Oh my Cream! One of the cutest Beauty boutiques in Paris

I have searched for a good selection of diverse skincare and makeup and it was all hiding in this small Boutique named "OH MY CREAM!" in the 6th Arrondissement in the beautiful and luxe street, Rue de Tournon. It is a quiet little place, also not very far from my favorite pharmacie, City Pharma.

3 Rue de Tournon, 75006

They also do manicure with a great natural nail polish range named Kure Bazaar which is actually an amazing nail polish brand that has great finish, long lasting, while being natural (formulated without Formaldehyde and Dibutylphthalate).

 Antipodes Hosanna H2O Intensive Skin-Plumping Serum

A very interesting serum that feels like a boost of moisture without feeling heavy. It leaves a slightly tacky feeling, reminiscent of hyaluronic acid products. It has a honey-like scent, non offensive and effective. I like to use it in the morning to plump up my skin and it wears great under makeup.

Antipodes is a brand that is very rare to find. It is an organic brand from Australia, not easily found in the USA or in France which explains my over-excitement to see it in person at the boutique. 

Alpha H Liquid Gold

The cult Glycolic Acid Treatment. And I am in the bandwagon. It truly delivers. 

A. It helps with dark spots, post-acne marks, and even active breakouts.

B. The effect is immediate. Put it on the night before and the next day, you will have diminished look of any blemishes or clogged pores.

C. It does not sensitize my skin too much. I would avoid it if you already have problems with chemical peels, but my skin loves it and it really works.

Fine print:

Be warned. Some people use it daily at night, but I would only use it every other day to avoid over-exfoliation. NEVER use it in conjunction with other chemical peels. If you used a chemically exfoliating scrub or another serum with any AHA or BHA, do avoid layering them on the same night. Last thing is to use sunscreen the next day. Exfoliating takes the top layer off your skin (whether it be the dead skin cells or clogged pores), it will sensitize your skin a bit. That being said, I would never use it in the daytime. I would only use it at night time for full benefit without exposure to the sun. 

Oh my cream! may be my favorite beauty spot to shop for new innovations as well as great brands that are not so readily available elsewhere. 

Catherine

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Spring Makeup: Dior Purchase & Dark Nails for Spring?

Not too long ago, I have purchased a few Dior bits and they are gorgeous and perfectly spring appropriate. It isn't really very spring-like in New York yet, so it really is more of a preparation, but one can only hope for warmer weather to show up soon.

Dior blush in 656 Coral Croisette

Dior Vernis in 970 Nuit 1947

 The blush is beautiful and definitely a perfect spring color. 

Good mixture of pink and orange, as all good coral blush should be. 

The nail polish is surprisingly wonderful for spring. 

It is quite dark yet it has very nice warm purple undertones that can be seen in daylight.

 Left to Right
Top row: NARS Deep Throat, Chantecaille The Coral Reefs Palette
Bottom row: Dior blush in 656 Coral Croisette, NARS Orgasm

Left to Right
NARS Deep Throat
Chantecaille The Coral Reefs Palette, 
Dior blush in 656 Coral Croisette
NARS Orgasm
It seems to me that the dior blush is most similar to the notorious Nars Orgasm, but less shimmery. But all four of these coral blushes are lovely and wearable.

Dior Nuit 1947

Chanel 563 Vertigo

Kure Bazaar Chérie

Some of my favorite dark nailpolishes. 

I wish I had swatches of all of them but for now we will admire the Nuit 1947 swatch below.

Dior Nuit 1947 in action:

with a selection of colorful macarons from Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki 

and who knew that dark nail polish can look great along with bright colors!

More muted / dark nail ideas from Net-A-Porter

If you know any gorgeous dark colors still appropriate for the warmer weather, do share.

Catherine xx