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25 Cult Beauty Products From Around the World

Put these countries on your beauty bucket list, so you can nab these life-changing beauty products
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A Nourishing Balm From Down Under
The Country: Australia

The Product: Healthy Care Pawpaw Balm

The Reason: Bass loves this petroleum-free balm because it contains a safe-to-use-anywhere, moisturizing blend of shea butter, jojoba and macadamia oil. "I even use it on pimples and dry cuticles -- and my son loves it," she raves. Pawpaw, incidentally, refers to the papaya fruit extract in the product, not the cute little paws of Koala bears (as this writer wrongfully assumed).

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A Magical Bruise-Eraser
The Country: Great Britain

The Product: Reparil Gel

The Reason: Though this may not be the most glamorous souvenir, if you bruise easily you'll wonder how you survived without it all your life. (Covering up mottled, purple, tender skin -- darn you, coffee table -- is incredibly frustrating.)

Fusco swears by this gel, which she says speeds up the resolution of her bruises. It contains aescin, which is extracted from horse chestnuts and helps ease inflammation, swelling and pain.

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The Country: Japan

The Product: Dolly Wink False Lashes

The Reason: False lashes are amazing -- they can pump up the volume on wimpy, wispy lashes and make eyes look super bright and defined. These lashes from Japan, however, are the ones that will convince you to try them on your bottom lash line.

"The Japanese really know how to have fun with their eyelashes," says Bass. "I am particularly obsessed with the bottom lash strips. They really open up the eyes and look completely natural." (Yep, we'll be on the next flight to Tokyo, too.)

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A Miracle-Working Foot Cream
The Country: France

The Product: Foucaud Friction Foot Cream

The Reason: Fournier swears by this foot cream: The nourishing formula contains a blend of plant extracts and flaxseed oil that get feet summer-sandal-ready.

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A Cure-All Balm
The Country: Germany

The Product: Penaten Crème

The Reason: This thick, water-resistant barrier cream may have been crafted to treat really bad diaper rash, but Fusco stocks up on it to use on her heels in the winter to prevent fissures and cracks. It contains a potent blend of zinc oxide, vitamin E and botanical oils (like sunflower seed oil) that are ultra-soothing and make skin as smooth as, well, a baby's bum.

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BY ALLIE FLINN | OCT 4, 2016 | SHARES
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