the body lotion, I have all the products in the range. In fact, I loved it so much, I made it my wedding scent. Whenever I use any of the Cherry Blossom items, it just brought me back to my big day. So when I saw the new petal-soft hand cream in the L’occitane store in Chadstone, I knew I had to get it.

L'occitane Cherry Blossom Petal Soft Hand Cream

Description:

Enriched with Shea Butter and vitamin E, this lightly textured and non-greasy cream nourishes and protects hands from daily aggressions. They are soft, moisturized and delicately perfumed with Cherry Blossom’s enveloping flowery scent. Contains a cherry extract from Luberon, France.

L'occitane Cherry Blossom Petal Soft Hand Cream with Samples

A thing I love about the L’occitane stores here is that you always get free samples with your purchase, no matter how small. Even if you don’t buy anything, if you’re polite and friendly to the sales assistants and request for samples on a certain product you’d like to try, they’d be more than happy to oblige.

I love how good the hand cream smells. It’s soft, flowery and sweet, but not over-the-top, sickly sweet. It’s not greasy, and light as a hand cream, but hydrating enough to keep my hands soft and smelling good. As the weather is getting drier and more chilly, my cuticles started to give me problems, and the skin around the area started to peel. A few applications of the hand cream cleared ’em right up.

L'occitane Cherry Blossom Petal Soft Hand Cream Nozzle

I have to say that I’m pretty impressed with how the cream is dispensed. Instead of having a snap-on or screw-on detachable cap, the cover is screwed on to the tube. To dispense the cream, unscrew the top, and the cream comes out of the tiny nozzle at the top. No mess at all.

L'occitane Cherry Blossom Petal Soft Hand Cream Nozzle 2
Err I hope this does not remind you of poo. Or something else 😉

 

L'occitane Cherry Blossom Petal Soft Hand Cream

This hand cream has earned a valuable spot in my bag. I use it all the time, when I’m in the car, in the train, watching TV, etc. After application, I’d give my hands a good sniff. I swear, I think it has become my crack.

L’occitane’s Cherry Blossom Petal-Soft Hand Cream is available at all L’occitane stores and counters for AUD26.95. When I was in Malaysia, they had a similar hand cream in the small metal tubes, like the shea hand creams. Unfortunately, those were only available in limited editions, and when I went back to the stores after a few weeks, they were all snapped up. I’m not sure if the petal-soft hand creams are sold in Malaysia though. Do update me if they are, yeah?

What I like about it: Love the scent, just love it. It’s not greasy, and keeps my hands soft and hydrated.

What I did not like about it: Nothing. I even made it my wedding scent 😉

Update: According to Syen of So Loverly, the hand cream is available in Malaysia, and retails at RM63. Thanks Syen!

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9 comments… add one
  1. prettybeautiful

    i have heard of so much good things about them but i have never used any of them cos they are exp! now, i am in love with victoria secret’s body butter. 😀 real nice and sweet

  2. Syen

    Hi Tine,

    Oh nooo!! You’re making me WANT this hand cream now. I’ll prolly check it out the next time I’m at a mall. Will def let you know if it’s available here.

    It really looks very pretty. =)

    ps: very lovely blog you’ve got too!

  3. Health Crazy

    Thanks for your hand cream review. It sounds like a great product with a really sweet scent.

  4. Indulgent Diva

    This looks so lovely. Looks all nice and pretty. Even the box’s attractive. :-> Sounds like a fantastic cream to have.

  5. Girl-Woman

    What a lovely and poetic post. I’m sold. Thanks.

  6. Syen

    Hi Tine,

    After reading your reviews, I coulnd’t help but go and check it out myself. It’s available in Msia still (not LE) for RM63.

    Just to let you know~

    Thanks again for a lovely post.

  7. Tine

    Prettybeautiful:
    Hmm I’ve not seen any Victoria Secret stuff here just yet, but I’ll be sure to look out for it. Thanks!

    Syen:
    Aww thanks, my dear 🙂

    Oh, and also thanks for updating me on the price of the hand cream in Malaysia. I’ve updated the blog to include that.

    Health Crazy:
    No worries at all 🙂 It is a great product, in my opinion. The scent is just nice; it’s not overpowering, not sickly sweet, just lovely.

    Indulgent Diva:
    Do check it out when you can. Just to get a whiff of the scent of the Cherry Blossom range. I’m just so in love with it :p

    Girl-Woman:
    Thanks for the lovely comment 🙂

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