tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70992016444764638062024-03-06T09:39:25.640+01:00MadameMadamoiselleFrench living, à la AmericanEmeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-55900708006685129762013-01-08T09:37:00.000+01:002013-01-08T09:37:14.891+01:00Dans la Rue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My parents came to visit just after new years, and we spent a day wandering around the town of Honfleur. The town boasts of one of the last true milliners in France (or so he claims). The hats here were gorgeous, and I totally fell in love with a green cloche hat - so continues the Dowton Abby obsession. Luckily, my birthday is coming up...</div>
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I'm wearing a coat from a Aigle that I bought nearly 4 years ago, one of the best coat purchases I've made. It's waterproof, windproof, and has a choice between a hood and a faux fur collar that I'm wearing here. Warm, functional <i>and</i> stylish. It's a win-win-win.</div>
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Neon is one of those things, like leopard print and glitter, that can either look classy or trashy, and the line of distinction is often quite hard to define. When I found this dress at J. Crew the last time I was in the states, I found it struck the perfect balance.</div>
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On a side note, the art on the wall behind me is an old calendar that I cut up and framed. Don't throw away last years calendars just yet!</div>
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-57875323842280823192013-01-04T09:21:00.001+01:002013-01-04T09:21:06.616+01:00Recycle! Glass jars have made a comeback in the past few years with the new information we have on plastics, and I couldn't be happier. Something about a glass jar makes things seem so clean and organized to me. I am forever saving my empty jars - for my wedding, I saved glass yogurt containers for months to use as bud vases and votive holders (I reused the idea just this week with the "2013" votives I made for new years)<br />
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I also use glass jars to organize my kitchen. One of the easiest and effective projects I've done is to pain the lids with chalkboard paint, so they can be labelled and reused easily!<br />
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-69103110105140217132013-01-03T07:42:00.000+01:002013-01-03T07:42:31.806+01:00Glitter FarmI've said it before: I love glitter! Maybe it's the five year old in me, but especially here in rainy Normandy, it makes the gloomy days a bit brighter.<br />
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Today, I paired one of my comfiest flannel checkered shirts with my new glitter loafers. Farm wear feminized instantly!<br />
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Let's pretend that I cuff my pants in the name of style, rather than shortness and laziness...</div>
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-54319472734524318792013-01-02T14:28:00.002+01:002013-01-02T14:28:56.940+01:00Color CodedI am hopeless with keys. I lose them, I lock my self out of apartments & houses, I once even locked my keys in my car <i>with the car still running!</i> Like I said, hopeless.<br />
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Our apartment is old, and we have a set of 3 keys needed to access our apartment. To make matters worse, they all looked the same! I was thus forever using the wrong one and swearing at the doors.<br />
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Then, I had a fabulous idea to end all of my troubles.<br />
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I simply painted the tops of each key with a different color nail polish. One of my keys did already have a color key on it, but I painted it gold anyway so it wouldn't be left out...</div>
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Happy new year 2013! </div>
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In France, the new years tradition is based around, you guessed it, food!<br />
Many restaurants are open and have extensive seven course meals.<br />
However, 4 + hours of eating and drinking comes at a certain (read: hefty!) price and the menus are not very vegetarian friendly.<br />
Now, granted, I'm a really bad vegetarian (I eat fish on occasion, one of my new years resolutions is to eat vegan 2 times a week though! Baby steps...) but foie gras, deer and sweetbreads are not my cup of tea.<br />
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So, we decided to forgo the restaurant route and had our own new years party at home.<br />
I came across <a href="http://ellinee.com/" target="_blank">ellinee.com,</a> a great site that has all kinds of free printables for occasions like new years, birthdays, valentine's day, you name it. All the new years paper decorations in this post are from their blog site.</div>
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Strange fact about the small town we live in: there is a take out sushi that is actually quite good! So, we ordered way too much sushi and had a feast!<br />
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Happy holidays! A few of my holiday musts:</div>
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Simple makeup with a red lip...</div>
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Fresh oysters...<br />
