Classy lucite heels, Kim Kardashian. These are some pics of Kim on Friday, wandering around LA in a tight (but flattering) dress, showing off her (cough) 26-inch waist. Her hip-to-waist ratio is insane, right? And while I do think this ensemble is flattering, I don’t really understand how she walks. The combination of a calf-length tight skirt with lucite heels would mean that she’s just taking little baby steps, I would think.
Anyway, Kim is still showing us more about her life on her Snapchat. But like most things involving Kim Kardashian, the information seems to directly contradict previous statements Kim has made. Kim revealed her skincare regimen, only just last year she was talking about how her makeup artist told her it was fine to sleep in her makeup. Now Kim claims that her daily skincare routine comes at a cost of $1230 (not exactly per day).
You’re proud because you wash your face every night and morning? Pssht, please! Kim Kardashian maintains her pristine face by using a consistent rotation of luxurious products every morning — and they total $1,230. Kardashian, 35, revealed on Snapchat on Friday, June 3, that her “morning routine” consists of four products by La Mer, the high-end beauty brand adored by Jennifer Aniston, Charlize Theron, Chrissy Teigen and so many more celebs. Kardashian uses The Perfecting Treatment ($240 for 1.7 oz), The Concentrate ($440 for 1.7 oz), The Renewal Oil ($240 for 1 oz) and Crème de la Mer ($310 for 2 oz).
La Mer claims that the “miracle broth” in the cream alone has profound renewal benefits on the skin, hence the steep price tag. Couple that with the concentrate, which reduces redness and irritation, the collagen-boosting oil and the algae-infused treatment to improve texture, and you can understand why she said she wasn’t paid to post the pic.
That said, Kardashian isn’t above drugstore products. The mom of North, 2, and Saint, 6 months, added that she starts her day by scrubbing her face with Kiko’s Scrub & Peel wipes (which retail for about 6 pounds in the U.K.). Via her website, she revealed that she often turns to Neutrogena Night Calming Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes ($10) after a good ugly cry. And she’s also copped to using two drugstore foundations: Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation and Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation, both of which are only $8.
I would like to try Crème de la Mer just to see if the hype is worth the price tag. It’s posts like these that make me wonder if I should have a more involved skincare process, something more than “washing my face with Dial soap and using Oil of Olay night cream.” The thing is, my combo of Dial + Oil of Olay + sweaty, purifying workouts has worked wonders on my skin. But would it be better if I was dropping a grand on skincare products on a weekly basis?
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
I tried Crème de la Mer once and it was just a waste of money, it did nothing for my skin. Argan oil on the other hand – amazing!
Totally! I broke out in eczema after trying creme de la mer. It’s so much healthier to stick with natural oils and products anyway. Off topic… Love her hair like this!
I read that the main ingredients in Creme La Mer are Mineral Oil ,silicones and water, not good.
“natural” is meaningless.
I used it in my twenties and it was amazing. It made my skin look beautiful. Of course, I was in my twenties, but it had never looked so glowing and healthy. Then they sold the company to someone else (Estée Lauder?) and I swear they diluted the original formula or something. It didn’t feel the same and it did nothing for my skin. It’s too bad.
I didn’t know it was sold, but I did notice they jacked up the price quite a bit .
Argan oil is the gift of the gods! I use it at least twice a day. I use it everywhere. My desert island product. As for KK…Tox shots ain’t cheap.
I tried it when I turned 40 — it seemed like an appropriate splurge, but I didn’t feel like it did anything for me, so back to the Yonka phyto line and argan oil for me.
waste of money indeed! never again.
She’s no idiot, by talking about them I bet she gets tons free now!! When she mentiones something the sales go through the roof and they’ll send her a thank you package.
She probably gets paid. I bet she got a check from every company she mentioned. I’m convinced it’s all paid ads. Especially after Scott Disick’s Twitter screwup.
@red32 – What was on Scott’s twitter?
@swak, he posted a tweet about a product and accidentally copied and pasted the instructions for the tweet with it. “Here you go, at 4 pm est, write the below. Caption: ”
Edited because after looking it up, it was Instagram. Not Twitter.
I don’t think she does anything unless it results in a paycheck.
I use coconut oil 🙂 If you can’t eat it? Don’t put it on your skin. All that chemical soup is absorbed into your body and your liver has to deal with the toxic load. And also? That ass is grotesque and I want to burst out laughing at why she actually does that to herself.
Coconut oil is wonderful on my skin. If I’m traveling and in a house without coconut oil, I use olive oil as a substitute. My skin is so calm with it!
