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Aging Gracefully ~ How the French Woman Does It

March 14, 2018 By Deanna Piercy 15 Comments

Aging Gracefully

I recently ran into someone I had known years ago and didn’t recognize her. At all. She had had so much cosmetic surgery that she truly was unrecognizable…and not in a good way, I’m sorry to say. As I was driving home later I was thinking about the aging process and how we view it…

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Filed Under: French Friday, French Inspiration, French Inspired Living Tagged With: aging, Diane Keaton, France, French Friday

La Maison ~ Home, the French Way

March 1, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 9 Comments

Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved to “play house”.  No matter where I was, I nested.  At home, my room was my sanctuary and I loved making it pretty and comfortable.  Next door at my grandparents’ house, I would play by the hour in a corner of her den, setting up a little “house”…

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Filed Under: Books, French Inspiration, Home & Garden, Homemaking, Interior Design Tagged With: decorating, French Friday, home life, homemaking

French Friday – some fun resources

July 31, 2015 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

I have recently discovered some delightful online resources with a French flair and would love to share them with you: 1. Tonya Leigh – blog posts, podcasts, live events, online “soirées”, group coaching, and the wonderful “French Kiss Life Club” Facebook page The “French Kiss Life Club” group which is probably my favorite place on Facebook these…

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Filed Under: French Inspiration Tagged With: blogs, French, French Friday, lifestyle, podcasts

French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 7)

August 22, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Chapter Seven Confronting the Closet Conundrum If chapter length has anything to do with it, clothing ranks right up there with skin care in the list of what it takes to be as chic as a Frenchwoman. How exactly do those Frenchwomen manage to look put together, stylish and yet give the air that it…

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Filed Under: French Friday, French Inspiration Tagged With: book review, Forever Chic, France, French Friday, Tish Jett

French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 6)

July 11, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Chapter Six Exercise? Bien Sur! La Femme Française Formula: Fitness For the Fun of It It is a common notion that French women don’t exercise. According to Tish Jett, the author of “Forever Chic”, this is not true. Exercise classes are extremely popular in France. Pilates, yoga, tai chi and aquagym classes are are all very well-attended….

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Filed Under: French Friday, French Inspiration Tagged With: exercise, Forever Chic, France, French Friday, Tish Jett

French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 5)

June 13, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

  Chapter Five Le Régime  The Art of Eating Well Ask most anyone what aspect of the stereotypical “French woman” is most envied and I would wager the #1 response is the ability to stay slim despite all that delicious French food and wine. Or is that just me? Non, I’m sure it’s not.  In…

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Filed Under: French Friday, French Inspiration Tagged With: book review, dieting, Food, Forever Chic, France, French Chic, French Friday, French women, Tish Jett

French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 4)

February 1, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Chapter Four Hair Rules Non, Non, et Non   Hair is the subject of Chapter Four and again, “natural” is the name of the game. No teased and lacquered hair for the typical French woman, please. Soft, shiny, and with a bit of swing…that’s the preferred look. It may look as if it happens effortlessly…

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Filed Under: Books, Films, French Friday, French Inspiration, French Inspired Living Tagged With: argon oil, book club, Forever Chic, French films, French Friday, hair care

French Friday ~”Forever Chic” (chapter three)

January 18, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

Chapter Three Le Maquillage More Than Ever, Less Is More The overall goal for the Frenchwoman is to appear natural. Hair, skin, style, makeup…a lot of effort may go into achieving it but the goal is a natural, effortless appearance. Tish Jett discusses makeup (maquillage) in Chapter Three, breaking it down into the following categories:…

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Filed Under: French Friday, French Inspiration Tagged With: book club, Forever Chic, French Friday, French women, makeup, perfume, Shalimar

French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter One)

October 25, 2013 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

Today is the first “meeting” of the French Chic book club. We are reading Tish Jett’s new book, “Forever Chic: Frenchwomen’s Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style and Substance”.     Tish Jett moved to France “for two years” for her job and more than 25 years later, she’s still there. “Forever Chic” is dedicated to…

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Filed Under: Books, French Friday, French Inspiration Tagged With: aging, book club, Forever Chic, French Chic, French Friday, French women, style, youth

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