A New York Times bestseller!Cofounder of the international beauty company Caudalíe shares the
simple natural time-tested beauty secrets she learned growing up in France that any woman can
use to look younger healthier and more radiant without harsh products or drastic
procedures.When Mathilde Thomas moved from her native France to the United States to expand her
skin-care company Caudalíe she wanted to find out what American women wanted from their
beauty routines. She interviewed thousands of women and was struck by how different the French
and American approaches to beauty were. American women are all about the quick fix the elusive
product or procedure that will instantly solve a nagging beauty problem even if it hurts is
wildly expensive or is damaging in the long term. The French by contrast approach beauty as
an essential and pleasurable part of the day a lifelong and active investment that makes you
look and feel good.Mathilde used these insights to turn Caudalíe into one of America s top
beauty brands. Drawing on her company s twenty years of scientific skin-care expertise backed
by the research of doctors and dermatologists as well as the beauty secrets she learned growing
up on a vineyard in Bordeaux The French Beauty Solution covers everything from how to use
natural ingredients such as oil and honey to wash your face what foods to eat for healthier
hair skin and nails and the amazing properties of grapes and grapeseed oil. She also
introduces an easy three-day grape cleanse that European aristocrats have been using to detox
for hundreds of years. Blending stories science DIY recipes and tons of savoir faire The
French Beauty Solution is the last beauty regimen you ll ever need.