I don’t know why people think this? I have super sensitive skin that reacts to a lot of things. If something has HARSH chemicals in it, sure, I react! However, some of my worst reactions are to natural things. Nature can be bad for you too! In fact I know several people who’ve had horrible allergic reactions to organic skin products. Natural ingredients can be harsh to skin too.
Many chemicals are the synthesised version of a naturally occurring thing. So they find something good in nature and then synthesise it to ensure that the goodies are always the same level and anything bad is taken out. Things that are natural have wildly different levels of the good stuff in them, that’s how nature works. So a medicine made from all natural plant ingredients for example could be potent one day and weak the next because of the variables in nature. Some products have crap in them that is not good for you, for sure; however don’t fall into the trap of believing that everything synthesised and chemical is bad and everything natural and organic is good when it comes to skincare.
SKF, I have that too. Argan oil is one of my worse enemies. I can use coconut oil on my hands and feet but heaven forbid if it touches any sensitive skin. I was using Oil of Olay, had for years, and had a nasty reaction one day. I went to the dermatologist, gave me orders to try both of those oils. Was back to see him a week later. I had hives, scabs and an insane amount of itching.
I react to almost everything as it is, so I am careful as to what goes on my skin. L’Oreal Revitalift Creme seems to be ok for now but that could change at any moment. I have always been sensitive to things, even as a kid, and will try anything at least once to see if I react. Some of my worst have come from all natural products, I have no idea why. The battery of testing I am currently undergoing will hopefully provide answers, none of which I like when I was told what they are likely to be.
SKF I agree. I have very sensitive skin on my face that after some health problems reacts to many things and I will get an awful, painful rash.
I liked to use natural products years ago when my skin was healthy but now I can’t cause I never know what will cause a bad reaction. And normal cheap drugstore products can cause me a bad reaction too.
So I have to stick to hypoalergenic, dermatologically tested products that I get mostly at the pharmacy. Luckily safe brands in that way like Àvene, La Roche-Posay or Isdin aren’t crazily expensive so I don’t have to mess with my budget for it.
I know some people that tries to make me feel bad about it for putting chemicals on my skin, they think it means I don’t love or take care of my body. Well natural things damage my skin and chemicals don’t so I don’t see how using something that would harm me, no matter how natural, is loving my body more.
YeAh I’ve had reactions to all sorts of things. Horrible hives from soap, awful reactions to certain sunscreens, terrible rashes from mango skins and pollen, a puppy once licked my hand too much and my whole hand swelled up to three times its normal size and was covered in hives!! I’ve had reactions to creams dermatologists recommended, I’ve had all the skin around my eyes peel off every day for months until we realised it was my sheets (needed new detergent, way less and to dry the sheets inside away from pollen). Anyway, I use cetaphil and I never have a problem with that.
@Eden75 try this stuff. I have sensitive skin too and had really bad, red scaly patches around my nose and this stuff completely cleared it up and has helped with overall redness. I’ll use it for the rest of my life! http://www.amazon.com/Topix-Pharm-Replenix-Cream-Fluid/dp/B0055F9SBM/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1465156072&sr=8-1&keywords=replenix+cf+cream
Yup… Coconut oil and or olive oil or emu oil…. Straight up as moisturizers and makeup removers… Diluted mother apple cider vinegar as a toner… I have used everthing and these simple cheap things have been the best!
Your skin is your biggest defense mechanism. Please show me some definitive research proving things on your skin are absorbed into your blood stream.
@sarah – prescription topical arthritis creams. Topical steroid creams. So many topical prescription medications come with warnings about drug interactions and pregnancy because these topical medications are absorbed (that absorption is also why they work).
@ Sarah – yes, your skin absorbs many things applied to it. I won’t take the time to post the dozens of links for you, but just think about the stick-on patches rx’d for birth control, high blood pressure, pain control (diclofenac, which I have) as well as Nicoderm CQ, no rx needed, for smokng cessation. There are many others.
Read some history too- the pastes used as skin whitening make-up in Europe in the 1600s & 1700s contained lead, which got absorbed through the skin & did kill people.
It isn’t absorbed in to your skin. That’s not how skin works. If it did, we’d all be dead.
I can’t use natural products on my face either. I just break out in a rash or have another bad reaction. I can only use stuff with chemicals, albeit stuff made for sensitive skin.
Btw- I tried a bit or creme de mer once and its scented smell sent me into a sneezing fit. I had to wash it off immedietely.
i bought la mer once and i had an uncontrollable breakout for the one and only time in my life
..maybe it’s only effective on faces that are 85% plastic..
Same here – total waste of money and hype.
