Comments on: Santa Maria Novella Crema Per Le Mani

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:15:00 +0000

Anjali, thanks for your great review on one of my favorite scented products of all time. I can't think of a better way to chase away winter blues (and dryness) than with this zesty, yummy, lemon cream with bright sunshine in its scent. Worth the money right down to the last bit in the jar. Bell'Occhio in San Francisco and on the web is another wonderful source for SMN.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:01:00 +0000

Thanks, Anjali. I look forward to your thoughts on the L'Occitane compared to the SMN. The Watkins is thick, but it makes a great cuticle moisturizer! Just rubbed some in now at work before typing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:13:00 +0000

I know, the price is indeed prohibitive! But somehow I can't hold myself back from buying all these good smelling things The Watkins is definitely a great and affordable substitute, though like I said, too thick and desserty for me to use as an every day cream.

I have a sample of the L'Occitaine Cream, though I've never used it. I'll test it out and let you know!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:57:00 +0000

I sniffed and sampled this lovely cream at Lafco, but the pricetag held me back from purchasing it. (Although Lafco does offer a discount to Makeup Alley members with a certain code) Instead, I opted for the $4.25 Watkins Lemon Cream Shea Butter at Wal-Mart. It's nice and thick, but it has a foody/cakey lemon scent, as opposed to the pure lemon scent of the SMN. But at 1/10th the price, I'll live with it.

I just would like to know if the SMN hand cream works as well as my HG (but annoyingly scented) L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand cream.