Les Parisiennes de Mamansnet - Thread part deux

[TossDaily]

New thread for those of us who would like to let a little je ne sais quoi into our lives...

[TheOtherGirl]

I've had my nails filed short and painted with Shellac 'Graphite' and I absolutely love it. I follow Audrey Lombard on IG and live her nails.

Today I'm wearing Ruby Woo and just a flick of eyeliner and mascara teamed with jeans, a loose black cashmere poncho jumper and red sock boots from Zara.

[TheOtherGirl]

Here's a photo

[SplatPancake]

What would you wear under a tuxedo jacket? All my vest top type things are too thin/revealing (err, because they're vests??)

[TheOtherGirl]

Zara do some lovely camisole tops trimmed with lace. They're nicely drapery but opaque. I have them in blush pink and grey.

[botemp]

Well the best thing to wear under a tuxedo jacket is nothing, maybe a bit of strategic boob tape. Probably out of most people's comfort zones but it is a stunning look. Silk lace Camis work but you have to get a nice quality one. The silk ones from the Zara group are all shite, the silk is clingy and too thin. I've struggled to find nice ones at high street level tbh unless they were in the lingerie section but you need one with adjustable straps to keep it decent outside the bedroom.

Something all lace works as well sometimes, just like a panel of it. A plain vest in a good material (a mix with silk mixed in or similar) can work too. Hanro and Rosemunde do nice ones. Actually what you already have isn't such a bad idea, that they're too revealing generally isn't an issue as the jacket covers up the essential bits unless you want to take off the jacket.

A white shirt is tougher to pull off but if you go black with black (with a mini or no collar) that's surprisingly effective but can go a bit butch on some.

[squix]

Love the brogues - thank you bo

[botemp]

Ahem, Derbies

[ProperLavs]

methen I too felt that way about hats, but I hate wearing beanie type ones as they make my head itch. I discovered that even a cap like mine, made of wool, keeps my head surprisingly warm. The need to stay warm has overridden any worries I have about looking daft!

[Littlehenrylee]

What do French ladies wear in the evening to posh restaurants? Not just red lipstick I hope 😀

[LesserSpottedLurker]

@silkpyjamasalldaythe people watching at your hotel sounds fabulous, its a shame you can't take photos.

I'm out tomorrow so going to try the red lipsticks recommend from the first thread. Looking forward to having a play with the colours. I'm going to pick up a few extra bits of make up, mascara etc whilst I'm out after ruthlessly decluttering my make up, and binning anything older than a year!

Love the Acne Jansen's, but not sure if being a classic pear will work with the rolled up jeans. Im currently a 12/14, but was a 10/12 top to bottom pre baby.

For those that mentioned hot yoga, I loved it during the class. The heat stroke after though, not so much.

Its the second time I've got heatstroke in Ireland this year, much to everyone's amusement

[Methenyouplus4]

Proper- I have a hat that I wear when it's really cold which is not at all chic but I generally just wear it on walks in the countryside when everyone is equally cold and dripping in fleece. I do feel pretty comfortable in it but do need to push outside my comfort zone as the oDD time I've tried one on when shopping with friends, they always say I really suit hats.

Bo- daft question re: jeans. If I'm a 30 waist in jeans that fit comfortably, is it fair to assume that will be my fit in most styles (and them to just narrow down which styles flatter)? Presuming because it's inches, it is a standard measurement (unlike 10/12/14 etc which, as you said, can be all over the place from shop to shop). Did you need to sign up to a mailing list to get the codes you mentioned? I have paypal and UPS is a bit of a pain for collection but not totally impossible.

Splat- the top I wore was a top clearly designed with a nod to a camisole, but was clearly a top rather than lingerie. It was double layered so not transparent, Matt rather than shiny and just a hint of trim. If I can work out how to upload photos, I'll take one when it comes out of the wash (don't hold your breath).

LOVE the brogues in the second photo but ferl I would ruin them in a heartbeat as I'm quite heavy footed and often scuff my shoes.

[SplatPancake]

Thanks Bo, Methen - I do need something heavier. God i’d LOVE to be a “nothing under a tuxedo jacket” type of person, but unfortunate mastectomy/reconstruction has rendered me more lopsided than self conscious (and prone to chemo-related hot flushes still 7 years later), so the jacket would definitely be coming off... should have made more of them when I had them 😂

I’ll gave s look at the Rosamunde stuff x

[ProperLavs]

lesser th first time I did hot yoga I was very relieved that there was a large space at the back of the room where I wouldn’t be seen by the instructor. Little did I know that it was spare because it was right under the heat vents😱. I nearly died.

[Methenyouplus4]

Just a thought... (stay with me as seems random)...

When I followed a pregnancy thread on here, one clever lady set up a private Facebook group, we sent her our emails and were able to share things and remain relatively private.

Just thinking it would be lovely to actally share photos of outfits/ make-up etc but still retaining some privacy (my line of work is the type where you like to remain relatively discreet in terms of an on-line presence).

I have no idea if anyone else would like the idea, or even how exactly you set it up (I think I just sent the lady my email and she added me from that), but just thought I'd float the idea...

