what the....... creme de lar mer dupe???

xxainixx · 02-17-2008, 07:09 PM #1 (**permalink**)

MissChievous · 02-17-2008, 07:28 PM #2 (**permalink**)

Yeah I have heard that Nivea Cream is very very similar to the La Mer one. I really like it too!

xxainixx · 02-17-2008, 07:44 PM #3 (**permalink**)

heard it can be used as an eye cream too...... hmmm...... i'm going to try this out!

MsCocoa · 02-18-2008, 01:28 PM #4 (**permalink**)

I've also heard this too, I love Nivea Creme and also Astral Creme which is similar.

athena123 · 02-18-2008, 02:45 PM #5 (**permalink**)

I'd never waste my $$ on Creme de la Mer. The ingredients contained in this overpriced jar aren't that special nor do they justify the price. Just goes to show you that the most expensive products aren't necessarily the best. Far better to look for the highest percent of actives with the shortest ingredient list [less potential for irritations] IMO.

Janice · 02-18-2008, 02:54 PM #6 (**permalink**)

I want to try the German manufactured Nivea!

xxainixx · 02-18-2008, 03:40 PM #7 (**permalink**)

i tried it!!!!!!! and OMG. my skin look sooooo... smooth and full!! but a little sticky. lol

Kuuipo · 02-18-2008, 09:14 PM #8 (**permalink**)

Although Creme de la Mer has some luxurious seaweeds in its creme, the price is unwarranted. None of the ingrediants retard collagen loss, nor are there enough antioxidants in potencies high enough to be considered protective. The magic in La Mer is that paying a few hundred for a jar of hope makes one feel decadent and beautiful. You don't get luxe customer service with Oil of Olay Regenerist (even theough dermatologists give a nod to their products for quality ingrediants).

Dreamergirl3 · 02-19-2008, 09:55 PM #9 (**permalink**)

omg, thanks for that link! Wow, great to know

redambition · 02-20-2008, 04:24 AM #10 (**permalink**)

very interesting. thanks for posting this!

Flammable · 02-27-2008, 09:11 PM #11 (**permalink**)

I bought La Mer last year at age 24 (I'm 25 now) and after using it for a month did not notice anything special about my skin. I usually have good skin with occasional pimples but now that I'm pregnant, I am starting to break out with hormonal acne and can't do anything about it since I am afraid of putting harsh stuff on my skin that could get absorbed into the bloodstream and affect my baby.
Anyway back to La Mer, having wasted more than CAD $250, I thought I would give La Mer a try again and have been using it religiously for the past month. Again, no change to my skin, in fact I think it's adding to my hormonal breakouts. I will have to stop using it and shelve it till I turn 35, perhaps it will help then? Who knows?
Meanwhile, I got a Neutrogena Cleanser (not acne one) and now am thinking of what moisturizer to get that won't clog my pores and won't make breakouts worse.

Kuuipo · 02-27-2008, 09:34 PM #12 (**permalink**)

The bad thing about hormonal acne is that it may never go away! It may get even worse when you are pregnant or going through menopause (the ovaries start working overtime and the follicle stimulating hormone levels can be hundreds of times the amount of a woman in her 20's and 30's) Anyway Creme de la Mer has a shelf life and goes bad in a couple years. Use it on your legs!

mollythedolly · 02-29-2008, 11:33 PM #13 (**permalink**)

Thanks so much for this link. I've been lusting over La Mer for months now! I have to check out this stuff.

miss_emc · 07-06-2008, 04:18 AM #14 (**permalink**)

I have been using La Mer for over a year and ive used Nivea years go too. In NO way what-so-ever does Nivea even come close to La Mer. The special ingredient in La Mer which is a seaweed ingredient is the reason this creme works wonders, and its not just the ingredient, its the way its extracted and fermented.
I use this creme because it has dramatically improved the look my acne scarring and has improved the texture of my skin.

juicygirl · 07-06-2008, 11:49 AM #15 (**permalink**)

thanks for the info...i couldnt imagine ever spending hundreds of dollars on a face cream.