What is your favourite luxury hand cream please?

[ScoobieGirl]

Hi,

The only thing my Gran would like for Christmas is some hand cream. I would like to buy her very nice one, but I have no idea which ones are especially good for older skin.

Please can you recommend any?

Thanks,

[Errata]

To be honest I haven't noticed the difference between hand cream for older skin and the ordinary stuff. Might just be my skin, but I doubt it although other people may have a different experience.
In your shoes, I'd go for any expensive one that says it's good for older skin 'cos us women always believe the label as our rows of different moisturisers can testify !

[lilac_lady]

Crabtree & Evelyn's hand cream is expensive but very nice. I think it would be nice to treat your grandmother to a luxury brand that she wouldn't buy for herself.

[ScoobieGirl]

Thank you both :)

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[Beenie]

One of the nicest handcreams - and certainly to give as a gift - is the Jeunesse des Mains by Clarins. I had some as a birthday gift and it's really lovely.

[CarolnMalky]

My all time fav hand cream is L'Occitane with shea butter...it smells divine, is rich, comes in a fab silver tube, well worth the money. My hubby pinches it as he has dry skin on his hands - he blames me making him do DIY :rotfl:

Hope this helps.

[glowgirl]

LA Source by Crabtree & Evelyn is the beauty industry favourite, Clarins products are great and expensive looking, my all time fav handcream, although not a luxury brand is Soap n Glory hand food, smells beautiful and is really effective.

[Purple_Sparkles]

I use pure shea butter and it's fantastic, but I don't like all the chemicals they put in beauty products so I wouldn't use manufactured ones anyway.

[Bargain Rzl]

I like Liz Earle Hand Repair (http://uk.lizearle.com/products_details.php?range=4&groupid=23&mnuid=) - it's non-greasy and it smells lovely. There are a couple of Christmas gift sets available at the moment, too - not sure of your budget but you can get this set (http://uk.lizearle.com/index_2.php?userpage=christmas_pampering_hands) for £24.75 (the Christmas gift packaging is really gorgeous!)

I haven't tried any of the others people have mentioned - might do so when my current little tube of Hand Repair runs out. I know one of my friends swears by Clarins Jeunesse des Mains.

[Errata]

I'm old enough to be a grandma, and some brands I've heard of like Crabtree and Evelyn, Clarins, Estee Lauder, but if I was given handcream by some manufacturer I'd never heard of I might think it was a cheapie that had been given a posh name to make it seem expensive.
I might confuse Nick Lowe with Nick Knowles :o

[yenners]

Another vote for Clarins! I also really like the Body Shop Hemp hand cream. It's really rich, but doesn't smell as good as the clarins one

[skysky69]

I also say a big thumbs up from me for the Body Shop but agree the hemp doesn't smell so appealling but the Almond hand cream is wonderful and smells divine :j

[joey-lou]

I have to agree on l'occitane handcream with shea butter its very rich & goes along way( smells delish). I have also used Liz Earle hand repair & while the cream is a lovely texture the smell is too strong for me.( & I love her products & use skin repair everyday!)

[frankie55]

Boots No 7 hand cream (£i0ish) is lovely and healing and Soap and Glory from Boots and Harrods smells wonderful and is very good, they have a Christmas handwash and hand cream combo for around £8, I also treat myself (I'm a Gran) to Clinique hand cream when there is a Bonus time on, I can't remember when I've had to buy make up as I keep an eye on bonus times.....House of Fraser right now

[RoseFairy]

I love the good old Vaseline Intensive hand cream - in pink bottle - especially after washing up - lovely smell too.!!!! but luxerywise, i love the Moisture Glove by Clinique although its frangrance free - it doesn't make my hands dry up later so that i have to keep reapplying- and like frankie55 i;ve hardly bought any makeup too cos of bonus time!!!

[fluffyb]

Molton Brown - expensive but lovely. Can be bought online too :T

[judgejaq]

One of the nicest handcreams - and certainly to give as a gift - is the Jeunesse des Mains by Clarins. I had some as a birthday gift and it's really lovely.

I agree, this is gorgeous. I had a hand massage at a Clarins counter and they used this - it smells lovely and leaves your hands beautifully soft.

Origins Make a Difference is nice too - I had a sample size tube and it lasted ages.

[got-it-spend-it]

I'm not a Grandma but I love Soap & Glory 'Endless Glove' (£5ish), Liz Earle Hand Repair (£16ish) and my No 1 choice is Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Hand Cream (£20) which smells absolutely gorgeous and is so softening. The Elizabeth Arden one can be quite a good buy if you get it when you get a gift with it- John Lewis are good for this.

