Creme de La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream

Creme de La Mer is one of those products that some people really like while other find the original to be too heavy and greasy. While I like the idea of this product it just doesn't work on my skin type, it is too heavy and greasy, I like products that absorb and don't just sit on my skin. The La Mer Gel Cream is a wonderful product and while it absorbs really well, it doesn't give my skin enough moisture. The new Creme de La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream is a wonderful product because it moisturizes really well but also absorbs and leaves my face soft and hydrated.

This new cream is more lotion like in its consistency but it spreads easily, absorbs well, and doesn't make my face feel greasy. It has that familiar Creme de La Mer scent which I find light, fresh, and pleasant.

A one ounce jar of Creme de La Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream is available for $150. from Creme de La Mer website and Creme de La Mer counters.

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La Mer The Lifting Face Serum

The La Mer Lifting Face Serum contains the gemstone Tourmaline and is an addition to the La Mer line, meant to be used with the coveted original Creme de La Mer, La Mer Gel Creme or La Mer Lotion.

I have been using this product on and off for about a week now and it is certainly a very nice, elegant product. The scent is barely noticeable and a bit difficult to describe, I almost think it smells a bit of citrus. It has a pretty thick texture that spreads well and absorbs fairly quickly. I feel that it helps to moisturize and possibly lessen the appearance of dry, fine lines. It reminds me a lot of the Good Skin All Firm Rebuilding Serum also manufactured by Estee Lauder and sold at Kohl's for $26.00.

La Mer is one of those product lines you either love or you don't. Because they are so expensive they are a bit out of reach for most of us. For example, I am a huge fan of Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex which sells for $47.50 for a 1 ounce bottle and of course my very favorite moisturizer, Mastey de Paris Moiste Facial Moisturizer which sells for $28.00 for a 3.3 ounce tube, both of which I use daily.

La Mer, like most Estee Lauder owned product lines, seems to be well formulated. However, this is a very costly skin care product and is really supposed to be used with the Lifting Intensifier which is also quite expensive. For those who have the money to spend La Mer is one of the most famous skin care lines available. By now most people know the story of Creme de La Mer and how a NASA scientist, Max Huber, used it to heal his own skin by fermenting certain ingredients he called a broth. Celebrities use it and tout it as being the best there is. Only you can decide if it is worth the expense.

A 1 ounce dropper top bottle sells for $235.00 and is available at higher-end department stores and the La Mer website. There is also a 0.50 ounce Lifting Intensifier available for $150.00 to be used in conjunction with the serum or both are available as a set for $315.00.

Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Peg-75, Bis-peg-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Bupleurum Falcatum Root Extract, Siegesbeckia Orientails Extract, Hydrolyzed Ulva Lactuca Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract, Betula Alba (Birch) Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Morus Nigra (Mulberry) Root Extract, Yeast Extract (Faex), Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Flour Lipids, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Artemia Extract, Algae Extract, Sea Whip Extract, Coenzyme A, Sodium Rna, Acetyl Glucosamine, Tourmaline, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Caffeine, Glycosaminoglycans, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Linoleic Acid, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetraacetylphytosphingosine, Squalane, Micrococcus Lysate, Glycerin, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile), Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Glycine, Sucrose, Sorbitol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Methyldihydrojasmonate, Oleth-10 Phosphate, Oleth-5, Choleth-24, Ceteth-24, Glycereth-26, Lecithin, Linalyl Acetate, Peg-8, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Carbomer, Disodium Edta, Bht, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Green 5.

Creme de La Mer Moisturizing Cream

Creme de La Mer was developed by a NASA scientist, Max Huber, after he was burned during an experiment, so goes the story behind one of the most famous and expensive skin care products. Bought by Estee Lauder in 1995, Creme de La Mer has changed little, if any, since it was first introduced. Estee Lauder has added numerous products to the line which now includes serums, toners, cleansers and other moisturizers. The "Miracle Broth" it contains is supposed to be the secret of it's ability but some may beg to differ. Seaweed extract is not exactly a rare ingredient but La Mer says it is how the ingredients are fermented that makes the difference.

I used Creme de La Mer a few times over the years but not for long periods. I'm not sure what to think of it. I've read other blogs mention that it is very similar to Nivea but I don't know as I've not used it.

La Mer is a very thick, dense, greasy product that must first be warmed between the finger tips and then patted onto the skin. I find that it works just as well for me if I apply it like a "normal" moisturizer and apply it straight from the jar.

The scent is actually quite pleasant in my opinion. The scent sort of reminds me of soap but not in a bad way. It is a light scent that does not overpower and I feel is gender neutral.

No matter how little I use, Creme de La Mer just doesn't absorb, it sits there until I wipe it off. I don't know how well it works if it doesn't even absorb. Hours after application my face remains greasy. I have used it as a moisturizing face mask and find that it leaves my skin feeling soft.

The ingredients list is interesting because it does appear to contain a lot of vitamins and minerals. However, the second ingredient is mineral oil, and it contains quite a bit of lanolin, both of which cause me breakouts.

The past few days I have used it under my eyes as an eye cream and it does seem to moisturize pretty well, but it is so heavy and greasy on my skin. I also just can't justify the cost for this product. La Mer has some newer moisturizers that are probably better suited to younger skin or those who are acne prone.

This is a product that people either really love or don't. Some feel it transforms their skin. I am on the fence about this one. It is outrageously expensive when you consider it contains large amounts of mineral oil. The jar packaging is not ideal because antioxidants exposed to air lose their potency. It may be a wonder cream but for the cost, the jar packaging, the mineral oil, the lack of sunscreen and the fact that it doesn't absorb, I am not inclined to purchase.

Creme de La Mer Moisturizing Cream is available at many of the high end department stores or from the La Mer website. The 1 ounce jar retails for $130.00.

Ingredients: Seaweed (Algae) Extract, Mineral oil, Glycerin, Isohexadecane, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Extract, Microcrystalline Wax, Lanolin Alcohol, Sesame Seed Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Magnesium Sulfate, Sesame Seed, Medicago sativa (alfalfa) seed powder, Helianthus Annuus (sunflower) Seedcake, Prunus amygdulus dulcis (sweet almond) seed meal, Sodium Gluconate, Potassium Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Gluconate, Magnesium Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Paraffin, Tocopheryl succinate, Niacin, Beta-carotene, Decyl oleate, Aluminium distearate, Octyldodecanol, Citric acid, Cyanocobalamin, Magnesium stearate, Panthenol, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Citronellol, Benzyl salicylate, Citral, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Alcohol Denat., Fragrance.