Vogue First! With a New Skin Complex, La Mer Unlocks a New Level of Eye Care
I knew about Crème de la Mer long before I tried it—safe to say, its reputation as a miracle-performing balm preceded itself. It wasn’t until 2021 that I finally got my hands on a precious tub. Careful not to indulge too much, I quickly came to learn why the cream was so esteemed. My skin drank it up, and night after night I came back for more, dreading the day I’d run out.
Its benefits, I would soon find out, were born out of what can be best explained as an emergency (arguably, how the best ideas are born, but I digress). In the 1950s, German-born aerospace physicist Dr. Max Huber suffered severe burns in a lab explosion. Looking to the sea’s regenerative properties, he spent 12 years experimenting with sea kelp fermentation (specifically, Macrocystis pyrifera—an ingredient now peer-reviewed by the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology for its ability to accelerate skin recovery) until he created a formula that effectively healed his burns. Nowadays, we know this as the esteemed Miracle Broth; and nearly six decades later, La Mer is back with a new game-changing innovation. Introducing Rejuvenating Precision Compound-6 (RPC-6) which powers its new The Rejuvenating Eye Cream, available to shop exclusively for Vogue readers today.
La Mer The Rejuvenating Eye Cream
- Why We Love It: Powered by Rejuvenating Precision Compound-6—a cocktail of actives created specifically for the eye contour—and La Mer’s acclaimed Miracle Broth, The Rejuvenating Eye Cream takes a 360 approach to orbital bone care. (Form, per ocular plastic surgeon Jean Carruthers, MD, is the structure around the eye that gives it your unique shape.) “When you start to see signs of aging, this manifests as sagging lids, a drooping brow, bagginess–an overall loss of contour. RPC-6 helps support skin to increase firmness and elasticity or a more renewed appearance and resilient contour around the eye.”
- Key Ingredients: Rejuvenating Precision Compound-6 (RPC-6), Miracle Broth, shea butter
- Best For: Hydrating, brightening, firming
About the La Mer The Rejuvenating Eye Cream
By harnessing the power of bio-filling algae and plant-sourced youth protection extract, Dr. Carruthers explains that RPC-6 is designed specifically to address holistic concerns of the eye area. It makes for a complex that’s gentle enough for the ocular area’s delicate skin, but powerful enough to boost what La Mer describes as bioenergetic repair.
“As we age, our cellular energy naturally depletes,” Dr. Carruthers explains, hinting toward ongoing research on the body’s bioenergetic age and how that affects so many aspects of health. “Essentially what’s happening is that there is less energy available for skin cells to perform essential functions such as repair and renewal. This is when visible signs of aging begin to appear, including laxity, fine lines, and dullness.” As it turns out, the eye area utilizes increased levels of energy and therefore shows signs of aging faster. “It moves constantly and produces less oil, which makes it more vulnerable to dryness and the appearance of aging,” she continues. “It is also supported by a complex network of small muscles, where even small losses in density and firmness are more noticeable and require a high level of precision to address.” Being predisposed to heightened mechanical and biological stress—and lifestyle and environmental factors such as stress, pollution, damage, and time—require a specialized approach to treat sagging, structural loss, and dullness, according to Dr. Carruthers.
La Mer’s solution, is to combine the RPC-6 with the Miracle Broth that powers its entire lineup. “On the first level, you’re addressing with precision the specific needs of the eye area with RPC-6,” Dr. Carruthers continues. “On the second level, with Miracle Broth, you’re addressing the basic energy needs of skin. With consistent use, you’re going to see visible lifting, firming, and refining of every angle of the eye.”
