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Garnier‘s Hand Repair Intensive Restoring Hand Cream, launched in 2008 (to replace Hand Cocoon), has been my daily hand cream for years. For a couple of times in the last few years, it was out of stock in all the retail points in my neighborhood for quite some time and I was suspecting that it was discontinued. It happened again a few months ago but it did come back in stock, and I bought a few right away.
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For spring 2013, L’Occitane has released a limited-edition Shea Honey bodycare collection featuring a warm-toned honey fragrance. Today I am highlighting one of the items in the collection, the Shea Honey Hand Cream.
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Jill Stuart will release its fall/winter 2012 bodycare collection in Japan on October 12th. According to Jill Stuart’s website, the new Relax bodycare collection features floral notes of lily, lily of the valley, jasmine, and rose as well as citrusy notes of lemon, orange, and grapefruit.
The collection includes:
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Launched in London in 1993, Cath Kidston has been a big hit in many countries. The signature Cath Kidston look is all about vintage floral prints which are colorful and sometimes with a bit of quirk. The brand also features a range of bodycare products (which are made by British toiletry brand Heathcote & Ivory, whose website also carries them), and today I am highlighting Wild Rose Hand Cream and Honeysuckle Hand Cream.
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For the holiday 2011 season, SUQQU will release three limited-edition kits in Japan on November 4th and an additional limited-edition kit on November 18th. They are:
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Founded in London in 2000, Heathcote & Ivory is a UK-based toiletry and home fragrance company that produces its own ranges of products as well as products for Cath Kidston and Sanderson. Today I am featuring two of Heathcote & Ivory’s hand creams, Mimosa & Pomegranate Hand & Nail Cream and Blueberry & White Tea Hand Cream.
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Launched last year, L’Occitane‘s Paeonia range explores the floral note of peony. The fragrance appeals to me personally, and the range seems to be generally popular as well. This year, the range has been renamed Pivoine Flora and it has been extended with additional products (including limited-edition makeup items). Today I am featuring the new Pivoine Flora Beauty Cream and Hand Cream.
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