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Orlane
Why We Love It: B21 Extraordinaire's consistency alone sets it apart from its anti-aging competitors -- it's incredibly silky, and has light-reflecting particles to give you an immediate glow. Meanwhile, there's a whole lot of science going on inside the bottle: it contains telo-protectly, an ingredient specifically designed to help slow skin cell deterioration by protecting the ends of your chromosomes, and it detoxes the cells.
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Avène
Why We Love It: This cleansing gel's main ingredient is water from Avène's own thermal spring, which has been used to treat skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis since 1743. Even if you have the most reactive skin on the planet, this cleanser will be gentle enough for you. While it doesn't contain soap, it still works into a rich lather to clean skin without drying it out.
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Caudalie
Why We Love It: You can apply this fragrance-free, hypoallergenic serum on eyelids, under eyes and around lips to reduce wrinkles, firm and brighten. It contains resveratrol, a serious anti-aging ingredient that comes from wine grapes -- which happens to also work when consumed. So why not smooth on this serum and kick back with a bottle, er, glass of wine to double the anti-aging benefits? Isn't that what the French would do?
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Bioderma
Why We Love It: Supermodels and makeup artists swear by this micellar solution because it quickly removes makeup, cleanses and tones skin -- no water necessary. It's also completely free of fragrance, soap and alcohol, so it won't irritate sensitive skin or burn if it gets in your eyes. And it contains soothing cucumber extract so if you're constantly having makeup removed and re-applied -- a la the aforementioned supermodels -- your face won't become a red, puffy mess.
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Embryolisse
Why We Love It: This multi-tasker moisturizes, primes skin, gets rid of ingrown hairs, soothes irritation -- the list goes on. (Beauty junkies have been known to bring an extra suitcase to Paris just to haul this stuff back en masse.) The formula is simple -- aloe, shea butter and soy protein -- but there's a je ne sais quoi that makes it extra special.