Best 5 Hand Creams to Try Now | Style & Senses
1. Glossier Hand Cream
crème pour les mains – Made in USA – 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml $18
Scent: Glossier You ($60) perfume scent reimagined with fresh and clean notes: its warm base of ambrox, musk, and ambrette is balanced with sparkling top notes like pink pepper and green iris.
Read my Glossier You perfume review, HERE.
Key Ingredients: meadowfoam seed oil and coconut fruit extract (moisturizing), botanical extracts: echinacea and rosemary (soothing), dermatologist-tested, cruelty-free, gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, nut-free, GMO-free, suitable for all skin types.
Packaging: palm-sized pod with sleek curves and 360º squeezable recyclable body. The ergonomic design is inspired by a lighter with a flip-top lid, and the lid is not recyclable.
My rating: 4.2/5
REVIEW:
First, The Glossier Hand Cream is fast-absorbing and leaves no greasy feel nor fingerprints which I appreciate. The scent is gorgeous, and it surely has elements that remind me of the Glossier You perfume. It’s the spring and summer scent that reminds me of my time browsing shops in Soho in NYC and Melrose in LA.
Every Glossier try-on in-store or unboxing at home is an experience of its own. I love the packaging, and it reminds me of the Airpod because of the curved edges. The pinks and red accent at the dispensing nozzle are so cute. There is also a secondary packaging which is a paper pink pouch, and yes, it has absolutely no use after tearing it apart. It’s a fun touch that adds to the whole unboxing experience at home, a very Glossier thing that I still love.
However, there are some reviews on the Glossier website saying that the hand cream smells a bit plasticky and perfumy which I agree with. It doesn’t give me a headache and think it’s nice to use before bed or on-the-go hand product. I don’t think this hand cream is for people who constantly sanitizing and scrubbing their hands. If you don’t care about the packaging, look for something healing like this hand cream and read my Weleda Skin Food review below (I use it when my hands are cracked or overly dry!).
My only complaint about the packaging of this Hand Cream is the fact that it is quite big. You’d have to squeeze quite hard in order for the product to come out, and the bottle seems to be only half-filled. The product comes out from the tiny opening, and it seems to be only half-filled. It’s a typical Glossier thing that gets quite annoying because that requires more frequent purchasing or constant stocking up which I am not a big fan of. I wish that the pod can stand up on its own because it’s a large product. I like the $18 price point and would prefer the packaging to be 20% smaller than what it is now. Ah, it is not refillable, so that might be the Glossier hand cream 2.0 version: smaller packaging and refillable?!
I’m glad to see that Glossier has discontinued the sticker sheet and plastic bag. They listen to customers and make changes accordingly, so I love and will continue to support the brand.
Watch my first Youtube video reviewing the entire Glossier range HERE
