With Bastille Day taking place over the weekend, it got us talking about our favourite French beauty brands!

French beauty is all about elegance and sophistication, and this is reflected in their beauty brands and products. No matter if it’s a well-known brand such as Avène, or a boutique brand such as erborian, their products embody a special artisan flair.

Look below for our product picks from our favourite French brands that will make you say 'oui, s'il vous plaît'!

Launched in 1990, Eau Thermale Avène is provides a full range of skincare products dedicated to sensitive skin formulated with Avène Thermal Spring Water and bottled directly from the source of the spring.

Our Product Pick - Avène Ysetheal+ Cream combines the most powerful forms of Vitamins A and E, along with nourishing spring water from the South of Frace, giving you the power to restore elasticity and moisture to stave off the signs of ageing.

Leading French skincare brand, Gatineau Paris, owes its success to a wide range of high performance products based on proven technology. Because all skin is unique, Gatineau is your partner in beauty, with its formulated and personalised skin solutions.

Our Product Pick - Gatineau Aquamemory Moisture Replenish Cream contains ingredients that maximises your skin's ability to hold onto its own moisture and rebuilt your hydro-lipid film.

Beauty brand erborian, which literally translates to ‘herbs of the orient’, is a fusion of South Korean beauty remedies and French luxury. Employing the South Korean traditions of natural skincare, as well as innovative skin science, erborian continues to develop unique formulas that rejuvinate and restore skin’s luminosity for a radiant and soft-skinned look and feel.

Our Product Pick - erborian BB Creme au Ginseng is the best-selling cult product of the erborian range, it is a 3-in-1 formulation that combines moisturiser, sun protection and foundation.

Bourjois began in 1863 and its products were originally formulated for the stage. Today it has hundreds of available beauty options, held in beautiful packaging, that are made for today's modern woman on the go.

Our Product Pick - Bourjois Smoky Pencil 72 Dark Purple helps you create the perfect smoky eye in two simple steps. Simply line your eyes with the creamy pencil and use the opposite-end smudge-tip to blend. Not to mention that this dark purple shade is flattering for all eye colours.

La Perla is not only the leading creator of luxurious and fashionable lingerie, nightwear and swimwear for women, they also make equally sexy and feminine fragrances!

Our Product Pick - J'Aime La Nuit is a woody floriental fragrance with notes of grape blossom, nashi pear and jasmine evokes romantic nights and the magic of a beautiful seductress.

For over 50 years, Biotherm has studied the skin's biology to deliver innovative and effective skincare solutions for both women and men.

Our Product Pick - Biotherm Skin Vivo Mask is an anti-ageing mask, enriched with one jar of cream's worth of Pure Thermal Plankton. The latest technology creates an ultra-tautening texture to perfectly shape and re-tighten facial contours.

Are you a fan of any of these French brands? What is your favourite French skincare brand? Let us know below! - Lucy

(Image courtesy of bourjois.com.au)