It is an absolute waste of money. Ingredient-wise, it’s nearly identical to Nivea from Germany, the stuff in a blue tin (I specify because it is totally different than the one sold in the US). Save yourself a ton of money and buy a tin of German Nivea from Amazon!
@StarKiller: you are absolutely correct! I was coming here to say that. I’ve been using Nivea (authentic German Nivea in the blue tin), since I was a teenager. Not only on my face, but on my entire body. NOTHING even comes close. I’ve used some of the most expensive skin care lines in the world, and nothing compares. It’s amazing stuff. Will use it until I’m old and grey. Luckily, I have normal to dry skin, because I’m not sure it would work well for sensitive or oily skin.
And I only cleanse with Cetaphil.
@Sara, Yes, skin care products are able to penetrate deep down and pass into blood stream. They contain micro molecules small enough to pass through the pores of the epidermis, reach derma and then to capillaries. Polarity, whether hydrophobic or hydrophillic , is also an important factor. Usually lipid soluble chemicals are easy to get through.
Skin is the largest organ of the body, forming first line of physical defence, against pathogens. They are tackled by leukocytes and specific lymphocytes(B &T) by recognising their antigens. This soldiering and scavenging game happens constantly in our blood stream. Skin care products with their specific chemicals are sometimes able to piss off the immune system causing major allergies.
You must have heard about professor Karen wetterhahn who while working on dimethly mercury( nastiest dangerous chemical) , was wearing gloves not thick enough to be able to prevent it absorbing minute micro- quantities of the chemical she dropped as a spill drop. The chemical entered her blood stream within 15 seconds.
Ps Kim’s backside is gross! wonder why some men find that attractive! puke!
I have and use both Nivea versions, and CDLM, but I don’t use Nivea my face because it clogs my pores. I almost never get acne and can pinpoint a suspect product easily when I do get a pimple.
Both are good softening barrier creams, but La Mer is better, IMO. Absorbs faster, less greasy, smells better, skin looks and feels plumper than with the Nivea.
The price is aspirational and the the cream ain’t worth it. It’s no miracle. But it’s good a cream and I prefer it to Nivea.
Some dupes that I’ve found over the years are FAB Ultra Repair Concentrate and Cicalfate Cream Restauratrice by Avene.
That said, nothing beats an oil.
I prefer to use Mizon cosmetics. They are cheaper and better for my skin. On a teacher’s salary there is NO way I could afford Crème de la Mer .
Seconding! Mizon is great! Not too spendy, either.
Celebrities spend a fortune on skincare but their skin is always surprisingly okay. Some have great skin (Demi Lovato, Jada Pinkett-Smith) but they look okay to me. That being said, a great skincare regimen is always worth it as long as you’re using products that are tailored for your skin type, but for the amount of products Kim K puts on her face, she looks…normal.
All dermatologists agree on : a retinol/vit C. based cream, a high sunscreen cream, some AHA/glycolic acid cream.
I’d add :
A diet which prevents inflamation (cutting off sugar, processed foods), with healthy fats, greens…
No smoking.
No alcohol.
An enjoyable daily fitness routine (even just walking !).
…..And that’s it ! 😉
(* Crème de la Mer ‘s success is based on marketing!)
That’s it, Val?! Most of that sounds like no fun! 🙂
This^^^ ☺
La mer and Nivea creme have the exact same ingredients. One is $7 a jar and the other in the hundreds. All because of the marketing name.
This dress is NOT flattering. Sorry. Too tight, too light, every bump and bulge shows. And that length is not good on someone as short and wide as Kim. Her hip to waist ratio is only insane because of her inflated butt. If she had left her natural butt alone, her hip to waist ratio would be proportional. Her torso is short so the extra low cut on the top makes her boobs look dragged down. I have nothing against cleavage at all but Kim can’t seem to wear a bra that fits, supports, and lifts so she constantly looks saggy. All of this combined together equals less than flattering. It is, however, the perfect example of a good look when you insist on wearing clothes too small and not designed for your body type. If that’s what you’re after.
But it looks so much better than what she was wearing the other day (red heels, bike shorts and that huge jacket) that I am happy to give her kudos for the dress!
I’m a Kim hater for the most part but I think she actually looks really good here. I wonder if she’s had some work done whittling down her ass…it’s looking so much less like a diaper than before.
I have a big hips to rib cage ratio. I almost always wear tight fitted tops. If I don’t, they drape off my hips and it’s an INSTANT 30 pound weight gain by putting them on. Soooo annoying.
