I became quite obsessed with skincare over the last 6 months, and I wanted to share a few of my everyday, or at least every week products with you. And as I was looking through my little basket next to my sink, I realised, that a lot of the products I own, use, love are from the pharmacy. The great thing about those brands is that their products are made for sensitive skin, which means that they have less irritating ingredients. They also normaly don't use parabens, silicons and other nasty stuff which I try to avoid anyways. Plus, for what they do, most of them are quite reasonablely priced. Yes, they tend to be more expensive than your average drugstore brand, but if you are into skincare you know that you can spend quite easily 30-40€ on a product, and most of the products below are cheaper.
La Roche-Posay Hydraphase intense masque: I got this before I went to New York because I wanted a clear hydrating mask for the plane. I like to apply this in a thick layer onto my skin and then let it sink in during the evening. By the time I go to bed it completely disappeared. The next morning I wake up and my skin does not feel tight! This is rare for me!
Caudalie Vinosource S.O.S. Thirst Quenching Serum: as you can see (or maybe not) I used it all up. It has a really thin consistency and feels very cooling and refreshing on the skin. You can almost feel your skin "drinking" it up. Really helps with my dehydration, and even though this has quite a hefty price tag I will probably repurchase it.
Bioderma H2O: how could someone talk about pharmacy skincare and not mention Bioderma? According to the mass of beauty bloggers and youtubers this is THE holy grail make up remover. I think it is good, it works and I use it, but I don't see the hype. Maybe because I don't really like to use an extra make up remover on a cotton pad, I just like to use my cleanser, but I have to agree that it works good, doesn't sting in the eyes or make the skin feel tight or leaves a residue on it.
Lierac Diopticerne Eye Cream: this is supposed to help with dark circles. It has a nice texture, feels good on the skin and is quite hydrating, but I haven't noticed a difference with the colour of my undereye area. I am always very dark under there, and I tried a lot of eye creams that pretend to brighten and lighten and what not. I haven't found one that actually works, so I wasn't expecting too much of this one and wasn't too disappointed afterwards, but my journey goes on... (If you know something that works, please let me know!)
La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo: again something that got quite a lot of attention on blogs and in videos in the last weeks and months, and this time, I can understand why people love it. It is not heavy or greasy at all but still moistruising enough for me. I definately think it helped with breakouts, clogged pores etc, and my skin always seems to look a lot better in the morning when I used it (I use this at night time because in daytime I use...)
Avene Antirougeur redness-relief moistruizing protecting emulsion SPF20: I got this in Paris because the "redness-relief" really appealed to me. The product itself is green. I like it as a day time moistruizer, especially because it has SPF, but I haven't noticed any differences with the redness in my skin. (This really is just an emulsion, so not that moistruizing, but I think they also make a version for normal to dry skin if that's your skintype!)
Last but not least, Nuxe Huile Prodigeuse: they describe it as a dry oil that can be used on body, nails, face, hair, wherever you want. I just use it for my face maybe once a week as a night time moistruizer. What is unique about this product is, that it is without silicons, so is a "real" oil, but doesn't feel oily on your skin. It also sinks in relatively quickly, and just gives a nice "moisture-kick" for those dry winter days.
This is it guys, I hope you enjoyed it!
