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8 Crazy Things That Happen When You're a Hand Model

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by Erica Smith | COMMENT

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You Treat Your Nails Like Your Face Cleanser, toner, serum, day cream, night cream, spot treatment, eye cream ... many of us have an almost never-ending list of products lined up for our face. For both Covington and Jacobson, all of that product-hoarding goes to their hands. Although you may not spend as much time looking at them, your hands can show your age just as much as -- if not more than -- your face. Here are the products the two models rely on for camera-ready hands:

For washing: Covington likes Pure Harmony Soaps, $9, which are made by hand from shea and cocoa butters, jojoba and olive oils and essential oils, to help you avoid that tight, dried-out feeling that comes with frequent hand-washing.

For flakes: Jacobson likes St. Ives Apricot Scrub, $3.99, to slough off dead skin. She's also a fan of the crowd-pleasing scent.

For spots: Jacobson turns to Dermalogica ChromaWhite, $188, a five-step skin-care regimen that keeps her hands smooth and spot-free.

For discoloration: Jacobson recommends L'Occitane Brightening Hand Care, $30, which is packed with mulberry extract to help even out skin tone and SPF 20 to prevent future sun damage and hyperpigmentation.

For dryness: Jacobson likes trusty Aquaphor Healing Ointment, $13.99, while Covington turns to skin-nourishing (and convenient) olive oil and argan oil ("A lot of the time I use what's close by").

For brittleness: Jacobson never leaves the house without at least one coat of protein on her nails, like Nailtiques Nail Protein Formula 2, $9.50.

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