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We’ve been cheating on our favorite hand cream and it’s been kind of… FUN.

Our feelings remain un-wavered in that no product out there beats our beloved L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream, however—due to our infidelity—we’ve found a few products that are at least worthy of a close second.

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturizing Hand Treatment

This gel-cream is fast absorbing and leaves our hands moisturized for hours. The creamy texture and rich formula more than make up for the so-so scent.

Vaseline Intensive Rescue Healing Hand Cream

This is hypo-allergenic and fragrance-free (no, really—there’s no scent) and protects from moisture loss while keeping hands silky soft. We also love the chubby little tube—it’s small, yet holds a nice amount of product.

CLINIQUE Stop Signs Hand Repair

Not only is this super moisturizing, but it contains botanical extracts to help fade the appearance of age spots. Gotta love the two for ones.

While we really are committed to the hand cream of our dreams, there is plenty of room in our life (and on our desk, in the car, on the kitchen counter, in our bag…) for other options.  A girl needs some variety in her life, after all.

Teen Corner comes to you a day early this week, because—drumroll please—I’M GOING FISHING!

I’m not kidding. It’s the coldest day of the season so far, and my best friend Andrea and I are going to be out on the river with my Dad. It’s going to be just the three of us (a little father-daughter bonding thing, I guess) with no MySpace, no cell service, and possibly no Creme de la Mer (I’m trying to convince my mom to let me bring along her jar) for an entire weekend.

Before you go and peg me a spoiled brat for the whole Creme de la Mer thing, let me just say—it’s not mine, and I don’t use it every day. But the stuff works. Especially when it’s cold and windy and my normally good skin gets all chapped and dry. Gross.

Andrea and I consulted on the phone last night and came up with a little list of beauty essentials for our trip:

• Boots No 7 Quick Thinking 4-in-1 Wipes —I know I always talk about these, but they really are an essential part of my beauty routine. Fishing trip or not, these are coming along.
• Clinique Acne Solutions Emergency Gel-Lotion —because I’m not taking any chances. If there happens to be cute boys on the river (please God, let there be cute boys on the river) they will be charmed by my smashing personality and exquisite fly-casting ability—not blinded by a huge zit on my face.
• Nivea Original Moisture Body Lotion —there are probably two dozen different body lotions here at my house that do an equally great job, but I just love the way this one smells. (This reminds me of the time a guy-friend came to our house for the first time and was like, "what’s with all the lotion?" I hadn’t noticed before, but as I took a look around the kitchen and living room, there were no less than 8 full-sized bottles of lotion sitting in plain sight. Our family might be crazy, but we all have soft skin. Ha!)
• Vaseline Intensive Rescue Heal & Repair Balm —I’m actually packing this product for my dad, whose legs get dry and scaly after standing in the cold river in neoprene waders for hours on end. It’s so thick and creamy and relieves dryness and discomfort in seconds. (This will also be my backup in case my mom won’t let me bring the Creme de la Mer—I’ll use it to protect my face from windburn.)
• Neutrogena Healthy Defense Oil-Free Sunblock Stick SPF30 —because I’m not allowed to step outside without sun protection, and this one is just easy.
• Chapstick —a good ‘ol standby that never lets me down.

I’m not bringing any makeup—the fish (and cute boys) will have to appreciate my natural beauty (ha)—but, seriously, I’m looking forward to my weekend outdoors. Andrea and I are psyched!

Hope your weekend is as fun as mine is going to be.

xo,

Bree

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You can share your own vision or story about your skin and be entered to win a trip for two to New York and a professional photo shoot! Submit your entry at vaseline.com and be entered to win the following:

• Roundtrip airfare for two to New York City
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Also, leave a comment here at Makeup Bag telling us your favorite Vaseline beauty product (our favorite is Vaseline Daily Skin Shield, a body lotion with SPF15) and be entered into a drawing for some great Vaseline prizes!