The world of cosmetics has always been a place of wishes, dreams and excess. While the most basic facials and nourishing creams won’t break the bank for most people, there is basically no limit for luxury cosmetics. Sometimes you will find that the smaller the bottle, the more expensive the brand behind it.

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Two of the most famous luxury cosmetics brands are La Mer and La Prairie. For many women, they simply encapsulate the essence of French sophistication and elegance. What makes these luxury cosmetics brands so special that they are the object of desire for so many women?

Luxury cosmetics brands promise rejuvenation and transformation

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Many women fear the first signs of ageing skin. Wrinkles are sure to be a part of the body sooner or later, and especially in the face there is only so much you can to to conceal them. While some women resort to plastic surgery or Botox injections, most go for a strict skincare regimen instead. Luxury cosmetics brands promise to nourish the skin with extremely rare and precious substances extracted from natural sources. For example, these can be:

  • Algae
  • Sea Kelp
  • Exotic fruit extracts
  • Snail Slime
  • Vitamins
  • Green tea
  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • Q10
Sea kelp, algae and other ingredients rich in vitamins and minerals are oftentimes found in the most high end skincare brands. That is not to say that these ingredients can only be found in very expensive lotions and face creams, though. Many more affordable beauty brands use natural ingredients, too. However, if there is one thing that luxury cosmetics brands do incredibly well, then it’s selling an image of pure indulgence surrounded by a story that makes you appreciate even the smallest ingredient.

Luxury cosmetics are an expensive hobby

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Unfortunately, luxury cosmetics don’t come cheap. While the bottles and jars are often small works of art on their own, they often only contain a small amount of the actual product. If you want to regularly use high end cosmetics for your skin, it can easily cost you hundreds of pounds a month. How to afford such an expensive hobby? Some young women choose to date sugar daddies to finance their more extravagant lifestyle needs. For them, luxury cosmetics brands are an essential gift on their sugar daddy wish list. And indeed, with prices exceeding 300 pounds for a small jar of eye cream, high end cosmetics do not have to hide behind designer handbags and shoes.