La Prairie, one of my first loves in skin care, has just launched an Advanced Marine Biology Day Cream SPF 20 . Their promise is to firm, repair, and protect your skin with this newest cream, and according to Celine Cousteau, who had a hand in this, and is also the granddaughter to the legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, “La Prairie exemplifies how we can responsibly reap the benefits of our ocean’s resources. We need to protect the sea just as much as our skin.”
I’ve been saying this for years, and with other skin care lines like Solavie, and Soliv, …read more

$1375 for three core skin care products. The Radiance Collection from La Prairie Switzerland better make skin appear ten years younger in a month to be worth it.
The Radiance Collection is made to “Lift, firm, resurface, brighten, and de-age the skin”.
Cellular Radiance Concentrate Pure Gold – $550
Cellular Radiance Cream – $550
Cellular Radiance Eye Cream – $275
If you had the money to spend, would you splurge on this?
images from NeimanMarcus

Well, you know how much I am drawn to the fragrance bottle almost as much as I am to the scent, well look what I just found over at “Now Smell This“!! It seems that a lot of companies are getting ready to launch scents for the coming holiday season and this one certainly caught my eye.
Doesn’t it remind you a raindrop!! And the notes are quite interesting too… “with notes of guava, mandarin, pomegranate, freesia, white lily, vanilla orchid, plum flower, amber flower, patchouli, vetyver, cashmere woods and musk.”
Have to wonder what cashmere woods smells like… right??
I …read more