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La Mer Navigating the Waters
Youve probably heard of La Mer. If you havent heard of La Mer specifically, youve heard of face creams that cost $150+ for one ounce, right? Yeah, thats La Mer. Its a line of creams and lotions with some "miracle broth" that designed to rejuvenate your skin. Or something. Im not entirely sure what its accomplishments are supposed to be. All I know is that its a cult favorite. And at $150 a pop, theres got to be something to it, right? At least, there ought to be. But the fact remains that, despite being a bit of a shopaholic, I cant justify spending that kind of a money on a cream I cant verbalize a need for.
Luckily, Allison at Tartan & Sequins let me in on a little secret: you get two samples when you purchase anything on La Mers website. Even more brilliant?! La Mer usually has a promo code of some kind (right now its POWER) that will score you a deluxe sample. Since I already had my eye on the lip balm, I bit the bullet on the $50 price tag and scored about $100 worth of free product. So the way I look at it, I made $50. Thats how I do math, anyway.
I actually am surprised at how much I like the lip balm:
Supposedly it too contains the "miracle broth" but all I know is that my scaly lips were completely smooth after just one night! The only thing I dont love about it is that its in a pot. I prefer a stick for easy application, but whatevs. Its special.
The hydrating infusion is designed to go on your face first to prep for the other treatments:
It felt nice going on, but I wouldnt buy this if it were the only thing I was getting. But its a great sample.
My deluxe sample was the Gel de la Mer, a gel cream version of their eponymous Creme de la Mer:
You can use this all over your face and neck if you wanted to.
Heres the tiniest little sample of Creme de la Mer:
Its thicker than the gel and has a pleasant, fresh smell. You do the same thing with it you would with the gel version.
Ive only had this collection for a day, but after using it the first night, the next morning I woke up feeling like my skin was smoother and softer than it had been. I know that sounds crazy, and it could just be a coincidence, but what if its not???
Look, I realize spending $150 on a tiny jar of face cream is ridiculous, but thats why Im telling you about this whole "order one thing, get three samples of other things" thing. Its the only way to try this stuff out, man.
Anyone else using La Mer products? What do you think? Did you buy yours or get them as samples??
La Mer Navigating the Waters
Luckily, Allison at Tartan & Sequins let me in on a little secret: you get two samples when you purchase anything on La Mers website. Even more brilliant?! La Mer usually has a promo code of some kind (right now its POWER) that will score you a deluxe sample. Since I already had my eye on the lip balm, I bit the bullet on the $50 price tag and scored about $100 worth of free product. So the way I look at it, I made $50. Thats how I do math, anyway.
I actually am surprised at how much I like the lip balm:
The hydrating infusion is designed to go on your face first to prep for the other treatments:
My deluxe sample was the Gel de la Mer, a gel cream version of their eponymous Creme de la Mer:
Heres the tiniest little sample of Creme de la Mer:
Look, I realize spending $150 on a tiny jar of face cream is ridiculous, but thats why Im telling you about this whole "order one thing, get three samples of other things" thing. Its the only way to try this stuff out, man.
Anyone else using La Mer products? What do you think? Did you buy yours or get them as samples??
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