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Aging Gracefully ~ How the French Woman Does It

March 14, 2018 By Deanna Piercy 20 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

Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 7)

August 22, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

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  This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Forever Chic 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…

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

Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 6)

July 11, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

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  This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Forever Chic 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…

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

Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 5)

June 13, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

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This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Forever Chic 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…

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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

Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 4)

February 1, 2014 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

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This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Forever Chic 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,…

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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

Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 3)

January 18, 2014 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

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This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Forever Chic 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…

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

Forever Chic ~ Book Review (Chapter 1)

October 25, 2013 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

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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”.   This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Forever Chic   Tish Jett moved to France…

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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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