l have a true story! I watched this video last night. This morning I tried it out just as you described. I went into the local post office this afternoon and an elegant older lady was at the counter sending a parcel to France. I live in a small town in Australia. We chatted a bit and she said “I thought when you walked in - this girl looks French” A. I am 60 yrs old and B. I am not French. But thank you Angela! ❤
Awww Ylva, you made my day! 🥰❤ A huge thank you for sharing this wonderful moment with all of us. I will pin this comment so that more people can see it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me so happy! Sending you much love to beautiful Australia. xoxo
This is so true! My mother is French and this is what she taught me: don't try to change your face, just enhance your best features. And the goal is to look like you're not wearing any makeup at all. Angela, your French makeup is the most authentic I've seen!
Thank you, Angela, for some great make-tips. I would like to share that as a 76-year old, two things that have made a big difference in my appearance are: 1) Brow Mascara (mostly removed) because when we age not only do our brows become gray or white but their volume diminishes and we lose expression when this happens. I apply Brow Mascara, the lightest shade I can find, and then I use a brow brush to remove most of it. 2) Lash Extensions (Natural or Classic applications): I always wanted to do this when I lived in Manhattan but it was prohibitively expensive. But when I moved to Colorado I found I could enjoy this beauty service for around $100 and it lasts for around 5 weeks with touchup very affordable -- it looks so natural, soft and pretty -- it does a look for my appearance.
I truly appreciate and love the less is more approach to makeup as I am getting older. If I put on too much of any product my look turns fake immediately. It is harder and harder to do because you see less and your hands get shakier not to mention skin sagging. LOL 😂 I definitely remember watching my mother (French) putting on her makeup to go out. She did do the powder trick with her lipstick. I can’t believe I haven’t thought about that for over 50 years. I remember loving the smell of the powder she used on her face. No foundation. She filled in her eyebrows and she NEVER wore red lipstick. For my whole life she has worn a very bright coral lipstick. I think she could’ve really rocked some darker colors. Anyway thanks for the memory and thanks for your “French Videos”. I am enjoying them very much.
I’m glad I’m not the only older woman watching, I’m in my 60’s and have heritage is French also. I really need to find hair styles and make up that work with this new reality and I love the way French styles are so chic and understated.
This was a very enjoyable video. Thank you. I am reminded how much I love Paris and the style/makeup aesthetic that is so French. I bought the Cle de Peau Legendary Red lipstick from your previous French-themed video, and have begun enjoying a nice red lip as my "look." Thank you for your ideas, lessons, demonstrations, and for being yourself. ❤️ I am 66 and will always love to learn more.
Love this video. It exemplifies my makeup philosophy exactly. I honestly believe that this philosophy, from early girlhood to now, has been the reason I have such wonderful skin at the ripe old age of 77! I'm a believer of the adage "Less is more". Thanks for you thoughts.
I just love this look! I haven't worn makeup for years except sometimes mascara. I want to bring in a little more life to my face especially with how gray my hair has gotten but keep it very minimal and natural looking and easeful and improve skincare. Suddenly I started seeing French videos describing just that and in a beautiful way. Sounds perfect. Love this video.
You are so beautiful! I think you resemble a young Lynda Carter (the actress who played the first Wonder Woman). Like you, I’ve always loved the French aesthetic; it’s natural yet chic. Most French women take such great care of their skin that they don’t have to wear excessive amounts of makeup to cover their skin. They also embrace their “imperfections” rather than trying to alter them with contouring and other techniques. Some of the things I do with makeup for an everyday look are similar to the French aesthetic. Rather than using foundation I usually use concealer in a few areas (around the eyes and over areas where I have a little redness). I apply little powder to my T-zone and under my eyes. I use bronzer on my face and neck and sometimes I apply a little bronzer on my eyelids as well. Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer is amazing and very affordable. I prefer a cream blush to a powder blush (Milani has a great one) and sometimes I apply a little cream blush on my eyelids. I use an eyebrow pencil to lightly fill in sparse areas on my brows or I’ll use a tinted eyebrow get. I like to have natural looking brows rather than the very thick and dramatic brows that have been on trend lately in the U.S. I wear a dark brown eyeliner and I like to keep it very natural and close to the lash line. I always wear mascara and I like to have something on my lips whether it’s a tinted lip balm, lipstick or lip gloss. I don’t think I look good in red lipstick, so I usually stick to rose or peach tones on my lips.
I live part time in Marseille, and false lashes as well as lash extensions are surely a thing there, with teenagers in particular. Also, just to be sure: not everybody gets hooded eyes with aging. It depends on the architecture of the orbital bone, how deep your eyes are set, etc. You lose fat in the face, and the effect for some is to make the eyes actually more hollow, thus creating more space for the eyelid to cover. I have this (deepset large eyes), and so did my grandmother. My mother and sister both have 'bulging' eyes, they got the hooded thing. Menopause changed my eyes rather for the better, shapewise, never again hormonal puffiness and also, to my surprise and huge relief, no longer 'prominent eye' where the iris appears to 'swim' - not a nice look, especially in pictures; usually large eyes. (Beatrice of York suffers from this, too). It's not all downhill, apparently lol
@@pheart2381 Oh, i am the first to agree.To me she looks like a real life Manga character, with her huge peepers - unfortunately looking startled in pcs often due to prominent eye, and ridiculed relentlessly because of it in the comment sections, her petite nose and beautiful red 'manes'. She is the best famous example of prominent eye and it makes sense that this would be someone born into fame. Prominent eye will hinder any career in modeling or acting, due to the described effects. Cheers
bonjour, je suis tombée par hasard sur votre vidéo. Je voudrais vous féliciter pour votre maquillage car il est réussi, en effet plus ça parait naturel, plus c'est joli . Comme vous l'indiquez dans votre vidéo (vous avez bien résumé) si on met l'accent sur les yeux on mettra un rouge à lèvre d'une couleur plus discrète .C'est ainsi que les françaises se maquillent en général (pas seulement les Parisiennes) et de prendre soin de sa peau surtout pour avoir une jolie peau c'est important. Quand on met du rouge à lèvre on m'a appris à mordre le mouchoir à papier et pour qu'il tienne plus longtemps à passer un glaçon sur la lèvre. Astuce de grand-mère pour avoir des cils longs et épais :utilisez de l'huile de ricin, vous pouvez récupérer un flacon de mascara vide le désinfecter et ensuite versez l'huile de ricin dans votre flacon désinfecté, ensuite avant de vous coucher avec la brosse de votre flacon rempli d'huile de ricin brossez vos cils ça met du temps pour obtenir un résultat, c'est une façon de faire pousser ces cils plus vite avec un produit naturel.Si vous n'avez pas de mascara vide chez aroma- zone ils en vendent je vous met le lien www.aroma-zone.com/info/fiche-technique/flaconnette-mascara-brosse-fine-silicone-aroma-zone. Quant au parfum pour qu'il tienne assez longtemps sur la peau : sur les poignets, et derrière les oreilles.... le lien www.puretrend.com/article/six-endroits-secrets-ou-appliquer-son-parfum_a127690/1 Je vous souhaite une bonne journée. Have a good day.
