It’s officially spring in my part of the world, although my skin might beg to differ: the recent ups and downs in temperature and humidity have wreaked havoc with my face and hands, leaving things feeling a bit rough and itchy. As of today, I’m still wearing my winter coat, but I’ve expanded my hand cream collection so that there’s a tube or bottle waiting for me in every tote bag and desk drawer. Here’s a sampling of my recent good-smelling favorites.

I’ll admit that I splurged on Graine de Pastel Organic Hand Cream (top right) just for the box design, but now I’m hooked on the cream inside the old-fashioned metal tube…

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