Hailey, Sofia and Kendall All Swear By This Affordable French Pharmacy Brand

Celebrities might have access to the very best dermatologists, expensive skincare and luxurious treatments (it takes a village to look red-carpet ready, after all), but you might be surprised to know that they actually have a few affordable skincare brands amongst their product arsenal. Yes, really. I'm talking under-£20 brands that you'll find dermatologists and makeup artists quick to recommend to their patients and clients, too.

One of those affordable brands that celebrities flock to is Avène. The brand is a French-pharmacy skincare staple that has long been a favourite of those with sensitive skin. As a beauty editor who experiences eczema and acne, I often have the brand's staple products on standby for flares, which were recommended to me by a number of dermatologists. But the beauty of this brand is that the products really work across skin types and conditions, and it seems that celebrities such as Hailey Bieber, Sofia Richie Grainge and Kendall Jenner can't get enough either. 

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So what makes it special? Apart from being both affordable and efficacious, the brand's key ingredient across all of its products has a number of studies on its ability to soothe sensitive skin. Avène uses thermal water from its namesake area within the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park in France, which acts as a post-biotic (i.e., it helps restore a compromised skin barrier by supporting your skin's microbiome), and you'll find it within Avène's range to treat acne, rosacea, skin sensitivity and eczema, to name but a few.

Scroll ahead for the Avène products that celebrities love, as well as some of my editor-approved products I'll never be without.

Sofia Richie Grainge

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In a video with Vogue, Sofia Richie Grainge had a number of Avène products in her bathroom.

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Hailey Bieber

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Whilst Hailey Bieber may have her own skincare line (Rhode) she's happy to share her love for other beauty brands too—and it turns out that Bieber is another fan of Avène's Cicalfate cream, sharing on her Instagram Story that she likes to apply this product in her nighttime routine. "I love this product forever," she wrote.

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Sydney Sweeney

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Sydney Sweeney recently shared that she likes to mix a gel cleanser with an exfoliant to create a super-smooth canvas that helps her makeup stay put on her skin. She uses Avène's Cleanance Cleansing Gel Cleanser to help prepare her skin for makeup. 

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Nicola Peltz Beckham

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Like Bieber, Nicola Peltz Beckham took to Instagram to share her love for Avène's Cicalfate cream.

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"I love this product so much," she wrote on her Instagram Story. "My skin is sensitive and can be very dry. Sometimes (most nights) I put this on all over my face after I've done all other steps. I know everyone's skin is very different and mine can be prone to breaking out from the wrong product but this one hasn't broken me out at all and I've been using it for months."

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Kendall Jenner

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Both Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber were spotted with a bottle of the brand's Very High Sun Protection Spray SPF 50+ whilst sunbathing. If your skin is particularly sensitive to sunscreen, this is a great option to try. Not only does it provide SPF 50 and broad-spectrum protection against UVA and UVB rays, but it also has anti-irritation properties that help to keep reactive skin happy in the sun.

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Eleanor Vousden
Beauty Editor,Best Knockoff Luxury Clothing UK

Eleanor Vousden is the beauty editor for Who What Wear UK. She was previously deputy editor at Hairdressers Journal, health writer at Woman Home and junior beauty editor at beauty website Powder. She has also contributed to Wallpaper and Elle Collections with written and styling work.Working as a beauty journalist since 2015 after graduating in fashion journalism at the London College of Fashion, she has been highly commended at the BSME Talent Awards for her work on Powder and also contributed to the title winning Website of the Year at the PPA Awards.Eleanor’s journalistic focus is to provide readers with honest and helpful beauty content. Through words, video and live broadcast, she has interviewed several celebrity makeup artists, hairstylists and top dermatologists throughout her career, as well as celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Scarlett Johansson. She has a particular interest in finding solutions for acne and eczema, which she has experienced firsthand. She has also amassed a large collection of fragrances and can never say no to a new candle.When she’s not writing or testing Wholesale Replica Bag beauty product or treatments, she’s on the seafront in her hometown of Brighton and Hove, where she lives with her partner and her miniature dachshund.