French Beauty Products - what to buy

[LillyJames86]

I am going to Paris in a couple of weeks and plan on stocking up on French beauty products. I am keen to buy things that I can't get in the UK (I already use bioderma, la roche posy, avene). What should I buy from the french chemist?

I really like Mixa. It's a supermarket/pharmacy brand but the products are great and smell lovely. Last time I bought their cleansing milk (white bottle with pink pump) and body lotion for dry skin (white bottle with orange pump).

I also have a look at stuff I can get inthe UK, because they sometimes do good deals (packs of 2, or bigger bottles). For example, I often buy huge bottles of Bioderma micellar water and double packs of Phyto hair cream.

Love French pharmacy products. You can get UK available brands much cheaper particularly at the bargain pharmacy shops in Paris.
I would look for some of the fab monoi body oils.
Leirac eye creams are good, homeoplassmine, look out for lovely bath and shower stuff.

I like Nuxe skin and sun care products. It's easy enough to purchase in the UK but probably cheaper in Paris.

French parapharmacie lines are everywhere here. I've found much nicer Asian skincare products, but the French things I'd still repurchase are Bioderma Sensibio micellar water, Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse (I use it to oil my legs), Nuxe Reve de miele lip balm pot (should come with a spatula though) and LRP EFfaclar AI for preventing and treating breakouts. Other products that might be worth your time are the huge Lorac eye palette and perhaps some Klorane hair products.

i dont like the whiff of nuxe oil so smell it first.
I like the marseilleise hand soap - sold just in supermarkets

theres a ?nigella blog on this or Gywneth or someone

A good blog post on parapharmacie

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to stocking up on some lovely things.