What beauty buys and bargains are worth getting in Paris?

[Tinytimmy123]

Going to Paris for a few days...lots of social media recommendations to go to the Pharmacias there. What would be your buys, stock ups.

Also is there anything else you would buy that is much cheaper there than in the UK? My husband just wants to sight see but as ive been before a long time ago, I want to do a bit of shopping to.

Tretinoin! I think you can buy it over the counter there

Are Dior /Chanel perfumes cheaper ? Its been a while since I bought proper perfume because its got so crazy expensive but if it was noticeably cheaper I would go for it.

Or better in Duty free leaving France?

I used to get Vichy or La Roche Posay facial suncream, but now it's easier to get them in the UK. Some pharmacies charge below normal retail price but I don't know how you find out which ones, other than by going into every pharmacy you come across. I haven't been for a few years but there were a couple of the cheaper pharmacies on the main road near Anvers metro, which is near the bottom of the Sacre Coeur.

I doubt the designer perfumes are much cheaper, other than if the exchange rate is in your favour. You could check the websites of the big department stores, eg Printemps or Galeries Lafayette.

Are you flying? Don't forget the liquid limits for hand luggage.

A Google search tells me Citypharma on rue du Four is a well-known cheap pharmacy. Has prices online:

pharmacie-citypharma.fr/en/

I had a few purchases at Dior and it was quite a bit cheaper than here in the end