i don't think you will find this particularly interesting
but
i am super excited about it
so i'm going to tell you anyway

i went to sephora to get supplies for my trip
back in early january
normally i go to ulta
but i needed something they don't sell there
i can't remember what right now
but
the important thing was i got a birthday gift
and it included the protini cream by drunk elephant

i was pretty excited because i thought a protein cream might be just the ticket
especially since my skin seems to like the egg white soap so much

anyway
i really like it
it heals stuff up faster

but the sample didn't last too long
and
i don't want to buy the full size
in addition to having stunningly ugly packaging
and the kind i hate where
[yeah yeah it's air proof]
you can't tell how fast you're using it up
and then it's just suddenly gone
and
the full size jar is $68.
that's too much

i bought 2 more sample sizes on ebay
just to get a real sense of how fast i'd go through it
and
$68. is really really too expensive

so i thought back
and i used to use an acure product
it changed names like three times
but the important thing is that it worked even better than protini for me
and it contained chlorella growth factor
it was about $25
which i thought was too expensive for how fast i went through it
but now it seems reasonable

well
they don't seem to make it anymore
and the only things with chlorella growth factor in them are too expensive
and not really the same type of thing

so i went back to looking for a protini dupe
and
i just can't find anything that seems to be the same

i took the cat to the vet today
he got shots
and then i got on amazon
and hunted
and i found this:

https://manyo-factory.com/en/shop/product/ultra-moist-spa-cream-pitatelnyi-spa-krem-s-morskimi-mineralami

but on amazon, cheaper
now
it's not peptides
and it's not chlorella growth factor
but it is a whole ton of fermented kelp and chlorella and other seaweed stuff
which is the next best thing
and
is kinda what's up with la mer
but this is a lightweight cream
and it should be about two month's supply for about $25.
so
if that works
it should be awesome
manyo factory is a korean brand that is like clean beauty
and the ingredients look great
except i don't see any preservative  : |

i have the manyo factory galactomyces special treatment essence
and it is like one of the best things i have ever used, seriously



i hope you are having fun
i think it's really great that your doing that
and i hope you sell things
and get written up in the paper
and get all kinds of props


i love you very much sweetheart
goodnight