Hello dearies!!!

It’s serum time! I love serums as these gives you the fastest results because most formulas contains a higher concentration of specific targeted treatment than it’s other products within the same brand. Serums comes in a wide variety to address specific concerns i.e wrinkle prevention, increase hydration, whitening etc.

As a La Mer fanatic, I’ve tried all their serums and I will discuss a little on those that I’m using and those that I did not repurchase. Let me start with the price list:

1. The Renewal Oil SGD400 for 30ml

2. The Revitalizing Hydrating Serum SGD350 for 30ml

3. The Lifting Contour Serum SGD540 for 30ml

4. The Concentrate SGD770 for 50ml

5. The Regenerating Serum SGD540 for 30ml

6. The Genaissance de La Mer The Serum Essence SGD980 for 30ml

7. The Brilliance Brightening Serum SGD540 for 30ml

I’m currently using the following:

The Renewal Oil is absolutely one of my favorite because it’s a multi-purpose oil. This is my winner when I travel to a colder and drier climate. I add a couple drops to my moisturizer and put it on my face to soothe any dryness. If you skin is really dry, you can put on the oil first then add a layer of moisturizer on top to seal it in. I also use this as a cuticle oil because it works much better than any of my other cuticle oils which are specifically for that but still this one wins. I also add this into my body cream/lotion and hand cream for that extra boost of silkiness. I will also use it for my hair ends as a leave-on and run my fingers through my hair to tame those fly-aways. I can even skip perfume because my whole body from head to toe is smelling divine now. 🤗 Isn’t this a great product? 🏆🏆🏆 A little goes a long way with this…

The Revitalizing Hydrating Serum is my other favorite and I keep repurchasing this. It’s really very hydrating and not overly rich. The basic for good skin is to keep it hydrated as much as possible. When skin is hydrated, it will look and feel plump and it will be ready to better absorb other products after that. I’ve tried some other brands on hydrating serums and they never came close to this one. Trust me you will love this one. I also use this as my first serum before I apply other serums on top of it i.e. a whitening serum after that seems to work better. Go try it for yourself and see if it makes any difference. 😊

The Lifting Contour Serum was a deluxe sample given by the SA. They raved about how immediately you can see your face lifted after it’s application. I didn’t really like this so will not purchase the full size. It kinda left a filmy coating on my face and that’s not good for makeup. My Refa face rollers does a better job for lifting 😝

The Concentrate is my HG for pimple marks!!!! I use this on my just extracted pimple and the redness will go away after a couple of days. I tried not using this and it takes me weeks to get rid of the mark 😞 yes as we age our metabolism dips so skin renewal is not as speedy as before. I also use this on days when I develop some redness around my nose and chin areas and it works perfectly. The Concentrate is not something that I use daily. It’s more for specific concerns. The texture is very silky and you have to massage into the skin for a couple of mins then you add the moisturizer on top to seal the goodness in. It’s a little expensive but one bottle of 50ml lasts me a good one year! The bottle in the picture above is a 15ml so do not be mistaken for it’s size. I got this as part of a set previously. Something that La Mer should work on is the packaging. The paddle applicator inside does not allow you to reach the product towards the bottom of the bottle when you are about to finish. They do give you a longer applicator but it’s such a hassle to have to clean the applicator each time after use. It looks like this:

Next up is The Regenerating Serum which is La Mer’s pioneer serum in the range. I started on one long time ago and it gave me some tiny bumps the next day. I think the formula could be too rich for my skin or I could be allergic to some ingredients inside or back then my skin didn’t needed that much nourishment. I will go back to get a sample and give this another shot sometime. This is suppose to be one of their best sellers and targets towards diminishing the appearance of lines and wrinkles. If this is your concern, do get a sample to see if you like it.

The Genaissance de La Mer The Serum Essence is the most expensive of them all. This is suppose to rejuvenate your skin, accelerating visible renewals for lines and imperfections. Doesn’t this sound like a dream potion??? Oh wells, this one gave me red bumps and took me awhile to heal 😫😫😫 I’m not sure what went wrong! The SA told me that I’m the second person she knows who had this reaction 🤔 please please please ask for samples or at least try it at the counters before you purchase. It’s $980!!!!! I gave it to my mum and she’s ok with it. But when she used it to almost completion, the dropper design did not work very well to pick up the remaining products inside. The glass bottle was also very heavy and with a bottom heavy design, it was hard to overturn the bottle to get the rest of the product. Probably some 5ml wastage there???? Oh please re-design the bottle. It’s a $980 product! 😵

Last on the list is the Brilliance Brightening Serum which I’ve finished up a bottle but did not repurchase as I did not see a big difference in its whitening. Probably more even skin tone but I won’t pay $540 just for that alone. I would recommend the mask and I will talk more about that in my later posts….

Stay tune for more La Mer Skincare!

Cheers

Xoxo

Serinstashes 😘