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You can always find an abundance of lip balms/chapsticks and lotions in my purse. My problem with most lotions is that they usually smell too strongly, dry on my skin too quickly (which is why I prefer creams to lotions), or leave my skin oily (I prefer not to leave my fingerprints all over everything). That's why this find was so exciting for me.

The 60 Second Fix for Hands from Crabtree & Evelyn contains the PERFECT lotion and then some. The Hand Therapy Cream feels almost whipped and keeps your hands moisturized for a long time without any greasiness. It also has a very mild flowery fragrance will go unnoticed after a few minutes.

The kicker, though, is the Hand Recovery Cream. If you've used St. Ives' Apricot Scrub on your face, then you know how smooth your skin feels after a good but gentle exfoliation. Meet the equivalent for your hands. This mild scrub exfoliates your hands with a warming sensation and leaves your skin both smooth and moisturized! I use it just once a week or so to rejuvinate after a long week. I prefer the kit pictured here, which runs $28. As you can see, the tubes in this kit are pretty small. You can get full-sized versions of the lotion and scrub for $14 and $20, respectively, but I find that I don't use enough of the scrub to warrant such a big tube (bulk isn't always better, friends) and I like the small lotion to fit in one of my purse pockets. I discovered this wonder duo in Las Vegas this past March (I had brought none of my own lotion and the air ravaged my skin!), and I've replenished only once. I bet one treatment will inspire you to pamper yourself with a manicure... once you see, smell, and feel the results, you won't be able to stop!