Frenchie Friday: Master the Art of Seduction
I am here to seduce you into a love of life; to help you to become a little more poetic; to help you die to the mundane and to the ordinary so that the extraordinary explodes in your life. Wouldn’t it be fun if we could wave a magic wand and instantly transform into a sensual mistress […]
Frenchie Friday: Simple Ways to Create Everyday Luxury
Her whole being dilated in an atmosphere of luxury. It was the background she required, the only climate she could breathe in. My business manager informed me a few weeks ago that a search for “luxurious living” came up with “Tonya Leigh and the School of Self-image.”Who? Moi? What a way to be known, especially when […]
Frenchie Friday: Do You Have a Red Velvet Rope Policy?
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Love it or hate it, the French are very careful in choosing who they let in. Here’s an idea: You’ll move to Paris and become BFFs with […]
Frenchie Friday: I’ve Discovered the Secret to Everything
Find magic in the little things, and the big things you always expected will start to show up. This morning, while watering my little garden, I realized how completely unnecessary it was. I don’t need tulips. I don’t need to grow my own lettuce. I don’t need beautiful pots and organic soil. Sure, I could be working on creating my next program, doing […]
10 Ways to Live in Paris Every Day
A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life. Around this time of year, my heart longs for Paris. The romance, the joie de vivre, the fashion, the culture and art, the music… Springtime ignites my Parisian heart. But, my heart always aches for the magical prowess and energy that can only […]
Frenchie Friday: Things I Will No Longer Apologize For
If a French woman says, “Je suis désolée (I’m sorry),” you better believe that it’s warranted. I’ve witnessed a French woman walk out in front of a moving taxi and beat the hood of the car as he slammed on the breaks, as if it was the driver’s fault when clearly she wasn’t paying attention. I’ve […]
Frenchie Friday: Are You Possessed?
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. She was chic, confident, mysterious and slightly haughty. Who was this woman? She was who I followed into the Hermès store on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Wearing a pair of leather pants, a simple white blouse, her hair slightly messy and her makeup […]
Frenchie Friday: My Valentine’s Gift To You + 10 Reasons Why Every Woman Must Go to Paris
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. The saying goes: “Spend time with people whose lives you admire.” I love this motto and think that if we follow it, we […]
Frenchie Friday: The Lady Code – Rules of Engagement for Women
Take someone who doesn’t keep score,who’s not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing,who has not the slightest interest evenin his own personality: he’s free. I do love Paris–with a realistic and honest heart of fervent. Although I do not believe it’s always flowing with fine champagne and caviar, I do have grand visions […]
Frenchie Friday: The Freedom to Amuse-toi (Have Fun)!
You only live once. But, if you do it right, once is enough. If the French have taught me anything,it’s to embrace a life of fun and pleasure. Like many women, I grew up conditioned to believe that fun was forbidden, wrong and downright dangerous. Looking back, the years I struggled most were the years that my […]