So elegant and beautiful . It’s like my everyday look now after 40 ( for evenining red lipstick) . My tip-I like to use Guerlain Meteorites or Terracota for my parisian makeup ;) I have been in Paris two times but I was looking on their clothes not makeup 😁 Greetings from Poland.
Hi Aleksandra :) French women love Guerlain's meteorites and I believe the Terracotta is one of their must have makeup products. Thank you so much for mentioning it. Greetings to you in beautiful Poland. I love your country. My partner has Polish roots on his father's side. Miłego weekendu (I'm not sure if that was correct but I hope so :) xoxo
@@Frenchforaday Miłego weekendu, Angela! Oh, it was so nice of you to read in my Polish language!😍🤩You wrote it perfectly! Thanks for your brilliant videos! Hugs with some sunshine from Poland( now we have a beautiful fall here)xoxo🧡💚🤎
Hello, I’m new in your channel. Could you make videos about hair care? I’m looking for good effective products to apply or any advises. Btw, I live in France for over 10 years now and I love your content. Bisous
Bonsoir Julissa and welcome to my channel! I will do a hair care video soon. Please turn the notification bell on so that you don't miss it. Have a wonderful day! Bisous ❤️
I liked your video a lot. I'm not French although I'm European, and everything you described is exactly what I've done all my life (either the eyes or lips; foundation philosophy; natural brows; no contouring,etc.) I don't think that the "French" makeup style you described is specific to French.
The one time I went to Paris was in 2003, and I clearly remember the understated beauty of the women I saw. Your first video on French beauty summed it up pretty well . One afternoon my friend and I walked through one of the many small streets the width of an alley, and suddenly, a woman on a bicycle came zooming toward us with two small children: one on the handle bars, and one behind her holding tightly. She wore a dress, ballet flats, hair loosely bundled on her head, bold red lips, and a cigarette hanging from the corner of her mouth 👄. She sped through quickly, but the image has remained in my mind ever since. I came back to San Francisco with a "new" style to wear!!!
Hi Varlene :) Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story with us :) Yes, you can often see this picture in Paris. I really like their effortless chic and confidence when they wear a red lip. Have a wonderful weekend and I'm sending much love to you in beautiful San Francisco! I love your city :) xoxo
The blotting of the lipstick, the reapplying and powdering over the lips with a tissue is the way they did it in the 1950s. Nothing has changed. It worked perfectly then as it does now. I did exactly this myself from that decade.
Beautiful look. You have the effortless beauty of a French woman. I love the French idea of minimal makeup routine. I am 59 and during my younger years teens and young woman would never have used concealer. There is no need and I can't understand the obsession with concealer and contour here in the USA. I actually still do not use either. Skin care really is key!
Hi Laura :) Thank you so much for watching my video. Same here, I rarely use concealer. Most people don't really need it. I think a lot of people use it out of force of habit. I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. xoxo
You are fantastically fortunate to not have lived with acne your whole life. Concealer is my best friend. Only buy high end concealers they are worth it!
@@seanabadalich9112I was referring to young women using it under their eyes when they don't even have discoloration. I totally understand using it for acne or other uneven pigment issues. 😊
Beautiful. All I could add is that 1- like you said, bronzer is not for contouring but for enhancing the skin and give a kissed by the sun look (pour avoir une bonne mine), 2- find your right shade of nude(s), the one that will make your face shine, and stick to it, 3- blotting and powdering definitely works, so you don’t need a lip pencil for every lipstick, 4- like my maman always said, don’t leave the house without applying blush and lipstick 😂
Fantastic tips :) A huge thank you 🥰 I love your mom's advice. A good blush and a lipstick is all we need to look fresh and more polished. I hope you will enjoy my future videos too and please keep sharing your tips. It's really useful for all of us. Bon weekend. xoxo
Great tips. I’ve finally found a red that brightens my face. But I don’t know how to find the right nude for me. I have fair/med skin with neutral undertone. Any tips? Thank you so so much for the French series. I’m French obsessed. I started teaching myself French last year. I hope one day I can go visit France.
I Totally forgot that lipstick trick with tissues! A great one. Made watching valuable just for that. Also, I have that blush, rediscovered it, and was trying to figure out how to wear it. I also have that nail color and those lipsticks. Love that look on you. One thing I like to do if I've used a powder foundation, and powder products over them, is to take a wet face cloth, wring it out, and press it into my face when I'm done applying. It melds the colors, removes excess, and imparts a natural, dewy look. Sets everything too. I am so glad you are doing these French looks. I'm so tired of seeing heavy foundations, clownish blush, orange bronzer, and garish eye looks. Makeup should make us look pretty, not stagey. Such wonderful videos. Thank you.💚
Hi Deborah :) Amazing tips for powder products. I will be trying this one tomorrow morning. As someone who has combination skin I often end up using only powder products and this can be a game changer for me. A huge thank you! xoxo
I loved this tutorial. Unbeknownst to me, I do my makeup like a French woman 😄 I appreciate the philosophy of enhancing what you already have and that your so-called “flaws” make you unique and beautiful. Hoping to pass this philosophy on to my young daughter.
Hi Jolene :) and thank you so much for the wonderful words. I'm sure you will pass this philosophy to your daughter. We have to teach young girls to feel confident with what they have. I truly believe that we are all beautiful and unique and makeup is just to enhance our natural beauty and sometimes to have fun of course :) A huge thank you for watching my video and have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
I was raised by grandparents. I came to see photos of people from the 1940s in very soft makeup with a intense lip color. I saw that there was something really lovely and luminous about that look. I personally only wear mascara on curled lashes. I do perfect my skin a little, but with a soft tinted moisturizer and a soft peach or rose blush. On my lips I use a darker peach or rose, blott it and then add clear gloss. I do have nice healthy skin. This has turned into an easy way for me to enhance my face. Men like that clean radiant expression of
Hi Alicia, this is such a beautiful look that you describe. I also love vintage photos from the 40s and they often inspire me . Thank you so much for watching my video and I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. xoxo
@@sadie45 Hi Heather. I do ware what I want. I think that having some admiration from a man is actually a lovely part of being a woman. However it is not the main reason I wear my makeup the way that I do.
