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Ines' Lipstick

This morning I was sitting on the Metro browsing the latest free newspaper - STYLIST. I was coming back from my 7:00 am swim, when my jaw hit the ground. OMG

Ines' lipstick big as life. A gloss from Guerlain called Frizzy Mango. Could this be the ONE? omg

Ines' mystery lip gloss! Was it Karmic destiny?

Btw please note Ines' gorge pale, pale pink diamond quilted bag...

It's the Prismick from Roger Vivier...Ines is their brand icon etc.

I decided to investigate further. Is Aimee Leduc having a strong influence on me? I run over to the Guerlain flagship store on Champs-Elysees to check out the glosses...

The vendeuse was totally stumped. She'd never even heard of 'Frizzy Mango'. Where do they get these names anyways? While she goes in the back to search, I paint a swipe in my sketchbook and grab a shot without getting caught. Is detective Aimee rubbing off or what? Turns out Guerlain has been out of that color for ages - last season's in fact. Oh no.

So the mystery of Ines' lipstick continues to remain unsolved...dommage

Detective Leduc where are you???

Quite a few PBers write and ask me,

"What's going on in Paris? I arrive 9:30 am on Thursday in June and haven't a clue what to do.."

I wish I could help but I barely plan ahead. I am totally dependent on the FREE newspapers in the Metro to find out what's on. My fav is A NOUS PARIS - quite classy really.

I'd be up the creek without it. Plus the horoscope from the Metro paper is helpful. PariScope is what most people buy but there are no pictures and such small type. I'm lost.

Next you Must buy ELLE Magazine for serious research over the weekend of what's hot and what's not. French Girl's ELLE was sacred. I didn't dare touch it. Gawd forbid I ripped something out...oh well. Now I can regularly rip out and mark up whatever I want and just it's a 2€. L'indispensable and perfect reading while you're waiting on line to get into the Ron Mueck exhibit.

Your Paris sleuth-on-the-job got new specs yesterday. While passing a pharmacy I looked in and saw black frames exactly like my red frames at half the prix. Inside the darling pharmacist said I looked, "plus jeune"/younger in the black frames so I bought two pairs (30 euros) and felt immediately revived.

Don't worry too much about planning every second of your trip to Paris PBers and leave something to chance and serendipity.

Well that's what I think...

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Ines ! ! !

Samdi 20 Avril Ines de la Fressange et Paris ♥ ses Kiosques

The first PB weekend edition and by chance I run into Ines de la Fressange. How will I ever top this?

Not only is this woman the ultimate model of Parisian chic and the chosen iconic 'Marianne'of France

But her warm and child-like joy is infectious. She makes everyone feel happy. The occasion was the celebration of 150 years of Kiosques in Paris.

Five days of Paris ♥ ses Kiosques at the pavi de Hotel de Ville

With wonderful old photos of original Parisian Kiosques.

Plus conferences and debates.

Ines was there with Valerie Toranian, Directrice of Elle.Fr...

The gent in the beard is J.,a kiosquier being honored

Just adorb non?

I asked makeup artist Veronique Marot how she thinks Ines gets such great body in her hair? Marot said,

'Ohhh, she must put those big curlers in her hair too create the big volume and used some Elnett hairspray to make it hold'!

Even the greatest of beauties needs a quick slick of libstick now and then....

Speaking of great beauties I had just come out of Pierre Herme, rue Bonaparte after blowing my week's allowance on his new gorge 'Celeste' series..well on this verrine and one Celeste macaron.

Description:

Compote de rhubarbe aux fraises, fraises fraîches, crème de mascarpone au fruit de la Passion, guimauve au fruit de la Passion.

Dans ce verre, toute une expérience, celle d’y plonger la cuillère pour en extraire une belle bouchée fruitée. Une superposition de goûts autour des trois saveurs de Céleste déclinées sous forme de compote de rhubarbe à la fraise, de fraises fraîches, de crème de mascarpone et de guimauve au fruit de la Passion. L’émotion Céleste. Ou comment la note intense du fruit tropical vient sublimer le côté fruité du mélange fraise et compote de rhubarbe.

Translation - a divine combination of strawberries, rhubarb, passion fruit and marscapone = heaven.

It takes an artist to think of other artist's needs. The verrine's packaging is the perfect secure holder for your waterglass when painting.

Merci Ines, Celeste et Paris ♥ ses Kiosques!
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Ines de la Fressange on rue du Bac

For her December shopping diary Ines de la Fressange of Parisian Chic walks down rue du Bac 75007...

I too walked down rue du Bac my last evening in Paris...

It's full of wonderful Frenchie facades...

Loaded with potential leche-vitrine/window gazing...

This tiny print shop, Olivier de Sercey has extremement fine stamps at 220 euros(!)..

Ines adores the handmade Italian home goodies at La Paresse en Douce at 97 rue du Bac...

Moi aussi, especialment these made-to-order cashmere slippers...

You'll never go hungry browsing on rue du Bac. Why not grab an 'animal cracker' style box of macarons at Dalloyau - 63, rue du Grenelle round the corner?

Chocolat Chapon is well worth immersing yourself in chocolate at 69, rue du Bac...

Plus their adorable crockery can serve up your tea or chocolat chaud...

Mais la creme de la creme on 93, rue du Bac is Patisserie des Reves bien sur!

It's a child's playland of pastry for grownups...

I bought this irresitable tarte douce a l'orange...

Plus the 'Limonada', a creamy, lemony ball. The pastries are perfectly packed to withstand the Metro crush. Not that they made it further than 10 steps away...miam miam