Weddingbee

I am very thankful to have been blessed with fairly good skin. Aside from the year or so at the start of puberty when my forehead didn’t know how to deal with the influx of hormones and newfound oil glands, I rarely have break-outs.

However, with the big day approaching and my stress level rising inversely in proportion to the number of days left as a single woman, my skin started to revert back to its puberty days.

And it wasn’t pretty.

In my desperate hour, I stumbled into Saks and made a beeline for the myriad of cosmetics counters. I needed coverage, and I needed it fast.

My furiously wandering gaze stopped when I saw a display for La Mer Skincolor. Color? I thought La Mer was a skincare company, whose Crème de la Mer supposedly works miracles and has a fanbase that consists of Hollywood’s elite as well as middle-class housewives who idolize the stuff and use it only for the rarest, most special occasions.

The salesperson behind the counter noticed my lingering curiosity and asked me if I wanted to try a product. I explained my predicament (”I’m getting married in a few weeks and look at THIS!”) and asked if the foundations are any good at covering masses of zits.

She laughed, sat me down, and proceeded to wipe away the junk that was already on my face. She brought out both The Treatment Crème Foundation and The Treatment Fluid Foundation and applied both to my skin. She went on to say that she would recommend the Fluid version for someone of my age for its lighter coverage; however, if it’s coverage I want, the Crème delivers medium to heavy, based on application.

I immediately opted for the Crème for the coverage it would provide in masking my pimples.

She then brought out The Powder and explained that this would set the foundation. After fluffing it over my face, she held up a mirror….and I was floored. My face was glowing.

I decided to purchase both the Crème Foundation and the Powder that day. Two weeks passed, and I’m still amazed. My pimples have cleared, and if possible, this foundation actually seems to have improved my skin.

So much so, that I want to walk up to strangers and say, “Feel my skin! Feel my skin! Isn’t it so soft?”

La Mer describes the Crème Foundation as a “souffle” and its consistency is supposed to be similar to that of Crème de la Mer. It’s pretty expensive at $85 for 1 oz, but I could already tell that it’ll last a long time…I only use a pea-sized amount to apply on my problem spots and blend the rest. It comes with a little spatula to avoid introducing germs and contamination from using your fingers.

As for the Powder, it is so finely milled that I always have to hold my breath when fluffing it onto my face. It really does “set” the foundation and gives your face a glowing radiance I haven’t seen with other foundation/powder sets.

Don’t believe me? Read the ecstatic reviews I found on Blogdorf Goodman.

Needless to say, I’m very happy with this foundation/powder duo and I’m so relieved that I have one less thing to worry about on my wedding day.

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