Image via Omorovicza

Okay, so we've mentioned Omorovicza's new just-out-this-month Thermal Cleansing Balm here on Product Fiend, but we haven't really properly reviewed the thing. I believe that if we're going to casually mention a cleanser that costs more than some facials, we need to get real here and explain what the hell this stuff is all about. I've been dousing myself in the stuff lately, so now I feel up to the challenge...let's go! All the tools you need to make a competent buyer's decision, after the jump!

Image via Clarins

You may or may not recall the absolute CONTROVERSY a certain Clarins skin expert caused on Product Fiend when he proclaimed facial steaming was gauche in a statement regarding their new Younger Longer Balm. Naturally, I've been super curious to try this much heralded new wonder product out, and I finally got my hands on it!!! The accompanying leaflet stuffed in the box is quite interesting--"are you ready to try out the Youth Stimulating Method?"--but overall, I'm confused...

Image via Kiehl's

I may not be a mother, but I would still very much like to get my hands on Kiehl's new limited edition for Mother's Day Gardenia Hand and Body Lotion, Gardenia Liquid Body Cleanser, and Gardenia Candle. But that's just me. I love, love, love the smell of gardenias.

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It doesn't seem fair that you should have zits at the same time that you're fighting back the wrinkly, crêpe-y skin. I get the complexion of a low-budget horror movie zombie, complete with open wounds and sagging flesh if I do not practice constant vigilance with my 37-year-old complexion. What's up with that? A teenager's zits and grandma flesh? Clearly I'm in skin care purgatory.

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Following a splashy launch party at Manhattan's San Domenico restaurant, well-heeled, er, tongues have been wagging about Orlane's big new sensation created to commemorate Neiman Marcus's 100th anniversary. Creme Royale, the royal jelly and 24 karat gold-infused wunderkind sells for a mere $650 for just 1.7 ounces, so naturally, I had to get my Fiend-y hands on a sample (free, but only 0.2 ounces, which ain't a helluva lot of product). The verdict? Orlane, if you're listening, I'm gonna need more to make an accurate diagnosis. Heh, kidding...the verdict, after the jump.

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Check it: I have super-sensitive skin, plus I have a Victorian death pallor that would make Marilyn Manson jealous, so any zit or discoloration on my skin? The infection itself may only last for a few days, but the red mark it leaves behind...yeah, I'm living with that bad boy for about a month, maybe longer. Which is why I'm in love love love with Osmotics Kinetin. It does the entire whammo on my red marks and also evens out the blotchiness that I get from rosacea. At $125 a crack, it seems a little much to jump on a whim, but since a single bottle lasts for about 6 months, it's pretty reasonable. And let's just run that down, shall we?

Image via Kanebo

I know I gave the new Eye Cream a rather lukewarm reception, but I absolutely must make an important amendment. After persevering through the initial stickiness and using it for a little over a week now, my entire eye area looks and feels as smooth as a baby's you-know-what. This is one hell of a first-class product. The verdict: just might be worth it after all!