For the love of all things Guerlain

[buggirl]

There is a line that has buried itself in my heart (and my pocketbook), and it is Guerlain.  I know Im not the only one out there.  I thought I would start this thread for the discussion of all things Guerlain, skin care, makeup, perfume, places to get good gwp or good samples.  Experiences people have had, looks people have created with the products.  

For me it all started with a makeover by Guerlain's own Marie Line at my local Neiman Marcus.  She spent an hour with me and I left feeling calm and happy.  

As a mother of 4 year old twins and as a doctor I spend my live rushing through the day, often without enough sleep, more often without enough water, taking care of everyone else.  It shows on my face, in the fatigue in my eyes, in the puffiness and dark circles under them.  While I have been blessed with good skin it can be confused, aging (I bought my guerlain the day prior to my 40th birthday), but still with an oily t zone, and with patchy dry spots on my cheeks likely from the dry air in my medical work environment.  One of the things she said to me was- make it about a ritual for you, and dont leave it until your going to fall asleep.  I walked out with the orchidee imperiele gel cream, eye and lip cream and white/brightenining serum.  It was a birthday gift to myself.  And now every night I sit down for 15 minutes and wash my face and slowly carry through the ritual.  a ritual of energy expended and renewed.  Breathing in the soft smell of the orchids.  Im still using a cleanser and exfoliator from another line given how much I spent, but I have seen substantial change in my face in the 3 weeks since.  

so thats my story, and I would love to share a discussion with other lovers of Guerlain, especially as we eagerly anticipate the 2015 holiday collection.

[AmdSeph]

oooh if only I could see the product then it would be so much easy lol

thanks

[shells72]

I tried both and didn't end up liking either due to color. The baby glow was extremely pink and the l de p needed a bigger shade range for me. I'm NC 20 in Mac. I think I would've ended up liking the formulas if the shade ranges fit me better. 

[AmdSeph]

Ya every one is saying the same thing that its too pink. My local Sephora does not carry Guerlain so I have to order online, but really don't want to do any damage by returning the item. Thanks!

[lachaton]

Surrender to Chance is discontinuing their Guerlain line, so they're having a closeout sale. 

All Guerlain is 40% off with code GUERLAIN40

ETA: They also have some deluxe samples (likely given as freebies or GWPs) and the code works on those, if anyone is interested.

[dioradict]

@lachaton Do you know if they ship to canada? Are there taxes and duties? Thanks 🙂

[lachaton]

@dioradict They do ship to Canada and it is fairly pricey. 

I've only ordered from them once before and it was a while ago... I can't recall if I was hit with duties, but I think I might have been?

I ordered this time just because there were some decants I've really wanted for a while, and 40% off makes it worthwhile for me 🙂 

[dioradict]

Awesome l will check it out.Thanks @lachaton 🙂

 on a side note did you get the dates for the guerlain bloor street boutique sale?

[AnneMCC]

@dioradict May I ask what is this sale? Sounds good!

[dioradict]

@AnneMCC There is a Guerlain boutique in Toronto and lachaton mentioned they will have 20% off there in august end on the Canadian deals thread 🙂 

[AnneMCC]

Oh nice!

[lachaton]

@dioradict The percentage off actually depends on how much you spend... I think it's anywhere between 10 and 20%

[dioradict]

@lachaton Ah ok thank u 🙂

[lachaton]

@dioradict sorry I didn't post this earlier! This is the postcard they sent

[dioradict]

@lachaton This is good stuff 🙂 Thanks again 🙂

[lachaton]

@dioradict Aug 25-27! 

[dioradict]

Awesome thank you 🙂

[SheWhoSkis]

Has anyone used thew Guerlain Abeille Royale line of face care? I used two packets of the face oil, and was instantly impressed. My SA made samples of the serum, eye cream, day cream, night cream, and night mask. The serum was as amazing as the face oil, and the night mask had great results by morning. I really like the face creams, but it's hard to tell if they are any better than the Clarins Extra-Firming line that I currently use. The eye cream was nice, but no better (from what I could tell) than the Clarins Extra-Firming eye cream. 

What are your thoughts on the Abeille Royale skincare line? Is it as amazing as I think it is, or am I being seduced by my love of Guerlain (and lesser expensive options exist)? 

[AmdSeph]

I love this oil. I use it everyday and its my fav. 

[TeaCupGirl]

TheLa Petite Robe Noire Deliciously Shiny Lip Colours are up on The Bay for Canadians.  Nail polish is there too.

http://www.thebay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10652&c...

[dgoldfish]

I bought this beautiful palette from that seller for only $47.99 ($70retail), highly recommend especially for summer 🙂

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Guerlain-Limited-Edition-Terracotta-Bayadere-Face-Eyes-Contour-Palette-/...

[Seymore3]

The new bronzer is up on the Hudson Bay website,for any Canadians that want it.