I don’t use Dial on my face, but it is one of the only soaps that doesn’t irritate the skin on my more sensitive body parts, so I think it’s pretty gentle. Was that tmi? Sorry. I do think that some products are worth the money if you have the need for them, as I do. My skin only looks good if I use a good exfoliator and moisturizer. But if you have naturally pretty skin and can use a drug store regimen, why spend more? One of my best friends has gorgeous skin and she just uses ivory soap and Vaseline. Go figure. Kim does have very pretty skin, though.
A woman I know who is in her 80s and has the most beautiful skin I’ve ever seen, zero wrinkles, says she has put Vaseline on her face every night her entire life. Not everywhere, just areas that wrinkle- under her eyes and to the sides, above and around her lips. Gorgeous results!
Kim k does have gorgeous skin, but I tend to think at her age, it’s mostly natural.
My younger sister was aging prematurely (not sure why, she’s not a drinker or smoker and protects her skin from the sun). She was really upset about it and she heard about using Vaseline at night. She started using it and her skin has reversed from aging to looking so young and beautiful, glowing. It’s amazing.
+1 to Vaseline. I started a few winters ago when I got wind burn on my face and the cold air was making my cheeks crack and even peel. Couldn’t get any of my moisturizers to fix it soon enough EXCEPT Vaseline. Worked wonders, and now I use it regularly. Hubby and sister poked fun at me a little bit asking if my pillow was sticky when I went to bed and that I looked like a glazed donut! Ha! But it truly makes my skin baby soft overnight.
My 85 yo grandma has used Vaseline for years. Her skin is A-mazing! I can’t put in on my whole face but I’ve used it around my eyes. I’ve been using CeraVe moisturizer for a while and my skin has never looked better. I use the moisturizing lotion in normal to dry(big square bottle) and it’s so nice. They also make a healing ointment which is similar to Vaseline in texture, but is so much more soothing and moisturizing. I use that on my lips and around my eyes and its smoothing out my crows feet better than any eye cream ever did. I’m going to be 35 this year and I still get carded. And I really sunbathed in my youth(why oh why did I do that?)
This is because Vaseline is one of the few moisturizers that have been clinically shown to increase the skins ability to retain moisture. The key is using it at night. If you do it in the day, you’ll fry your face.
Two different dermatologists told my mom that Vaseline is hands down the best moisturizer for your face.
I used Vaseline on my face for awhile and I agree it was excellent, but I noticed my face would sweat a lot more during workouts and get beet red. The longer I used it the redder it would get during workouts and the longer it would take to go away, so I went back to Skinceuticals. Been using them for years.
Skinceuticals is great
my grandmother used Vaseline as a moisturizer and had beautiful skin. And she never ever EVER used water on her face. Ever!! She said water was too drying, if that makes sense.
Kim looks like she is wearing a full diaper. Ewwwwww
The ensemble could be flattering (!) but her derrière is awful.
OMG the tirades I have about the skincare racket…use what works. period. Don’t discount the drugstore stuff because it’s cheap.
Very true. In addition to Argan oil, I useL’oreal moisturizer 15 minutes before makeup, and it works very well. The jar lats for months and it is about ten bucks. I will say my fave expensive product is Peter Thomas Roth’s Retinol Fusion PM. I slap it on at night, and the next morning my pores are gone and my skin looks brighter. Amazing, non-irritating stuff.
Interesting about the pores. I hate the pores on my nose to show. I’ll have to try the Peter Roth. What is Argan oil, exactly? Do you put it all over your face?
GNAT: Argan oil is the oil of the kennel from argan trees found in Morocco. It’s used by Moroccan tribespeople for everything from skincare to hair conditioner to cooking. Think of it like Olive oil in terms of it’s versatility.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argan_oil
It’s become trendy in the beauty industry in recent years, and is the active ingredient in products with the term argan/moroccanoil as their sales pitch http://www.feelunique.com/brands/moroccanoil?gclid=CjwKEAjwm8-6BRDgnb-Dk96UmRASJADbMycYFzq3sEMzz8NCFf1cVSMAq2rzSBy1FYZtIIe4Ot-1sxoCGLPw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I like the Garnier gel moisturizer, I mix it with a BB cream with SPF. But I’ve found that my skin always looks better when I use my clarisonic brush consistently, regardless of product.
Using argan oil in my hair has been a game changer for me. Just a little bit in damp hair before I blow dry, and my hair has never felt better or been smoother. Love using it on my hands and cuticles too! My hands are always so dry, and it really helps.
The Peter Thomas Roth rentinol is amazing. Best thing ever.
thanks, everybody!
