Pre-order The French Skincare Bible maintenant!
WHAT ..? The French Skincare Bible – the first book by Dr Marine Vincent, Founder of The French Pharmacy, and iBeheld’s Very Favourite French Pharmacienne – is published by Bloomsbury, and will be available WHERE ..? In All Good Bookshops, one assumes! Also available from The French Pharmacy WHEN ..? on Thursday 23rd April 2026 […]
Snacks, Skincare, Saddle Cream … shopping in France!
Impulse buying in Paris and Le Mans! I’ve just come back from an all too brief but absolutely brilliant stay in the country I long to live in, and below is a breakdown of my ‘couldn’t resist a little bit of shopping in France’ purchases. I always make a beeline for Galeries Lafayette because it […]
KOBA Gold Drip Nourishing Body & Hair Oil and Bottom Up Foot Cream
KOBA Gold Drip Nourishing Body & Hair Oil and Bottom Up Foot Cream have held my attention for more than a year now – that’s a record for any body cream, oil or lotion! KOBA has converted me – at the grand age of almost 57 – into a regular user of skincare for the […]
My Best of 2024: Leonor Greyl hair care
Investing in Leonor Greyl shampoo, hair oil and treatment spray has enabled me to make my peace with age related hair changes. As I write this, it’s exactly one year since my first encounter with Leonor Greyl Hair Expert Masa. Masa was in store at The French Pharmacy to introduce the brand and give customers […]
My Best of 2024: Manucurist nailcare
Manucurist nail products enabled me to change the bad habits of a lifetime in a couple of months. Last spring, my hands were annoying me. My nails were chipping so often and so frequently that I had to pre-emptively clip them as short as humanly possible, and even then they’d tear in imaginative and painful […]
Fancy Lipstick Review – La Bouche Rouge
I got lucky at a sample sale and bought some fancy lipstick from French brand La Bouche Rouge I have been intrigued by La Bouche Rouge for a while now, unsurprising given my fondness for red lipstick, and any bit of passing ooh-la-la that allows me to indulge in a #BeMoreFrench moment. Imagine my delight […]
Eva Blanche TRAUMAPOLIS Out Now
WHAT ..? EotB favourite Eva Blanche has released a new single: TRAUMAPOLIS WHERE ..? Find it here on Spotify MORE INFO … Click this link to find Eva Blanche on Instagram. To find out why Eva Blanche is an EotB favourite, click here Traumapolis is almost nine minutes long. I have a special place in […]
New-To-Me Beauty Brands and Elemental Herbology at Professional Beauty 23
My ‘Best In Show’ discoveries at Professional Beauty 2023 I took a trip to Excel at the beginning of March to visit Professional Beauty 2023. I wanted to take a look at the international brands at the show (any opportunity to #BeMoreFrench) and generally feel a bit more up-to-date and in the know about who’s […]
Here’s to Lunar New Year 2023 – Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Today is the first day of the year of the Water Rabbit. My little china rabbit (pictured above) is looking at me as if to say “Yes bitch, and it’s also the first day of the rest of your life, so what are you going to do with it?” Since I kicked off 2023 with […]
L’Occitane En Provence OIL-TO-MILK Facial Make-up Remover: REVIEW
L’Occitane En Provence OIL-TO-MILK facial make-up remover brings a little hit of Provençal sunshine to the greyest of winter days. It occurred to me last year that whilst I spend a lot of time encouraging myself and others to #BeMoreFrench, I tend to direct my attention towards Paris, rather than the regions. Determined to correct […]