@@aliciabushman7806 I love that you said this. Its perfectly natural to want to be attractive to the opposite sex, if applicable. I don't understand why some women act so indifferent when its literally in our DNA.
Hello beauties and welcome to French for a Day 🌸 It's Saturday so today I will be sharing with you my French Beauty secrets :) Join the fun and share with me your beauty secrets and if you missed my pervious video here is a link: ua-cam.com/video/QUPCYbNPuVQ/v-deo.html Make sure to read the comments. There are so many amazing suggestions there :) Have a beautiful day! xoxo
So beautifully done, I love the minimal look. I was in Paris several times when I was younger and adored it. I hope you can do videos or give ideas for those of us who are twice your age and now allergic to so many chemicals. You inspire me to look again for an SPF that I am not allergic to. Subscribed, you are inspiring to watch.
Hi Patrice :) This is a fantastic idea and I actually read your comment yesterday and I wrote down the idea. I will work on such video. Thank you so much and welcome to my channel :) Have a beautiful day! xoxo
This is the first video I have seen about makeup that I love! That entire caked on layers of makeup is so USA! It hides what you really look like and looks so fake. Thanks for the refreshing video.
I'm not Freanch, I'm Portuguese and that's how use make up when I use it, although yours have that " je ne sais quoi" that I was missing. Thank you for the tips. It looks beautiful!
Good video, I 'm french and this is the way I apply make up, juste trying to look healthy, natural and definitively not "overpainted" :) once you are ready, you don't have to think about it anymore, juste go through your day and laugh as much as you can ! I think you look like a french woman :)
its so cool to find out that my makeup style is intuitively french. i dont like contour or face changing techniques on my face. i have always loved the eyes OR lips technique. this is a great series. im in usa, but always wanted to visit france. i did live in japan for a while and learned a lot about beauty there. helped shape my style and fashion tremendously.
Hello :) and thank you so much for watching! I love the Japanese makeup style. It's very beautiful. They also rely on good skincare and have some fantastic skincare and makeup products. I hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. xoxo
I always wish I wouldn't have messed with my skin by applying foundation and powder at such a young age. I'll advise my daughters to take care of their skin and avoid base products for as long as possible. I'm embracing more french makeup techniques now to be a better example for them to not want to change their face, only enhance what God gave them 💖
I am so glad I found you, it is so refreshing to watch makeup tips that suit me and to watch someone who uses their natural beauty and not pumped up with fillers. ❤
Hi, French girl here, i'm 44 yo, I confirm that I never do contouring, my daily routine is good hydratation, powder foundation applied with a brush and not a sponge, some pinkish and orange blush blended together on cheekbones and nose, then I powder translucent powder and highlight on needed parts including my eyes. That's it. No concealer, I use lip balm but rarely colors on lips. In fact I practise lazy make up 😂
Hi lovely :) A huge thank you for walking us through your routine. To me it looks like a very chic and effortless beauty routine. I hope you will keep sharing with us French beauty tips in the future as well. xoxo
Hi Angela and thank you for another great video. I would love to hear more stories and I would love to know more about your personal experience while living in France. This will be such a delight to watch. You truly have the Franch aesthetics and as you know I always enjoy your videos but this new series will be my favorite. I can't wait to watch the next one.
Angela you always look so beautiful and you have the best makeup tips. Thank you for reminding us that we should celebrate our beauty. You are one of the few creators that always gives me so much postive energy and confidence. You are a real lady and you've always reminded me of Kate Middleton - same elegance. Thank you all the hard work.
Fun video! I think my mostly French DNA accounts for how attracted I have been to minimal makeup 😊. I resonate completely with the idea of showcasing your own beauty instead of painting on someone else's ideas. I was just in Mexico and it was so interesting to see how much make up the women slather on, not even necessarily using A cooler color palette when they're coloring really wanted that. They apply a warm color palette by default, probably because most people there do have a warm skin undertone. For the most part, like Italian women, a lot of them have the strong features that carry the weight of that much make up much better than I would with more northern DNA, Or whatever it is that gives me smaller pores and smaller features in general. No I never needed mascara when I was young, and foundation looked like a bit much even when it was a great color (coverage for those occasional breakouts!), Clownish, really. Like I have been playing in my mother's make up drawer. All I needed was a little brow plucking, and lipgloss. (For a while I even put clear lipgloss on my eyelids. Interesting phase!) Now at over 60, I attribute good skin to heredity plus leaving it alone for the most part. Gentle exfoliation and the occasional mask, all non-toxic non-chemical products for the most part. I cleanse it with water, and sometimes with the oil cleansing method. I love it that people think I'm younger than I am. I don't do additional SPF protection because I want my vitamin D & minimize polyunsaturated oil intake. I go without foundation most of the time, but when I want a polished look I haven't found anything better or more convenient than the Christina compact. It's a compact of four colors (with lots of different options depending on your skin tone). Depending on the time of year I dip into either the lighter or the darker tones more. You can literally buff away minor imperfections and it does a good job of hiding bigger imperfections. There's a light highlighter (Which I rarely use), A deep neutral for eyes (Which is my summer tan foundation choice because I don't really do eyeshadow), a lighter neutral for skin (My regular foundation choice, occasionally mixed with the darker one as my skin changes from summer tan to winter pale), and a blush/bronzer color (which is fun to use in the summertime to enhance an outdoorsy Sun-kissed glow). It gives me the no make up look that I love while providing a professional polished look. What I love the most about it is how easy it is to travel with a little compact, a few different brushes, mascara and a little lip color and I'm good to go all in one little Zip bag. I love your mascara trick, even though it feels a bit wasteful. I never seem to be able to wipe enough mascara off of the wand to get that clean look. I'm definitely going to try it. My lashes are no longer thick and full as they used to be, and a few have turned gray, so the mascara helps and I use a narrow angled brush to put on a super fine line of dark eyeshadow as my eyeliner. Regular eyeliner it just started to look a little too harsh. The fine line of powder makes it look like I've got thicker lashes, naturally. 😮Sometimes it's deep, dark taupe, a dark graphite gray, or even a dark green gray. Depends on my mood. I love blending lipstick color also, and my goal, my favorite, is to go with the color of my lips, the deeper color just further in my mouth. Semi gloss still seems to work despite my age, Oddly enough. I mix whatever colors I've got to achieve that. Polished and completely harmonious.