I have a mild case of Rosacea. I can’t use soap of any kind, or my face flares up painfully. I don’t even scrub it with water. I just press a damp terrycloth washcloth to it a few times to blot off any surface debris. I use a moisturizer that combines emu oil and aloe Vera, each of which is a great anti inflammatory, and Vaseline at night if my skin seems like it is getting particularly dry. overall, other than the Rosacea, my dermatologist says my skin is in wonderful condition for my age, no major wrinkles yet in my mid 40s, which I attribute to using the emu oil.
@Chaine I have rosacea too. I’ve been using a sensitive cleaner for years that works but have noticed more and more wrinkles lately. Could you give a link for the email oil?
I have rosacea too(quite badly at times) and I am originally from the states but live in Canada now and have been using a line of all natural products made in Canada called Skin essence Organics. I use their face cleanser, face moisturizer, and e-cream. In addition, I use Origins Mushroom Mask once a week and Origins Night-A-Mins the oil free formula for nighttime. My face has never looked better!
@H, I’m not sure if we’re allowed to put links to products in our comments? But it is from a company called Montana Emu Ranch. They have a number of products, I use the Sensitive Skin cream and also sometimes the pure oil.
hey guys, I started getting rosacea like symptoms 3 years ago (although I was never diagnosed by a doctor), did research, decided to try tea tree oil. It stopped it. I now use a few drops of it about three days a week with my all natural facial cleanser, and make sure I don’t over rinse, intentionally so a bit of it stays on. As long has I keep using it, it stays a way. If I stop for a week or more, I start getting those weird little pseudopimples again. there are real research articles that show tea tree kills mites associated with rosacea. Have you guys tried it out?
With all the make up Kim and her sisters put on their faces, I am not surprised she spends so much to take care of her skin. I would imagine having so much make-up on( also hide any cosmetic surgery scars)everyday could cause major damage to your skin.
With all due respect to orangutans, Kim is starting to look a lot like them.
Oh shit, you’re right. I was thinking cat faced but what you said, now i can’t unsee it!
I love how her “waist ratio looks insane” when I can see whatever shapewear she is wearing. It looks bound way to tight.
Her waist to hip ratio is insane because her hips are artificially inflated.
There was a shot taken from behind on DM. The dress is so tight around her rump that the centre seam looks as if it’s beginning to split open. Her Spanx are very evident, too, and the dress is really bunched up above her waist – as in, it’s too tight to pull over her hips, so can’t go anywhere past the waist. But I think her short torso plays a huge part, too. The dress’s bodice is just too long for her. And me, too, as I’m only five feet tall and, well, OK…let’s say “curvy”…
I sometimes use argan oil on my hair. Can the same argan oil be used on the face, or does one need to buy a separate product?
I love this outfit. I have a few of those dresses (wearing one right now) and I love the way they make my body look. You’re all curves. My hip to waist ratio looks insane in them. Finally kimbo pulled off a great look. The hair, the makeup, everything is on point and not trashy like she usually looks. Even the lucite heels are a win (a nude, strappy heel would have also been fine). If she had chosen a color heel it would have detracted from the look.
+1, she looks great. Whoever is her current surgeon is doing wonders. She now reminds me a lot of actress Sarah Shahi (she’s in Person of Interest)
I don’t happen to like the shoes, but I do agree that she looks pretty here.
I have clear skin, and all I need is water and an exfoliating glove to keep it that way. Good genetics, I guess.
Celebrities always use so much skin care products, and what I think it boils down to is how much makeup they wear on a day-to-day basis. Look at how covered Kim’s face is – of course her skin needs a lot of help to recover.
I like her dress.
A hat, plenty of water, and avocado oil.
Most of all: a good sunblock. I would also add: remove make up at the end of the day and get plenty of sleep.
A Hat and Sunscreen is must for me! I agree that the thing that ages you the most is lack of sleep which is why I swear my friends with kids look older than me. lol
Photo 3 shows that her ‘hip’ is actually the implant/injections augmentation she’s added to her bottom/hip area.
According to Paula Begoun aka The Cosmetic Cop, aka “the Ralph Nader of rouge,” a professional chemist who examines the actual ingredients in cosmetics, La Mer has perfectly ordinary ingredients. There is no miracle broth. There are in fact potentially harmful ingredients. You are paying for the image and marketing.
Here is her review:
http://www.paulaschoice.com/beautypedia-skin-care-reviews/by-brand/la-mer/_/Creme-De-La-Mer
Thanks for the link. I think la mer is overpriced cr@p. And I don’t believe kim isn’t getting paid to promote it.
