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The Quest of Luxurious Cream
Guest Contributor in Editorial, Face Escentials — November 30th, 2007 (13 views / Print this article )
Written by Haghia Lubis
Face and body cream has become an absolute necessity for woman nowadays. Stumbled upon a department store, I can’t help but to be puzzled at the options of so many creams: firming, moisturizing, lightening, exfoliating, age-delaying, whitening, and so many other functions that I never knew my skin would need.
But how much would one be willing to spend for a cream? Do I really need these products? Would these product works? Forbes released the 14 top lists of the most expensive cream (cream’s caviar); with a 600 USD/ounce cream topping the chart, whereas the last one of the list has the swooping rate of 300 USD/ ounce. Guess what? Crème de la Mer, the supposedly top of the crop of cream’s, is not even included in the list. Among the brand included in the list are: Sisley, Kanebo’s Sensai, N.V. Perricone, and Amore Pacific. Most of these creams are age delaying products, and compared to the price of plastic surgery, these prices are nothing to compare with.
I ended up buying one of the caviar’s cream and managed to see some changes, though not significantly. In the end, these creams are helpful, but the pursuit of a clear, bright, wrinkle free skin is beyond buying the luxurious cream; it needs a lifetime of a lifestyle change. One could have the same effect of applying the skin cream with having enough water and sleep, followed with a healthy regiment of food supplement. Given the options, which way do I choose? I would still end up buying the luxurious cream, because I simply could not give up the luxury of my cigarette and dark coffee; along with my sleepless working night.
What about you, would you buy the cream’s caviar?
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Deszell
I would buy the caviar because like you I could not give up my coffee :). Oia btw not a surprise yah Amore Pacific ini masuk list, ini brand dari koreakan yah? Gue denger di Korea dia punya brand yang lebih murah namanya LacVert.
What about the cream from Kose? Kalo gak salah dari Cosme Decorte ada yang harganya sampe USD10.000 a jar? Are they on the list as well?
November 30th, 2007 at 11:04 am
juleha
Gii … cie udah jadi nih hasil karya loe
.. Kl gw mgkn pd saat mencapai umur tertentu gw bakal coba, mgkn lebih ke arah penasaran aja sih. Abis mahal banged deh, tapi kl bener ada hasilnya yah kenapa tidak dari pada gw musti facelift.
November 30th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Nia
i would rather age gracefully than use those amazingly pricey cream…
but it’s just me..lagian gue ngga suka ngopi dan ngerokok :))
November 30th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Ida Arimurti
Hi..aku paling ngga tahan deh kalau soal cream malam, pasti cream ini bagus banget ya..
Mau tanya kenapa ya sebuah cream bisa mahal banget, karena kemasannya yg mewah atau memang kandungannya. Kenapa ngga bisa beli refillnya aja ya..hehe..
Aku suka pakai tamajurnya YSL…
Sukses ya aku seneng banget ada blog ini..sangat inspiratif,thanks a lot
November 30th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
jellyfish
I’d rather go for botox drpd pake cream yg kadang result nya gak optimal compare to price nya
November 30th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
silvershore_lake
Kalo gw punya akses ke cream sinting ini, mungkin gw akan coba juga. Pengen tau ajah. Gw setuju banget ama kalimat : ….is beyond buying the luxurious cream; it needs a lifetime of a lifestyle change. Tapi setuju bukan berarti sanggup….
December 1st, 2007 at 11:05 am
mskellybag
i wouldn’t mind buying luxurious cream as long as i could afford it
December 1st, 2007 at 5:27 pm
velas
hahahaha rani…gue paling suka jawaban elo!!
gue juga akan begitu, as long as i can afford it, why not buy and try itu gitu? hihihihi….
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:13 pm
dece
Even if i choose to live a life free of cigarettes and alcohol and some coffee (which I do), I’d still be tempted to buy such creams. What can I say? Women wanna get any ounce of an attempt to feel beautiful hahaha..
December 3rd, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Hanzky
Mbak Ida thank you for the compliment ya..:), i think part of what makes the cream expensive is the long process of Research & Development, belom lagi kalo ingredients nya mau di patenin, pasti biaya nya bakalan mahal banget kan. trus pasti nya juga karena kandungannya yang lebih lengkap. but i also do believe that more expensive doesn’t always mean better..:)..I don’t mind trying though if money is not an object..:D
December 6th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Wyndha Cynthia
Giiii,
baru ini aku baca!oke la..i mean woman nowadays wud do anything to hav a clear,bright,wrinklefree skin!;) yah ketimbang k dokter yang kasi outrageous price per kunjungan + kulit yang sooo pasti balik ke awal kl stop datengin tuh dokter. one question tho,apa efekny kl brenti pake?cud it be worst than the 1st time u start to use it?
December 7th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Joyce
Ada yg pernah pake cream de la mer? is it worth it with the price? Kalo ada info kosmetik yg bisa ngilangin flek, apa ya? Segala mcm sdh dicoba tp susah bgt
January 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
maria
hai hai…mau nanya ada yang tau cream apa yang ampuh ngilangin scars (bekas luka)hitam hitam bekas luka di kaki????kira kira creme de la mer bisa ga ngobatin??????ada yang tau beli dimana di jakarta ato indonesia?
May 27th, 2008 at 2:24 pm