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Every year, the Advent Calendar opens a door to our favourite French brands. This season, we are happy to introduce you to Sampar, a Parisian skincare brand with forty years of expertise.
Sampar began in 1980, when a younger medical student named Patrick Sounigo met Philippe Simonin, a pioneering inventor in instrumental cosmetology. Sounigo learns everything from him: formulation, dermatological technique, and a conviction that skincare should deliver real, visible results.
By 1984, he makes a radical choice. He leaves medicine to devote himself to cosmetics, and Sampar is born. He opens his first treatment center in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where the scent of essential oils soon drifts down the Rue Madame.
The Left Bank takes notice. Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, and Rosanna Arquette become early devotees, and prestigious retailers from Barneys New York to Galeries Lafayette carry the range.
What sets Sampar apart is an idea as elegant as it is clever. Its formulas are built around molecular weight, so each product works on two levels at once.
Larger molecules stay on the skin’s surface for immediate comfort: protection, hydration, and soothing. Smaller molecules travel deeper for lasting results, from firming to brightening. The founder calls it the meeting of science and care, and forty years on, it still guides every formula.
Sampar is also credited with inventing trends the beauty world now takes for granted, among them overnight masks and cosmakeup, the hybrid of skincare and makeup.
For us, Sampar is a natural fit. An R&D team in Paris creates the formulas, and we make them in France, in the Cosmetic Valley of Normandy and the Hauts-de-France. The ingredients are natural, never tested on animals, and free from controversial additives.
We cannot wait for you to discover what we have included from Sampar in this year’s Advent Calendar.
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