The $1,200 Duo That Made Me Question Everything (Including My Life Choices)

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 1. The Purchase: A Moment of Weakness 

It happened after my third consecutive night of doomscrolling skincare TikToks. The Anti-Aging Excellence Duo appeared like a French-accented siren call:

- Supreme Anti-Aging Cream (1.6 oz)

- Sisleÿa L'Intégral Anti-Âge Eye Cream (0.5 oz)

Total Damage: $1,200 (or roughly 43 avocado toasts)

The package arrived swaddled in more tissue paper than a royal wedding gift. My UPS guy raised an eyebrow. "Special occasion?" he asked. "Existential dread," I replied.

2. Week One: Luxury as Performance Art

The creams smelled like:

- A Parisian florist's backroom

- The tears of accountants everywhere

Application required the precision of a NASA engineer:

"Warm pearl-sized amount between royal jelly-enriched fingertips. Apply using upward spirals to honor your facial chi." (I used my index fingers. Like a peasant.)

First observation: My bathroom now smelled like a Bond villain's mistress. My dog started side-eyeing me.

3. Week Three: The Mirror Standoff

Luxury skincare turns you into a forensic analyst of your own face:

- Left crow's foot depth: 1.2mm (improved from 1.5mm?)

- Right crow's foot depth: "Why does this side hate me?"

- Cheek plumpness: "Did I always have these dimples or is this the cream?"

My partner: "You look...rested?"

Me, vibrating with placebo effect: "THAT'LL BE $1,200, BABE."

4. The Dirty Little Secret No One Admits

After 42 days:

✅ Skin texture: Like I'd been gently buffed by cherubs

✅ Under-eyes: Less "exhausted raccoon" more "mildly tired owl"

❌ My soul: Still the same anxious mess

But here's the twist—the real value wasn't in the jar. It was in the ritual. For five minutes each night, I wasn't a stressed-out millennial. I was a woman investing in herself (whatever that means). That psychological boost? Almost worth the price.

Pro Tip: The eye cream works equally well for:

- Under-eye circles

- Covering up the fact you cried during Ted Lasso again

5. Would I Repurchase? A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost of Duo:

- 1x Sisley set = 3 months of car payments

Benefits:

- Skin: 15% improvement

- Self-esteem: 60% improvement

- Ability to casually drop "my Sisley routine" at brunch: Priceless

Final Verdict:

- For wrinkles: 8/10

- For making you feel fancy while folding laundry: 11/10

- For justifying to your therapist: "It's self-care!"

P.S. They offer free samples if you want to flirt with commitment issues first.

Try the duo (or just enjoy my financial trauma).