Why I can’t test out the new serum from La Mer

March 2, 2010

A sample of the brand new La Mer Regenerating Serum landed in my hands last week. I opened it gingerly, and delicately dispensed the tiniest amount onto my hand, gasping when I clumsily ended up with about three times as much as I wanted to try.

Why do I fear it so? Because I’m scared I’m going to love it. And I can’t afford to love it at $340 for a 1-oz. bottle. And so I haven’t touched the bottle again — right now it’s on the bathroom counter, with light from the heavens spotlighting it, in my mind anyhow.

I believe my fears are valid, because that day I tried it on my hand? I forgot about my test drive and wondered why this particular square inch of my skin seemed so much softer and well hydrated than the rest of my parched hands.

And then I remembered.

What makes this new antiaging serum from the people behind legendary Crème de la Mer particularly interesting to me is an ingredient it contains called the Regenerating Ferment.  This new ingredient is derived from taking the stem cells of a marine plant called Eryngium Maritimum, harvesting them in a laboratory and then fermenting it. The result of this process is key in helping boost the skin’s renewal process, triggering collagen and elastin production, eventually resulting in reducing the appearance of lines, wrinkles and pores, oh, yes.

La Mer Regenerating Serum is available exclusively at select Holt Renfrew locations across Canada. I simply can’t risk getting addicted to it, so you’ve got the bucks to splurge on properly testing it out, please do report back to me.

Filed under: Beauty Swellness

Tags: aging, antiaging, cosmetics, fine lines, pores, serum, skin, wrinkles, youthful