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A Pore-Perfecting Primer
The Product: Shiseido Maquillage Pore Perfect Cover
The Reason: This product covers up pores like Spackle. Quynh loves to use it as a makeup primer, because the creamy texture lets foundation and other face makeup glide onto skin -- without being too slippery. "It has a nice matte finish that works well on all skin types."
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A Monk-Made Exfoliating Powder
The Product: Santa Maria Novella Skin Whitening Powder
The Reason: This multi-purpose powder comes straight from one of the world's oldest pharmacies: The Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, established in 1211 by Dominican monks. Clear Scalp & Hair Dermatologist Dr. Francesca Fusco uses it as a gentle exfoliant (simply massage onto damp skin), and as a mask. The blend of lupine flour, iris flour and pure rice starch powder leaves skin firm and luminous.
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A Natural Body Moisturizer That Puts Others to Shame
The Product: Experelle Lait Corps
The Reason: Fournier says that she'll always opt for natural beauty products if she can. This smoothing milk "smells divine" -- "like you've been on vacation in the countryside." (Swoon.)
It's so nourishing, but incredibly light, and sinks into skin and leaves it velvety-soft.
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A Parisian Air Purifier
The Product: Puressentiel Spray
The Reason: "Honestly, I don't know one Parisian who doesn't have this," says Fournier. She keeps this spray by her bed to purify the air -- it contains 41 essential oils. (Note: this stuff flies off shelves -- one bottle is sold every 12 seconds.)
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A Stellar Moisturizer With Gorgeous Packaging
The Product: The Lotus Essence Lotion
The Reason: Believe it or not, this hydrating, anti-aging, rough-skin fixer is water free -- instead, skin is moisturized with 70 percent lotus extract.
"The Lotus uses only lotus extract from a pristine mountain temple in the Jeju Islands of Korea," Lee and Chang say. "Lotus is a powerful antioxidant and also incredibly resilient - seeds have been known to germinate after lying dormant for centuries." (And, the lotus images on the bottle were drawn by an artist in residence at the Buphwa temple in Jeju Island.)
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