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Homemade Christmas yule log cake (bûche de Noel, my first!)...<br />
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I wanted something that was put together, appropriate and fun. I've been a little obsessed with finding a maxi skirt this winter - perhaps I've been watching too much Dowton Abby, but I think they can look so chic if styled right. I also love deep reds and purples together, a very rich winter look.</div>
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The beautiful Hermes bracelet I got for Christmas last year,<br />
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<span id="goog_819656076"></span><span id="goog_819656077"></span>Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-70126443672793110552012-12-17T17:18:00.000+01:002012-12-17T17:18:58.163+01:00The Recipe BookA few years ago for Christmas, my mom gave me the most thoughtful gift. When she got married, her mom hand wrote a copy of all of her family recipes, and started a recipe box for her. My mom took these original cards and scanned them, and put them in this adorable binder she got from Williams Sonoma (no longer available, but you could do the same as a very easy DIY project).<br />
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The binder originally came with plastic sleeves for recipe cards, but I've found normal page protectors more useful. I simply print off recipes whenever I find them, or rip them out of magazines, and into the binder they go!</div>
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The tabs on the binder are: appetizers, soups & salads, main dishes, seafoods, side dishes, desserts, holidays, breads, pastas, brunches, and journal.<br />
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I love opening my binder and seeing my grandmother's handwriting, with a perfect reminder of what cooking is supposed to be about!<br />
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Christmas is quickly approaching! I made all of our decorations this year, and I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out! When you enter our apartment, you are greeted by my handmade wreath, courtesy of our neighbors tree trimming project.<br />
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The living room windows are decked out in blue and gold. I made the paper snowflakes snowflakes and chain, in retrospect I should have painted the paper <i>first</i>. Live and learn!<br />
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Look up and you'll find my crepe paper mistletoe. In case you didn't know, both mistletoe and poinsettias are highly poisonous. So, if you have a curious cat or kid, other solutions are necessary!<br />
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A present already under the tree!<br />
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The Noel is simply cut out of cardboard and covered in glitter. The font is called "Babes in Toyland" which I thought was fitting, and can be found for free <a href="http://www.1001freefonts.com/BabesInToyland.php" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-72959974048294694732012-12-11T08:09:00.000+01:002012-12-11T08:09:19.602+01:00It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...December is here! Without the American holiday timeline/ unspoken rule of "no Christmas before Thanksgiving", decorations in France tend to start popping up a in late November. But I always make myself wait until December to start decorating for the holidays. Our decorations are up, but I thought I'd give a peek at all the DIY goodness I got into this year.<br />
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I'm so happy glitter is back in. I was never allowed to use glitter as I child, and I think I'm more than making up for lost time.<br />
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I also have a newfound obsession with making crêpe paper flowers. Perfect way to decorate with poinsettias if you have a curious cat like we do! You can find the tutorial and tons of others on <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/266888/crepe-paper-poinsettia" target="_blank">Martha Stewart's</a> website.</div>
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-68855303362688841012012-12-10T08:38:00.000+01:002012-12-10T08:38:09.811+01:00Red TightsI always find that cold weather clothes are fun for about a month, and then I get bored with my selection of sweaters, scarves, pants and warm skirts. I love the idea of a flash of color to spice things up that isn't always visible in an outfit, be it gloves, a scarf or, as I tried out yesterday, red tights!<br />
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I paired a wool plaid skirt with basic black boots and sweater, staples of my winter wardrobe...</div>
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I did a half moon manicure by painting the lighter base coat (Essie's "Eternal Optimist" ) waiting for it to dry completely, then using hole reinforcers as guides and painting the darker color (Essie's "Merino Cool"). I've found it works best to remove the stickers when the polish is still tacky to avoid pulling. I topped the whole thing off with what, in my humble opinion is the best thing invented in the nail polish world, Essie's quick dry top coat, "Good to Go". Seriously dries in about 30 seconds, and allows someone impatient like me to benefit from a ding-free DIY manicure.</div>
