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…
La Maison ~ Home, the French Way
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”…
French Friday – some fun resources
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…
French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 7)
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…
French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 6)
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….
French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 5)
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…
French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (Chapter 4)
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…
French Friday ~”Forever Chic” (chapter three)
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:…
French Friday ~ “Forever Chic” (chapter one)
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”. We are on our way to New Orleans today so this post was written last night, before any actual discussion on our group site. Tish Jett moved…
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