Quand j'ai vu la miniature, j'ai pensé que vous étiez Parisienne 🤗 J'ai énormément apprécié votre façon de décrire nos habitudes en matière de beauté et de goûts, vous êtes une fine observatrice et absolument dans le vrai à 💯% Je pense que nous faisons les choses un peu à notre façon, intuitivement, avec parcimonie, définitivement différemment des autres et sans doute un peu à contre-courant 😅😊
I have Germanic/Italian/Hungarian european genetics (light skin, blue eyes and dark blonde hair with highlights). I tend to always mix my lipsticks. A darker rosy pink base (like Tom Ford 'Indian Rose') with a more nude/neutral center like Nars 'Barbara' or Revlon 'Nude Attitude'. They kind of mix together to form a rosy-tan neutral which is just the right amount of color but doesn't wash me out. I like to line lips with CT Pillow Talk or Mac Whirl.
Tom Ford’s Indian Rose has been my go-to lipstick for awhile now. I have some distinctly English/Welsh/Scottish/Germanic genes at work-blue eyes, reddish (now with some grey) hair, pale skin with freckles. I’m in my mid-50s, and am trying to use less makeup more effectively. I appreciate your suggestion about the lipstick mix, and I’ll compare the two nude colors to see what might work best. Thank you, Liz!!
Such an accurate representation of the Parisian makeup. I lived in Paris for many years, in my 20's and the only difference is that I used the black line I add in the outer corner of my eye, not the eyelid shadow. I never used foundation but now, I do, very little indeed. So pretty.
I am Mexican but the routine you described is how I do my make up. I have been in France many times but never paid attention to the makeup. I just like natural which it was the trend in Mexico in the 80-90s.
I just found you! How beautiful your look came out. I was raised by a European Mother who stressed wonderful skin care and to make sure you never leave the house without lipstick! Lol ❤
I just discovered your channel today! Love the look you created. I love wearing make up, but not a lot of it. This is a great tutorial for someone like me. Thank you so much!!
Hi Gail and welcome to my channel! :) Thank you for the kindest words. It means so much to me. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. xoxo
I’m 47 who would have thought that I have been wearing Parisian make up style for almost 30 years? I learned from my mom who is Mexican from Mexico City.
Ha lol push this to your cute Shakespeare girl or for ‘Rome’ beauty Instead even though this lady’s eyes are naturally gray Not faux contact wearing gray to put/capture you into her Queen Charlotte’s Web looking spooky scary more like it lol💯🤔!!…
This was a joy to watch dear Angela 🌺 I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since I’ve been to Paris. I’d love to visit again. I prefer natural looks any day❤
Hi Dora :) I believe it was Victor Hugo who once said 'A breath of Paris preserves the soul'... I feel like this statement is so true. Paris always gives so much energy and inspiration. I hope you will visit Paris soon and you will have the most magical time.❤ Have a wonderful weekend. xoxo
Hi lovely, I have mixed roots - mostly Eastern Europe and Jewish but I lived in different countries. I don't have a particular accent probably because I speak a few languages. xoxo
Less is more....I think the French women know what "true beauty" is.....when I was a teenager my mother didn't allow me to wear makeup, so I had to look like I wasn't wearing any, but I was....
Beautiful, timeless and elegant as always. I've always admired your aesthetics and for some reason I was thinking that you are French haha I will recreate the look for sure. xx
It is pretty much the same in Germany. You see the female CEO with only a bit of mascara and a tinted lip balm (at least that's what it looks like), while the everything-on full make-up look will be worn by the girls doing unqualified work. Apart from weddings and club nights full make-up seems to be a sign of low income/low education.
Love this series. I agree about concealer- I’m 48 and invariably the concealer just finds my wee creases and makes the situation worse. I avoid that stuff at all costs and if I do use under eye it’s more on my cheekbone area
Hi Lola and a huge thank you for watching my video :) Concealer can be tricky and I find that as we age less is more. I feel like people in their early 20s can do anything just because the skin is really plump and there are no fine lines but with age we need to adjust our makeup techniques. Thank you so much for sharing your tip and have a beautiful weekend. xoxo
Unfortunately for me, I have genetic darkness, so I usually use a little YSL touché éclat to brighten. It doesn’t cover - just brighten up the area a bit
I'm so impressed. So little make up- such a beautiful result. This is very much how i like to do my make-up. I live in Canada but my background is Polish. I'd say Polish women are similar in that they don't like to use a lot of make up. Definitely no foundation every day.
So elegant! Paris is my favorite city. I used to work for a French company. Your descriptions are spot on. No one would contour. Older women were confident and appreciated. Love the pics of Paris.
Could you give suggestions what French women in their older years (70s) wear for makeup? How do they take care of their skin? Love the simplicity of makeup looks. Thank you.
I'm so happy to hear that the video made you smile. This means that I did a goo job. I'm really happy when my videos bring smile and joy. Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
This has to be my favorite series in a long time. So chic and classic; totally my aesthetic 🖤 I did know that lipstick trick but have completely forgotten. Thank you for the reminder. The Chanel Water Fresh Tint would be a fantastic complexion product to use in order to obtain that glow.
Not from Paris but blotting the lipstick is a very old tip or trick. My Canadian mother is now 88 years old and when I was a little girl I would watch my mother put on her makeup and I always saw my mom blot her lipstick with tissue to complete her look. Depending on what type of lipstick I use, I will blot my lipstick too because of her doing it when I was little.
hello !!! loved this !!! yeah, been living in France since 15 years, near to Paris. I just wondered where is the cat eyeliner? also, you mention La Defense and all those girls that you say LOOK NATURAL the less the better ....they probably BUY STUFF from Chanel, Lancome and YSL to LOOK THAT FINE NATURAL PERFECTION .....beware the appearance especially in Paris and Bourgoeis quartiers!! but generally speaking you are right, the everydays make up is less flashy than average. and I love the idea to CELEBRATE our traits. wish you happy holidays x
Thing is don’t tell me French don’t contour!!!!!!! They soooo do!!!! And the brow lifts!!! And lip fillers!!! I’m more about Charlotte Rampling. Or birken! But she’s English so she can play about!!!
