Don't tell me when you're a guest.
At someone's house you don't check out their perfumes and cosmetics. Ha! Bet you do.
And their books? 
Naturalement when staying with French Girl I do the same. I was surprised to see two books I'd already bought to figure out the Frenchie ways - Parisian Chic and 
My Little Paris!
Fr Girl (who could not possibly be more Frenchie) is buying books about what the ultimate Parisian does, wears, says, bla bla bla? 
Granted WE all would love to be Frenchie. 
We all would like to be delightfully Amelie or soigne Charlotte Gainsborg or tragique Isabel Adjani or 
Or creme de la creme perfectly imperfect Ines de la Fressange. But SO DO FRENCH GIRLS. They're just like us!
Who knew?
Yup, they want know how to wear a taffata bow in messy hair + designer sunglasses for that 'je ne sais quoi' look. 
Or bows on their knee socks.
Like us, they hang out in front of patisserie vitrine/windows.
My Little Paris book is a must have. It's written with Parisians in mind, not us. It dishes all the dirt on where to thread your eyebrows, fix up your apart super-Parisian, have dinner in a one-table resturant, pretend to be a connoisseur, attend a crazy trial (yep you read right), dress like a VIP, rediscover forgotten veggies, turn your kids into little Picassos, laugh out loud, be a guinea pig for a future 3-star-chef etc. 
I personally would kill to pedal in a pool on page 26 - sigh 
And secret outlet stores on page 55 - let me at em.
All highly secret info meant only for Parisians. You can get My Little Paris' newsletter delivered to your inbox. Circle the British flag at the top when you subscribe.
Cheers,
I'll be communing with mussels this weekend and shallot tart tatins. click here!
BONJOUR MY LITTLE PARIS!
Love this post Carol. I adore French actress Leslie Caron myself. So chic!
ReplyDeleteGreat resource. Merci mille fois!
Have you booked your flight yet?
ReplyDeleteThank you for the smile! :-)
Thank you for the newsletter link!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Thank you for the tip...also I do hope you are preparing yourself. Are you staying in the city with the oncoming storm? take care.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see your pics of Saturday's opening:)
ReplyDeleteWe also love Catherine Deneuve..Isabelle Huppert..Chiara Mastroianni....just talking girls here:)
The book looks like fun.
Ah! I wanna be a French girl too!! Did you manage to try a small dab of Fleurs D'Oranger perfume? I have tried to find it here in Australia but alas Non!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week-end Carol and Keep safe. xx
Very cute post, Carol - I like the illustrations in the book. Your illustrations are great, too. I love that classic Amelie shot.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you have a safe weekend. It looks like we are not going to get a direct hit here - but the orchestra may be tuning up on the aft deck over there.
Stay safe!
"Be sure and circle the British flag at the top when you subscribe."
ReplyDeleteOr you could learn to speak and read French.
With the educational tools available online, there is really no reasonable excuse not to.
START NOW!
Don't spend another day wishing you could do it!
ONLY BEGIN.
Looks like a fun book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up PB!
I'm always happy to see when there's a new "My Little Paris" newsletter in my inbox because they have lots of great tips! I didn't know that there was an English option. That must be new.
ReplyDeleteCrazy for the kneesocks with bows!!
ReplyDeleteWhere do I get those?
Aidez moi :(
Carol, best wishes for your safe passage through our City's rendez-vous with Hurricane Irene.
ReplyDeleteCould be a good weekend for drawing and painting, while being reminded of nature's power.
Or...reading My Little Paris. Thank you so much for the link.
xo
Those bottles you painted remind me of an old perfume bought years ago at the five and dime store, called 'Evening in paris'. Boy does that date me...What ever happened to that perfume? I loved the bottle. :) I also love the illustrations on/in the book here.
ReplyDeleteLADUREE NEWS ALERT*
ReplyDeleteHi Carol - just read that Laduree postponed their opening until Monday due to the hurricane and the mass transit shutdown.
I walked by there late yesterday afternoon, and it didn't look anywhere near ready to open.
They were still painting the minty colored facade.
Thanks Julie for the update..
ReplyDeleteI was dying to walk by Lad but the heat got to me
Plus browsing iPod Touch at the APPLE store - quelle zoo!
The suspense continues!!
Carolg
So many times I run from your blog post to the book store or click over to some new favorite link, thanks Carol!
ReplyDeleteMerci Carol, for the tip! I signed up for the newsletter immediately. Just the kind of thing I'm always looking for.
ReplyDeletePB made it into the NY TIMES today on tea in Paris!
ReplyDeleteYahoo et merci
Well done!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking over your recent postings.
BRAVO
"an expert on Paris" no less.
ReplyDeleteMy my my.
Now stay dry.
xAnnie
Wahhooo!!! You in thet NYT!!! Also love that painting of blue bottles! AND the Pairs website looks great! :-( Poor Laduree postponing! I thought by now you would have already been-there- done-that. Hopeyou're high and dry.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm...
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should subscribe to the "Little French Girl" newsletter so, when I encounter one here in the suburbs of Philly, Ill know all her secrets. (hee-hee)
I checked the story out.
ReplyDeleteHow cool to get such a good mention.
See those antics are paying off. :))
I hope all will be well for you when Irene hits. I have CNN on keeping track.
Stay safe.
Cris
Oh shallot tartins, You have me thinking -- I was wondering what to make for Tea.
ReplyDeleteCarol, we all love inspiration, Aussie girls , Kiwi girls, NY chickies, and French fillies, I love the idea of this book and it just might add to my collection -x
Love this about Parisians' Paris. I saw a lovely book at the d'Orsay this summer, and ordered it from Amazon (took forever to come). I wished I had bought it in Paris. It's a lovely guide to all the covered passages in Paris--
ReplyDeletePassage Couverts Parisiens by Jean-Claude Delorme and Anne-Marie Dubois.
Another great little book is Wandering Paris with the artist Jill Butler.
It's illustrated with charming little watercolors. Ms. Butler also has a sort of illustrated French dictionary (saw it at Anthropologie).
There are so many wonderful books about Paris.
It was fun to see the Alice in Wonderland window at LaDurée in New York. There seems to be a renewed fondness for the name "Alice" in France at the moment. Two little girls of friends of ours (totally unrelated) " s'appellent Alice." Bonsoir,
Peggy
Thank you for bursting the little bubble I had that French women are BORN knowing this stuff. Now I know it, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd next time, I'm going to cleanse under a warm blankie rather thank drinking detoxifying SLUDGE shakes for 10 days!!!