Caring For Your Hands With L'Occitane

A person may have a flawless complexion but quite often, one look at their hands provides a dead giveaway of their true age (that and their necks but that's another post). From a young age, I've religiously slathered moisturiser and sunscreen onto my face but never gave a second thought to protecting my hands until I recently realised that all these years of neglect have resulted in my hands looking rather old. And although I've got a stockpile of those really daggy cotton driving gloves courtesy of the $2 stores in Asian countries, I fear my family and friends will pretend to not know me if I wore them outside of the car.
But luckily, L'Occitane has a large range of hand care products that cater for everyone's needs.


For the day, one of my favourites is Young Hands from the Immortelle range (I can't seem to find it on the L'Occitane website and am currently having a panic attack wondering whether or not they've discontinued this product! Will check instore ASAP and report back) which not only has an SPF15 factor but also claims to lighten existing spots and pigmentation marks as well as control the production of melanin in order to prevent new age spots from appearing. Most importantly though, it smells great and is not greasy at all.



For the night or whenever my hands are in need of a little TLC, I reach for Shea Butter Hand Cream which instantly moisturises even the driest of hands. This is also one of my travel favourites as the cream is available in a handy 30mL tube as well the full-sized 150mL one.

You can check out the full range of L'Occitane hand care products here (and if my fears are confirmed and the Immortelle Young Hands really is discontinued, I'll be stocking up at Strawberry Net here which is thankfully still stocking it!)

Best Basics - Witchery

Rain, hail or shine I always put my basic white, black and gray long sleeve tees and singlets to good use. And every season without fail I stock up on these basics at Witchery. I used to be a loyal Bonds fan but it always annoyed me that once machine washed, Bonds basics either shrunk and/or lost their shape. But no matter how many times I throw the Witchery ones in the wash, they still look great. Witchery tops also tend to be cut a little longer than other brands which makes them fantastic for layering.
And until 1st November, purchase two or more full-price items at any Witchery store and receive 25% off (simply print off this offer here and present instore) - just in time for Summer!