There’s nothing like a French pharmacy, with all of those amazing brands and incredible products stacked on top of one another. It can be so much fun and slightly overwhelming.
Luckily, I walked into the place with a purpose: Pick up a tube of Homeoplasmine: a product that my friend, Jessica Stam, said is a must-have. I trust Jess’ picks so I uttered in my broken French, “Homeoplasmine, s’il vous plait?” And the grumpy French pharmacist handed me a box of the ointment.
Mind you, I had NO IDEA what this stuff was… I just knew that my gorgeous, supermodel friend who gets beautified for a living implored me to stock up. She said it’s the most amazing product for dry, cracked skin, sunburn and lips. She continued that every French makeup artist has a tube of the ointment in his/ her beauty bag…
Okay, tried and tested and I’m obsessed.
Basically, Homeoplasmine is the French version of our Elizabeth Arden’s 8 Hour Cream and Japan’s Yu-Be. It’s a multi-purpose ointment that soothes, protects and moisturizes the skin. A little bit like Aquafor, sans the sheen and more natural. What I love about this stuff is that it’s not at all greasy like 8-Hour cream. In fact, it kind of has an au naturel, matte finish. And it is KILLER for dry lips, literally reattaching the flakey skin and filling in the cracks for hydration without the sheen. Perfect to use prior to makeup for a smooth, silky palette. So great for all flaky, dry areas including sun or wind burn. A little goes a long way and the ointment penetrates for hours.
Click here to buy! You can’t find in the US (I don’t think…)
7 Comments
June 12, 2009
Hi! It looks amazing! I actually found it at a couple of canadian sites:
http://www.feelbest.com/Pages/ItemDetails.aspx?GroupID=HOMEC%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&TYPE=FINE&LINKPAGE=ItemDetails.aspx&ID=77401693021
http://www.rxnatural.com/detail.aspx?ID=532
The shipping charges may be better! GREAT FIND!
March 6, 2010
Is there a store in Los Angeles that sells Homeoplasmine or do I have to order it online?
August 12, 2010
It's actually a homeopathic remedy. Should be able to find in health stores, maybe something like Whole Foods.
April 29, 2012
Avibon.com is launching a promo where you get a free tube of homeoplasmine when you buy 3 tubes of Avibon at $29 ea., and that includes free shipping worldwide. It’s not posted yet but you can contact them at info
avibon
com for details.
May 15, 2012
Homeoplasmine is a great cream..order it from a worthy U.S. site like Amazon…Avibon.com is a scam
May 15, 2012
Agree..Avibon.com is a complete scam..he tries to lure in unsuspecting Americans to order his product “direct from France” only, ull never receive the product…he even puts up a U.S. phone number to try to get ppl to think he’s operating out of the U.S…scam
May 16, 2012
A lot of customers have been mentioning that they don’t trust this avibon.com site. New London Pharmacy has had Homeoplasmine and avibon for years. The pharmacy is located in Chelsea in Manhattan.
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