Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style, and Substance
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847841499 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. The author of the blog A Femme d’Un Certain Age, Jett lives in France. Tish Jett is a longtime fashion journalist who has worked for the New York Daily News, the Detroit Free Press, Women’s Wear Daily, W, the Chicago Tribune, and the International Herald Tribune in Paris, where she eventually became the last editor of American Elle
overtakenbyanap said Right up with the best of the francophile bunch of books. Terrific new book in the whole francophile genre. I just got it delivered to my kindle, and have skimmed thru it. Each chapter takes a look at how French women handle different aspects of feminine life from skin care to clothing, diet, exercise and far more. This is a grown up version of Helena Frith Powell's "All You Need to be Impossibly French" intended for the over Right up with the best of the francophile bunch of books overtakenbyanap Terrific new book in the whole francophile genre. I just got it delivered to my kindle, and have skimmed thru it. Each chapter takes a look at how French women handle different aspects of feminine life from skin care to clothing, diet, exercise and far more. This is a grown up version of Helena Frith Powell's "All You Need to be Impossibly French" intended for the over 40 crowd. It is a longer version of Anne Barone's Chic and Slim Toujours; Aging Beautifully the Fre. 0 crowd. It is a longer version of Anne Barone's Chic and Slim Toujours; Aging Beautifully the Fre. Not only in France This book has some good advice for women who want to age well and with savoir faire. Women often take care of everyone else but themselves. The instructions on aircraft to put on your own oxygen mask before assisting someone else (take care of yourself first) holds true of 'real life' situations. This book is full of encouragement to women to take good care of themselves.The advice to eat well but sparingly, go very light on alcohol, drink lots of water, exercise, cl. "Best of the Chic French Books" according to Luisa M. Perkins. I've bought and read every single one of the "French/Chic/Thin" books. Some have been great, some not so much. This is the very best of them all if you're over forty. (If you're not, read Jennifer Scott's Lessons from Madame Chic--it's tout charmant.)Tish Jett gives it to us American women straight. I bookmarked several pages as I read for later reference and immediately made an appointment with a dermatologist. Next, I'll go through my closet and use her principles
Exploring how their wardrobe, beauty, diet, and hair rituals evolve with time and how some aspects of their signature styles never change, Jett shows how Frenchwomen know their strengths, hide their weaknesses, and never talk about their fears, failures, or flaws. After all, in France, beauty, style, and charm have no expiration dates!. They look at birthdays as a celebration of a life well-lived and perhaps a good reason to go shopping before they dress to perfection for a celebration of another anniversaire. They appear younger than their years and remain stylish throughout their lives. American-born journalist and blogger Tish Jett has lived among the French for years and has studied them and stalked them to learn their secrets. Frenchwomen of a certain age (over forty) are captivating and complex. For any woman who last saw forty on her speedometer comes a sparkling new primer for aging—the French way—with grace and style
"French women have an enviable reputation for being svelte, sexy, and stylish and for possessing a certain je ne sais quoi that doesn't seem to diminish with age. Readers will also learn how to use color, accessories, and figure-flattering clothing to emulate the classic Parisian sense of style. Verdict…worthwhile and entertaining." Library Journal"In one wordFabulous. Fashion journalist and editor Tish Jett reveals how middle-aged French women remain 'forever chic' in this detailed look at the diet, skin, hair, makeup and exercise regimen of la femme d'un certain age…this volume provides commonsense and decidedly French head-to-toe beauty routines that yield results. Each chapter is