French Beauty Buys

 

 

Hello everyone! So long time no see, I am aware I haven't blogged in what feels like forever. I haven't felt very inspired recently to post but now I want to get back into a routine of posting once a week! Today I am doing a mini haul, reviewing and talking about the beauty products I got on my holiday to France. I ventured to the well known and loved French pharmacies, to pick up a couple of items raved about on the blogosphere. I also went to Sephora and a few other shops too.

 

The first shop I want to talk about is a French Pharmacy. I have read all over numerous beauty blogs about how the pharmacies in France sell everything from skincare, beauty products, body care and SPF's! Going to France every year, I am surprised I have never actually bought anything from a pharmacy in France, however this trip I picked up 2 items.

 

The first is extremely well known, Bioderma Micellar Solution. I've wanted to try this out for a long time, but as it isn't too easily accessible in the UK, I haven't got round to trying it out. It is a makeup remover/ cleansing water especially designed for sensitive skin. I am so happy I purchased this product! It removes my makeup very well, and doesn't leave my face red or irritated at all, due to the fact that it is easy to take the makeup of your face with a couple of cotton pads. I highly recommend Bioderma for a pretty inexpensive, good quality cleanser/ makeup remover.

 

Secondly, I bought the Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm. I think I went to 3 different pharmacies before I could find this one lonely lip balm left on the shelf. It has a thick consistency, and applies very balmy onto your lips. The finish it gives is matte, slightly glossy, unlike the majority of lip balms on the market, which is good to apply lipstick on top. I had chapped and dry lips so I applied it throughout the day as well as overnight, and the day afterwards my lips were completely soft and smooth again! I am glad I did splurge a little on this lip balm as it is slightly more expensive than other lip balms, but in my opinion it was definitely worth it. 

 

I went into Sephora and was amazed by the counters of beautiful luxury products, and was  intrigued to go and try out a few testers of products from brands we don't have here in the UK. After testing many products from benefit and being tempted to get something from the counter, in the end I decided upon a Foundation Compact from Sephora's own brand of makeup. I have the shade D30, which I find really suits my skin tone at the moment (taking into account I have a tan), and the product gives a great matte look to your skin without looking cakey.

 

Finally, the last shop I went to was H&M. Surprisingly I didn't find any clothing I particularly wanted to buy but bought a cute, dainty necklace instead. I must say that I really like H&M's jewellery, they have some basic pieces for not a lot of money at all, and some pretty statement necklaces too which are affordable. The necklace I bought has a thin gold chain with a small arrow, V- shape detail. I thought it would look cool layered with other necklaces or worn by itself.

 

I really hope you enjoyed this French haul and the small reviews of each of the items I picked up. I would love to know if you have tried any French Pharmacy products and what they are like, so I can pick up some more items when I next visit a pharmacy! As I said I am going to try and be more consistent with posting, hopefully on a weekly basis, and I have changed by blog name and layout. Tell me in the comments or on Instagram if you like it and I will talk to you very soon! Au revoir!