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Nouveau Départ

We've somewhat mastered the red lip but there's more to red beyond lips and nails. (very short, unfortunately) shows Chanel Makeup creative director Lucia Pica discuss with Caroline de Maigret the inspiration for the Spring/Summer collection 2018 and firmly advocates the idea of a red-lined eye. She has done some amazing editorials and campaigns, none of which can disguise her deep love of red. However, the looks are mostly beyond the realms of everyday wear but the idea of a red eyeliner on the inner rim is worth exploring, a touch of black as she mentions around the outside (though I quite like it without the black too) in combination with just a red lip. So dig out that red eyeliner you bought when you weren't paying attention or just try it with a lipliner, a pencil is a pencil, after all, to see the effect. Team it with the Rouge Noir or another burgundy mascara if you have it but ordinary black should do just as well and you may vaguely resemble the bright-eyed Lily-Rose Depp in the holiday campaign.

*Probably best not to read the comments under that video, it's the weirdest I've ever encountered on YT someone wants to smell both their feet

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[botemp]

I'll respond to previous posts in the morning, it's been a long afternoon and night with Sinterklaas celebrations (a sort of Christmas, please don't ask me to explain, I'll surely be accused of racism again). Going to toss off my weird CO2 sheetmask that smells fainlty like champagne and bubbles like it too and crawl into bed...

[Bloomed]

I'm looking for really soft sweatshirts which are good enough quality to be smart enough for meetings. I'm also looking for jackets which can be worn with polonecks as a lot of mine don't look right. Inspired by today's calendar I'll be wearing burgundy mascara tomorrow!

[SplatPancake]

Hoping to wake up in the morning looking like Lily-Rose Depp 🙏🏻

[Canters15]

Just checking in to say I have read both threads and am frantically pinning ideas! Currently live in the tropics so le francais isn't a workable look here, but so many of these things appeal to me- saving for when we move back to blighty next year.

Not strictly French, but one thing I really need is a nice, good quality belt to wear with jeans/shorts etc. Where would one find such a thing?

[ProperLavs]

I read the comments- I knew I shouldn't. Wow. So many people saying that those amazing looking women looked hag like and a nightmare. I'd love to see photos of the people making comments!
I have a red lip liner- Mac one I think. Might give it a go. It was always something I read about that i should do to bring the green out in my eyes.
Slightly scared that I will look like I am bleeding though.

[quirkychick]

Happy St Nicholas Day, bo. I know something about it as it's also my birthday .

I will go back and look at the video later today.

[falange]

Doesn't a red eye liner just look like conjunctivitis?

[BagelGoesWalking]

Placemarking.

[botemp]

Littlehenrylee, same as in any European capital. Like in London, Amsterdam or anywhere else, eating out regularly is a normal part of life (or made out to be as such) so there really isn't this notion of dressing up, in fact it would identify you as 'not from here' (be it class or location). They might wear something nicer for a visit to one of the Gastronomic Temples with 3 Michelin Temples as the atmosphere in those can be a tad stuffy and traditional and a sign of respect towards the Chef but even that wouldn't really qualify as dressed up.

Lesser, the Acne Jensens go well with skinnies and cigarette/slim fit too but I suppose those are difficult fits for pears too, though depends if you're a profile pear or frontal pear. I also wear them with opaques under a mini length skirt, any longer doesn't really work with me personally but I think an A-line denim skirt would work on others.

Methen, jeans sizes can be just as all over the place. The best thing to do is check the brand's own size guides on their own websites, they usually give a waist and inseam measurement. IME American brands fit large, French and Italian tend to fit small, UK can be anything, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian fits large, but Acne Studios and Cheap Monday fit small.

Codes are indeed through the newsletter which you need to sign up for, there may be a first-time order discount, not sure. UPS does deliver to your house and if you call they'll come do a pickup but I find that more hassle than picking and dropping off around the corner, sorry if that wasn't clear.

WRT the Bobbies Derbies, I find a lot of Parisians wear very beaten and worn shoes. They walk a lot and shoes like the Derbies actually improve with a bit of age to them (though those pictured were suede, perhaps not those, but leather ones would), others like the Repetto ballerinas I find looking worse with age it but I've seen many a Parisian happily walking them to death.

Splat, how are you with turtlenecks? Lucia Pica actually has a black one on under a smoking style jacket with satin contrast in that video and it works quite well. If you get a sleeveless version (if comfortable wearing that alone) it's an easy thing to wear underneath and still be somewhat in party mode without the jacket.

Methen, I'm not on FB or any forms of social media really and lovely as you all are it won't have me signing up either. Even if I were inclined I'd share no more than I'd share here so it wouldn't make a difference to me personally.

Bloomed, I've never worked in corporate environments proper, have worked with, etc. but I'm really struggling to picture a sweatshirt that would meet the grade for a meeting. It may just be me, in my environs I think the only thing that would raise an eyebrow would be assless chaps and one would only be queried whether they're not feeling the cold and sweatshirts are pretty standard workwear but none of them I would ever classify as being appropriate wear for corporate meetings (which tend to be in more traditional workplaces). Jackets with polo necks are also leaving me a bit confused, outdoor jackets or blazers? Polo neck shirts or roll neck jumpers collars as the two seem to be used interchangeably but are very different.

Splat, I didn't wake up looking like LRD but thankfully no one was there smelling my feet either