***Best Beauty Gifts***
If you’re more of a “serum-type” of woman as opposed to an anti-aging cream type, and if you’re not afraid of splurging on products, then you’ll love the list of most-expensive serums we’ve spotted at beauty counters.
Just in case you were wondering what the big difference is between the two types of skin care products, in general, serums are more potent and concentrated than creams.
If money is not an object or a deterrent in your beauty choices and purchases, this list will surely fit the bill. You’ll find these products at higher-end department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, Bergdorf Goodman and Holt Renfrew. Guerlain products can also be purchased at their namesake spas. For the most parts, these serums range from $150-$675:
Guerlain Orchidée Impériale Fluid: We’ve reviewed this product. This is another serum that comes at a high price $305 CDN/$250 USD, but that is flying out the Guerlain door. Clients cannot get enough of this fluid and we’ve highlighted the reason why this product was sold at such a high price.
Dior L’Or de Vie L’Extrait: This serum has been one of Dior’s most popular and talked-about products since it was launched earlier this year. Dior counters around the world can barely keep the product in stock although it retails for over $420 CDN/$350 USD.
Sisley’s Sisleÿa Elixir: This is not a simple serum in a bottle. The Sisleÿa Elixir is a 30-day skin renewal program that you should follow twice a year to repair damage to your skin and fight off environmental stress. The weekly vial kit will cost you $499 CDN/$410 USD.
Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Serum: This luxurious serum is a concoction of three anti-aging proteins that are said to tighten, tone and repair collagen lost over time for a mere $275 CDN/$200 USD.
La Mer ‘Lifting Face Serum’ & La Mer ‘Lifting Intensifier’ combo: The key ingredient in this combo is the blue algae lift ferment which lifts the skin’s appearance. The combo retails for $390 CDN/$315 USD.
La Mer ‘The Concentrate’ serum: This serum is one of the most popular skin-care repair products for women who have undergone cosmetic surgery and cosmetic rejuvenation. That said, you don’t need to have gone under the knife or had a little work done to take advantage of the hydrating properties of this serum which retails for $450 CDN/$350 USD.
Cellcosmet UltraCell Intensive 12-day vial cellular treatment: This intensive serum contains a high concentration of active stabilized bio-integral cells to rejuvenate stressed skin. The 12-day treatment retails for $410 CDN/$370 USD.
Darphin Stimulus Plus Intensive Face Lifting Complex serum: This serum is formulated with anti-oxidants and repairing ingredients such as vitamin E, horsetail, vegetal filatov extract, rose, ginseng, hyaluronic acid and collagen to repair tired looking skin. It retails for $520 CDN/$350 USD.
Darphin Prédermine Serum: Ingredients like isoflavones, rose extract and horsetail are used to restructure the skin and re-tighten collagen. The series of 10 x 3 ml vials retails for $490 CDN/$310 USD.
Yves Saint Laurent Temps Majeur Serum: This serum from the prestigious house of Yves Saint Laurent is as popular in Europe as it is in North America. Temps Majeur’s main focus is to strengthen the skin all the while fighting against wrinkles and external free-radical damage. Although extremely rich, the line is non-greasy and will work well for dry, mature and sensitive skins. Yves Saint Laurent Temps Majeur Serum retails for $402 CDN/$300 USD.
Chanel Concentré Nº 1 Skin Recovery Concentrate: Coco Chanel was the one who famously declared that: “Nature gives you the face you have at 20; it is up to you to merit the face you have at 50!” Perhaps, this might be the philosophy behind Chanel’s Concentré Nº 1 Skin Recovery Concentrate. This 28-day treatment will reduce the appearance of wrinkles and restore skin to its optimal state. You can purchase 14 ampoules x 2ml of the Chanel Concentré Nº 1 Skin Recovery Concentrate for $345CND/$275US.
La Prairie Pure Gold Serum: You only get 30ml/1oz of this serum so you need to use it wisely. La Prairie Pure Gold Serum contains a micro-emulsion of 24K gold micro-particles that is said to lift, firm, resurface and brighten the skin. The bottle contains just 30 ml/1 oz, so it shouldn’t take much to see results. Price: $675CDN/$525USD.