Bastille Day is Saturday, July 14, and to celebrate France’s national day, we’re dedicating the week to the very best French things. You may be familiar with stories we’ve done on French pharmacy products and cookbooks, but we’re going even deeper this week, from the best books on Paris and French baking to the greatest French pantry essentials and lesser-known French beauty products. Welcome to Made in France week.
The Best Books to Read Before You Go to Paris, According to Francophiles
This French Micellar Water Made My Skin Happy (When Bioderma Did Not)
My 9 All-Time Holy Grail French Beauty Products
What to Buy From France’s Best Emerging Designers, According to the Founder of Veja
How to Throw a Last-Minute, France-Themed World Cup Party
The Best French Pantry Essentials, According to French Chefs
The Micro-Trends Taking Over Paris, According to Parisians
Everything You Need to Re-create a Properly Stocked French Kitchen
45 French and ‘French’ Things That You Can Find on Amazon
This French Pharmacy Face Mask Saved My Skin While Traveling
The Best Crêpe-Makers on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers
This Trusty $13 French Mascara Might As Be Chanel
9 Cult French Pharmacy Products You Can Buy on Amazon
The Best French Cookbooks, According to Chefs
Vogue’s Tonne Goodman on the Tear-Off Napkins She Discovered in Paris
I Spray This Baby-Scented Perfume on (Practically) Everything
The French Pepper Mill I Cribbed From My Friend’s Wedding Registry
My 5 Favorite Products From Bioderma (That Aren’t Micellar Water)
I Found a Fancy Candle That’s Not Obscenely Expensive
My Friends Douse Themselves With This French Scent
The Best Eye Drops Are Yves Klein Blue Eye Drops
The Probiotic Tampons That Saved Me From Pain and Misery
I Use This French Dry Oil in Some Form or Another Every Day
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