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Beauty
Stuck in a Style Rut? Just Head for the Elevator
Fashion, hair styles and makeup are ever-evolving things that change from year to year and season to season, like an elevator moving up an endless skyscraper of style.
Should Women Over 50 Wear Red Lipstick?
Should women over 50 wear red lipstick? There’s a short answer and a longer one…
9 Steps to French Woman Confidence
The one essential beauty accessory which the French woman wears daily is not a scarf or heels or even a Breton striped T-shirt – it’s confidence.
Fashion
Are Designer Labels Worth It?
Are designer labels worth the price of admission? There a a few ways of looking at this.
Your Step-By-Step Guide to French Style
Regarding French style, Coco Chanel famously said that before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off. But that’s assuming you put a few things on.
The French Perennial
This year, like it or not, I will be transitioning from my fabulous fifties to my sexy sixties. So in an age seemingly dominated by millennials, how does one embrace being a perennial?
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Lifestyle
Learning to Love Simple Pleasures in the Absence of the Next Big Thing
We all used to lead pretty busy, active social and professional lives – right up until the point where 2020 left nothing but giant skid marks on the calendar.
Motivation or Discipline — What does it really take?
Motivation – to lose weight, run a marathon, climb a mountain, start a business – yeah, that’s great. But, discipline, well that’s another thing.
January Week 4 – Getting Outside the Box
A majority of people spend a majority of time working inside a box – a relatively small framework of space. Days are spent sitting in front of a computer with arms extended only elbow distance away, evenings are spent binging on Netflix with arms extended only far enough to make the remote work.
Recipes
Let Them Eat Bread!
Couldn’t you just shout it from the rooftops, Oprah-style? I. LOVE. BREAD!!!! There’s almost nothing that smells better than fresh bread baking in the oven. Then there’s that feel of a warm baguette in your hand. The crackle of the crust. Watching the butter instantly...
Croissant French Toast with Almond Maple Syrup
There’s nothing like a healthy breakfast. And this, my friends, is nothing like a healthy breakfast. This decadent breakfast is my family’s favorite. It's Croissant. It's French toast. What could be more French? The simple custard mixture (the egg-y part) can be made...
Escargot
Buttery, garlicy escargot will delight and impress your guests, and is about as simple to prepare as toast.
Travel
Midnight in Montmarte
Montmarte is a neighborhood, more specifically a large hill, in the 18th Arrondissement of Paris. It is home to trendy shops and restaurants, the Basillica Sacre Coeur (the Sacred Heart), the last working wine vineyard in Paris (Clos Montmarte), and roughly 7 billion stairs.
Your Ultimate Vacation Checklist
Sometimes a little OCD of a vacation checklist goes a long way – in this case, to Paris. We leave next week for our annual visit and I’m a veritable whirligig of ebullience.
Three Days in Paris
With 3 days to spend in Paris, I planned the itinerary with a sort of “big” thing to do each day and plenty of time to just experience whatever we might encounter (because yes, I’m a planner, but also very French).
