Dermstore's $50 French Pharmacy Edit Kit is the Key to Mastering French Girl Beauty

My happy place is in the middle of a French pharmacy. The shelves are filled with high-quality, rigorously tested skin care products. Niche brands reputedly known to those in the know are available over the counter, promising results from products available only by prescription in the United States. These French beauty essentials are so powerful and effective that a skin care routine famously requires only a few steps to achieve clear, hydrated, glowing skin.

Sadly, you can't go shopping in Paris every week, but a handful of iconic French Girl Pharmacy products (whose viral reputation precedes them) are now available in the U.S. Dermstore is offering a carefully selected assortment at insane discounts for a limited time: Best of Dermstore: French Pharmacy Edit, which offers 11 items worth $248 for just $50.

"French Glam is always clean and elegant," beauty pro Dani Parks tells me.

"They use minimal products, yet look neat and put together."

Dermstore's little white pouches are filled with expertly selected hair care, skin care, and makeup products, making it easy to get the French girl aesthetic. [Dermstore's French Pharmacy Edit begins with my favorite moisturizer, Embyolisse Lait Creme Concentre. I learned about it from my favorite makeup artist, and every professional makeup artist has a set of this moisturizer and makeup primer. My skin is plumped, smoothed, and incredibly soft.

There is also Yon-Ka's amazing toning mist. One of the biggest and longest established brands in Paris, Yon-Ka can soothe and purify oily skin with just one spray every day. I love using this in the summer as a daytime refresher.

This lip balm nourishes and smoothes lips with peptides and rich oils.

This small but mighty kit also includes a handful of products that are fairly well known in the US: Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum, VICHY Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Booster Serum and Gel Moisturizer, and my go-to dry shampoo, Klorane Volumizing Dry Shampoo with Flax, were all standouts that made it into the edit.

If you couldn't stock up in person at a French pharmacy, here's your chance to try the essentials online; Dermstore's French Pharmacy Edit Kit is available above. When you're ready for your next trip to Paris, pack these travel-sized essentials back in your original bag.