Left, with makeup, American. Right, without makeup, French.
Regards, Ivan
Ping!
Pit hair, body odor and unshaved legs are so hot....NOT.
One would hope for a catfight, but as soon as the clothes started flying the white flags would be flying like bats out of Mammoth Cave.
American women also use deodorant, as do American men.
The French could take a lesson from that.
Should be fun:-)
I think the French are wrong. I've always been taught that any old barn needs paint. :-)
Left, with makeup, American. Right, without makeup, French.
Text message from daughter attending math conference: "The Europeans are beginning to smell."
OK....I've been to France and the woman on the street does have a certain chic....until (in my experience there) the hairdresser raises her arms to do your hair and all that underarm hair poufs out and that certain chic goes out the window forever. eeeeeeeewwwwww
As much as I loathe their foolish, ungrateful politics, I must confess that I think French women the most beautiful in the world, followed closely by Indian women. I don't know why or where it comes from, but they are. It's not just their facial features, it's the way they dress and do their hair, even the way they walk and talk.
I must agree with the author about the "American Beauty" look - it is overdone. Too much. The French let their beauty speak for them, instead of their implants, bleached hair, fake tan and lip gloss like American "beauties" do. And the author is right on something else too - all of this artifice is covering something up...something inside. Sorry, Ivan. I'm happy with my looks, but if I could look, walk and talk like a French woman, I would be much more attractive to guys, and that's what we all want, isn't it? :^D
Makeup has a great protective effect that will be anti-aging in the long run if you're diligent about putting it on every morning and also diligent about slathering sunblock if you spend any amount of time in the sun.
"The image "du jour" of "le no make-up" look is Audrey Tautou, with magazines featuring the 29-year-old Da Vinci Code star without jewellery or any visible make-up, except for a slight tint on her lips. Even her beauty marks have not been airbrushed away."
"Actresses Juliette Binoche and Nathalie Baye are also regularly featured in magazines for embracing the natural look."
If they think these actresses don't use makeup, they are smoking something good. You can use tons of makeup to get that natural look.
I agree.
Years ago I heard a make-up tip: if it takes longer than five minutes to put on your make-up, you're putting on too much. I lived by that before I knew it was a maxim, and do so to this day.
However, I look like death if I don't wear blusher and lipstick, being very fair skinned. Nobody's opinion is going to pry my blusher and lipstick out of my hands!
I think it looks pretty good. And these are all French girls -- at a beauty pageant in French Tahiti.
http://www.kmmod.com/lcasta/fashion/original/fa047.jpg
http://www.kmmod.com/lcasta/fashion/original/fa066.jpg
http://www.kmmod.com/lcasta/fashion/original/fa042.jpg
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This is my favorite.
http://www.kmmod.com/lcasta/fashion/original/fa029.jpg
I'm an American woman living in France and it is true the women here, in general, have a certain style and natural beauty. I rarely see a young woman with much make-up, although older ladies tend to wear it more. The skin care business is booming - my favorite products are from Yves Rocher (also available in the US).
I don't know why everyone thinks that French women do not shave or wear deodorant. I am sensitive to odor issues and have only twice been overcome by someone's fumes in almost a year and a half of living here. Both times were due to immigrants, not native French. Skirts and short pants are popular here, so it would be easy to tell if someone wasn't shaving. I've never seen a girl with unshaven legs here, although I'm sure they do exist. It's just not on a grand scale, as everyone seems to think.
Snort. They may be beautiful, but I can't say much for their brains.