Purchases From Paris – Beauty Products
This post is a little overdue, but I definitely didn’t want
to miss it out. As some of you may know about a week and a half ago I was in
Paris with my boyfriend for four days. And even though we weren’t there for
very long I still managed to fit in a little bit of shopping! I’ve decided to
split this post into two parts, beauty products and non-beauty products so I
can talk about everything I have bought in a bit more detail without the post
getting too long.
Watching a lot of YouTube videos and reading a lot of beauty
blogs means that over the years I have heard a lot of people raving about
French beauty products. In fact I was nearly as excited about going to a French
Pharmacy as I was about climbing the Eiffel Tower! There were a few Brands that
I had heard of like Nux and La Roche Posay that I really wanted to try out. And
lucky enough for me but not so lucky for Jack who was dragged in about 14
different pharmacies in search of a lip balm I did manage to pick up a few
things! So here are the 5 things that I have managed to pick up as well as my
first impressions of them.
La Roche Posay 50+ ultra-light sun cream/moisturiser
Sadly I don’t know enough (any!) French to tell you if this
product is meant to be just a sun cream of a moisturiser with an SPF! But I don’t
think it really matters as either way I think this is amazing. I have been in the market for ages know for
an everyday sun cream that I can wear with no makeup or under makeup. Yes, I’m
one of those OCD people that try to wear sun cream all year round as I don’t
want wrinkles when I’m older! I’ve tried a few facial sun creams but the ones
with high SPF all seem to be really thick and hard to apply or smell really funky!
This one is so light and so easy to blend and it doesn’t have a funky smell
either. I don’t have to wait to put my makeup on afterwards and it has a really
high protection. I know larger Boots do sometimes sell La Roche Posay products
so I really hope that they do this one too!
Reve De Miel
This was the product that meant that I had to drag Jack into
those 15 pharmacies! I was so desperate to get my hands on this as I had heard
so many good things about it. It is a really moisturising lip balm and it is a
massive pot so I know that it is going to last me a while. The first time that
I used it though (basically as soon as I had bought it) according to Jack it
made my lips go a bit of a funny colour. I also wasn’t too sure about the scent
at first but it is growing on me. The is quite a thick long lasting lip balm
and I really like to have this by my bed and use it just before I go to sleep.
La Roche Posay Serozinc
Before I left for Paris I was watching an Amelia Liana
French pharmacy haul video and she was raving about this stuff, so much so that
I think she picked up five on these! I only picked up one as I just wanted to
try it out and find out what she was raving about. I have been using this but I
don’t think that I have been using this long enough to notice if it has made a
huge difference in my skin or not so I think that I will have to wait a bit
longer before I can make any real judgement.
Bioderma Micellar Water
I’m sure you’ve all heard of this! Since buying the Garnier
Micellar cleansing water a few months back and not being sure about it I’ve
fallen more and more in love with it, so it is now my go to product to take off
my makeup. So when I Paris I was desperate to pick this up – the original! I
only picked up the little bottle, firstly because I thought it was cute and
secondly because I found myself spending quite a bit of money in Paris, and
buying the smaller bottle of Bioderma was my idea of being controlled! I do
kind of see what all of the hype is about when it comes to this product though;
it’s so gentle yet removes everything. Although that said I think that just
because it is so much effort to get hold of I will be sticking with my Garnier
one and saving this cute little bottle for travelling.
Avene Clearance Face Mask
The number of face masks that I have at the moment is
getting a bit ridiculous! But masks are the part of my face routine that I like
to change up the most and try lots of new ones. So naturally in Paris this
brand caught my eye and I picked up their face mask. Although since then I have
actually seen this brand in Boots! Anyway, this is a really quick simple mask.
I’ve only used it twice so I haven’t noticed any huge differences in my skin.
But it hasn’t irritated my skin or made me break out and it left my skin
feeling really fresh and clean.
So those were the 5 products that I picked up on my trip to
Paris. Let me know if you have tried any of these products and what you think
of them or what you favourite French pharmacy buys are. xx
I love the Garnier Micellar Cleanser although I'm not actually sure if that's french haha
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Haha! I'm not sure it is either! xx
DeleteI really like La Roche Posay products as well as Avene. Looks like you had a very successful trip to the french pharmacy :)
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Thank you :) Yeah I did! xx
DeleteSerozinc is on my wishlist. I'm just waiting for my other toner to end to finally buy it.
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I haven't used it long enough yet but I try to keep you updated :) xx
Deletei always use that balm before bed as i think it's too heavy for daytime! great haul
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Yeah I definitely agree and thank you xx
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