How can you stay in great shape and enjoy the sun safely? Here’s an exclusive selection of the most innovative products, with a few bonus fashion and book tips.
Suncare products:
– Avène: creams and sprays are paraben-free and hypoallergenic. These new products also boast excellent photostability, unique anti-free radical protection and new textures that are transparent on application.
– Phytomer: thanks to its UVA and UVB sun filters, the face and body cream offers good protection against sunburn. What’s more, the shower gel is particularly pleasant to use.
– for a quick, truer-than-life tan, Liérac has created Sunific self-tanner for face and body, formulated with 5% DHA Intense (a naturally-derived active ingredient).
For hair:
– René Furterer’s Naturia shampoo is gentle and balancing. A combination of natural essences (basil, mint and caraway) and vitamins (B5 and B6), it cleans and purifies the scalp and hair. Use as often as desired. THE reference.
– not all salons are alike. At renowned hairstylist François Mazeau, for example, the cuts are superb, and the salon and welcome are inspiring. All good reasons to visit Vincennes (42 avenue du Château – T: 01 43 28 63 88).
For shaving, the Braun CoolTec, available from August, is the world’s first shaver capable of freezing skin irritations by eliminating the sensation of overheating. It features a cooling mechanism integrated into the shaver head, suitable for all men.
For the face: Clinique Even Better Eyes visibly reduces dark circles and moisturizes (allergy- and ophthalmology-tested, 100% fragrance-free, suitable for all skin types). Overall, the Clinique For Men range is exciting and really effective (the face scrub and deodorant stick are must-haves).
For the body, Avène offers a soap-free, surgras cleansing gel and a nourishing milk perfect for sensitive skin. Hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic. In addition, Dr. Hauschka’s shower creams are very pleasant to use, thanks to quince seed extract and essential oils (without fragrance, colorants or synthetic chemical components).
For breath:
– Elmex caries protection toothpaste contains Olafluor amine fluoride, which binds to the enamel, stimulating remineralization and making it more resistant to the acid attack of plaque bacteria.
– Inava offers superb, soft brushes designed to clean the interproximal area with precision. Use in conjunction with the easy-to-use Dento-Plaque plaque developer.
– CB12 neutralizes and blocks the substances that cause bad breath (12h effect).
For hands: individual wipes and Assanis antibacterial hand gels, always very practical in summer!
For fitness: practising sport slows down the ageing process, so don’t hesitate to take up swimming this summer, as well as fitness (the magazine “Muscle&Fitness” will guide you in your efforts). If your muscles are tired, Cliptol is particularly effective, and to refresh you, the Evian mist, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, is a must.
What’s more, to recharge your vitamin D levels, VitaminWater has included some in the composition of Sun+Shine. Bonus: a delicious citrus-guava fragrance. And don’t forget Arkotonic Booster (plant- and vitamin-based) and taurine, two major innovations to help you regain your energy.
Finally, Rhinallergy homeopathic tablets are indicated for the symptomatic treatment of transient allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis.
Fashion:
– Fossil Swiss watches are the perfect blend of American ingenuity and Swiss quality. Automatics, chronographs, 3-hand movements, day and date…all models are superb.
The French brand Pierre Lannier also offers superb watches, with excellent value for money.
– Swiss brand Zimmerli has also created, among other things, extremely soft 100% cotton “Sea Island” underwear, as well as 100% superchiffon tartan socks, very fine and ideal for summer (Paris boutique 366 rue St Honoré).
When it comes to jeans, the brand of the summer is undoubtedly One Green Elephant, with its jeans in very summery shades. A successful collaboration between Japanese and German designers.
Thierry Janssen’s books will help you strengthen your mind, including “La Solution Intérieure” (Fayard) and “Confidences d’un homme en quête de cohérence” (LLL). In parallel, Philippe Labro’s “Le Flûtiste Invisible” (Gallimard) will help you discover how chance can transform our lives, through 3 extraordinary destinies.
Alain Haimovici
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