Beauty
Vous trouverez ici mes Meilleures Adresses au monde pour acheter des cosmétiques ou pour vous faire chouchouter (soins du visage, massages, sauna, hammam...)
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[Test & Review] Quinton Water, a Treasure According to a Shaman
The other day, I was listening to a super interesting podcast about the journey of Corine Sombrun,, a French shaman, when she mentioned a test that had been done on water samples. To scientifically prove her shamanic powers, she was made to do a blind test on a few water samples. Waters whose names and properties she didn’t know… renowned waters, as well as ordinary tap water. She had to communicate with these water samples to tell more about them, a true blind test, without tasting them or anything. Only through trance. She was able to communicate with them effortlessly and could tell whether this water came from underground –…
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[Review] SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic, Phloretin CF & their best-sellers, is it worth the price?
My favorite American derm Dr. Shereen Idriss keeps recommending the products SkinCeuticals. Her routine, very simple, is made up of 5-6 products. I took advantage of my trip to Canada and the US to get my hands on these products, and I’m blown away by the results. Today, I’m going to review the SkinCeuticals products I’ve tested and the ones tested by my friend Linh, a fan of the brand, so you’ll have a pretty complete list of SkinCeuticals products: SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF SkinCeutical Silymarin CF SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Defense SkinCeuticals – Hydrating B5 SkinCeuticals Physical Eye UV Defense SkinCeuticals – Physical Fusion UV Defense…
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[review] FOREO LUNA Play Plus: Before/After Photos 6 Months of Use
You know my love for cleansing brushes. I had a regular Clarisonic Mia 2, and then I traded it in for a Clarisonic Mia Fit for travel. I really like Clarisonics, but it has become harder and harder to find replacement brush heads, especially since Sephora France no longer carries them at all. So I decided to switch to a Foreo Luna Play Plus. The advantage of all Foreo facial brushes is that they don’t require any additional purchases or accessories. What is the Foreo? Foreo offers cleansing brushes for the face (and neck) made of silicone soft. The T-Sonic™ pulsations are delivered through soft silicone nubs to gently unclog…
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Cosmetics to buy in the United States and where to buy
Today, I bring you to discover some of the cosmetic brands to bring back during your trip from the United States. Don’t hesitate to complete the list as a comment, because I’m much less expert on North American products than on Asian cosmetics 😀 (less expert but able to write 3000 words, dixit JB) Please note: all prices displayed in stores or on sites are always EXCLUDING TAX. You have to count about 7% more taxes, unless you are in one of the 4 following states: Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon Where to buy cosmetics / beauty products? In drugstores & pharmacies: CVS, Ulta Beauty, Duane Reade… i liked…
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My review of Biologique Recherche’s Lotion P50 PIGM 400 (before/after photos)
Recently, I came across the videos and stories of the famous New York dermatologist Shereene Idriss (Instagram, YouTube, personal website). She’s really great, she has amazing skin (see her video for Allure). Since she’s of Lebanese origin and went to a French high school, she knows all kinds of products, including many available in Europe, I highly recommend following her. Her skincare routine boils down to this: Makeup removal Cleansing Chemical exfoliation (2-3 times a week) Serum Moisturizer I have the same routine if not more 🙂 but instead of using chemical exfoliation, I’ve only used physical scrubs (grainy, or ones that turn into grains) until now. For the “chemical…
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[Test & Review] I tried the “Cupping Facial” facial treatment by Tata Harper in Montreal (Canada)
Today, we’re meeting up – again – for another facial in Montreal, still at etiket. This time, it’s the famous “cupping facial” by Tata Harper. Context This article is NOT sponsored (even though I wish they’d paid me to get free facials). I got the famous Hydrafacial, which is very well known in North America (read my review here) at etiket in Montreal, and I had a long chat with my esthetician. I told her about my interest in Tata Harper spa facials (I’ve seen their videos on Instagram here – it’s not quite the same treatment but you get the idea). She told me that she used to work…
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[Review] I Tried the HydraFacial MD® Signature – Before/After Photos
Very well known in North America, the HydraFacial treatment has been considered the most spectacular, non-invasive treatment for over a decade, THE solution for gorgeous skin. Naturally, I tried it out for you, in Montreal. This post is not NOT sponsored It’s always while looking for niche products that I stumble upon interesting beauty salons. Last time, it was in Chamonix, this time, it’s in Montreal. I went to etiket to sniff the fragrance-free perfume Molecule 01 (which I told you about here), before asking them about their facials. 5 minutes later, I’m leaving with an appointment for a HydraFacial MD® Signature. I’ve always wanted to try this treatment ever…
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Cosmetics to buy in Canada and where to buy
Today, I bring you to discover some of the top Canadian (or non-Canadian) cosmetic brands to bring back on your trip from Canada. Some natural products were recommended to me by Karen, who has been living in Quebec for several years (thank you very much) This list will certainly evolve, so a tip to choose THE product to buy is to look for the “look” logo in the stores. If they are on the “allure awards” list, you can buy them with your eyes closed. You will see that in this list, there are a lot of skin care products (more than make-up) because skin care products in America are,…
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[Test & Reviews] The Best Face Care & Spas in Lisbon (Portugal)
Today, I bring you to discover the best facials & spas (which I have personally tested) in Lisbon. To know that they are the best in the city, I simply trusted the hundreds of reviews left here and there on the Internet and tested them myself 😀 Why is it interesting to do a facial in Lisbon? (or in Portugal in general) ? Because the same treatment, of the same quality, would have cost +50% or even twice as much in France. You can therefore treat yourself to luxury treatments without (too) breaking your PEL. Note: for those of you traveling around the world of spas, I have written similar…
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Review: Finding the scent of your dreams at Nose Paris
It’s me again, still talking about perfumes (seems to be the theme of the month). After discovering two truly incredible fragrances (read this article , and this one), I got more interested in niche perfumes and one name keeps popping up: NOSE PARIS. Note: this post is NOT sponsored It’s a boutique created by several perfumers (“noses”) and they have a store in Paris and an e-commerce site. Since I already left for Upper Normandy for a month of vacation, I settled for placing an order online. The pitch: it’s THE place to find the scent of your dreams thanks to a high-tech perfume diagnostic developed by artificial intelligence experts…
