To be honest, I wasn’t expecting
Cien to release something so soon, but it was a nice surprise. The new release
is called Sensual and its Asian spirit is meant to delight our senses. The hand
balm I purchased is supposed to delight me and my hands with Japanese cherry
blossom and almond oil.
First of all, when I saw the
flagrance contained, it was a little strange because, let’s say it, we think of
cherry blossom in spring, not in autumn. So that made me question if Cien made
a mistake and released sooner than scheduled, their spring collection. What is
done is done; all that we can do is review it.
Talking about the product itself,
the perfume is really pleasant; the combination is good and persists on the
hands a good period of time. I have used in the past another hand cream from
Lidl, but it hadn’t a powerful smell like this one. They improved, I appreciate
that.
The package is enjoyable, the
pink and pearlescent cap reminds of the cherry blossom. The quantity it has is
70 ml. The price was also very acceptable. I have to confess that I used the
almighty powerful source of information which is the internet to find out the
difference between hand cream and hand balm. From what I could tell, the hand
balms have as a base some kind of oil and are meant to hydrate the more damaged
skin. From this point of view, Cien was thinking straight, we need more
hydration in this season.
When it comes to the level of hydration
provided, it was medium, in my opinion. Comparing to the other hand cream I had
from them which had glycerin, in this case you have to use more substance and
it doesn’t have the same result. However, what I like about it is that it makes
a deeper hydration, not just on the surface. Autumn is the first contact we
have with the cold weather and the skin is the first to suffer from it. With this
hand balm, the skin is soft and is visible hydrated so putting a little extra
product won’t be a problem as long as it does its job.
Pros:
- - Great smell, really great and persistent smell;
- - Medium hydration, but my hands are suffering a
bit now so it might be better in normal conditions;
- - Sometimes Cien makes me wonder how their
products can be so cheap.
Cons:
- - You might want something more related to autumn
now as a flagrance;
- - You have to use relatively a lot of product to fulfill
its purpose.
Let us what you think about this
product if you tried as well in the comments below.
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