A 313 Pommade

The magical and mythical cream from the land of skin heaven otherwise known as a french pharmacy led me to this Vitamin A miracle worker known as A313.  The pursuit started in search of Avibon the Vitamin A pommade Gwyneth Paltrow hocked on her site and of course, it seemed to have sold out immediately once she mentioned it.  I found A313 as a substitute for Avibon, as it has mysteriously disappeared from the market.  A313 is a similar formula but with less potency of vitamin A.  I have never messed with retinols or vitamin A in the past because of the inability to wear it in the sun.  And I am a sun worshiper so I never bothered.  And now at age 35, I see laugh lines and crows feet starting to form on my fave and my cystic acne on my chin has gotten worse.  From all I read, vitamin A and/or retinols supposedly took care of both.  So I ordered A313 from France and patiently awaited it's arrival in the post.  The day it arrived I couldn't wait for my evening skincare routine to try it on so I slathered on a pea size dollop on my clean face.  The pommade warms in your hands and tickles on the skin.  Wearing it into my creative studio for my work day was a bit distracting as it itched like hell.  But now I don't even feel it.  Because of the tingling that can occur and it's heavy greasy vibe, I do save my application for night now.  And after 3 months of using it, my skin is glowing.  I get compliments on my glow all of the time and most importantly, I am being ID'd again for beer.  This really means A313 works!  More importantly to me, my painful cystic acne and my wrinkles forming above my lip are a thing of the past.   So yeah, it works.  If you want to go for a mega skincare combo, combine A313 with Biologique Recherche P50 Lotion for the wonder twins combo pack from heaven for skincare.  

Check out this French Pharmacy Beauty Haul I filmed for YouTube after a trip to Paris:

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