Crème de la Mer Moisturizing Cream.

"I personally don't like it as a moisturizer. I think it's overpriced and there's better options out there. If you're looking for an affordable moisturizer and you're currently using La Mer, I'd say switch to any other product out there because the La Mer one, it's not that great to begin with in my humble opinion. There are actually two different versions of this product. If you're shopping in the European Union, the UK, or generally Asia and the Asian market, you will probably be experiencing the German manufactured version, which actually has a far better formulation base and a more hydrating formulation base than the US version. The US version, which is usually manufactured in Mexico, has quite a few differences in terms of their ingredient profile. The German manufactured version and its formulation are streets ahead of the Mexican, the US version of the product."

"Remember it was like Embryolisse and like La Mer used to be like the go-to moisturizers you would use under makeup back in the day. I have a theory about that. The theory is there was we weren't in tune to all the other magical formulas that can work just as well, so it was like you know it took like a couple makeup artists on set to probably talk about it in a news article or magazine, and then it just started to spread and then no one wanted to take that next step to find the next best thing so we all just kind of followed suit. This is boring. It's so thick, not everybody needs a thicker. A really oily skinned client is not going to benefit from having La Mer under their makeup period. Skin prep is going to be different for everyone. The idea that La Mer is King for skin prep, no it's not."

"The ingredients, the irritants they put into here is your eucalyptus, your lemon, your janol linol hydroxy citronellol and citrol, those are all different types of fragrance. The problem is with these sort of long words that you might not be familiar with, you might not know it's fragrance that you're putting on your skin. You might just think these are good ingredients but actually if you ever see these words in any of your ingredients list, avoid using that product. And to be honest, when you open it, the second you smell it, you'll know that they've put in the irritants into the product. On top of this, they put in denatured alcohol. Why would you do that? Denatured alcohol is drying. It has a low boiling point, that means the second you put it on your skin it evaporates, but what it's also doing is taking away water from the top layer of skin with it. And if you have mature skin, your skin is already drier, it's already duller. The worst thing you want to do now is to make it even drier. Our moisturizer should be safe meaning no denatured alcohol, no fragrance, and no essential oils. It should also have a high ceramide ratio because we have less ceramides in our skin, that's what holds water in the top layer of skin."

"La Mer helps soften the skin and helps your skin hold on to hydration, and it certainly can make your skin look better, but you could achieve similar results with something that is so much more affordable. If you're someone who is saving up for your skin care or for your skin care procedures, this is not the place to invest. However, if you're someone who has a lot of disposable income and you like these products and you enjoy using them, go ahead, but I don't think you can expect miracle results from these types of moisturizers."

"La Mer, they're the brand that if you want to pay the equivalent of a house mortgage for a single product that about sums them up. They're extremely overpriced with some of the worst ingredient lists I have ever seen in skincare formulas ever, and they price themselves based off of this secret ingredient that they use when the majority of their formula you can find in a $3 moisturizer at the drugstore. I will not deny that La Mer feels nice on the skin, but the proof is in the ingredient list and the ingredient list does not measure up. I have tried it many times, did I buy it no, I cashed out on those mini sample sizes for so long, and it's no better than other products. I don't believe the hype."

"This is my nighttime moisturizer and as long as I'm not traveling I use this every single day. It took me years to just accept it because it's so freaking expensive, but on a refill program I got it down to 200 euros and I only use it at night so it lasts three or four months. I love it so much. This is the one luxury product that I buy over and over just because I notice a difference when I stop using it. It's got stem cell technology and my skin suffers if I don't use it. That's something I can't live without."