I am a big fan of Sephora and whilst driving through Montlucon I nearly did an emergency stop when…read moreI saw it! For those not in the know, Sephora is a French brand and chain of cosmetics stores founded in Paris in 1970. They have more than 1,750 counters / shops in 30 countries across the world. (but not in the UK!!!!!!) They stock high end brands and their own private label, Sephora offers beauty products including makeup, skincare, fragrance, hair care, bath and body products, and hair and make-up tools. If you havent got it yet..............think what the love child would be like of Boots the chemist / Harvey Nicholls make up counter & Molton Brown would be and that is Sephora! I can get my fix of the high end brands at other shops in the UK but it is their own brand items that I go for especially loving their 10ml hand bag size perfumes which smell devine and I always get lovely comments on when I wear them. The shower gels and lotions are so pretty and not only look gorgeous in the bathroom but are great to use too. They do a variety limited edition containers / bath tidys (pretty much one a year)and I picked up my 3rd one whilst on this trip. So adding to the mini clear acrylic roll top bath I now have a blingy gold bath tidy that looks pretty cool in my wee house. At the till you always get the option of gift wrapping and always get plenty of samples of perfumes, lotions and potions. Sephora was Launched at one store in London a few years ago but the rumour goes that the UK shop rates were to high and they promptly left again. Please come back to the UK Sephora! Saying that, any time that I am abroad, I have to go.