#beauty,
JUNE
Ok so you know how sometimes it takes you a while to get on
board with something? Whether that be smashed avocado, matcha green lattes
(still not quite there guys, give me time), Game
of Thrones/Stranger Things/Black Mirror/- insert latest Netflix obsessive
show here – or exfoliating with chemicals (still embarrassed about that one),
sometimes it takes time to come around to something new.
That’s kind of what happened with La Mer and I. Not that I
disliked the brand or anything – don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a luxe brand
featuring a fish tank in David Jones – but not unlike, say, myself and a model
working Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, we just never crossed paths. I might’ve
passed on my way to Priceline and taken a glance, but never had a chance/opportunity/means of going to a La Mer counter, or visiting the shelves
at Mecca in Myer.
Enter; The Mother of All Reactions. Ooh boy.
I’m not entirely sure why
or how my skin felt the need to
freak itself out over a light Argan oil blend, but BOY HOWDY did I hear that
freak out loud and clear.
My skin felt like it was cracking. So dry that no amount of
my normal serum or moisturiser could help. Make-up? Not an option. My face just
hurt. I can’t even really describe
it; I just know that at one point I cried to Mumma Sparrow about how bad it all
felt.
I knew I had a little sample of Crème de La Mer that I’d
been holding onto for Mumma Sparrow,
having read and heard all about its regenerative, healing properties. After
consulting with Centaine (glossco.com.au) and sussing out whether the La Mer
would worsen the situation (she assured me it wouldn’t) I decided to give it a
crack.
The photo speaks for itself really.
A week after using the
original cream my skin was unrecognisable. I couldn’t believe it. Gone were the
dry patches, and the redness, the uneven texture, and my face didn’t hurt
anymore. Break outs… eh not much can be done about them when I’m unable to use
AHA’s or any kind of spot treatment (skin dealing with a reaction shouldn’t use
anything too active because the last thing
it needs is something full-on to contend with) but the inflammation brought on
by a break out most definitely died down.
As winter wound its way through Melbourne I came back to La
Mer again and again, eventually getting onto the Renewal Oil and I think it’s
the main reason my skin didn’t totally collapse on itself during a harsh, cold
season. La Mer is a brand I now trust absolutely and completely for my skin,
and will probably have an everlasting love with til the day I forget what
skincare is.
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