Review: Creme De La Mer Moisturizing Cream

Creme De La Mer is a cosmetic brand I never in my life thought would get the opportunity to review. This creme, is basically the cream de la crop when it comes to facial care. Celebrities are rumored to use this stuff religiously for that glowing Hollywood skin that many of them sport.

When my uncle came into town with a bag filled with cosmetics for my mother and I, I was shocked to see that Creme De La Mer was included in the mix.

Although the jar I was given was no huge $1,300 16.5 ounce jug, I was happy enough with my mini 1 ounce travel sized jar.

What The Heck Is So Special?
 
To be honest the price of this creme is what intrigued me first. Such an expensive creme better damn well live up to its price. Before even beginning to use my Creme De La Mer, I first went online to check out its promises, and benefits of use.

Now according to the company, Creme De La Mer, using this creme over time create results that are being called miraculous. In short amounts of time, the skin supposedly will become softer, firmer, and virtually crease-less.

Well well well... I would have to see it to believe it.
 
I figured I had plenty of creme in my 1 once jug to use this creme daily. A pea sized amount spread around my face would keep me covered for a good 2 or 3 months. If I noticed a sign of improvement in a month, I would be sure to order another 1 ounce jug off of ebay for a better discount.

Appearance:
 
Creme De La Mer didn't look too appetizing. As a matter of fact it's the same color as mud or poop. It has a silky watery texture to it that is not greasy or nasty. To me it looks gross, but by no means was the appearance of this stuff going to stop me from using it.

I've so far been using Creme De La Mer for a good solid month now, and figured I may as well take my readers on my one month journey while using Creme De La Mer.

Scent:
 
Creme De La Mer does not really have a strong scent to it, it does however give off a very light and subtle musty musky scent that you will notice if you sniff it while in the jar. Only in quantity does it seem to give off scent. When you take a dip of it and spread it around your face though you won't smell a thing. For the most part it smells like those nasty fake tan in a can lotions, only much more subtle.
 
My Use:
 
Creme de la Mer is pretty ugly looking, but I went ahead and used some on my face and neck. My face recently has gotten a bad sunburn, and my skin is slightly peeling. I figured if anything would be able to take care of this issue it would be this creme right? I mean its supposed to moisturize and be beneficial to my skin and all of that good stuff right?

Before mentioning how it worked though I will say that a little goes a long way. You can dab just one finger into this creme, and spread it around your entire face and neck. A small pea sized amount of the creme will do just fine.

The creme spread very easily, and feels really nice on the skin. It does not leave behind a greasy texture, a sticky texture or anything disgusting like that. It absorbs quite fast.

However (yep there is a however) after it absorbs it does not leave skin very moisturized. My skin felt slightly moisturized, but nothing spectacular that a common cheap run of the mill lotion couldn't do.
The feeling of moisturization also didn't last that spectacularly long. It also did nothing for when it came to improving my dry skin areas. I was pretty disappointed with the whole La Mer hype.

I have been using Creme de la Mer for over 2 weeks now on a daily basis. It has not improved my skin in the least bit. It did however cause 3 pimples to pop up over night!

Overall:
 
For me Creme De La Mer Moisturizing Cream is nothing more than a facial lotion with a high end price! Too high end. You can get similar results with $5.00 facial moisturizers.

A 1 ounce jar of Creme de la Mer will run you anywhere from $130.00- $1,390, depending on where you buy it. The official site sells the 1 ounce jug for $130, scoop it up on ebay for less if you still feel that you need to try it.