From Skin & Co Roma, a trio of scented hand creams in Citrus Amaro, Rosemary & Verbena Hand Cream and Umbrian Truffle. "Keep your hands looking and feeling their best with Beautiful Hands Kit from SKIN AND CO ROMA. Available in three fresh scents, this hand cream set includes highly moisturizing shea butter and vitamin E that forms a barrier against environmental stressors." The "Beautiful Hands Kit" is $24 for three 30 ml tubes at Dermstore.
If yesterday's green tomato balm doesn't appeal, perhaps you need a few citrus hand creams for that last gasp of summer? Clarins Hand & Nail Treatment Cream Trio: "Clarins iconic Hand and Nail Treatment Cream has been given a variety of citrus twists for this limited edition trio. Each cream has a new invigorating scent including mandarin leaf, lime leaf and grapefruit leaf. These three limited edition scented hand creams nourish and protect your hands from the harsh elements. Containing shea butter to strengthen nails and moisturise cuticles and skin." Three 30 ml creams for £25 at John Lewis.
Please comment if you've ever tried any body products from Yard Etc! I'm tempted by all of it, but especially the Green Tomato Hand Balm ("A nourishing hand balm that makes your sore hands soft and smooth again ... "fragranced with an excitingly aromatic and fresh scent of unripe, green tomatoes." Other fragrances include Lemon Nettle, Oak Moss and Dog Rose. 70 ml for $14 at Beautyhabit.
A packaging-based want that I'll never see: a limited edition version of the Rose Hand Treatment from Ladurée's Les Merveilleuses beauty line. Due to launch in September.
A trio of Atelier Cologne hand creams ("Natural essential oils along with apricot kernel oil and vitamins A and E nourish the skin. Enriched with 8% shea butter, this creamy balm penetrates quickly to moisturize and protect hands. The rich texture leaves hands soft and delicately scented without feeling greasy. You can use Atelier Cologne hand cream as often as necessary or desired.") in Orange Sanguine, Bergamote Soleil and Rose Anonyme, $75 at Neiman Marcus. Or, you can buy them separately for $25 a tube at Nordstrom, where they also have my preference, Pomélo Paradis.