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When Huber burnt his face in an experiment gone wrong, his life changed forever.
A photo of a picture of Huber in the La Mer labs.
Amy Lawrenson
“Macrocystis pyrifeais a sea kelp that grows two to three feet per day.
Fish feed off it and thrive.”
This kelp is what Huber chose to make the basis of his broth.
Amy Lawrenson
He was selling it to friends and out of a small storefront near his home.
By this point, Huber was on Estee Lauder Companies' radarthey could see the potential and wanted in.
Nervous that a large company would destroy his brand, Huber declined to sell.
Amy Lawrenson
An original Creme de la Mer that the team brought back from Huber’s lab.
“[Creme de la Mer] reallydoesheal skin faster,” Bevacqua says.
[It was the] most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen.
Amy Lawrenson
She taught me what he taught her."
Huber had thousands of recordings with annotations scribbled on.
The team today use the last recording Huber made before his death in 1991.
Amy Lawrenson
Where it gets interesting, though, is with the broth.
Each time a new broth is made, a small amount from the previous batch is used.
The La Mer HQ in Melville, Long Island.
Amy Lawrenson
Time was running outMr.
Bevacqua utilised the lights and sounds, and things started improving.
But things still weren’tquiteright.
With time running out, Gubernick called Bevacqua into his office and handed him a piece of paper.
A bottle of the Miracle Broth.
“We still don’t knoweverythingthere is to know about the miracle broth,” admits Bevacqua.
La Mer has a history of consulting psychics and healers.
(“Joe was an open-minded scientist,” Bevacqua notes.)
Unfortunately, the results were not consistent enough for the product to make it to market.
Just as Huber did, we give a shot to look at skincare from a physics perspective."
Instead, purchases are fuelled by positive consumer reviews and customer dedication.
It’s so expensive because the products are so labour-intensive.
The lime tea, another key ingredient, takes six weeks to brew.
Then the original cream has to be hand-filled at a certain temperature.
There’s even La Mer makeup:Skintint SPF30was the first product to really hook me.
Shop the original Creme de la Mer cream and the best buys for La Mer newcomers below.
The Mist is seriously hydrating and leaves skin looking dewy and fresh.
With a minty taste and nourishing texture, this makes light work of hydrating dry lips.
Like all the products, this contains the Miracle Broth too.
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