PARISIAN PHARMACY FAVORITES

Parisian pharmacies are like a candy shop for the beauty-obsessed gal. Some of these items you can order online, but in Paris there they are all in the same wonderful place, often for a significantly lower price. Here are some of my favorites. Biafine is a wonderful soothing cream used to treat the skin. I use it to heal cuts and scrapes, to fade blemishes, and for sunburns (very rare these days!!). Homeoplasmine is technically for nursing moms to ease their chafed nipples (ouch), but I use it as lip balm, and to moisturize my cuticles and dry spots on my hands. Avene is a great brand--their products are made with gentle but effective ingredients. I love the Soothing Moisture Mask during the winter to ease dry skin. I usually use it as the last step during a multistep, at-home facial. The Antirougeurs Dermo-Cleansing Milk is a wonderful morning cleanse for dry, sensitive skin. I use that in the winter as well, when my skin can get quite red from those bitterly cold New York days. I am usually not a fan of micellular water, but the Bioderma Sensibio H2O is super gentle as a first cleanse. If I am wearing foundation as opposed to my usual tinted moisturizer, this is really nice to get all of my makeup off before cleansing. The legendary Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré is a true multitasker. It is a lovely, all-purpose primer and moisturizer that can also be used as a cold cream to take off makeup. Lastly, my favorite brand of hair products: Klorane. The ever popular Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk is honestly the only dry shampoo I have found to be truly effective. That is, it actually looks as though I washed my hair that day, it doesn't leave a residue, and doesn't have a weird baby powder/old lady sort of smell to it. Klorane's Shampooing à la Camomille is the absolute best shampoo I have found for my ever varying shades of blonde (J uses it on his light brown hair too). It preserves my color, and leaves it baby hair levels of silky, healthy-feeling and clean.