And one of the first serious weapons they purchased – en masse – was a jar of Creme De La Mer. Like the grownup string of pearls her mother received when she turned 30 years ago – so much bigger and more adult than the tiny graduated pearls she'd worn through college – Girlawhirl and friends looked at their La Mer collections, which began filling their bathroom shelves, with the same type of reverence.

But truth be told, it was a bit much for Girlawhirl. Not the glamour, but the cream itself. While she truly believes that there's no such thing as too rich when it comes to so many things, from chocolate to men, in the case of this wonder cream, with its Miracle Broth™, she had to acquiesce: it was more than her more-oily-than-not skin needed. So she repurposed it as her eye cream.

But now, her bathroom has returned to its full La Mer glory. A Moisturizing Gel Cream has been introduced which contains the same concentration of La Mer's Miracle Broth – a special combination of sea kelp, minerals, vitamins and oils that go through a 3-4 month bio-fermentation process that transforms them into a nutrient-rich broth that is far more energetic in repairing and revitalizing the skin than the individual ingredients themselves.

Lime Tea, a powerful antioxidant present in the original formulation, is also part of the new Gel Cream. It fights free radicals and protects Girlawhirl's skin from all the external insults she's exposed to during the day, allowing the skin to focus its energy on repairing itself.

Girlawhirl's got her glow back, but not in the form of overzealous shine, she's glowing from the inside out, with The Moisturizing Gel Cream from La Mer.