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remember flicking through Heat Mag round-ups of celebrities spotted wearing Alexander McQueen's popular skull scarves like it was only yesterday. In fact, it wasn't yesterday. It was ten years ago that Alexander McQueen, as the company began their profitable journey to black, designated the human skull as a brand motif and placed it on a silk scarf, which then became a runway hit, spawning copies and fakes everywhere. They've become pure product gold. If we're frank, McQueen's skull scarf has become a bit of a victim of its own success with its ubiquity and was ineed for a special reinjection of life.

stills shot by Sølve Sundsbø featuring the new collaboration scarf prints between artist Damien Hirst and Alexander Mcqueen. Adapted from Hirst's Entomology series, a swarm of butterflies, bugs, spiders and other insects flood over thirty scarf print designs. The most striking design is when hidden amongst the butterflies and bugs, the outline of a skull head emerges and lingers like a quiet and haunting presence. Pitting the butterflies against the skull seems to echo Alexander McQueen's aesthetic development in recent years as post-Lee, Sarah Burton has shifted the brand towards more feminine and softer territory.

The "classic" skull design is still proving popular but these special Hirst/McQueen hybrid designs are certainly a much welcome update to a product hit that has been papped and papped again over the years. Whilst the Hirst scarves come in vibrant shades of blue, yellow and pink, I actually love the more neutral backgrounds, which feature in the video as well. Add the chilly November weather and you have yourself something quite beautiful to trail behind you.

今年的thanksgiving day第一次買NIVEA CREME...哈哈...因為drugstore 做特價3 for $.99.....一直聽聞此cream可以拼美la mer de creme.....ha ha....

平心而論, la mer creme對我來說也沒什麼特好感覺, 就是皮膚敏感時拿來救忙而已....
今日好奇地試左Nivea Creme, 用手掌心摩擦豆大的cream分量, 然後摁在臉上....後果很不錯, 一, not greasy, 二, 很貼面......沒有殘留物!

NIVEA妮维雅润肤霜，自从1911年诞生以来，她已经走过了90多年，并且于1924年从黄色包装换到今天的蓝色包装后，就一直没有再变过，作为近一个世纪的经典产品，我们不应该把她忘掉，看看成份表吧，看看社会和科技高度发达的今天我们应该怎么用她。

Ingredients:

　　Aqua：水

Paraffinum liquidum：液体石蜡
Cera Microcristallina：微晶蜡，天然的矿物质蜡
Glycerin：甘油
Lanolin Alcohol (Eucerit®)：羊毛醇，油包水型乳化剂
Paraffin：石蜡，矿物质蜡
Panthenol：维B5
　　Decyl Oleate；油酯癸酸，合成酯类
Octyldodecanol：辛基十二烷醇，界面活性剂，稠化剂，刺激性较强
Aluminum Stearate：硬脂酸铝
Citric Acid：柠檬酸
Magnesium Sulfate：硫酸镁
Magnesium Stearate：硬脂酸镁
Parfum, Limonene, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamyl Alcohol：香料

The NIVEA cream is very thick, a bit stickier than La Mer. They also have very similar scents- floral with a touch of citrus. If La Mer is applied without liquifying it first, the two apply very similarly. They are very thick, so much so that it can be hard to spread around your face. A thick film of lotion is formed on the skin, and it very slowly sinks in to the skin. The speed depends upon how much creme is applied. Nivea does not really liquify like La Mer does with melting it between your hands. Nivea will become a bit less sticky and will be a bit thinner, but won't change color. When applied like this it still takes a while to sink in to the skin.

One thing that Nivea Creme is that it is definitely very hydrating. (The major issue with Nivea Creme is the major grease factor, however, the issues of greasiness are much less important when use on body. It is definitely strong enough to overcome the dry skin, especially right after a shower!)
Nivea• Water
• Mineral Oil: emollient
• Petrolatum: occlusive
• Glycerin: humectant
• Microcrystalline Wax: commonly used thickening agent
• Lanolin Alcohol: emollient, very closely resembles your skin's natural oils
• Paraffin: occlusive
• Panthenol: humectant
• Magnesium Sulfate
• Decyl Oleate: emollient
• Octyldodecanol: emulsifier with emollient properties
• Aluminum Stearates: emulsifier
• Fragrance
• Citric Acid: used to adjust the pH
• Magnesium Stearate: thickening agent
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone: preservative
• Methylisothiazolinone: preservative

Creme de la Mer
• Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum): emollient
• Petrolatum: occlusive
• Glycerin: humectant
• Isohexadecane: thickening agent and emulsifier
• Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina): commonly used thickening agent
• Lanolin Alcohol: emollient, very closely resembles your skin's natural oils
• Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil: emolllient, can be irritating to those with very sensitive skin
• Magnesium Sulfate
• Paraffin: occlusive
• Decyl Oleate: emollient
• Aluminum Distearate: emulsifier
• Octyldodecanol: emulsifier with emollient properties
• Citric Acid: used to adjust the pH
• Magnesium Stearate: thickening agent
• Panthenol: humectant
• 6 Fragrances are listed individually here
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone: preservative
• Methylisothiazolinone: preservative
• Alcohol Denat: Denaturized alcohol
• Fragrance

Notice something? If you take about half of the Creme de la Mer ingredients out, they really are the same base. The ingredients are the same right down to the preservatives, the main exception that I can see is that the Panthenol has moved a few spaces up the list on the Nivea ingredient list.

So, why are my experiences with the cremes so different? I took a lot of ingredients out of the La Mer list, including the number one ingredient, the seaweed extract. We don't know the exact proportion of everything in each creme, and it is very possible that the seaweed dramatically changes the proportions in the La Mer.

So, my verdict is that even though the ingredients do appear to be the same when you look at the list, my experience is that they are most definitely not the same creme. The Creme de la Mer really does just greatly surpass my experience with the Nivea. The Nivea doesn't have the added "active" ingredients seen in the la Mer (that algae stuff) and while many of the ingredients are in the same order the proportions are likely a bit different.