Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
10 DAYS TO LA PARISIENNE
LA PARISIENNE ?
Definition ? : French woman, high heel shoes, delicate make up and blablabla … Well, this time I’m not talking about this particular PARISIENNE, but of the sports girl, the marathon girl in you.
LA PARISIENNE : an all women 6,5 marathon around the EIFFEL TOWER, TROCADERO, IENA and ALMA for one of the greatest causes to fight for : breast cancer.
I started out 5 years ago all alone in the middle of this tsunami of 11 000 running women; felt a tiny winsy little bit lost in that sea but the intensity of the event swelled over me in a flash, right on the departure line !
Last year, we were more than 24 000 !!!! I can’t imagine how many we will be this year.
3 happy days, with music, well-being on all fronts in an incredible joyful atmosphere.
On arrival, each competitor is welcomed with a rose : only a man could think of it.
See you at the Champ de Mars September 9, 10 and 11th, 2011.
BOILING MELTING POT AT “PARIS DESIGN WEEK”
Early September in Paris sounds like a turmoil of events; not only because you want to show off your Maldives tan, but there is a rush on all that looks or feels like a cultural or fun sting ( would your vacations have been boring, Darling ?!) :
Maison & Objet , Paris Design Week, Fashion Week with its VOGUE FASHION NIGHT in tow, and for the sports girl in you, running LA PARISIENNE.
Hard to get organised in such a month . I’ll let you deal with it !
Those armchairs remind me of gum little bears.
100 sites of Design, 1 week to see it all, 6 huge Paris arrondissements : get a good pair of walking shoes first. Then, we can start talking !
Check http://www.parisdesign.fr for more info.
The dates : September 12th till 18th.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
“UN JOUR”
A night together once their diploma in hand, and Emma et Dexter take a decision : “we’ll remain …friends”.
He is fun, cool and easy going, she is … a mine of problems.
For the next 20 years they will adore each other , go through hurtful separations, they will go all the way to total hatred, they will hugely miss each other .
What a mess !!! As romantic as it can get .
When will they finally understand that they are meant to BE TOGETHER, those fools ?!
Anne HATHAWAY makes YOU live this sensational and irresistible Love Story .
ALL OUT WITH YOUR PAWS, OUPS !
It’s all about a story of prints; this Winter, get them all out, with gusto.
That kind of print, and not only as a carpet in your divine living room.
It can be as subtle as that.
It can stand as elegant as the Fifties
and as dashing as a First Lady wearing one of her Big Five. Anyway, if a First Lady says so …
or as cool as this young beauty
If you haven’t had enough , there you go !
Well, if you want to trod the wild life, you might as well cover your iris too
Is that example enough to embark you on the leopard print highway or … runway ?
Inspired Design has a splendid way to blend it all in a wonderful way
No other way to make it irresistible ! Follow suit !
It can even be as cold as this blond mane
I could go with the bag or …
Oh Boy and for those too !!!!!!
Come on, let’s have a run for it !
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
COLOURFUL QUOTE FOR A RAINBOW WEEK END
And perk up your morning coffee with sunny colours
They haven’t invented yet make – up remover cotton swabs in colour, too bad !
Thursday, August 18, 2011
TO OUR PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
Charlotte .
Divine and simple natural Charlotte.
No comments needed when beauty is as striking !
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
DAVID LYNCH, PARIS : ” SILENCIO” …
David LYNCH is opening a night club in Paris this September, named
Club Silencio, after the mysterious location in his 2001 film, MULHOLLAND DRIVE.
Mulholland Drive
This exclusive club will feature a concert hall, a cinema, a library and a restaurant .
David Lynch aficionados will soon have a new temple to worship at.
David has designed the entire interior, including some striking pieces of furniture. A surreal wooden speaker stack seems to resemble a nightmarish appropriation of a child’s cuddly toy- the eyes being the two circular speaker cones.
He’s also designed several bespoke chairs and an asymmetrical double sofa, footstool and side-table combination.
Should I reveal as yet the address ?
Come on, let’s go for it !
