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How To Be Parisian: 15 Quirky Lifestyle Tips From Our Favourite French Cool Girls

How To Be Parisian: 15 Quirky Lifestyle Tips From Our Favourite French Cool Girls

Always be fuckable.

There’s no such thing as a secret that stays secret. The truth always comes out.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Eat croissants and buttered toast for breakfast—because it’s Saturday morning and you burned enough calories last night, damn it.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Cancel your gym session to have a drink with your friend who’s just been dumped.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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The Parisienne retains her little imperfections, cherishes them even (the gap in her smile or her slightly crooked tooth, her prominent eyebrows or strong nose): these are the signs of a certain strength of character and allow her to feel beautiful without being perfect.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Always be fuckable: when standing in line at the bakery on a Sunday morning, buying champagne in the middle of the night, or even picking the kids up from school. You never know.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Find ‘your’ perfume before you turn thirty. Wear it for the next thirty years.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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It is almost impossible to resolve the great mystery of what is natural. Because, in fact, nothing is natural. Parisiennes will have you believe that they are born with perfect skin and delightfully messy hair. That from the cradle onward they exude a scent worthy of Chanel N°5. That these ‘natural’ attributes are a heritage that cannot be explained. They are lying.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Be aware of your qualities and your faults. Cultivate them in private but don’t obsess.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Go to the theater, to museums, and to concerts as often as possible; it gives you a healthy glow.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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She always wears her sunglasses, even when it rains.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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She’s Parisian, which is to say she’s melancholy. Her mood responds to the changing colours of her city. She can feel a sudden surge of sorrow or even hope for no reason at all. In the blink of an eye, all those lost memories and smells come flooding back, reminding her of loved ones who are no longer there. And time passing by.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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WHAT YOU WON’T FIND IN HER CLOSET * Three-inch heels. Why live life halfway? * Logos. You are not a billboard. * Nylon, polyester, viscose and vinyl will make you sweaty, smelly and shiny. * Sweatpants. No man should ever see you in those. Except your gym teacher – and even then. Leggings are tolerated. * Blingy jeans with embroidery and holes in them. They belong to Bollywood. * UGG boots. Enough said.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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In short, you’re not a slave to the cult of the perfect body – so learn to make the best of what nature gave you.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Take the time to listen and to get to know yourself. Take the time to change, to grow, to rest. Take the time to say yes, take the time to say no. Take the time to be quiet. Take the time to look after your body, to eat well. Take the time to ask yourself who you are and what you want.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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Enjoy the face you have today. It's the one you'll wish you have ten years from now.

— Anne Berest, How To Be A Parisian

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