Everyone in Paris Smells So Good, and This $26 Scent on Amazon Is Responsible
July 24, 2022
It's no secret we've gleaned some of our very weightier eyeful secretsand many minion products from the tony French women we love to follow. While we once finger pretty well versed on the topic (or as well versed as non-French, stateside eyeful editors can possibly be), we're unchangingly on the lookout for the still-secret products French women swear by—aka the lesser-known French eyeful heroes that sell like crazy in those famous Parisian pharmacies. Not surprisingly, TikTok has been an wondrous resource for said sleuthing, expressly when it comes to Parisian women's notoriously magnetic scent.
So our ears pricked up when we saw TikTok user @uglyducklingskincare go on a mission on the streets of Paris to pinpoint the word-for-word product that was responsible for everyone's beautiful, subtle scent. Without having no luck at Sephora, she stopped at a famous French pharmacy, where a clerk was finally worldly-wise to enlighten her and share which scent was the most popular. The stealthy culprit? Nuxe's multitasking dry oil, which you can use on your body, face, or hair! It's a product that, the clerk said, happens to sell every single minute in France.
Lucky for us, you don't have to typesetting a trip wideness the swimming to get your hands on a bottle. The 1.6-ounce size is available on Amazon for a very doable $26, which officially makes it the most affordable scent in our armory of French fragrance staples. What, exactly does the oil smell like, and why is it so special? Well, it has multitasking powers, for one. As a dry oil, it's supremely hydrating, but it's light unbearable to be used anywhere on the body—try it on your strands to make your next slicked-back style a snap.
Even though it soaks into the skin and leaves overdue a noticeable satiny glow, it's the opposite of greasy, and you're moreover left with that now-famous scent featuring soft-hued notes of orange blossom, magnolia, and vanilla. Last but not least, there's the 98% natural origin of the oil's trademark ingredients. Seven precious botanical oils (tsubaki, argan, macadamia, borage, camelia, hazelnut, and sweet almond) team up to unhook an impressive host of benefits, such as anti-pollution protection, antioxidant-induced brightness, wizened stretch marks, and long-lasting moisture. Obviously, we're ownership well-nigh 10 bottles. Click unelevated to get your own snifter and then alimony scrolling to discover increasingly best-selling French favorites from Nuxe and the other French pharmacy gems our editors go wild for.
If you'd prefer a floral take on the iconic French staple, reach for this iteration instead. (Or just snag them both so you're covered no matter your mood.)
Formulated with precious cells of edelweiss and natural hyaluronic wounding (obtained through unique botanical biotechnology) this potent anti-aging serum helps tighten the skin while simultaneously targeting wrinkles and visionless spots.
We promise there's no lip unruffle as decadent and highly reparative as this French favorite. It boasts a powerhouse tousle of honey, botanical oils, and propolis—a rare, highly medicinal material made by bees to stave off germs and unwanted hive invaders. This lush, meltybalm smells like grapefruit (lightly zingy) and is the weightier unendingly pick-me-up for dry, stressed-out lips.
Rich and velvety, this minion anti-aging nighttime moisturizer drips with a dynamic foursome of natural-origin ingredients (saffron, bougainvillea bifloral cells, prickly pear, and organic poppy-petal extract), so you'll wake up to plumper, increasingly radiant skin. We moreover go nuts for the elevated sandalwood and white-floral scent.
If you're on the drier side or have mature skin, you'll want to try this skin-cocooning oil-balm hybrid. Rich in antioxidants, it uses key ingredients like jasmine flower and macadamia oil to soften and rebalance the skin. Apply it at night as the last step in your routine, and you'll reap the visible benefits come morning.
People with combination skin swear by this gentle cleanser. Packed with skin-sloughing undecorous micro-beads, it lightly exfoliates without causing dryness or torturous your soft-hued skin barrier.
Think of this as your fave ChapStick but way increasingly sophisticated and transformative. The expert mix of honey, precious botanical oils (rice bran, macadamia, argan, and sweet almond), barley extract, shea butter, vitamin E, and sunflower couldn't be increasingly luxe and will wilt a day-to-day staple.
This soothing cleansing gel is the ultimate remedy for stubborn makeup removal and sensitive skin that's starving an uneaten dose of TLC. Key ingredients include honey, sunflower, coconut, and allantoin.
This visionless circle–erasing eye surf is so popular that it's currently sold out on Nuxe's USA website. However, fear not—we played detective and found an unorganized retailer you can shop above.
Here it is—the most iconic micellar water in all the land. We love it considering it's affordable without sacrificing quality, it's expressly platonic for the most sensitive of skin (even those with rosacea), and it powerfully cleans skin and removes stubborn makeup with no rinse necessary. The formula contains fatty wounding esters—the plug-in elements of micelles—that mimic the phospholipids of skin lamina membranes, which help repair the skin's hydrolipidic film. You're getting so many skin benefits with just one buy, so don't sleep on this French weightier seller.
Everyone and their mother (aka eyeful lovers, editors celebrities, and makeup artists) hoard this iconic French squatter surf from Embryolisse. It might be a controversial statement, but we liken it to an unquestionably affordable woods for Augustinus Bader's famed formula. If you're without that ineffable dewy-yet-clean skin aesthetic, you're looking at it, bottled.
Our editor is pretty much convinced their skin has wilt fond to this best-selling French toner, only considering it looks haggard when she forgets to dose her complexion with it. It's alcohol-free, hydrating, and well-balanced of 99% ingredients of natural origin, soaking skin with the solar-charged magic of five essential oils that help tone, detox, and re-energize lackluster skin.
Talika's bio-enzymes masks are legend, and this sunup one is our extra-special favorite and personal secret weapon surpassing events or big nights out. Saturated with luxe ingredients like vitamin C, aloe, grapefruit, and chamomile, it's the perfect thing to pre-game your squatter with.
We hate having dry, croaky hands but moreover hate greasy fingers that oil up laptops, phones, and hair. Therefore, this French favorite has become our saving grace. It melts into the skin quickly, so you're not left with any greasy aftermath, and it's moreover one of the few formulas that keep the skin hydrated and soft through multiple hand washes. Glycerin and shea butter are the MVPs.
This top-rated vitamin C serum is an antioxidant powerhouse and a comparably affordable no-brainer for anyone who wants brighter, increasingly plane skin.
We've tried hundreds of squatter creams, from $15 to $900 (yep, they exist), and this is one of our all-time favorites, expressly during the steamier months when we try to steer well-spoken of ultra-heavy or rich formulas. This one from the French trademark Avène has been a true miracle for our editors' skin. It keeps the complexion well-turned and dewy, and it has the widow goody of making makeup and foundation squint veritably stellar. We can't recommend it enough.
Yes, you should be wearing sunscreen all 365 days a year, and yes, this is the one formula that wins ribbon without ribbon and is inside every single eyeful editor's skin kit.
We can count on our fingers the number of clean, naturally formulated dry shampoos we can unquestionably depend on to refresh our strands sans off-putting smells or residues. This top-rated pick from minion French trademark Klorane hands gets the job done, leaving strands soft, detoxified, and fresh smelling, all while superstar ingredient oat milk encourages optimal hair nourishment.
