My new go-to treat for myself
I never much cared for the Witcher games, but I loved the books and desperately wanted to know what Yennefer’s scent smelled like because I love the smell of lilacs. Normally, lilac-scented lotions and scrubs smell soapy and unnatural, but the gooseberry is a perfect pair to keep it from falling into the same category. It smells like an actual lilac bush, but with a nice crisp berry undertone that keeps it from being too cloying. I can’t stop sniffing my hands when I put this on.<br /><br />Using it only as a hand lotion for over a month and a half now, I’m barely 1/3 of the way into the bottle. I work in a machine shop and my hands get pretty torn up and dried out, but this has kept them smooth and soft and doesn’t irritate the cuts and scratches I tend to get. My cuticles normally split if you look at them sideways, but I haven’t had a problem with them the whole time I’ve been using this stuff. It’s also non-greasy enough that I can throw some on right before leaving for work and still be able to turn the doorknob.<br /><br />It is a pretty hefty price tag, but I treat all of my family and friends before myself so this is now my occasional present to me. The scent doesn’t last as long as the Bath and Body works lotions, but that’s actually a plus for me as those tend to irritate my nose after awhile and the heavy perfumes irritate my extremely sensitive skin. This is just a perfect light lotion that successfully keeps my calloused hands from getting scratchy and smells incredible without being overwhelming.
Rating: 5 stars