J's thoughts

I love the almond hand and nail butter from The Body Shop (TBS). So when I came across the manicure set , I just grabbed it. :)  It is packaged in a rectangular tin with an easy to open lid. Nothing fancy here. Minimal effort is required to open the tin.  The tin carries a 100 ml almond hand and nail cream, a nail clipper, a nail buffer and a nail file.  So, that's my favourite hand cream and a manicure set and it retails for 4KD. Super affordable when you try to add up the price of each when bought separately. Yeah baby...I am buying it.  The nail clipper is of really good quality. No complaints regarding the nail buffer and nail file too. My most needed stuff is all put in a box - now I don't have to run helter skelter searching for a nail clipper or a nail file. As you can see from the picture, the tin is about 1.5 inches deep. I would say, if you remove the plastic that holds the items, there is more room in the tin for some ...

The Almond hand and nail butter from the body shop is definitely one of the best hand creams out there. I have dry hands and the cuticles also get very dry and this butter is a life saver. It contains sweet almond oil and brazil nut oil, both of which has moisturizing properties. Sweet almond oil is produced from almonds that are edible[bitter almond oil is from wild almonds]. Almond oil has excellent moisturizing property.Brazil nut oil hydrates and moisturizes the skin. A combination of both in one hand cream  = happy hands :). It is thick and creamy with a slightly sweet smell. It is not greasy and gets absorbed into the skin very easily. I keep washing my hands throughout the day and a tiny amount of this cream is required for me to keep my hands hydrated. As stated on the lid, it is suitable for all skin types. A small amount is required to moisturize those dry cuticles and hands. It is available in tubes (i guess its aluminium) with screw on tops;which is trav...