We treat you to a wonderful Monday Round Up of lovely things French. And we may continue to do so for our Wednesday story, which means that, if you are a Francophile, this is your week!

American women obsess about the complexions of both French and British women. We recognize that the British live in a climate that is affectionately called “dewy”, so we can accept this.  imagesThe French, however, have a climate like ours and so what is their secret? images-1It turns out that their beauty regime is quite simple and embraces the joy of life and a daily glass of red wine among other “tricks”:

http://www.thenewpotato.com/2015/08/03/french-skin-care-secrets/

We love a list of books to read.  We get asked all the time for recommendations since we are both readers and our bedside table is always full of wonderful choices.  images-2This list combines some old favorites and some unexpected new ones. There are 21 books in all that every woman should read in her lifetime:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasminnahar/feminist-books?utm_term=.kkZXXWE8L3#.xa566bkAgz

What could be more magical than a mother-daughter tour through wine country in Provence in search of lovely fragrant rose’ wine. images-3This mother and daughter are a team who currently own the Lorenza Rose’ label in California. The story of their trip is magical. After all, summer is about dreaming and what a perfect reverie:

 http://www.vogue.com/13462438/rose-provence-crawl-travel-guide-model-michele-oullet/?mbid=nl_

 Light and Lively this Monday

Enjoy your week.

Lucy and Claudia