My French Pharmacy Wishlist

If you follow me on Twitter... on or here, really, you'll know that i'm going on holiday soon, (PARIS OMG) and i'm quite excited about it. And if there's one thing that I know all beauty bloggers talk about, it's the City Pharma store on Saint-Germain (26 Rue de Four). It is like, the place to go, and seeing as I really into my art and museums the last time I went to Paris, this was totally overlooked, as I had no idea it existed. But now, no more! I am prepared, complete with list written on phone and paper (totally prepared) to go into this massive store and spend a good hour having a nose (it's already been agreed upon that I will meet my parents somewhere else... when i'm done, if i'm ever done, haha).

So, let's get right to it and list the products that I am lusting over, and therefore must have. These are pretty much blogger 'essentials', or products that are massively thought of a 'must haves'. La Roche-Posay's Serozinc is a toning spray that I use morning and evening already, and I'm on my last bottle. So you can bet that I'm going to stock up whilst I'm there. Next, is Bioderma Crealine H2O, a product needs no introduction, yet it's something that I've never tried. Gasp. I know. I totally plan on rectifying that. Next we have another product that I use, so much, that I've actually run out and don't know what to do with myself; and that's Caudalie's Beauty Elixr, a spray that refreshes the skin and just makes you look luminous and lovely, sprayed on before moisturiser and used as a moisture boost whenever my skin needs it. Next up, we have Caudalie's Organic Grape Water Mist, I'll admit, this is a bit of something I've had my eye on, and I just like the sound of it. It sounds refreshing and wonderful, hopefully something I'll be spritzing to keep my cool on warm French evenings. The first product from Nuxe is the Reve de Miel hand cream, and I thought, since I love their lip balm so much, this is definitely something that I want to try.

Another product from Nuxe is their Huile Prodigieuse, an oil that can be used on the body, face and hair - it's an all 'rounder, and I love my little mini one, so you can be the large on will be put to good use. Up next, is Embyolisse, which needs no introduction if you watch any Pixiwoo video's, as Sam loves the stuff; but basically, it's an amazing 3 in 1 moisturiser that has a massive cult status, and I cannot wait to try it. And last, but certainly not least, is the Nuxe Unclogging Thermo-Active Mask, which is basically a mask that works with oily/combination skin to deep clean, refine and matte the skin - three things which I am all for.

I am so excited for this little holiday, and cannot wait to do a bit of beauty blogger shopping. Are there any products that I've missed? Let me know what I have to get. 

Escentual Haul - 1/3 off French Pharmacy Purchases

Being a fan of French Pharmacy products, although only Avene and La Roche-Posay have been purchased previously, I practically leapt across my room to fish my debit card out of my purse for my first Escentual order. As soon as I saw the French brand names, I knew exactly what I was going to order (this was indeed helped by Sandra of The Black Pearl, and her amazing post on the 1/3 off offer, which can be found here) and you can bet that I kept her blog post open in another tab whilst I made my order. I knew I wanted Caudalie's Beauty Elixr (was £11.50, now £9.20), because not only is it this amazing cult product, the scent was meant to be really fresh (so much so that I cannot stop spraying it on myself), and you can spray it on your face to give your makeup a kick of life after a long day/few hours, or just on yourself. I have found in the last day, that it really helps to calm me, and keep me relaxed (which is an ideal when you're feeling a bit stressed). It's peppermint, lemon and a hint of rosemary, and I am in love with it. How did I live my life without this little beauty?

Another little thing that I was determined to purchase was Nuxe's Reve De Miel (was £9.50, now £6.33) lip balm, which I have heard sooooo much about from bloggers I really admire *cough*Sandra*cough* and I knew I just had to have it. It's not the texture I expected, which was a really pleasant surprise, as I don't think it's possible to use too much product, as it's quite solid, and unlike the little pot of Korres Wild Rose lip balm that I have, this isn't messy or sticky at all (still got some serious love for that Korres pot though).

The next two purchases are from La Roche-Posay, and I have some serious, serious love for Effaclar K (was £14.50, now £9.66). I know it's all about Effacalr Duo + in the blogging world right now, but I love this product. I find it's a lot creamier than Effaclar Duo, which I use under this, morning and night, and find that it sets to an almost matte finish. I'm going to put up a proper review of this product, as this is my second tube, and explain just how I use, what it does for my skin and why I love it (there are many reasons). The second purchase, is Cicaplast (was £6.50, now £4.33), a soothing repair balm and one that I happened to stumble upon when a blogger mentioned have a serious skin reaction to a skincare clay mask. This apparently, reduced redness and those little spots that flare up when something has seriously irritated the skin. You can bet I felt like I needed this in my little arsenal of skincare supplies, as my skin is very sensitive despite is oily/combination ways. It's my 'just in case balm' and I feel a bit more assured that it will help me, should skin cares woes happen.

Last, but not least, is Klorane's Conditioner with Mango Butter (was £6.50, now £4.87). Anything with Mango in it, hair wise, hold a bit sway for me, as although I have oily roots, my ends do tend to get very dry. So Mango Butter in a conditioner ticked a very important box for me, and I cannot wait to give it a try. It has a subtle scent in the bottle and hopefully, fingers crossed, it'll be full on mango when it's on my hair. I'll make sure to report back. A little goodie that they threw in, was an Escentual nail file. Now, for someone who loses a lot of these (read: mum steals them all) this was a delightful little gift to receive. 

Remember. Escentual has a third off French Pharmacy brands throughout March. So, what are you waiting for? And make sure to let me know if you do purchase anything. I look a good snoop. (By the way, this was not a sponsored post, I just thought a 1/3 off was post worthy news, and check out my goodies! Gotta love 'em!) Another cheeky little incentive is free delivery if you spend over £30. Bargain.