Articles de toilette et produits de beauté
![]() |
|
| Share / Tweet / Pin Me! | |
Time to get ready! Do you know the French terms for toiletries, cosmetics, and the reflexive verbs that go with them? Check out this vocabulary list with sound files.
| to brush one’s hair | se brosser les cheveux | |
| to brush one’s teeth | se brosser les dents | |
| to do one’s nails | se faire les ongles | |
| to put on make-up | se maquiller | |
| to shave | se raser | |
| to wash | se laver | |
| blusher | le fard à joues | |
| bubble bath | le bain moussant | |
| comb | le peigne | |
| conditioner | le baume démêlant | |
| dental floss | le fil dentaire | |
| deodorant | le déodorant | |
| eyeshadow | le fard à paupières | |
| foundation | la base (de maquillage) | |
| hairbrush | la brosse à cheveux | |
| lipstick | le rouge à lèvres | |
| make-up | le maquillage | |
| make-up remover | le démaquillant | |
| mascara | le mascara | |
| moisturizer | la crème hydratante | |
| mouthwash | le bain de bouche | |
| nail clippers | la pince à ongles | |
| nail file | la lime à ongles | |
| nail polish | le vernis à ongles | |
| nail polish remover | le dissolvant | |
| razor | le rasoir | |
| sanitary napkin | la serviette hygiénique | |
| shampoo | le shampooing | |
| shaver | le rasoir électrique | |
| shaving (the act of) | le rasage | |
| shaving cream | la crème à raser | |
| soap | le savon | |
| tampon | le tampon | |
| toothbrush | la brosse à dents | |
| toothpaste | le dentifrice | |
| towel | la serviette | |
| tweezers | la pince fine, la pince à épiler |
Related lessons
En español
Share / Tweet / Pin Me!





The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
Inverting subjects and verbs is easy enough – vous voyez => voyez-vous, but where do object, adverbial, and reflexive pronouns go? And what about negation? Take a look at this lesson to learn about all the possibilities.
Magnetic poetry is a fun little tool you can use to learn and practice French. 500 magnets with words and parts of words help you to express yourself in a unique and creative way.