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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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The Mystery of the Scentless Perfume
While telling you about the shop JOVOY, I remembered a funny anecdote. I absolutely have to share it with you. I’m part of a group of Asian cosmetics lovers on Facebook, and 3 years ago, a girl posted a message on Facebook that piqued the curiosity of its 2,000 members. She told us about a perfume she had tried in a department store, a scentless perfume, which amplifies the wearer’s natural scent. She couldn’t smell anything at all, but others could. After having the perfume spritzed on her, she smelled nothing and left the store laughing, thinking it was a joke (given the price of the perfume). And then, something…
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Review: Jovoy Paris, the address for niche perfume lovers
This post is NOT sponsored After Lisbon, we came back to Paris – for 2 days – before heading to Normandy (for a month) with our cat Rosalie. I’ll tell you about Normandy later. Today, I’ll first tell you about my quick but very interesting visit to Jovoy Paris. I went there to find a new perfume. Since I was a little girl, thanks to my rather developed sense of smell, I’ve always loved and worn perfumes. Lately, due to an unknown element/change (diet?), my perfumes are starting to make me feel sick, and not knowing what types of perfumes suit me anymore, I clearly needed help. That’s when I…
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Facial treatment at Organii Day Spa in Lisbon (Portugal)
Walking past Organii, you might have thought it was yet another organic cosmetics shop (stocking brands like Dr. Hauschka, Madara, Voya, Ilha, Absolution). But it’s a well-known treatment address among specialists (featured on the list of favorite facials by the beauty editor of Vogue Portugal). And it’s so popular that sometimes you need to book 2 weeks in advance. This shop / spa offers two types of facial treatments: a range of 60-minute multi-brand facials: where they pick from the products sold in the store, those that best suit your skin. They only stock organic brands, so you’ll get a mix of organic products for your facial. a signature 80-minute…
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Facial treatment at Skinlife in Lisbon (Portugal)
Today, I tried the facial at Skin Life for you. It’s the secret gem of the locals, and I’ve learned it’s a spot frequented by some stars too. What is it? Skinlifeis a perfume and cosmetics boutique (with plenty of cool brands like Pai, Aesop, by Terry), but every Wednesday, a dermato/aesthetician with magic hands comes by and offers facials. Most facials here focus on anti-aging, using expensive machines to fight sagging skin etc., like Mesotherapy, Botox, but that’s not (yet) my thing, so I went for a deep cleansing facial (deep pore cleansing). How the facial went The treatment lasts 1h30 and takes place in the back of the…
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Cosmetics to buy in Morocco. Where to buy them in Marrakech & Essaouira
I haven’t bought cosmetics from Japan! But when we arrived in Morocco 2 months ago, my skin screamed for help. My creams from Japan did not moisturize enough. It is much too dry in Morocco. Oh what a pity! We’ ll have to test the local cosmetics 😀 I tested a lot of them so I thought you might be interested. In this article, I will give you my best addresses in Marrakech, and especially in Essaouira, where I spent 2 months. Where to buy cosmetics? Especially not in the souk! Even if Morocco is a producer of argan oil, the quality of the argan oil sold in the souk…
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Test & Review: Melchior & Balthazar, organic products for the World Tour
This post is not NOT sponsored If you’re looking for organic products to pack for your world tour, look no further! Given all the cosmetics and facial care products I test in each country (here, here, here, here, here , and here)… JB asked me if I was traveling the world for the journey, or for the cosmetics 😀 Honestly, I don’t need to, because the two brothers Simon and Damien, founders of the brand Melchior & Balthazar, already do it for me (well, for all of us). Backpacks on, they traveled through Spain and Morocco before stopping at the women’s cooperative producing argan oil in Aït Baha… and bringing…
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Test & Reviews: Face care at Caudalie Boutique Spa in Paris (France)
This post is NOT sponsored After reading the book by the creator of the Caudalie brand (a bestseller across the Atlantic), I wanted to test their facial care in one of their spas in France. I have already bought their products, they don’t convince me 100%, but there are very good reviews on their spa so I made an appointment for a 50mn treatment. I have chosen Caudalie Boutique Spa rue des Abbesses because I had professional appointments not far away. By booking online (here), I get a discount: a facial at 56€ instead of 80€. Already, I love the neighborhood, but moreover the store is super nice (I put…
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Snail Slime and My Review of BENTON Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream
After my long stay in South Korea, I returned to France with some gifts (mostly cosmetics) for my friends, and they were all excited to try “one of those snail slime things”. I didn’t think my friends were so keen on slathering snail slime on their faces, so I was very surprised. Actually, one of them made me a list with only snail slime products… and thanks to her, I tested and loved this magical ingredient. What is it? Legend has it that this magical ingredient was incorporated into our cosmetics after observing the hands of workers at a snail farm. They have super soft hands => it’s the snail…
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Where to buy cosmetics in Seoul (South Korea)? What to bring back from South Korea?
Article updated on June 3, 2020 The base Before shopping for Korean cosmetics in Seoul, you should first familiarize yourself with the concept of Korean layering. Here, the products are more liquid than the products used in France so the complete routine that a Korean woman who respects herself is between 9 and 11 steps (like Japanese women). To get up to date with thisn’tion of layering, before your trip to Seoul, buy one of the following books: in French : Layering, the beauty secret of Japanese women The Japanese Skincare Revolution: How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life, written by a true Japanese beauty guru in…
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My Japanese/Korean Layering Routine – Digital Nomad
Photo: The 10 steps of Korean layering according to Charlotte Cho Last time I told you about my skincare routine, it was in my analysis of Dr. Hauschka products. Unfortunately, despite the excellent results I had with that routine in Europe, as soon as I got to Asia, the Dr. Hauschka products turned out to be too oily and not watery enough for the hot, humid climate plus the pollution in Asia. After my time in Japan , and and South Korea, I was able to establish another routine based exclusively (or almost) on Japanese and Korean products. Japanese products are more numerous because Japan has the advantage of having…