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I love the flash nail trend! I found some cheap glitter in tons of colors at, of all places, the supermarket, mixed in with the Christmas decorations. I've found it works best to do one coat of color, pile on the glitter, tap off excess, wait a few minutes for the polish under to set (a bit longer than normal, because you've just put all that glitter on it!) and then to top with, again, Essie's "Good to Go". You could also use glitter polish but for me it's a) more expensive and b) I find it's harder to get the full coverage.</div>
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And a bit more of a subtle glitter nail look, that I thought was also fun,<br />
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It's official, the holidays are here! We had our first holiday party invite of the year tonight.</div>
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I found this sweater dress in the states, and I love the basic-ness of it mixed with the fun glitter thread. The boots were a long term quest a few years ago in Italy; I drove my family crazy trying to find the <i>perfect</i> pair of knee high black boots. My family was ready to kill me, but mission accomplished.</div>
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Grigris came into my life when I had just arrived in France, living alone in a tiny apartment (less than 60 square feet, on two levels. My neighbor once saw me leaving and was quite surprised that I lived there, as he had always thought that my apartment was the utility closet), and was quite lonely. </div>
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How can you not smile at a face like that waking you up each morning?</div>
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Regardless, he'll always be my baby kitten!</div>
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The perfect v-neck cozy sweater can be hard to find. Many years ago, I stumbled on one that was thin enough yet provided adequate warmth, long enough to wear with leggings or yoga pants without being shapeless, and tailored enough to dress up for a cold evening out or to work. So, you can imagine my chagrin when my husband announced to me one evening, "you've got a hole in the elbow of that sweater."<br />
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Elbow patches in a cute pattern! And iron on, so no sewing required!</div>
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Carefully ironed (no steam!) for the alloted 30 seconds...</div>
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and voilà! New life to my favorite sweater! You could probably do the same thing with any bit of cotton fabric and fusible tape/fabric.</div>
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This is my list of products I always stock up on when I'm back home in the states. Some of them I can get here in France, but they are always much cheaper states side!<br />
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EO Hand Cleansing Gel is a natural hand sanitizer. I love the lavender scent, which is from essential oils, so it actually smells like lavender, and not some chemical concoction. I love EO products in general, but this is the one that I always have on me.<br />
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Burt's Bees. The obsession has gone international.<br />
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Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick and Cream Eyeliner in Caviar. I had a long term love affair with Benefit's Playstick, which they evily discontinued a few years ago, so this is my replacement. You can use it as a full foundation, or as coverup. The cream eyeliner is the end all of eyeliners. With a slant brush, you can get the thinest of lines, a smokey eye or the perfect cat eye.<br />
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Benefit's Boiing. A bit of a more hardcore coverup for under eyes. The fair color is a bit light for me, but the medium was too dark, so I mix with the foundation stick.<br />
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Seven for all Mankind Jeans. Not officially a beauty product, but the best jeans out there, hands down, and worth the money. These have been on continual rotation, all seasons, since college, and they still look good!Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-30268518971245441232012-12-01T15:53:00.002+01:002012-12-01T15:54:08.010+01:00Cardigans and Pearls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In France, you get 2 hours for lunch, and those who can go home to eat. This means, my husband and I eat at home together nearly everyday. I love the extra time together, but sometimes I run out of a) ideas or b) ingredients! On these days, it's time for an omelet.</div>
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Omelets are deceivingly simple. For years, I would always set out to make an omelet, and then have to call it scrambled eggs by the time I had it on the plate. This is a nearly fail-proof method I've figured out over time. Granted, the Cordon Bleu probably wouldn't call it a true omelet, but it works for me!</div>
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Chop your veggies. I had a zucchini and an onion lurking at the bottom of the fridge.<br />
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Heat a pan with olive oil, and quickly sauté your onions and veggies, just enough to give them some color.<br />
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Pour the egg mixture over the veggies (I added some walnuts in there too to give an extra crunch).<br />
