Act fast! During Amazon's Spring Sale, you can scoop up French pharmacy skin care staples for a fraction of what they normally cost. (Amazon)
I work as a beauty editor so I get asked loads of questions about skin care, especially during discount events like Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Some of the most frequent involve the trove of cult-status items found in French pharmacies. "What are the most popular products?" my friends want to know. "Which will help my skin most?" they'll text urgently whenever traveling in or near the City of Lights. These holy-grail elixirs have become beauty mainstays; legendary around the globe for giving Parisian women the kind of dewy, healthy-looking skin we all dream about, well into their later years. French pharmacy skin care products are known for being potent, affordable, gentle and reliably effective. They almost universally contain simple lists of high-quality ingredients clinically proven to work — without a bunch of useless junk added just to fill up the tube.
If you're not headed to Paris anytime soon, fear not: two of the most popular and well-loved French pharmacy products are not only available in the U.S., but currently discounted during the (still-going!) Amazon Big Spring Sale.
This nondescript hyaluronic acid/humectant is meant to plump up skin, restore hydration and soften fine lines and wrinkles, all of which it does somewhat instantly. It goes on like an old-timey cold cream but without the greasy residue feeling and I saw a soft, supple change in my skin after just one use.
The aforementioned A313 retinol salve aside, French pharmacy products tend to be low-irritation, lightly fragranced (if not completely unscented) and gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin. This thick, emollient Avène skin-barrier repair cream is renowned by makeup artists the world over for its ability to help heal scarring and sun damage and bring smoothness and balance to any kind of overworked, angry skin.
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