La Mer Hand Treatment is everything that a high quality and high end hand cream should be! This very elegantly scented cream leaves my hands velvety soft and supple for about 2 days. It soaks in pretty quickly, and I use just about a dime size twice a day on each hand. In a pinch it has also doubled as a neck cream as well as a perfectly proficient foot cream! The consistency is between a cream and a lotion, and no matter how many times I've strayed, somehow I keep finding my way back to the luxurious cream that is the La Mer Hand Treatment! I purchase mine at www.saksfifthavenue.com.