Cosmetics stores Poitou-Charentes

Since 2018, Johann and Virginie have been making superfatted soaps using the cold saponification method. From mixing to shaping, everything is done by hand. In their recipes, they seek above all the benefits for the skin, by selecting quality raw materials and if possible organic. The result of a delicate balance of ingredients, for babies, shaving, oily or dry skin, they will know how to direct you to the soap best suited to your needs.

Today, we've decided to treat ourselves to a moment to ourselves! Head for the city center and this pretty boutique, just a stone's throw from the market. As you enter, you'll be charmed by the many cosmetic products and scents that envelop you. Marseille soap made in Provence (cube, slice or liquid), donkey milk cream, goat's milk body balm, essential oils... there's something for everyone! An ideal place for gift ideas.

Looking for ultra-gentle and zero waste cosmetics? Rectangular when they are soaps, round when they are shampoos, Alice and Nicolas' fresh donkey milk cosmetics are made from cold saponification and a narrow selection of natural products. The love they had for their donkeys led them to associate them with their professional life. With the moisturizing and invigorating milk of their gentle animals, they make soap, solid toothpaste, balm, deodorant, shaving soap, body and face cream. Let's hear it!

In the Deux-Sèvres region, goats are all the rage. If goat's milk cheeses are a treat for the taste buds, you should know that their milk has other virtues, too, and makes extremely mild soaps. The Fressimouss soap factory was the first in the 79 region to start making them. With their 40% goat's milk content, these soaps are ideal for delicate skin. Solid or liquid, they're made on the spot! The boutique is packed with products, some of them vegan, and features many other quality soap-makers. A must for lovers of local products and slow cosmetics!

The elegant, all-glass Pavillon des Sources is just a stone's throw from the spa. Your visit will be an opportunity to do some shopping to complete your range of dermo-cosmetic products and renew your daily routine. The blue-and-white interior showcases the entire La Roche Posay range and its latest innovations. Our team of dermo-counsellors will help you find the dermatological formulas best suited to your skin. Take advantage of this visit to discover the history of the spa company and its famous water.

This store, located on a downtown shopping street, is dedicated to those who want to take care of themselves and their environment. Set up under the arcades, it is the perfect place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. The welcome is warm and inviting, and the shop offers a wide range of products. On your return from work, treat yourself to a moment to yourself with a relaxation blanket, heating belt or flaxseed eye cushion. Even in winter, there's no question of being in the doldrums, thanks to the sunrise alarm clock or the dawn simulator. The smart site will help you find a gift idea by entering a few criteria!

Cherry, rose, strawberry, banana, mango, coconut, olive, pear... the scents and 98% natural, vegan products of English brand The Body Shop are to die for. In the pretty Poitou-based boutique, you'll find the brand's must-have products and special editions: shea body butters, lotions and body yogurts with almond milk, creams and treatments for face and hair, shower gels and refillable shampoos, make-up, and fragrances including the iconic White Musk. The Body Shop also seduces us with its commitment to fair trade and its fight against animal testing. We love the textures and scents as much as the layout of the boutique and the team's advice.

This store has a privileged location in the heart of Verdun Square near a large parking lot and pedestrian streets. Here, we clearly show its ambitions: «The best cost of the city». It is true that the brand, created in 1999 in Nantes, has been named in the field of cosmetics with a simple concept: offer products at low prices. It is most often a change in packaging or overproduction but always very well known brands of the general public: Garnier, Colgate, L 'Oréal… In La Rochelle, you will find products in the area of makeup, beauty, hair care and many promotions.

This institute, located in the heart of a shopping street a stone's throw from the Old Port, makes no secret of its desire for nature. Established in 2010, the boutique has selected organic and natural cosmetics brands (such as Lift'Argan, the first natural anti-aging skincare brand based on organic argan oil), offering a wide choice for men and women. The whole family will find hygiene products such as organic deodorants and toothpastes, as well as a wide selection of soaps (vine peach, Alep, clay) and scented oils. The staff are friendly and offer sound advice. Envie de Nature contributes to the preservation of the environment by allowing the use of reusable bottles for shower products and by selling organic soaps by weight. Upstairs is an institute where you'll be welcomed by beauty consultants who will take the time to help you satisfy all your skin's needs. Treatments range from 30 minutes to 2 hours to purify and revitalize the face, relax the body...

" Who looks like, assembles… "at least the old adage here verifies… both, pompous competitors, erected one step away from the other, times that one would have difficulty choosing in which to enter! For gifts and cosmetic purchases, one solution, pull out or face, since it is like the same. If the care at Nocibé is with products of great brands, in terms of mood and relaxation, we have seen better… For perfumery, we try to get you to buy the maximum without worrying about what you really need, it is quite annoying but good, you end up having the habit that it's the same thing next door!

This store is a veritable point of light, illuminating the arcades of Rue Chaudrier. It's impossible to pass in front of the window without letting your gaze wander. Entering here is like taking a trip to Provence, where it all began over 40 years ago. As you enter the boutique in La Rochelle, you'll take the time to get advice and discover a brand that offers beauty products and fragrances inspired by the Mediterranean art of living. In particular, L'Occitane strives to limit the environmental impact of its business by paying particular attention to the eco-design of its packaging. Here you'll find everything that has made the brand so successful: the inevitable face care products for all skin types, such as the Angélique range, ideal for moisturizing, or the anti-aging Immortelle range, body and bath products (hand and foot care, moisturizers) and, of course, fragrances (cherry blossom, lavender, peony). A range is also available for men (shaving, deodorant, etc.).

This boutique is packed with small objects of quality and character. Next to home linen (main activity), crockery, turbulettes, clothes and baby bath, you find a line of care for the most original body. Signed Father Pelletier, scrubs, gels and chantilly for boys and girls, milk for the body are presented in zinc boxes, jam jars, old bottles of lemonade or wax cans. Don't go next to the wide range of candles and the scent radius with garlands mounted in garlands or charms (you hang them to the ceiling or handles of doors), which serves as a diffuser and decoration.

Located in the Lagord area, this beauty institute has the double advantage of being easily accessible and enjoying ample opening hours. The welcome is pleasant, the advice is just and the perfect place to find the fragrance of your choice or one of the products for the body. But it's mostly in the cabin that charm operates. It is a pleasure to be accompanied in the choice of care and to offer itself a moment alone. We love modeling that helps to relax, the Ella Bache care as a aromatic detox or glue of eye and traditional cleansing and moisturizing facial treatments. It is possible to make an appointment very easily on the Internet.

Cleopatra set an example a long time ago: nothing beats donkey milk for beautiful skin! Located in the heart of the Parc du Coq à l'Ane, the Savonnerie Cornet workshop operates in a short circuit: the fresh, raw milk used to make its soaps is harvested directly from the park's donkey teats. The result of cold saponification, Cornet family soaps are delicately scented and suitable for all skin types. Try angelica, the emblematic plant of the Marais Poitevin. Pretty boutique.

Here we talk about chocosmetology: the art of using the virtues of cocoa beans in chocolate-making and cosmetics. Tony, a chocolatier, and Sophie, an esthetician, are united by their passion for chocolate and the benefits of organic cocoa beans. They invite you to discover their world in Bessines, where you can enjoy a massage session with cocoa butter-based cosmetics to moisturize the skin, and buy organic chocolates. Visit Fée te vous Plaisir to enjoy the tea room and a host of local products.