He concocted a cream that miraculously healed his seared face and hands. A likely marketing strategy, he said, laughing at my almost farcical story.
As amazing as it sounds, a cream without medicinal properties that was potent enough to heal serious chemical burns may sound ludicrous. However, the genesis of the world’s most expensive and coveted cream is certified and is a legendary tale to all beauty addicts.
Kimora Lee Simmons, the Baby Phat chick, claims to use the face cream on her body and the even more potent eye cream on her face. Either she has really, really dry skin or she just loves to name drop the Rolls Royce of creams. I don’t blame her – the stuff is truly fabulous. I was once severely burned by tanning like a maniac during a holiday. You know that kind of burn that makes the softest of cotton shirts feel like a porcupine against your shoulders? I put some on, and no kidding, after a nap, it was gone!
La Mer is made from sea kelp, whipped up with vitamins and minerals. Its carefully guarded recipe is something like the priceless Krispy Kreme recipe. Each pot is hand poured to ensure that its potency is not diminished. So for a few hundred dollars a pop, you have your couture cream.
I sound like a crazy Tupperware saleslady, I know. However when something rocks there is no room being coy about it. And a Tupperware party it was! The Rustan’s group invited me to host a Le Mer-da tea party at the Presidential Suite of the Shangri-La to experience the luxurious handmade cream. I invited some of my Allure reading posse who giggled with delight to take a break from their day jobs.
Leave it up to us to turn a tea party into a cocktail party! During the course of the afternoon, the slightly buzzed gaggle of chicks learned that some of the main ingredients were steeped in vodka. More reason to love the cream! As we drunkenly pat on the formula (you have to heat the cream by rubbing it then pat it on for it to seep into the skin) we were wondering whether the buzz was from the alcohol we drank or the vodka in the La Mer. We blamed it on the cream!
A fun afternoon of booze, fab dim sum and some super fly cream! Join the the La Mer-da!
La Mer is available at Rustan’s.