Score This La Mer Crème de la Mer Dupe for $20
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If your skin has been feeling dry lately, you’ve likely landed on this story in search of products that lock in moisture. A hydrator is by far the most important step in moisturizing your skin, so if you’re looking for one that is thicc (yes, thick with two C’s), Hailey Bieber has declared her love for the Weleda Skin Food cream, which happens to be on sale for a couple more days.
In a recent GRWM video that the model posted on TikTok, she squeezes moisturizer out of a bright green tube that is all too familiar. Weleda’s Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream has been a ride-or-die formula for celebs like Julia Roberts, Victoria Beckham and Rebel Wilson, in addition to Mrs. Bieber.
So what makes this celeb-approved moisturizer a must-have in your skincare routine? Just that it nourishes dry skin by locking in moisture and adding a dewy finish to your complexion. As the founder of a cult-favorite beauty brand (the same brand that makes one of our favorite barrier creams), we trust Hailey knows a thing or two about achieving a glowy complexion—she did start the glazed skin trend, after all.
“I like to get like a richer, heavier cream and just put that in some spots where I feel like I get more dry and that I want a little more like sheen and highlight under the makeup. I’ve had a lot of makeup artists use this on me and I love it,” she says in the TikTok video. “I feel like it does the trick that I’m wanting of just adding a little bit more hydration and sheen in the areas where I want it,” she adds.
As if this cream couldn’t get any better, it’s available at CVS, which you can conveniently buy online with same-day pickup in-store, so you don’t have to wait to get your glow on.
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Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream
Not to mention, it’s a multitasking product that functions as both a moisturizer and a primer, as Hailey points out. You could also rub the thick goop on your dry hands and elbows or dab it on top of your makeup as a highlighter. Heck, you could even smooth frizzy hair and hydrate dry ends with this formula. The options are truly endless with this versatile product.
The Best La Mer Crème de la Mer Dupe
There’s one more important detail about this product. Several Amazon shoppers are comparing it to La Mer’s Crème de la Mer, which is another fave in Hollywood, except it costs $390 for a two-ounce tub (which is slightly smaller than the Weleda cream).
I put on my investigating cap to figure out exactly which ingredients the two formulas have in common, and here are my findings.
As you can tell from the two ingredient lists, these products are a lot more similar than you’d expect, considering their differing price tags. This just goes to show that you can get equally as good skincare benefits from more affordable formulas, like Weleda’s Skin Food cream. Even shoppers have compared the two moisturizers.
One Amazon customer wrote, “I’ve tried a lot of heavy thick creams in [an] attempt to quench my extremely parched skin; CeraVe w/ Hyaluronic Acid, Nivea, First Aid Ultra Repair, even La Mer—none were nearly as effective or worked half as long as Weleda Skin Food.”
Another said, “I used to use La Mer as my primary moisturizer and stopped it in favor of Skin Food. That’s how good it is! I have sensitive skin and it calms everything down quickly. In the morning I mix my SPF with it. At night, I use my eye cream, then layer on Skin Food. Simple routine but great results. I get frequent compliments now that I have ‘lovely, glowing skin’ which is a first in my life.”
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