AND tested on animals! Wonder how many celebs know that
In an open jar on top of it. A $2000+ cream in an open jar. What a waste of an already over priced cream.
Let’s not forget when you have constant facials and skin treatments (lasers, peels..etc) like she does, any type of skin care product is bound to work better on the skin. That face isn’t brought to you by some expensive skin cream. Let’s be real. I want to see how it works on a woman with no work, that’s the true test.
This^^^
It really has so much to do with genetics. I have “perfect” skin, meaning it’s always clear of blemishes, small pores, even tone etc. All I do is wash with Dove soap every other day and use a lot of ponds moisturizer.
I don’t even wash my face with soap daily, I just rinse it very well with warm and then cool water every other day. I wouldn’t go around bragging about my skincare regimen because like I said it’s genetics to a great degree. My husband has gorgeous Puerto Rican skin but it needs so much maintenance and washing 2-3 times a day to keep it from becoming oily and breaking out.
My mother used Dove to wash her face, with no other moisturizers or treatments. She had very pretty skin, dark eyelashes and could get by without makeup. Her skin was a tad oily, but I believe that helped keep her skin mostly wrinkle-free. She also had to stay out the sun due to the RA meds she’d taken for years.
Hours before she passed (age 74), two young nurses in ER were asking what she used on her skin. She truly looked much younger than her years. Her mother was the same, and she used regular soap plus Ponds.
I do believe simpler is better.
I swear by Dove – everything else makes my skin dry and break out
It’s a moot point what she spends on products for her skin. If she has any wrinkle, blemish or anything else that takes her over the top, she simply will use botox, a chemical peel, face lift or any other source necessary to remove or enhance what is or isn’t wrong. It’s her money so good for her……but insanely sad when people are counting their pennies to make it to their next paycheck. Once again this family is morally bankrupt. She doesn’t have a 26″ waist either, and if she uses spanks, or whatever she does, all it does is accentuate her huge hips and posterior……but I think she likes that look……bless her heart. Well, a Happy Sunday to you all!
I used La Mer in my early 20’s when I was lucky enough to be making a lot of money and had precisely zero need for it.
The amount of money I used to spend on things I didn’t need doesn’t bear thinking about. Gah!
Now in my 50’s and in desperate financial straits, I also have the driest, dullest skin of my life. But… need and research has brought me to an affordable solution that’s working surprisingly well.
1. I exfoliate with baking soda and dollar store cream cleanser. (Aveeno – I think it fell off the back of a truck.)
2. Moisturize with… lard. My skin drinks it up. It works. It smells a bit bacony, but on the plus side… more dog kisses.
I remember the La Mer story used to include a claim along the lines that it contained seaweed harvested at the full moon. I don’t know if it’s my reduced circumstances or maturity, but that kind of crap – that I clearly bought into – just makes me want to scream. (And hop in the Way Back machine and have a sternly worded conversation with myself.)
Count me as one of the people who has spent far too much money on gimmicky products (mostly hair, some skin – though I usually tried to obtain samples for higher cost skin products). One higher end, highly rated moisturizer sample broke me out in tiny bumps, and that’s when I finally decided enough is enough.
I also think simpler is better. Instead of dry shampoo, I use baby powder (works basically the same).
Be really careful with the baking soda it can change your skin PH levels and breakdown the skin barrier. Leading to dryness and irritated cracked skin. Its looks great at first but when the PH level begins to change because of it, it can highly irritate the skin. So called beauty gurus giving baking soda advice are giving out really bad advice. It can lead to a lot of irritation much later after using it. CeraVe products are stellar and often inexpensive, large containers and their site often has coupons. They also insure their products are PH safe. Highly recommend it if you’re on a small budget.
I’m watching the episode with kanye fashion show. Don’t judge me! Anyway, kim is in a blond wig and her face just looks so odd, especially her profile from the side. She’s starting to look cat faced to me. She doesn’t look so bad here, but you can see in the third picture a little bit. I don’t know if maybe she’s gotten another nose job since then. Can you just imagine how much money she’s spent on plastic surgery.
I would be interested in reading an honest account on how much money they have spent on plastic surgery and what they’ve all actually had done. I think plastic surgeons can do miracles and there are procedures that most of us know nothing about. I doubt they will ever come clean, but it would be fascinating to me.
A day? She spends that on the entire line, and those products tend to last months and months. So, I guess I’m here to defend Kim… This whole headline is misleading.
yes! I was thinking the same thing. So silly.
Kim’s and her sister’s lives must be exhausting. They spend so much time on how they looks and what they wear every minute of everyday. I get women wanting to be beautiful and fit..but damn I love my life.. I do the best I can but I don’t spend every moment on my looks.
