Ooh La La - French Beauty Finds Part 3

I’m on a blogging roll, so I’m reporting all about order #3 from www.leguidesante.com (LGS).  I had to take another blogging hiatus because I was working offsite a lot this past month and getting home much later than usual, but one of these days I'll have a real schedule for my posts.  

 After being handsomely rewarded from LGS in my last order, I was expecting an award or a trophy or something.  The order processing people are probably like this crazy American keeps paying loads for shipping for our products, hahaha, sucker!  So, like I mentioned in my last post, this order is the product of a sleepless night and perhaps a little random.  I am back on a normal sleep schedule now, so no more weird late night French hauls, hopefully...or is that a sad thing?

You may think that I went to the French version of Costco since I bought a few "bulk size" items - a truly wonderful value though.  However, no fabulous prizes for placing another large order.  Sad face.  In my head, I was a VIP, their star American customer...but I didn't even get a random conditioner sample.  But I will stop complaining and being delusional, and I will continue to be a loyal LGS customer.  I thought I went overboard on the last order, but I didn't even know what overboard was until this night.  So, here's my insomnia-driven order #3:

Caudalie Lip Conditioner $4.55 vs $12 - I received this as part of the Caudalie Favorites Kit I ordered from Sephora and immediately fell in love.  It is the most perfect lip balm, excuse me, lip conditioner.  It is soft and glidely without being greasy or waxy and it does last long on the lips doing its conditioning action.  I was such a fan, I wanted another one to have on hand in case I run out, or worse, lose it. 

Caudalie The Des Vignes Shower Gel - $5.38 vs $12 on Caudalie's US website - My skin has been SUPER sensitive lately so I wanted to try some more natural, gentle body washes without harsh cleansers.  I've pretty much loved every Caudalie product I tried, so I wanted to try a shower gel.  I've only used this twice so far, but loving the scent and I was impressed with the lather considering there are no sulfates. 

Bioderma Hydrabio Riche Moisturizing Cream for Very Dehydrated Skin $17.04 - As we all know and weep for, Bioderma is not readily available here.  You can find it on Amazon and eBay and random websites, but who knows how fresh the products are.  Even though I had just purchased a rich Vichy moisturizing cream, I had read good things about this one and hey, you can never have too many moisutrizers, right?  Liking it so far, pretty neck in neck with Vichy.  This perhaps has a lighter texture.

La Roche-Posay Hydreane BB Cream in Light $17.32 - Not sure where the idea to buy this came from, definitely an impulse buy.  I'm not blown away, but I will most certainly finish it.  Good to use on those light makeup days. 

Klorane Nourishing and Untangling Conditioning Balm with Mango $9.24 vs $16 on drugstore.com - I had heard good things about this and I love the smell of mango.  It doesn't have a super strong scent, but after 1 use, I was very impressed.  My hair felt very soft and light.

La Roche-Posay Lipikar Lipid Replenishing Milk $31.76 - That might seem like a steep hike in price since my order #2 post, but this begins the bulk portion of the evening.  The price was for 2...count 'em...2 400mL bottles of the lotion that has changed my life. 800mL total.  You can buy one of these 400mL bottles on the La Roche-Posay USA website for nearly $40...for just 1.  First, that is more expensive ounce for ounce.  Second, this stuff is amazing and the pump bottle will be so much nicer than the tube.  So basically $80 worth of product for just over $30.  I'd call that a major win! 

Bioderma Atoderm Shower Gel for Dry, Sensitive Skin $9.92 - Back to my skin woes.  I wanted to try a shower gel for sensitive skin with gentle cleansers.  And with this guy, you get a whole litre for about $10...that's a bargain!  Waiting to finish up a few things before starting this one.

Bioderma Crealine H20 Micellar Solution $22.51 - Wait a minute, you might be thinking.  You got a 250mL for about $12, what's with the price.  Well, buying in bulk is fun and cost-effective.  You got a set of 2 500mL bottles for a little over $20.  This is a fantastic deal considering you're getting so much more product for your money. 

That's it!  The practicality of this order is not lost on me, I'll be using these products for a quite a while and shouldn't, shouldn't being the operative word there, need anymore for the future. 

Super bad news...I couldn't stay away from LGS...more late night online browsing, but the website is reporting they are having technical difficulties and unable to fulfill orders...NOOOO! And of course, I have about 353 items in my cart I'm dying to own...I obviously don't need them, but not having the website available to me is just plain unsettling!!