Hope that helps.

[Pennylane]

Another vote for Elizabeth Arden!:j It is the best and I have tried loads over the years. Superdrug often have it now as a boxed set and it is very reasonable. I'm sure I paid £9.99 recently for a see-through bag with large tubes of both the handcream and the 18 hr cream, which is also superb and you can use it for anything.

18 hr cream is the one thing Mylene Klass said she had to take in the jungle! You can use it for sleeking down eyebrows, dabbing on spots, moisturising your skin, for sunburn, as hand cream, as lip gloss and so many things.

[vegankris]

Figs and Rouge Camelia hand cream is really nice-it's usually about £9-99ish- and Gok Wan was recommending it in an article on best prezzies for under a tenner in Sky Mag :)

[ScoobieGirl]

Many thanks everyone for your replies :beer: . I'll try and track them down this weekend - hopefully they will have testers! I wouldn't have know where to start without your help. I'm not very good at working out which ones are expensive because they're good, or for other reasons.

[Olympika]

Not sure if you still want suggestions, but I would recommend Clinique's Water Therapy or another vote for Liz Arden's 8 hour hand cream (though for me the tube doesn't last very long).

[ScoobieGirl]

Always grateful for suggestions! Thank you.

[beautyscientist]

One thing to bear in mind when buying creams for older women is that we all get drier skin as we age, so if you try something out yourself it might feel too rich and greasy on your skin but may well be fine on theirs.

[LillyJ]

I second Molton Brown. Love the brand and is such a nice thing to receive as a gift.

Otherwise 8 hour cream in the hand cream version is great.

[Debt_Free_Chick]

Many thanks everyone for your replies :beer: . I'll try and track them down this weekend - hopefully they will have testers! I wouldn't have know where to start without your help. I'm not very good at working out which ones are expensive because they're good, or for other reasons.

Any Clarins counter will give you a sample or massage some in to your hands for you to try. You can go away and return later if you decide to buy.

[Loopy Girl]

Any of the L'Occitane ones. Personally I prefer the Cherry Blossom flavour but all down to preference.

Rich but not greasy and gets a hard working Mum's hands nice and soft (till the next pile of washing up!!!):D

[Verianna]

I love body shops Hemp hand cream!!! It's relatively cheap compared to some suggested here though lol

[wmf]

Another top vote for Clarins. I also like Body Shop Hemp and one from Neals Yard - Melissa I think it was called.
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[Morty_007]

Boots Baby Bottom Balm (turquoise lid and white tube...maybe expert range?) is the ONLY thing I use on my hands:rotfl: No, Really!! It is GORGEOUS stuff and leaves your hands soft and not greasy....but I'm guessing that isn't going to help your plight, sorry...

[missbargain]

L'Ocittane Pure Shea Butter (in metal tube) is amazing. Very rich (perfect for winter), smells divine and sinks in easily. Leaves hands feel like silk (can be both MUCH cheaper on ebay.

Clarins Hand and Nail therapy is excellent, too. But be careful: there are two creams that are in exactly the same looking tube. One is good (Hand and Nail Treatment Cream one), and one is rubbish (interestingly, one with SPF15)

Also, if you can come across a German brand Herbacin, it is amazing, one of the best hand creams and only 4 pounds. But hard to find, there is a chemist in South Kensington (London) that sells it. Actually, here is a website where you can track down stockists, the hand cream is EXCELLENT (well, it's german, 'nough said)
http://outlets.graftons.co.uk/

[shazrobo]

another vote for crabtree and elvyn

[lindsey toffee girl]

too late for a present now though it may help in the future I love love love molton browm naranji in the tube not in the pump, they are not the same It also has spf 15

[hieveryone]

Oooh I LOVE the smell of naranji - there is a range I'm sure you can get in superdrug and it smells EXACTLY like it!

[lindsey toffee girl]

Oooh I LOVE the smell of naranji - there is a range I'm sure you can get in superdrug and it smells EXACTLY like it!
I will have to look that up then!

[Bargain Rzl]

Re Molton Brown: I used to find the scent of the naranji a bit overpowering (we had it in the loos at work before my company decided to cut costs and use cheapo stuff :D) but I've recently discovered the White Mulberry range thanks to getting a gift set of the handwash and lotion. I think it's great. It has quite a strong smell but it's very fresh, like cut flower stems. The lotion is light but sinks straight in and is really non-greasy.