Life is too short.. I get tired just looking at her and her family. They are the kids of women that aging is going to completely destroy them. When the cameras turn away and the attention moves to someone else. I don’t think they are going to know how to function. And that time is sooner than they think.
Ladies, stick to what works for you.
Miss Thing has procedures/scrapings/lasers and is pinched and pulled constantly.
LaMer is not all that it is cracked up to be, I splurged a few yrs ago and puchased a few products by them and I saw no change. I did not have any problems but I expected something..
I found a great afforable skin care line called Radha–and I am using their all natural vitamin c serum, moisturizer w/a night cream 3x a week and I love it. its affordable and its all nautral. I can pronounce everything on the ingredient list. I also use argan and olive oil as a nighttime moisturizer.
I love highly concentrated vitamin C oil and hydrolonic acid. I was using crap organic rose oil for a year (does nothing long term for any issues, just gives a nice glow for a day) and decided to treat myself to some high end organic oils. They seriously change your face. It’s the latest and greatest new products folks!
For those asking about oils, From Nature With Love is an *excellent* website that sells a wide assortment of carrier (olive, avocado, argan, etc) and essential (carrot seed, sea buckthorn, etc) oils from around the world, and each one has their origin, description, composition, and specialty/usage (wrinkles, psoriasis, hair, cosmetics, etc) listed!
Actually think she looks incredible here. There is a motherload of spanx under the dress but her body is CRAZY.
I started modified korean skincare routine about a month ago. My now ex/waste of my time noticed how glowy my skin was, as did my bestie.Now she’s on it too. Literally ALL of my skincare shit is from TJ Maxx, save for my st.ives collagen moisturizer
Sometimes you can luck out at TJ Maxx and Matshalls.
It’s best to eat collagen. I love it
Yes! Korean skincare is amazing.
She’s a ridiculous creature. Aging is going to really suck for her. We are all subject to gravity and the loss of collagen. Aging will catch up to her eventually especially if she doesn’t excercise on a regular basis.
The biggest issue I see in Kim is that huge gap between her upper lip and nose. It makes her look like a orangutan. Why do some women whittle their nose away? Before she had nose work her face was so beautiful. Now I can’t stop staring at that giant empty gap on her face.
I’ve tried Crème de la Mer. Its nothing more than a rich cream. Plus, its in an open jar, those expensive ingredients you’re paying for, go out everytime you dip a finger or open it up. It was a big waste of money. Paula’s choice & my beloved CeraVe products are 10x better than the Crème de la Mer and actually changed my skin. C’de laMer is overhyped and does nothing but plump up the skin. Personal opinion, a good dupe for C’de ;amer is the Nivea cream in a blue tin, no kidding. Its best if you can find the one made in Germany, not Mexico, but its very similar.
In the UK, I find the Boots Protect and Perfect range good, it’s not all that cheap but at around £20-25 or so for the day and night creams it’s a lot better than some! The range performed very well in some scientific tests a few years ago (real ones, not company ones with adverts full of models in white lab coats)
Kim has so much contouring & makeup, there is no way to attribute her complexion to a specific skincare product. You can’t even see her real skin. Could be Godzilla under there for all we know. That said, I swear by Lush products. You can get samples of anything in the store to try out, so no big investment if you don’t like it. I’ve yet to find anything I don’t like though.
If you can’t put it in your Mouth don’t put of on your face. I use olive oil twice a day ( wipe of excess) combined with a lemon juice and a salt scrub once a week. I’ve been told I look late 20’s. I’m nearly twice that!
She gets it all for free just by mentioning it…..and young women will go out and splurge in droves. I gave LaMer a whirl in my 30s. I can’t say my skin didn’t any better or worse than with Oil of Olay. Three days I have given up the high end stuff. Clean with coconut oil. Use Vitamin C serum and Argan Oil and truthfully I’ve got the best skin on my life. Cheaper on the pocketbook. Natural ingredients, Good results. What’s not to love about that?
I use coconut or avocado oil.. on my hair, eyelashes, skin, teeth, feet . My black colored hair can sometimes look like a dollar store halloween witch wig if I don’t do weekly treatments. But I do remember to do it, my hair is soooo soft n shiny 🙂
I was gifted La Mer and it broke me out. I’m prone to congestion and mineral oil and I don’t get along. It’s definitely not for everyone.
That’s a lot of money and effort for skin that’s going to be worked over by plastic surgeons and slathered in pounds of makeup daily.
I imagine it’s all tax deductible for her, which in her tax bracket adds up to a hefty discount. And as others have mentioned, she gets paid to mention them.
