15 American Drugstore Products French Editors Love
Glitter toothpaste, synthetic pine scents, and more.
By Julie Schott
We polled three French beauty pros to find out which American drugstore products are worth sneaking past customs. The results are in: Glitter toothpaste, synthetic pine scents, and more all make the cut. Here, their picks.
Violette, Makeup Artist
"It gives an amazing bronze glow and covers imperfections without ruining your clothes. It's totally waterproof so it dries completely and leaves the legs very smooth and flawless."
Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, $12.99; ulta.com
"They are very inexpensive and look very natural. They blend in perfectly with your natural lashes. "
Ardell Induvidual Lashes, $1.97; ulta.com
"It's important to maintain a good eyebrow shape and this is the best tweezer I've used. It stays very sharp and catches every hair, even the smallest ones."
Tweezerman Tweezers, $17; amazon.com
"I always buy Neosporin Ointment in NY. I don't think we have that in France, but it's an amazing product!"
Neosporin Ointment, $6.19; drugstore.com
"Last but not least I am obsessed with the coconut body oil from Spectrum. I buy it at Whole Foods. It's completely natural and leaves the skin incredibly soft."
Spectrum Coconut Oil, $12; amazon.com
Natalie Yuksel, Fashion Director at 'Libération Next'
"I love aggressive acne stuff like this toner with salicylic acid. I use that after I epilate."
Neutrogena Clear Pore Oil Eliminating Astringent, $6; neutrogena.com
"We here in France are vain, too, but in a discreet way! The strips enable you to whiten teeth at home and nobody has to see you."
Crest 3D White Supreme FlexFit Whitestrips, $65; 3dwhite.com
"The pine one has a fabulous lingering smell that reminds me of a forest. I think the synthetic elements make the smell linger longer. Plus it's green!"
Yankee Candle Sparkling Pine, $6; yankeecandle.com
Alice Pfeiffer, fashion writer for 'Le Monde' and 'M Le Monde'
"It's packaged all pretty for the lips but it's a cure-all!"
Vaseline, $4; vaseline.us
"I love the kids' toothpaste with glitter inside."
Kid's Crest Cavity Protection, $4; crest.com
Valentine Petry, beauty director at 'L'Express Styles'
"I recently bought this toner because I read great things about it, and because it looks good. Yes, I'm superficial like that."
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel, $10; thayers.com
"It's cheap and it screams 'American hipster' to me. My American sister-in-law says she does everything with it from washing her daughter to cleaning clothes. So exotic!"
Dr. Bronner Castile Soap, $11; drbronner.com
"I bought so much that I have too many at home now. [It gives you] super good, super shiny, clean hair, especially good for those who wash their hair every day."
Nature's Gate Tea Tree + Sea Buckthorn Calming Shampoo, $9; natures-gate.com
"I love experimenting with products on my hair. The packaging looks cool."
J.R. Liggett's Old Fashioned Bar Shampoo, $8; jrliggett.com
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