French beauty is always a topic of conversation among beauty enthusiasts. What are they using? How do they keep their Skin so fresh and minimalistically beautiful? Well, based on our research, we know one thing for sure: simple skin-loving ingredients and makeup formulas are a major part of the equation.
We’re sure you already have a cabinet and makeup bag full of products. We do, too. But when it’s time to re-up on your next Sephora run, we want to share a few staples four French Makeup Artists would drop in their baskets if they were shopping. Below, our experts share everything from complexion products to zit-zapping balms that they use both in their kits and daily lives. Keep reading to get the inside scoop on what they’d pick up. (After all, they are the experts!)
“I love the comforting texture of this gloss, and the tint is really perfect for a nude-y, plumpy lip. I recently bought two—one for my kit and one for myself!”
“This is still my absolute favorite mascara and is the best mascara I’ve tried in the clean-beauty sphere. It never disappoints and is something I always rebuy.”
“This moisturizer is perfect! Especially if it’s that tricky time in between seasons, like when it starts to get a bit colder or just windy, and you feel like your skin is switching into sensitive mode. This formula just gives you the ultimate soothing effect you’re looking for. It’s also great before makeup.”
“This product just saves my skin. It helps reduce inflammation, and you wake up the morning after very plumped—your skin feels reinvigorated and less on the edge!”
“Sadly, this product isn’t available in U.S. Sephoras, but it’s a staple I always pick up whenever I’m in a French Sephora. (Definitely pick it up if you ever visit!) I use this product as an ‘anti-imperfection shot.’ As soon as I feel a pimple starting to appear, I apply it as a serum with a good moisturizer on top. It works very fast, and the breakout will heal much quicker. I always have them in my kit to give to my models if it can help them too!”
“This is another product I buy at the French Sephoras—I have very fine hair, and I like how this organic shampoo makes it clean yet beautifully light and shiny. It’s a French-owned brand, and they pick their own flowers and plants to create the formulas. The smell is subtle but divine.”
“These luxurious finishing powders make the skin look airbrushed and radiant—think the best lit-from-within glow. It’s a perfect combination of highlighter, bronzer, blush.”
“Nothing else compares to the Armani’s Luminous Silk Foundation. This product is so lightweight and feels like you have almost nothing on your face. However, it still provides great coverage and natural glow. It doesn’t emphasize texture, and it makes your skin look so healthy.”
“These all-in-one eye palettes have everything you need to prime, shade, and highlight, and the eight shades can be used as either eye shadow or liner thanks to the primer. The shadows are pigmented enough but not too pigmented, and they blend easily for a quick makeup look. The palette works wonders on all skin types, and I love that it’s super compact and lightweight. I especially like the shades Amber Neutrals, Warm Neutrals, and Cool Neutrals.
“I love a good glow, and one of my favorite products is Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Glow Drops. I use them on the high points of the face where I want the extra dewiness or over foundation to revive the makeup after a long day.”
“The perfect palette that everyone (especially makeup artists) should have in their kit. You can do anything with it, from creating custom cream eye shadows to blush to full-on body painting!”
“This product is a staple in my kit. It’s the best natural lip color, and I love that they now have versions to flatter medium and deep skin tones as well.”
“If I were shopping at Sephora, I would choose the new Augustinus Bader The Brow & Lash Enhancing Serum. This brand-new product is a great ally for natural lash and brow growth because in addition to containing moisturizing and fragrance-free components, it also contains hyaluronic acid. Perfect for gently lengthening and curling lashes!”
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