Take a page from our Gallic friends and add a few French-inspired items to your daily life. I’m always interested in what others find indispensable and why. And I think we can all agree that the French tend to live an enviable lifestyle. Here are several items you might want to explore.
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French-Inspired Items
for Your Francophile Life
There are open air markets all over France almost every day. The French homemaker chooses the very best and very freshest items from these markets and carries them home in a French market basket. I recently purchased one and can’t wait to hit up our local farmers market. This is so much more elegant than plastic supermarket bags, right?
As you likely know, I’m passionate about tea. A friend kindly brought me a tin of Mariage Frère tea from a trip to Paris a few years ago. Delightful!
I started using this a few years ago and can’t imagine being without it now. I shower and wash my face at night. In the morning, I use some Bioderma on a cotton pad to refresh my skin. It is so gentle that I can use it on my eyelids, too. I have Sjogren’s Syndrome which causes dry eyes. This is so soothing. It is a great eye makeup remover, as well.
I’m a big fan of mustard and Maille brand is superb. This is the brand I use in the following recipe:
Chicken in French Mustard Cream Sauce
One thing David and I both noticed and commented on was how wonderful people in Paris smelled. As we walked the streets of St. Germain, we passed countless people who were obviously wearing quality scents. I have worn Shalimar since high school and am often complimented on it.
The Scent of a Woman ~ My Signature Scent
Note: I realize some are sensitive to perfume so do exercise common sense and thoughtfulness when in small, crowded spaces.
I had this on my wishlist for years and David splurged on it for me for Christmas a few years ago. It is everything I hoped it would be. I also have a couple of Le Creuset skillets which I adore, as well. Highly recommended for soups, stews, long-cooked bean dishes, pot roast and more.
Everyone deserves champagne occasionally. Keep a bottle chilling in your fridge just in case you want to celebrate something. Like Tuesday night.
An interesting story about this French classic:
Veuve Clicquot: the effervescent widow who gave us the champagne lifestyle
And a book about it:
The Widow Clicquot
A traditional, natural hard soap that has been produced in Marseille for around 600 years, Savon de Marseille is “a soap with no artificial additives, no colorants, no perfumes or fragrances, no animal fats, and must contain at least 72% olive oil, which accounts for its natural green color.”
Read more about this French soap here:
Savon de Marseille by David Lebovitz
I love pretty tea towels and linen dries and polishes glassware without lint.
I have been wanting to update our glassware. We have lost some to breakage over the past few decades and I’m in need of a new set of matching glasses. These classic French glasses are made of tempered glass which is 2 1/2 times more resistant to breakage than regular glass.
Do you have any of these items? Which are you most interested in adding to YOUR Francophile life?
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