December is certainly the month of giving, so this one makes special sense! Today on the "30 Chic Days" journey, Mme. Ferris suggests that each of us "support your signature charity." This is a magnificent suggestion! Yes, there are many, many good charities out there and of course you can't support them all - so choose … Continue reading Day 9 – Support Your Signature Charity
To begin our second week of 30 Chic Days, Mme. Ferris gently suggests that I work to "be beautifully positive." This is an excellent time for this suggestion, as I got wildly off-track today. In my corner of western North Carolina, snow/sleet/freezing whatsis is predicted to begin today and continue for about two days. While … Continue reading Day 8 – Be Beautifully Positive
I had great fun being my own "French aunt" from Day 6! I bookmarked a couple of blogs, spent some time dipping into Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty and added The Elegance of the Hedgehog to my snowstorm reading pile. About a week in to this experiment and I'm definitely noticing a few things - I'm far more likely … Continue reading Day 7 – Honour Your Body with Chic Movement
Well, I certainly took to heart the idea of creating a "secret garden"! I spent a very happy couple of hours puttering around rearranging bookshelves and knickknacks to carve our my own space. I am fortunate enough to have a study, but that's a room that often turns into a catch-all for everything from unopened … Continue reading Day 6 – Be Your Own French Aunt
So yes, I followed Mme. Ferris's Day 4 tip and went with a more polished, complete eye makeup look. I have to say, it was actually sort of fun to go through my cosmetics and sharpen pencils and clean brushes and experiment with shadows and blending. I even made two breaks in my workday to … Continue reading Day 5 – Create & Guard Your Secret Garden
First, a quick report on the results of Day 3 - "Bathe yourself in mystique." Without a doubt, this was the first one that I really balked at, in part because it just sounded so out of character. But what Mme. Ferris is suggesting is not a Mata Hari-level of intrigue (which is good, given … Continue reading Day 4 – Make Up Your Eyes
Continuing with our "30 Chic Days," I am pleased to report that my efforts on Day 2 ("Eat real food") were positive. Remember, I picked three small changes to make - eat at least one piece of fruit and two vegetables and drink a large glass of water before bed. For the fruit, I mixed … Continue reading Day 3 – Bathe Yourself in Mystique
Report from Day 1: It helps tremendously that I (finally) feel like my "regular self" again. There's nothing like feeling healthy after being sick to make me want to bustle around and "detoxify" the house! I gave myself a bit of a French pep talk and put myself into "as if" mode. The end results … Continue reading Day 2 – Eat Real Food
For our very first day in our 30-day adventure, Mme. Ferris advises us to "Have a Paris state of mind." This is an excellent way to both ease into this month-long project and commit to the process. Personally, I'm starting this adventure in a very NON-Paris state of mind - there's been sickness in my … Continue reading Day 1 – Have a Paris State of Mind
It's time for that post. Yes, you knew it was coming. Nothing says self-confidence more than the ability to keep a secret and, for many Divas, the wearing of well-made, pretty "unmentionables" underneath her everyday clothes is a key element in her arsenal of grace and poise in this clanging hullabaloo of a world. Well-made lingerie … Continue reading The Essentials – Lingerie