Diptyque Paris skin care
Diptyque Paris, those purveyors of fancy-schmancy candles, now have a pricey new skin care line called L’Art du Soin, which le Google device translates to “The Art of Care.”

And I completely get that. I’ve been giving a few of the items a try this month, and my mug does feel like it’s been correctly cared for and nurtured. The gentle products haven’t aggravated my typically fussy, acne-prone combination skin at all, which is quite an accomplishment.

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The heavily scented products include some unusual sounding ingredients, too, like marble powder (Wha? As in statues and countertops?), and other things, like sweet almond oil, that are much more typical for skin care.

The overall presentation is très posh. These are the kind of skin care goodies you find in those fancy bathrooms at five-star hotels frequented by film stars and diplomats.

After using them for a while, I see these as great trip products. getaway products. but when the plane lands and it’s back to the real world grind, I think I’d want to resume my aggressive anti-aging, anti-acne agenda.

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Gimme, gimme, gimme, the stuff that slows down time’s march across my face and prevents the zits, which left to their own devices would take over my chin (those @ssholes), from exacting their reign of terror.

For me, the standouts in the line include the Infused Facial Water ($55), which includes damask rose and geranium extracts and smells amazeballs — like someone (either prince lovely or a stalker) left 10 dozen roses on my doorstep. lightly hydrating, it doesn’t make my skin feel sticky, which is great.

The Moisturizing Protective lotion ($72 OMG!) has SPF 15 and absorbs rapidly into my skin. It also layers well with makeup and looks beautiful in pics (none of that SPF flashback).

Radiance increasing Powder, $58
Diptyque Infused Facial Water ($55) and Moisturizing Protective lotion SPF 15 ($72)

The thick, waxy Nourishing Cleansing Balm ($65), which is made with sweet almond and hazel seed oils and beeswax, among other things, is kind of neat. worked into dry skin, it removes makeup — everything — even waterproof mascara and long-wearing liner, and like the Facial Water, it smells like the air around a rose garden.

I also like the Multi-Use exfoliating Clay ($65), which doubles as a mask and a gentle exfoliating scrub. It gets rid of the guck without drying my skin, and it’s one of the products that contains marble powder. It also has hydrating apricot kernel oil, and it reduces inflammation while regulating oil with kaolin clay.

The radiance increasing Powder ($58), you mix with water to create a cleanser. It’s a gentle exfoliator along the lines of Amore Pacific’s $60 treatment Enzyme Peel.

Nourishing Cleansing Balm, $65
Multi-Use exfoliating Clay, $65

If you’re in the mood for special occasion/vacation skin care, look for the new line at Diptyque counters and neimanmarcus.com.

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Karen

P. S pleased hump day, babe.