I ran into TJ’s the other afternoon while David waited in
the car for me (the parking lot was FULL at the Clarendon store and the
attendant was telling everyone to leave, that was a first!). Anyway, I was supposed to just be running in for a bouquet of flowers for our
friend’s birthday (happy birthday, Irma!) but man oh man – they had tons of new
holiday products! Like – GIFT products! I was, as you may have guessed, more than
a little excited…
One cool product on the table of amazing stuff was a box
of 3 silver tubes of hand cream. One is Argan Oil, one is Olive Oil, and one is Kukui Oil. ONE of those is part of a Christmas present
for a relative – I will not disclose WHO at the moment in case he/she reads
this blog (I am not too worried, I do not think this particular person follows
it).
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| Such a sweet little gift box of hand creams - how could I NOT stand around in TJ's and drool over them while David waited patiently in the car outside?? |
Let me first tell you what I thought of the Olive Oil
hand cream – ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It was
moisturizing without being greasy, easy to dispense from the tube, stayed
closed in my purse, and smelled light and fresh. The lady at the store told me she thought it
was a little oily for her but I disagree.
Especially during the cold winter months my hands need cream like this. An sometimes with hand creams or lotions the
scent is so strong that you can’t wear a perfume without feeling “clash-y” but
with this light fresh scent you can. It is
a gender neutral scent which I like, too. it doesn’t make you smell too “girly” or too “manly”
– you just smell nice. I LIKE IT! I give it a 4.75.
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| My hands love lotions and creams. |
Now let’s get Jordan’s take on it: “I think this is very nice. It is creamy, but not too oily. The scent is something that I am a big fan
of. It is not too feminine, but not too
manly either. It is a nice fresh
scent. It seems to be soaking into my
skin quite well. I would give it a 4.25.”
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| Jordan examining his hand after applying the Olive Oil Hand Cream. You can tell by his shirt that the Huskers were playing that day. But don't mention it to anyone from Nebraska, it was quite a sucky game I am told. |
At $7.99 for the trio of hand creams, these work out to only $2.67 per
tube. I think that is WELL worth
it. They remind me of hand creams at L’Occitaine
– same sort of packaging and quality, but much cheaper!
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| Yes - if your TJ's has these you should grab a box. Or two. |
I believe these gift sets are just for the holiday season,
so if you want to GIFT them (or keep them for yourself!) you best rush out and
pick up a box soon!! I am gifting one
tube (not Olive Oil, obviously, since I have already used some of that one…) and
keeping two. Oh my, does that not fit
the holiday spirit??
Price - $7.99 (for 3 tubes)
Rating – 4.5 (average of 2
raters)
Last year, I struck up a conversation with a woman that was buying a dozen of these sets. She told me that the company that makes these sells their name brand item for $65 and it is the same lotion. She told me the name of the expensive lotion, but I had never heard of it and can't recall it.
ReplyDeleteI have bought these for the last two years and made sure to buy two boxes this year so that I don't run out until they return again. I love them and they are a great deal compared to Deep Steep or Burt's Bees.
Wow!!! Oh man. Now I'm wanting to get another box.... Were they the same three types last year?
DeleteYes, they are the same. This is the third year I have bought them.
DeleteYou have convinced me. I NEED ANOTHER BOX :).
DeleteIf you can't wait until next year, buy the TJ's 3oz Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream for $2.99. It works wonders.
ReplyDeleteAhhh that is good to know that the regular TJ's hand cream is also a winner. I have been using this "special fancy" hand cream sparingly because I want to make it last! Put some on this afternoon - ahhhh....
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