CLUB SILENCIO
142 rue Montmartre.
Nothing more for the moment . I’ll keep you posted . Opening due on August 27th …
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
HOW TO MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL FOR YOUR GUESTS
First of all, I would highly recommend to have an annex so that your guests are totally free to snore, shoot themselves with booze all night without you knowing a thing about it, to make sure you stay friends another 15 years.
In your guest annex or den, you will have a full bedroom with a high comfortable thick mattress with a quilted mattress top which makes nights a pure moment of bliss, the bed should be made with the perfect Porthault percale sheets ( 4 pillows and 2 boudoirs are a must , comfort is at that cost. )
2 night tables , one on each side, obvious, you duck, with telephone, tissue box, note pad and pencil, an inspiring book or 2 , a wicker basket by the side with a few magazines (Town and Country, Architectural Digest ,Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Elle , and some country or hunting stuff and contemporary art ).
A soft and irresistible teddy bear
Oups, I didn’t mean those three wetties
But rather that cuddly style
or other bunny with long ears will be perfect if your guest is in strong want of a cuddle. A warm colored cashmere throw will be loosely hanging on the armchair for Monsieur.
TV is straight across from your bed with a wicker basket full of DVD’s .
Good lighting is essential for praise reading before they tumble down into heavy breathing sleep ( the result of your super “fine dining” Sweety ) . Air conditionning is also a yes-yes , makes you feel in the best of hotels even if you end up pretty stiff with ice on the tip of your nose at 4 in the morning.
The super organised governess will have stowed away your guest clothes into the 2 opposite wardrobe closets , built-in drawers and rod with wooden hangers and of course, lit when opened so that you don’t have the feeling of entering a grotto when fetching a pair of pants.
Let’s go to the adjoining bathroom : unavoidable, useful, essential, to say the least.
Marble, grey and white preferably for the walls, an italian shower fully equipped with shampoo, conditionner, soaps, bath and shower gel. A himalaya of terry towels , the most fluffy, the most plush towels that can be… Porthault, what else could it be ? In all sizes, no need to be more precise ; but well, I might as well :
washcloths, guest towels, hair towels, shower and bath sheets and of course, a bathrobe and … slippers ; remember, we talked about utter comfort, not rugged soles.
via Pinterest
To able your perfect lady guest to be to her utmost beauty, an array of amenities could make a world of wonders :
- cotton swabs to take a few years off her face,
- cotton q-tips
- make – up remover ( you don’t want to meet a racoon the next morning )
- Clarins Tonic lotion – a sure awakener.
Polish remover is a good option too if you don’t want her to look like a grump ( word doesn’t exist, but I’m sure you get the look I’m suggesting !)
- body lotion could come in help of sudden alligator skin, under those Porthault soft as butter sheets, this would feel like total disaster ; better to be avoided.
- a hairdryer with 2 sizes of rounded brushes for a perfect set up of curls and frills. Are you a star or not ?
I think you’re all set to face the world.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
SUCH A LADY’S HOTEL ! “LA BELLE JULIETTE”
If you are on a week-end “all-you-can-eat” food trip to The Grande Epicerie at the Bon Marché, or on the ”more-you-can-wear” shoe go in the quiet streets of Saint Germain des Près, LA BELLE JULIETTE is a good hiding place to drag your bags to in a feminine and sophisticated ambience matching your mood after a hard day’s shopping sprint.
And boy, we’re tired out after that !
Aren’t those colours unusual ?
Perfectly lady like. Soothing colours with peps.
Ladurée macarons colours with a Dior twist.
All you can expect technologically wise IS there.
Great color scheme and calm atmosphere, healthy food and the best of products from bread right from the oven of La Boulangerie de Monge to the dairy products of la Ferme d’Alexandre.
Phytomer, Maria Galland and Beauty Season are the names to remember for a perfect pampered you at La BELLE JULIETTE spa.
HOTEL LA BELLE JULIETTE
92, rue du Cherche Midi - 75006 Paris
TEL +33 1 42 22 97 40 - Fax +33 1 45 44 89 97
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