Two Lipsticks and a Lover
A Year in Suspenders
Helena Frith Powell(Author)
Gibson Square Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 4. January 2010
Book
Hardback
242 pages
978-1-903933-68-8 (ISBN)
Description
Why is it that French women look just as glamorous in a T-shirt and pair of jeans as in a sleek designer dress? How do they look sexy, chic and timelessly elegant from eighteen to eighty? Pencil-thin, stylishly dressed and, always, impeccably groomed? In search of answers, travel and lifestyle journalist, Helena Frith Powell goes behind the scenes to investigate the famous French je ne sais quoi. Talking to fashion gurus, beauty experts and "It Girls", professional seducers, lingerie designers and personal shoppers, she discovers a whole new world: indispensable wardrobe and beauty secrets; shopping done the right way and exercise routines promising lasting success; and, advice on sex toys, family life, relationships and clandestine affaires. French women, Helena realises, achieve maximum effect with the least amount of effort. And with the help of a few little secrets, you too can become impossibly French...
Reviews / Votes
'Hilarious.' Best Christmas book for your best friend B-Magazine January issue - review 'Where this book differs is in its English sense of humour... Funny, warm and charming.' French Magazine January issue - review 'Elegantly explains why Frenchwomen just get more attractive as they grow older and can wear lingerie, take lovers and flirt, whereas British can, too, but generally don't.' Andrew Roberts 'I absolutely love this book. Spot on.' Terry O'Neill, photographer of Twiggy, Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau 'Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra.' Sunday Times 'A fascinating - and illuminating - read.' Daily Mail 'I devoured it. It is so funny and sharp!' Marco Redolfi, Head of PR of Dolce & GabbannaMore details
Edition
Gift ed
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Special edition
ISBN-13
978-1-903933-68-8 (9781903933688)
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10/2012
Gibson Square
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Book
10/2004
Gibson Square Books Ltd
€32.37
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Person
Helena Frith Powell has a column in the Sunday Times and writes for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and Independent. Not speaking a word of French, she moved to France four years ago with her writer husband and children to start a new life in the Languedoc.