I would guess that their plastic surgery and Botox and lipo and fat injections and everything else are also tax deductible, since they could claim it’s for business.
Le Mer smells bad. And her butt alone is 135lbs
Don’t the Ks have a makeup line…Khroma or something like that?…Not that they would ever actually use the krap they peddle to their sheep…I mean fans.
I thought it was $1230 per hour with that twit!
Since her face is plastic,can’t she just use armor all?
I’ll keep my $13 Mizon Snail Repair Cream. It transformed my skin!
Eating well, staying out of the sun and not smoking. Those are things that will have an effect on your skin. Putting any kind of moisturiser on it will make it feel better but it won’t have any long term effect and there is NO WAY that any topical cream will boost your collagen. If rich people want to swallow that nonsense who cares but it’s embarrassing that so many people on average or less than average incomes fall for the marketing. Science teaching in schools has clearly let many people down.
Totally agreed, green and yellow vegetables especially rich in vitamin E , good nights sleep, no smoking etc. is what human body needs and not the costly and often hazardous heavy metal containing cosmetic, which are often animal tested.
But you wrote above that if skin were to absorb the chemicals we would be dead. That is not correct because if we were we would still be in Proterozoic era. We are highly evolved beings with millions upon millions of years to struggle and survive.
Yes, just because skin protects against some things doesn’t mean other things can’t get through.
Works in the other direction also – if you wrap a garlic clove in cheesecloth and tie with a length of dental floss to use as an anti-yeast vaginal suppository, don’t be surprised when your skin starts exuding the lovely scent of garlic!
Her butt looks like humpty dumbty
For all those wondering if skin care products can get into the blood stream I’m just going to leave this link here…
http://personalcaretruth.com/2011/01/the-impermeable-facts-of-skin-penetration-and-absorption/
Word of advice, be careful of falling into fear based media hype in regards to your health and skin care. There are too many buzz words that quite literally are not expressing the truth of the company or the product. The only way to know what is true and false is to do your research and actually understand the fundamentals of skin and the products needed to take care of it. For example cosmetic companies representation of “natural” or “organic” in order to sell you a product does not always mean better. For the simple reason that fragrance (whether natural or synthetic) is harmful to skin, over time it causes irritation that is undoing any of the good that is in the product. And yes skin care needs to be at the right PH in order to not damage your skin, home made remedies do not always provide this. A face wash is going to be in preference to your skins sensitivity level and moisture needs. But a rule of thumb is to try to use something gentle and moisturizing that doesn’t strip the skin of its natural PH. Outside of your skins natural state (dry, oily, acne prone etc) the main thing your skin needs are similar to what your body needs, and that is antioxidants. Antioxidants such as vitamin c, green tea, vitamin e, b3 etc, these can be found in high end and low end products and usually the formulation of how these products are made and if the amount of antioxidants in said product is beneficial enough determines the quality of the product (regardless of name brand and price). The next thing your skin needs is a chemical exfoliant (and before you freak out about the word chemical, let me remind you that everything around you including plants and natural products are made of chemicals) a chemical exfoliant such as a salycilic acid or glycolic acid made in the proper PH is meant to gently exfoliate the dead skin cells on the surface of your skin. Past the age of 29 your skin cells do not turn over every 14 days and you need help in assisting the process. Be careful of physical scrubs and exfoliants because a lot of them can be too harsh on the skin and rip at the barrier. The next thing your skin needs is the vitamin A molecule, also known as retinol or retin-a. This essentially helps the cells communicate with one another to work more proficiently at building collagen which in turn aids against wrinkles and sagging skin. And last but not least everyone needs to be using SPF, it blocks the harmful UVB and UVA rays that break down skin cells and weaken the natural collagen and elastin that you were born with. These are the basics that most people would benefit from. Yes genetics do play a part but eventually genetics aren’t going to be enough and consistent skin care is a commitment. Of course diet, water consumption and sleep play a huge part as well but since this thread is mainly about skin care I thought I’d add my two sense.
Also want to mention in regards to Kim Kardashain and most celebrities out there, the procedures they are having administrared on their skin cost thousands of dollars a month and are no where accessible to the regular person on the street who idolizes them. Most people do not have access to the type of skin treatments, lasers, oxygen chambers, IPL therapy, and fillers etc that someone like JLO for example uses on the regular to look as good as she does. Kim might use La’mer or whatever but its in accordance with a ton of other products and procedures and really has no bearing on the big picture.
Thanks for the link, LR. Very informative. Escapism is indeed smart on celebitchy!