Lady in boots had great skin.....

[Indecisivejo]

She said all she has used for years is Avene extremely gentle cleanser, thermal spray and recovery cream!

you get people all the time who say they have only used soap or baby wash or something. two possibilities 1) they are lying 2) good genetics.

probably the latter mostly.

She must have good genes, a good diet and all round general healthy lifestyle as well. Personally I find the Avene gentle cleanser drying and the water utterly pointless. I like Avene's moisturisers though, gentle & emolient but nothing high tech. I prefer Vichy and La Roche Posay as French pharmacy brands go.

Does she work there or was she a customer?

Yeah I agree with you all, I have also tried those products and they worked for a while but then the irritation started and they seemed to really bother my eyes! (Stinging, sore, watery!)
She worked there

Yup, genetics.

I love the avene water. If I don't use it my skin looks duller and gets congested. Maybe it's the fine spray application or the patting afterwards rather than the water itself but it definitely does something for me.