Am I insane for spending $135 for 1.7oz for La Mer Moisturizing Lotion?? So many of you have been asking me for months, even years, about the La Mer line, especially the well-known Creme de La Mer moisturizing cream, that I just had to find out about it for myself. I thought the cream would be too heavy for me, so I bought the moisturizing lotion and have actually been really pleased with it. I've been using it day and night for almost 3 weeks and I already notice my skin has a more even tone, and most importantly to me, it seems to be more resilient and less sensitive. Typically if I have an area on my face that is red and inflamed, like a blemish or a freshly tweezed brow area, the skin stays red and irritated for hours, sometimes even overnight and I wake up to blotches. Lately, since using La Mer, my skin seems to "snap back" more quickly than before, with redness disappearing within minutes rather than hours. The blemishes I've had since I started using the La Mer lotion have healed faster than usual, even using the same blemish treatments I usually use. I think I have discovered what all the fuss was about!

As a "thank you" for my purchase, the La Mer counter manager at Bergdorf's sent me a note and some samples of the original cream, the eye balm, the cleansing lotion, and the body lotion. The cream is nice for drier areas of my face, but I did get a few superficial whiteheads on the areas where I must have applied too much. I think the cream is better for dabbing on spots that need more help rather than all over the face. The eye balm is nice but not remarkable enough to spend almost $100 for a tiny jar. I wasn't thrilled with the cleansing lotion or body lotion, either. Neither were anything special and definitely not worth the money.