A French Girl Walks Into a Drugstore—Here Are the Beauty Products She Buys

We're all wildly familiar with (and envious of) French women's style, which is famed for its timeless, effortless vibes. But French women's beauty routines are worthy of equal attention. Unlike the beauty aisles of American drugstores, which are fathomless infernos of too many products, the French pharmacie is a place of modest wonder—offering just a handful of affordable skincare, makeup, and haircare brands that help French women keep their skin clear and their hair healthy without overspending or too much fuss.
Aspiring to approach drugstore beauty like a French girl, we hit up a handful of our favorite French fashion influencers and asked them this: If you were to walk into a pharmacy and buy two or three beauty products, what would they be? Keep scrolling to find their answers.
1. Bioderma Sensibio H2O
French women like Ellie of @slipintostyle are collectively obsessed with this iconic makeup remover, which has a super-gentle, vitamin E–rich formula—perfect for sensitive skin.
2. Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentre
3. Akileine Nutri-Repair Dry Foot Cream
4. Avene Thermal Spring Water Spray
5. La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
Consistently delivering high-performance formulas, drugstore skincare brand La Roche-Posay has a place in almost every French beauty guru's arsenal. This ultra-moisturizing day cream is a staple in Parisian influencer Barbara Malewicz's routine.
6. Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil
7. Klorane Shampoo With Desert Date
8. Klorane Conditioning Balm With Desert Date
9. La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra Light Sunscreen Fluid SPF 60
10. Eucerin Dermo Purifyer Scrub
11. Avène Cicalfate Restorative Skin Cream
This super-healing, balm-like moisturizer for dry and sensitive skin has a permanent place in Paris fashion girl Franny Fyne's medicine cabinet.
12.Avène Mineral Fluid Sunscreen
13. Klorane Floral Water Make-Up Remover
14. Klorane Smoothing and Relaxing Patches
15. Vichy Aqualia Thermal Rich Face Cream
16. Talika Lash Conditioning Cleanser
If you enjoy a coat or two of mascara like your favorite French beauty icons, then you need to get familiar with this thorough eye makeup wash. It won't cause burning or stinging, but it will remove stubborn eye makeup without fail.
Up next, we're rounding up products for the perfect French beauty capsule.
This article was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

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