How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are

Basic oversized sunglasses. Every day, even when it’s raining, because you always have a reason to wear them: too bright out, a hangover, tears running down your face, a desire to be mysterious

Basic oversized sunglasses. Every day, even when it’s raining, because you always have a reason to wear them: too bright out, a hangover, tears running down your face, a desire to be mysterious

Jeans, anytime, anywhere, and any way. Take a Parisienne’s jeans out of her closet and she feels stark naked

Don’t use abbreviations when texting. (And emoticons should be only for your girlfriends

Find “your” perfume before you turn thirty. Wear it for the next thirty years

When she wants to read a book and to be seen reading a book.

strength of character and allow her to feel beautiful without being perfect.

Start with a moisturizer to smooth your skin, which professionals swear by. Then hide any imperfections (bags under your eyes, the sides of your nose, pimples) with concealers (such as Yves Saint Laurent’s Touche Éclat) or a BB cream. If you really can’t live without your foundation, then mix it with a touch of moisturizer to mute its effect. And a few strokes of mascara (Hypnôse by Lancôme)—be generous on your top and bottom lashes, to accentuate your look and disguise any bags under your eyes—and bright red lipstick (Dior Addict) will not go amiss for a night out.

the skin of your face must be treated as a canvas

avoid using foundation,