None of my French speaking aunts here in Canada so far as I know wore makeup to work or while they were not at work unless it was for a special occasion like being the bride during their wedding ceremony. They do however use lots of mosturizer daily instead while avoiding sun bathing for something to do. My French speaking cousins use makeup with a light hand in much the same fashion as shown here except for cooler just as soft eye color shadows like a blue grey.
From 850 to 900.... it cuts out. It looks as if you'd applied concealer or something under your eyes to brighten. Your skintone got waaaaaay more even. No criticism. Can u tell us what u did when u cut away? Edit: EVERY time it cuts away.... your skin looks better/more perfected. Are u adjusting lighting? Touching up? Trying to keep it under 10 mins for filming? Just trying to get a realistic picture here. 🤔
Hi, loved your video. I will try to recreate the look for myself. Chanel Blush in 608 Ombre is not available anywhere. What’s a good substitute for it? 😊
While I'm enjoying you sharing your perspective on the Parisian woman's aesthetics and specifically the way she wears make-up, I'm also very intrigued by the natural 'sprezzatura' (the graceful, studied non-chalence) of Italian women. Whenever I visit Italy (or Ticino for that matter, so I think its in the Italian DNA), I am taken by the way Italian women look so pulled together, so naturally elegant without seemingly trying too hard at all, from their clothes to their makeup. I think you may have an insider's observation on this question - Do you see any difference from the French woman's way with makeup in comparison to Italian women?
You are wearing face masks in France?? (I assume you are in France). I am in Canada and have not seen masks since early 2020. So that is very surprising😅😊 I have 2 questions.. - Have you yet done, or could you, a video of what type of sheet masks french women use - Where are you originally from? New subscriber here♥️
My favourite lip colour is YSL beige blouse. Unfortunately it seems to have been discontinued. Shame,because its a perfect pinky nude. I have 1 tube left...one..tube...😟
I have to chuckle a little because when a teen...I had very little money for makeup. I just did my eyes. No blush. Lipstick for special occasions. Now that I am in my 70's it is about the same. Now, it is still the eyes, soft eyeshaow, soft blush, soft lip color. Bolder reds for special occasions. I get compliments for "looking young." I am not sure if they are complimenting me or flattering me...I know very well I am not young or beautiful. lol. When I was young I was much more interested in being a barefaced "tom boy." When I got older I learned how to look more "put together." Still...I like working in my garden, no make up at all...just a smudge of dirt, a leaf or twig caught in my hair sometimes. 😉
Ciao bella, thank you for not doing the red lip - contrary to popular belief, most French women actually wear little to no visible lipstick I totally agree, it's all about the complexion!
Thank you so much! :) I have the same impression. French women would not wear a red lip every day. Have a wonderful week ahead and thank you for watching! xoxo
Thank you so much for sharing☺️! I will adopt this look from now on! I always admired the French way of applying makeup - understated but naturally alluring! You look amazing with this look!☺️🙏❤️
I'm not seeing much difference between the French and the English where make up is concerned, especially in the middle aged. But I see much more of a difference in the younger women. Russian lashes, hard eyebrows, more contouring etc over here in the UK. I much prefer a softer natural look too. Fresh and light. I can do my make-up in minutes.
Who knew I've been French all this years 😉😂😂 .... I usually mix red lipstick too... You looked beautiful.. with or without make up. Thank you for the video 💕
I love your videos on applying the French make up look. I am a senior woman of 71 who loves to put make up on. We have a heavy hand at times so your videos have taught me to go light on the hand. Could you please give me tips for a senior woman who has relatively good skin and not excessive wrinkles what is a good make up look for the seniors thank you so much for your inspiration
LOL I have always wiped a bit of mascara but I do it on the rim of the mascara bottle so I don’t waste product. Otherwise my lashes look clumpy. And I tend to wear brown mascara. Lipstick mixing & layering - yeah, I thought everyone did that :) and blotting - learned that many years ago. And works well for me. But wow on the powder over tissue - never thought of that!!
Good morning Angela. You are so generous with your knowledge of tips and tricks on effortless beauty and French secrets. Thank you for this series. It’s so much fun and I love to hear your stories of all your French adventures. 💕💕
Thank you so much for these tips…I am living in Portugal now and am looking for a more European look. I have fallen in love with Cindy Joseph’s BOOM sticks for very quick daily makeup.
l have a true story! I watched this video last night. This morning I tried it out just as you described. I went into the local post office this afternoon and an elegant older lady was at the counter sending a parcel to France. I live in a small town in Australia. We chatted a bit and she said “I thought when you walked in - this girl looks French” A. I am 60 yrs old and B. I am not French. But thank you Angela! ❤
Awww Ylva, you made my day! 🥰❤ A huge thank you for sharing this wonderful moment with all of us. I will pin this comment so that more people can see it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me so happy! Sending you much love to beautiful Australia. xoxo
@@Frenchforaday you’re very welcome and thank you! It made my day too after a very difficult few years. ❤️
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This is so true! My mother is French and this is what she taught me: don't try to change your face, just enhance your best features. And the goal is to look like you're not wearing any makeup at all. Angela, your French makeup is the most authentic I've seen!
Hello and a huge thank you for the kindest words! You made my day! Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
Thank you, Angela, for some great make-tips.
I would like to share that as a 76-year old, two things that have made a big difference in my appearance are:
1) Brow Mascara (mostly removed) because when we age not only do our brows become gray or white but their volume diminishes and we lose expression when this happens.
I apply Brow Mascara, the lightest shade I can find, and then I use a brow brush to remove most of it.
2) Lash Extensions (Natural or Classic applications):
I always wanted to do this when I lived in Manhattan but it was prohibitively expensive.
But when I moved to Colorado I found I could enjoy this beauty service for around $100 and it lasts for around 5 weeks with touchup very affordable -- it looks so natural, soft and pretty -- it does a look for my appearance.
I truly appreciate and love the less is more approach to makeup as I am getting older. If I put on too much of any product my look turns fake immediately. It is harder and harder to do because you see less and your hands get shakier not to mention skin sagging. LOL 😂
I definitely remember watching my mother (French) putting on her makeup to go out. She did do the powder trick with her lipstick. I can’t believe I haven’t thought about that for over 50 years. I remember loving the smell of the powder she used on her face. No foundation. She filled in her eyebrows and she NEVER wore red lipstick. For my whole life she has worn a very bright coral lipstick. I think she could’ve really rocked some darker colors. Anyway thanks for the memory and thanks for your “French Videos”. I am enjoying them very much.
