My favorite soap, as much for its color as its smell. A super minimalist gift! Pears Soap.
Reader’s Mailbox / Take a Brow
Hey Garance ! Even though I like my eyebrows well enough, I’d like to “civilize” their line a little bit. What do you do to keep them in line? Do you do it yourself or do you go to someone?
Merci! Chloé.
Hello Chloé!
I pluck them myself and have ever since… I dunno, around 13? At the time, I wouldn’t have asked the question as to whether or not to do it myself or go see someone : I was hiding in my mother’s bathroom to do it because I thought plucking your eyebrows is something you should be suuuuuper ashamed about.
Working Girls / Mathilde
Today, we continue on with our Working Girls series! Here’s an awesome interview with Mathilde Thomas, who tells us just how she created Caudalie, one of my favorite lines of beauty products. I just love her determination and work-ethic and how she pretty much invented a lifestyle to fit her passion.
Hello Mathilde ! We met in New York because I’m such a big fan of Caudalie… And we both live in New York! How are you finding life here? Do you like it? Has it changed how you work?
Super Polished
I am always very impressed by the very sophisticated girls. I love them. Like, I love Dita Von Teese. Maybe because I am totally the opposite*.
I don’t even know what you call this style of painting your nails (do you know ?) but it makes me think of Mad Men: the perfection of women at that time and the hours spent to achieve that perfection.
I would have hated to live at that time, but I love to dream about it.
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* after a time of manicure obsession, I am back to a simple transparent polish. On good days. Most days, my nails go bare.
Skin
Flashback. It was about 345 years ago that I told you, after following the advice of my dermatologist, I was going to stop using water on my face.
And this is coming from me who loves nothing more than to lather on my cleansers morning and night, clearing away any trace of mean mean sebum (Mean!!! Mean sebum!) which has been my sworn enemy since I turned 13 and a half years old. I was hopeless.
Colorama
I know I know I know – Sarah Harris from British Vogue must be so very very tired of us talking about her hair.
At the same time, I can only stand in awe of the beauty of her silver locks… which are so exceptional. Not too many people get the chance to have such beautiful grey hair, and there isn’t a colorist alive who can reproduce it. It’s funny, right?
That’s what the funny thing is though : grey hair, in theory, is sublime.
The Magnifying Mirror
I was with a friend walking around Bed, Bath and Beyond – I know, so glamourous – when suddenly I heard her cry out,
“Aaaaaah !!! Emergency!!! Tell me that’s not me right there in front of me.”
Reader’s Mailbox / Laetitia
Today, another Reader’s Letter… Which is actually a text from my sister.
“What do you think of black nail-polish?”
