Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Hand Therapy Cream

I have discovered a new hand cream at the weekend (and it is a fab one) so had to share my thoughts on it with you. I found a brand new in box tube of La Source hand cream at our church fete on Saturday for £1 so I thought it was well worth a try. I always before have associated Crabtree and Evelyn with very floral products, which I love but doesn't suit everyones tastes, so it was quite a surprise to try this cream. It is a much more modern fragrance and lighter than their traditional style - the smell reminds me of the seaside - all fresh and sea breezy. The cream itself is light to apply and is easily absorbed into the skin. Once applied it ...  Read the complete review

I got given this as a gift from my husband last year when my son was young and I was getting cracked hands form all the hand washing I was doing. Having a new born makes you feel like your developing OCD or re-enacting lady Macbeth's hand washing scenes. With you hands forever in water. He picked a tube of this cream up from Crabtree and Evelyn in York. But this cream was to be the savior of my hands. Packaging ************** When you open up the cardboard box (recyclable) you are faced with an old fashioned looking metal tube. The tube is whit with the pale blue motif of Crabtree and Evelyn's La source products on it On the back it ...  Read the complete review

I actually bought this hand cream on the plane travelling back from Iceland. It was in the duty free magazine and as I had a few Krona left I couldn't resist (it was actually a toss up between the hand cream and a breakfast bap.....the hand cream won!). It came in a lovely white cardboard package with a minimal blue design on the front that was mimicked on the tube inside. It has a quite nice retro feel about it and I was pleased that is was a more substantial metal tube rather than a plastic one. It costs around £10.00 for a 100ml tube from mainland shops such as John Lewis but I paid a little less in the duty free (I'll be keeping my eyes pealed ...  Read the complete review