I’m glad I’m not the only older woman watching, I’m in my 60’s and have heritage is French also. I really need to find hair styles and make up that work with this new reality and I love the way French styles are so chic and understated.
Your comment made me smile. 😁 I'm in my late 50s and can totally relate! If I'm not careful I risk looking like Tammy Faye.
You look beautiful! I love this natural look! Gorgeous! Thank you!
This was a very enjoyable video. Thank you. I am reminded how much I love Paris and the style/makeup aesthetic that is so French. I bought the Cle de Peau Legendary Red lipstick from your previous French-themed video, and have begun enjoying a nice red lip as my "look." Thank you for your ideas, lessons, demonstrations, and for being yourself. ❤️ I am 66 and will always love to learn more.
Hello and a huge thank you for the kindest words. It means so much to me. I hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. Have a wonderful week! xoxo
Love this video. It exemplifies my makeup philosophy exactly. I honestly believe that this philosophy, from early girlhood to now, has been the reason I have such wonderful skin at the ripe old age of 77! I'm a believer of the adage "Less is more". Thanks for you thoughts.
❤ sweet comment
Concealer that brightens under the eyes is good if you wear glasses. But I do it subtle.
I just love this look! I haven't worn makeup for years except sometimes mascara. I want to bring in a little more life to my face especially with how gray my hair has gotten but keep it very minimal and natural looking and easeful and improve skincare. Suddenly I started seeing French videos describing just that and in a beautiful way. Sounds perfect. Love this video.
You are so beautiful! I think you resemble a young Lynda Carter (the actress who played the first Wonder Woman). Like you, I’ve always loved the French aesthetic; it’s natural yet chic. Most French women take such great care of their skin that they don’t have to wear excessive amounts of makeup to cover their skin. They also embrace their “imperfections” rather than trying to alter them with contouring and other techniques. Some of the things I do with makeup for an everyday look are similar to the French aesthetic. Rather than using foundation I usually use concealer in a few areas (around the eyes and over areas where I have a little redness). I apply little powder to my T-zone and under my eyes. I use bronzer on my face and neck and sometimes I apply a little bronzer on my eyelids as well. Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer is amazing and very affordable. I prefer a cream blush to a powder blush (Milani has a great one) and sometimes I apply a little cream blush on my eyelids. I use an eyebrow pencil to lightly fill in sparse areas on my brows or I’ll use a tinted eyebrow get. I like to have natural looking brows rather than the very thick and dramatic brows that have been on trend lately in the U.S. I wear a dark brown eyeliner and I like to keep it very natural and close to the lash line. I always wear mascara and I like to have something on my lips whether it’s a tinted lip balm, lipstick or lip gloss. I don’t think I look good in red lipstick, so I usually stick to rose or peach tones on my lips.
Wow. You managed to enhance your beauty using hardly any products. Really love this look.
Hi Joanne :) Thank you so much! ❤ I hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. xoxo
Ooooh what is that guerlain sponge applicator you are using for powder? Love it!!!
I live part time in Marseille, and false lashes as well as lash extensions are surely a thing there, with teenagers in particular. Also, just to be sure: not everybody gets hooded eyes with aging. It depends on the architecture of the orbital bone, how deep your eyes are set, etc. You lose fat in the face, and the effect for some is to make the eyes actually more hollow, thus creating more space for the eyelid to cover. I have this (deepset large eyes), and so did my grandmother. My mother and sister both have 'bulging' eyes, they got the hooded thing. Menopause changed my eyes rather for the better, shapewise, never again hormonal puffiness and also, to my surprise and huge relief, no longer 'prominent eye' where the iris appears to 'swim' - not a nice look, especially in pictures; usually large eyes. (Beatrice of York suffers from this, too). It's not all downhill, apparently lol
I think Beatrice has charming eyes. She looks alive and sparkly.
@@pheart2381 Oh, i am the first to agree.To me she looks like a real life Manga character, with her huge peepers - unfortunately looking startled in pcs often due to prominent eye, and ridiculed relentlessly because of it in the comment sections, her petite nose and beautiful red 'manes'. She is the best famous example of prominent eye and it makes sense that this would be someone born into fame. Prominent eye will hinder any career in modeling or acting, due to the described effects. Cheers
bonjour, je suis tombée par hasard sur votre vidéo. Je voudrais vous féliciter pour votre maquillage car il est réussi, en effet plus ça parait naturel, plus c'est joli . Comme vous l'indiquez dans votre vidéo (vous avez bien résumé) si on met l'accent sur les yeux on mettra un rouge à lèvre d'une couleur plus discrète .C'est ainsi que les françaises se maquillent en général (pas seulement les Parisiennes) et de prendre soin de sa peau surtout pour avoir une jolie peau c'est important. Quand on met du rouge à lèvre on m'a appris à mordre le mouchoir à papier et pour qu'il tienne plus longtemps à passer un glaçon sur la lèvre. Astuce de grand-mère pour avoir des cils longs et épais :utilisez de l'huile de ricin, vous pouvez récupérer un flacon de mascara vide le désinfecter et ensuite versez l'huile de ricin dans votre flacon désinfecté, ensuite avant de vous coucher avec la brosse de votre flacon rempli d'huile de ricin brossez vos cils ça met du temps pour obtenir un résultat, c'est une façon de faire pousser ces cils plus vite avec un produit naturel.Si vous n'avez pas de mascara vide chez aroma- zone ils en vendent je vous met le lien www.aroma-zone.com/info/fiche-technique/flaconnette-mascara-brosse-fine-silicone-aroma-zone. Quant au parfum pour qu'il tienne assez longtemps sur la peau : sur les poignets, et derrière les oreilles.... le lien www.puretrend.com/article/six-endroits-secrets-ou-appliquer-son-parfum_a127690/1 Je vous souhaite une bonne journée. Have a good day.
So elegant and beautiful . It’s like my everyday look now after 40 ( for evenining red lipstick) . My tip-I like to use Guerlain Meteorites or Terracota for my parisian makeup ;)
I have been in Paris two times but I was looking on their clothes not makeup 😁
Greetings from Poland.
