Recommendations for French skincare products?

[Bdbunny]

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My haul this time in Ireland. Not checking a bag and also not in Paris so no citypharma *sigh*. But my main HGs I can’t get back in the states anyways.

- LRP with UVmune 400. The liquid one is great for summer and the hydrating one is amazing for the rest of the year. I normally have sensitive skin but the very light fragrance doesn’t cause any issues and smells wonderful.

-Cicablast. Overall amazing, especially when my skin randomly gets irritated from something.

When I was in Paris 2 years ago, I also picked up and now recommend:
- ialuset. Essentially a high concentration hyaluronic acid. I gave it to my mom to help with wrinkles and instructed her to put it on after a shower when skin is still damp. Then follow up with a thick moisturizer. Would not recommend using this with a retinol since skin needs to be completely dry for 20 minutes before retinol application. I’ve used it as well and noticed my skin feels plumper as well.

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- embyolisse. Love the light fragrance and that it’s a multitasker (moisturizer, make up primer, make up remover, magic in a tube, etc)

LOL I just bought the same stuff as you last month! I love the Cicaplast balm. I used it after doing a strong laser procedure and it was great. The one I got also has a little UV protection. The Anthelios is also one of my favorite sunscreens. although I discovered the Japanese Biore UV Aqua Rich last summer which is an awesome sunscreen as well. I particularly like the Biore spray for the body- not oily or sticky at all.

My last trip to Paris I also picked up Caudalie Resveratrol lift serum- enjoying this and will be buying again.
A313 retinol ointment- also enjoying this a lot. it's not as strong as prescription retin-A but less irritating and I actually prefer the ointment base. The retinol creams in the U.S. are all in a cream/gel base. I actually have been using the A313 instead of my other retinol creams.
And yes agree, I like the Embryolisse. Although not as good of a primer as I expected, but it's a nice moisturizer nevertheless.

 

[Gin&H]

LOL I just bought the same stuff as you last month! I love the Cicaplast balm. I used it after doing a strong laser procedure and it was great. The one I got also has a little UV protection. The Anthelios is also one of my favorite sunscreens. although I discovered the Japanese Biore UV Aqua Rich last summer which is an awesome sunscreen as well. I particularly like the Biore spray for the body- not oily or sticky at all.

My last trip to Paris I also picked up Caudalie Resveratrol lift serum- enjoying this and will be buying again.
A313 retinol ointment- also enjoying this a lot. it's not as strong as prescription retin-A but less irritating and I actually prefer the ointment base. The retinol creams in the U.S. are all in a cream/gel base. I actually have been using the A313 instead of my other retinol creams.
And yes agree, I like the Embryolisse. Although not as good of a primer as I expected, but it's a nice moisturizer nevertheless.



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Haul twins! LOL. I’m happy you also had similar great experiences with these products!

I’ll definitely have to keep an eye out for the cicablast with UV…can’t have too much UV protection lol. I’ve heard that the Japanese Biore UV Aqua Rich was amazing. Maybe I can convince DH to take a trip to Japan this year… Right after I convince him for a trip to Paris again …I’ll have to add the caudalie reservatrol and A313 retinol to my citypharma shopping list! Technically would be saving money with VAT refund…lol