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Cover and cook on low (or just turn off the burner at this point) until just ready to serve. Take a spatula and fold the omelet in half. Cut in half (or whatever division is necessary per number eating) and serve!</div>
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You may have wondered what I meant by my "fancy Longchamps" that I mentioned yesterday. Let me explain...</div>
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Longchamps. The ubiquitous French bag. Seen swinging nonchalantly from the arms of girls from Paris to Marseilles. It started off innocently enough for me, I got myself a basic black "sac pliage" that I used for years, and still use to this day, despite the holes forming in the corners (too many books/ computers/ market veggies stuffed in over the years, I suppose).<br />
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But then, somehow, the one turned into... many. So many different shapes and sizes!<br />
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I never strayed from my beloved sac pliage (the soft, fabric ones, they fold in on themselves for easy storage and travel... another reason to have extras!) until my husband bought me my "fancy longchamps" in buttery leather.</div>
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What, this isn't normal?</div>
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-23536655974879245732012-11-28T07:57:00.000+01:002012-11-28T07:57:49.713+01:0040's styleI found this vintage style dress at H&M last weekend; H&M perpetually confuses me. Some days, it's so full of overpriced, poorly constructed pieces that I just turn and walk out of the store. Other days, I find things like this. It's even lined in a super cute printed statin!<br />
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I spent years looking for the perfect pair of beige heeled boots, which I found last year at J. Crew, only to ruin them a few months later at my bachelorette party (leather covered stiletto heels + a dock + being blindfolded = shoe disaster!) I managed to revive them with a generous amount of shoe polish.</div>
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When I want to feel ladylike, I carry my "fancy" Longchamps bag.<br />
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I put off for a long time buying a market caddy, because I felt that they were for old ladies. When I found this super cute polka dot one, I caved, and my shoulders have been thanking me for it!<br />
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My husband's grandma always says, a true Norman meal isn't complete without some potatoes!</div>
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-53789056508173762902012-11-26T09:00:00.000+01:002012-11-26T09:00:32.511+01:00Fall in NormandyMy husband and I went for a late fall walk on Sunday afternoon. It was the perfect fall day- crisp air, a yellow sun and crisp crunchy colored leaves.<br />
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We even came across an ewe that had just given birth, so sweet.<br />
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It was pretty muddy so I put my Aigle boots to good use. A traditional must for wet Norman weather.</div>
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The weather was also warm enough to wear just a light jacket - I've had this jean jacket since high school! It has seen many different styling choices over the years... makes me feel very American when I wear it in France.</div>
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<br />Emeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967817395502602810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099201644476463806.post-86023906587145566792012-11-24T10:57:00.001+01:002012-11-24T10:57:13.546+01:00Favorite French ThingsOver the years, living in the US and in France, I've developed a list of favorite beauty supplies that I always keep on hand, no matter which country I'm living in. Not surprisingly, a grand majority of my makeup is French.<br />
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Diorshow Blackout mascara is by far the best mascara I've ever used. It gives me long, yet believable lashes. I bought the waterproof version for our wedding, and it was the only waterproof mascara that I could ever deal with.</div>
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Lancôme Tient Miracle foundation definitely lives up to it's name. Sheer enough to wear everyday, yet thick enough to cover what needs to be covered. Plus, it has an SPF of 15. </div>
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Hard to see in the picture, because I used the baby sample bottle I use for vacations (my everyday bottle is not in blog-picture-worthy shape!) is Nuxe Huile Prodigeuse. I use this on the ends of my hair every time I wash. It's a magical mix of oils, and I like to pretend that it fixes my split ends. It at least makes them manageable! You can also use it on cuticles, hands, feet, face etc. etc.</div>
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YSL Vernis à Lèvres looks like nail polish but it's a lip tint. I have the vintage red color, a perfect dark pink that stays on for hours.</div>
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And it goes without saying that my perfume is French too!<br />
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