Hi Aleksandra :) French women love Guerlain's meteorites and I believe the Terracotta is one of their must have makeup products. Thank you so much for mentioning it. Greetings to you in beautiful Poland. I love your country. My partner has Polish roots on his father's side. Miłego weekendu (I'm not sure if that was correct but I hope so :) xoxo
@@Frenchforaday Miłego weekendu, Angela! Oh, it was so nice of you to read in my Polish language!😍🤩You wrote it perfectly! Thanks for your brilliant videos! Hugs with some sunshine from Poland( now we have a beautiful fall here)xoxo🧡💚🤎
Pozdrawiam Olu, miłej niedzieli!🥰 Ja też po 40-ce, Meteoryty Guerlaina są wspaniałe!🙋♀
@@beatafiejdasz4983 Awww thank you so much Beata :) Sending you hugs in beautiful Poland. I can't wait to go back there. xoxo
@@beatafiejdasz4983 Jak sobie wesoło pogadały ;) Angela should come and drink Coffee with us.
There are many tinted moisturisers that are reasonably priced Sisley is extremely expensive, but I appreciate your teaching light application.
Thanks!
A huge thank you Vicky! ❤ I truly appreciate it. Have a wonderful week! xoxo
Your very stunning, great video.
Hi Katrina :) Thank you so much! I hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. Have a wonderful week.
I mix blushes
Hello, I’m new in your channel. Could you make videos about hair care? I’m looking for good effective products to apply or any advises.
Btw, I live in France for over 10 years now and I love your content.
Bisous
Bonsoir Julissa and welcome to my channel! I will do a hair care video soon. Please turn the notification bell on so that you don't miss it. Have a wonderful day! Bisous ❤️
I liked your video a lot. I'm not French although I'm European, and everything you described is exactly what I've done all my life (either the eyes or lips; foundation philosophy; natural brows; no contouring,etc.) I don't think that the "French" makeup style you described is specific to French.
The one time I went to Paris was in 2003, and I clearly remember the understated beauty of the women I saw. Your first video on French beauty summed it up pretty well . One afternoon my friend and I walked through one of the many small streets the width of an alley, and suddenly, a woman on a bicycle came zooming toward us with two small children: one on the handle bars, and one behind her holding tightly. She wore a dress, ballet flats, hair loosely bundled on her head, bold red lips, and a cigarette hanging from the corner of her mouth 👄. She sped through quickly, but the image has remained in my mind ever since. I came back to San Francisco with a "new" style to wear!!!
Hi Varlene :) Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story with us :) Yes, you can often see this picture in Paris. I really like their effortless chic and confidence when they wear a red lip. Have a wonderful weekend and I'm sending much love to you in beautiful San Francisco! I love your city :) xoxo
Hopefully not with the cigarette!
The blotting of the lipstick, the reapplying and powdering over the lips with a tissue is the way they did it in the 1950s. Nothing has changed. It worked perfectly then as it does now. I did exactly this myself from that decade.
Beautiful look. You have the effortless beauty of a French woman. I love the French idea of minimal makeup routine. I am 59 and during my younger years teens and young woman would never have used concealer. There is no need and I can't understand the obsession with concealer and contour here in the USA. I actually still do not use either. Skin care really is key!
Hi Laura :) Thank you so much for watching my video. Same here, I rarely use concealer. Most people don't really need it. I think a lot of people use it out of force of habit. I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. xoxo
You are fantastically fortunate to not have lived with acne your whole life. Concealer is my best friend. Only buy high end concealers they are worth it!
Same for me, skin prone to hormonal breakouts and genetic dark circles under my eyes. If I didn't have these things I would also skip concealer.
@@seanabadalich9112I was referring to young women using it under their eyes when they don't even have discoloration. I totally understand using it for acne or other uneven pigment issues. 😊
I had acne as a teen and, according to my dermatologist, one reason it cleared up quickly was because I did not wear any make-up.
Beautiful. All I could add is that 1- like you said, bronzer is not for contouring but for enhancing the skin and give a kissed by the sun look (pour avoir une bonne mine), 2- find your right shade of nude(s), the one that will make your face shine, and stick to it, 3- blotting and powdering definitely works, so you don’t need a lip pencil for every lipstick, 4- like my maman always said, don’t leave the house without applying blush and lipstick 😂
Fantastic tips :) A huge thank you 🥰 I love your mom's advice. A good blush and a lipstick is all we need to look fresh and more polished. I hope you will enjoy my future videos too and please keep sharing your tips. It's really useful for all of us. Bon weekend. xoxo
Great tips. I’ve finally found a red that brightens my face. But I don’t know how to find the right nude for me. I have fair/med skin with neutral undertone. Any tips? Thank you so so much for the French series. I’m French obsessed. I started teaching myself French last year. I hope one day I can go visit France.
Hi Angela! Hugs from Texas 🤗 I would love a video on the difference between French beauty and Italian beauty !
Hi Ana Isabel :) I've planned such comparison video. Stay tuned. Have a wonderful week! xoxo
I love seeing the beautiful, timeless looks! At 71, I am trying to have a look that is not garish-and this is it!!
I Totally forgot that lipstick trick with tissues! A great one. Made watching valuable just for that. Also, I have that blush, rediscovered it, and was trying to figure out how to wear it. I also have that nail color and those lipsticks. Love that look on you.
One thing I like to do if I've used a powder foundation, and powder products over them, is to take a wet face cloth, wring it out, and press it into my face when I'm done applying. It melds the colors, removes excess, and imparts a natural, dewy look. Sets everything too.
I am so glad you are doing these French looks. I'm so tired of seeing heavy foundations, clownish blush, orange bronzer, and garish eye looks. Makeup should make us look pretty, not stagey. Such wonderful videos. Thank you.💚
Hi Deborah :) Amazing tips for powder products. I will be trying this one tomorrow morning. As someone who has combination skin I often end up using only powder products and this can be a game changer for me. A huge thank you! xoxo
@@Frenchforaday Any time. I hope you love the results.
I loved this tutorial. Unbeknownst to me, I do my makeup like a French woman 😄 I appreciate the philosophy of enhancing what you already have and that your so-called “flaws” make you unique and beautiful. Hoping to pass this philosophy on to my young daughter.
Hi Jolene :) and thank you so much for the wonderful words. I'm sure you will pass this philosophy to your daughter. We have to teach young girls to feel confident with what they have. I truly believe that we are all beautiful and unique and makeup is just to enhance our natural beauty and sometimes to have fun of course :) A huge thank you for watching my video and have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
I was raised by grandparents. I came to see photos of people from the 1940s in very soft makeup with a intense lip color. I saw that there was something really lovely and luminous about that look. I personally only wear mascara on curled lashes. I do perfect my skin a little, but with a soft tinted moisturizer and a soft peach or rose blush. On my lips I use a darker peach or rose, blott it and then add clear gloss. I do have nice healthy skin. This has turned into an easy way for me to enhance my face. Men like that clean radiant expression of
Women shouldn't care what men want, wear what you want.
Hi Alicia, this is such a beautiful look that you describe. I also love vintage photos from the 40s and they often inspire me . Thank you so much for watching my video and I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. xoxo
@@sadie45 Hi Heather. I do ware what I want. I think that having some admiration from a man is actually a lovely part of being a woman. However it is not the main reason I wear my makeup the way that I do.
@@aliciabushman7806 I love that you said this. Its perfectly natural to want to be attractive to the opposite sex, if applicable.
I don't understand why some women act so indifferent when its literally in our DNA.
Hello beauties and welcome to French for a Day 🌸 It's Saturday so today I will be sharing with you my French Beauty secrets :) Join the fun and share with me your beauty secrets and if you missed my pervious video here is a link: ua-cam.com/video/QUPCYbNPuVQ/v-deo.html Make sure to read the comments. There are so many amazing suggestions there :) Have a beautiful day! xoxo
What a beautiful video thank you for taking us through Paris and for doing this look 💕
So beautifully done, I love the minimal look. I was in Paris several times when I was younger and adored it. I hope you can do videos or give ideas for those of us who are twice your age and now allergic to so many chemicals. You inspire me to look again for an SPF that I am not allergic to. Subscribed, you are inspiring to watch.
Hi Patrice :) This is a fantastic idea and I actually read your comment yesterday and I wrote down the idea. I will work on such video. Thank you so much and welcome to my channel :) Have a beautiful day! xoxo
This is the first video I have seen about makeup that I love! That entire caked on layers of makeup is so USA! It hides what you really look like and looks so fake. Thanks for the refreshing video.
Hi Claudia :) A huge thank you for the kindest words. It means so much to me. Have a wonderful week and thank you for watching! xoxo
I'm not Freanch, I'm Portuguese and that's how use make up when I use it, although yours have that " je ne sais quoi" that I was missing. Thank you for the tips. It looks beautiful!
Good video, I 'm french and this is the way I apply make up, juste trying to look healthy, natural and definitively not "overpainted" :) once you are ready, you don't have to think about it anymore, juste go through your day and laugh as much as you can ! I think you look like a french woman :)
its so cool to find out that my makeup style is intuitively french. i dont like contour or face changing techniques on my face. i have always loved the eyes OR lips technique. this is a great series. im in usa, but always wanted to visit france. i did live in japan for a while and learned a lot about beauty there. helped shape my style and fashion tremendously.
Hello :) and thank you so much for watching! I love the Japanese makeup style. It's very beautiful. They also rely on good skincare and have some fantastic skincare and makeup products. I hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. xoxo
I always wish I wouldn't have messed with my skin by applying foundation and powder at such a young age. I'll advise my daughters to take care of their skin and avoid base products for as long as possible. I'm embracing more french makeup techniques now to be a better example for them to not want to change their face, only enhance what God gave them 💖
I am so glad I found you, it is so refreshing to watch makeup tips that suit me and to watch someone who uses their natural beauty and not pumped up with fillers. ❤
Hi Bex and welcome to my channel! :) Thank you so much for the lovely comments. It means so much to me! xoxo
Hi, French girl here, i'm 44 yo, I confirm that I never do contouring, my daily routine is good hydratation, powder foundation applied with a brush and not a sponge, some pinkish and orange blush blended together on cheekbones and nose, then I powder translucent powder and highlight on needed parts including my eyes. That's it. No concealer, I use lip balm but rarely colors on lips. In fact I practise lazy make up 😂
Hi lovely :) A huge thank you for walking us through your routine. To me it looks like a very chic and effortless beauty routine. I hope you will keep sharing with us French beauty tips in the future as well. xoxo
Hi Angela and thank you for another great video. I would love to hear more stories and I would love to know more about your personal experience while living in France. This will be such a delight to watch. You truly have the Franch aesthetics and as you know I always enjoy your videos but this new series will be my favorite. I can't wait to watch the next one.
Angela you always look so beautiful and you have the best makeup tips. Thank you for reminding us that we should celebrate our beauty. You are one of the few creators that always gives me so much postive energy and confidence. You are a real lady and you've always reminded me of Kate Middleton - same elegance. Thank you all the hard work.
Catherne The Princess of Wales is the epitome of elegance & beauty.
Daisy, you made my day! :) a very special thank you ❤
Fun video! I think my mostly French DNA accounts for how attracted I have been to minimal makeup 😊. I resonate completely with the idea of showcasing your own beauty instead of painting on someone else's ideas. I was just in Mexico and it was so interesting to see how much make up the women slather on, not even necessarily using A cooler color palette when they're coloring really wanted that. They apply a warm color palette by default, probably because most people there do have a warm skin undertone. For the most part, like Italian women, a lot of them have the strong features that carry the weight of that much make up much better than I would with more northern DNA, Or whatever it is that gives me smaller pores and smaller features in general. No
I never needed mascara when I was young, and foundation looked like a bit much even when it was a great color (coverage for those occasional breakouts!), Clownish, really. Like I have been playing in my mother's make up drawer.
All I needed was a little brow plucking, and lipgloss. (For a while I even put clear lipgloss on my eyelids. Interesting phase!)
Now at over 60, I attribute good skin to heredity plus leaving it alone for the most part. Gentle exfoliation and the occasional mask, all non-toxic non-chemical products for the most part. I cleanse it with water, and sometimes with the oil cleansing method. I love it that people think I'm younger than I am. I don't do additional SPF protection because I want my vitamin D & minimize polyunsaturated oil intake. I go without foundation most of the time, but when I want a polished look I haven't found anything better or more convenient than the Christina compact. It's a compact of four colors (with lots of different options depending on your skin tone). Depending on the time of year I dip into either the lighter or the darker tones more. You can literally buff away minor imperfections and it does a good job of hiding bigger imperfections. There's a light highlighter (Which I rarely use), A deep neutral for eyes (Which is my summer tan foundation choice because I don't really do eyeshadow), a lighter neutral for skin (My regular foundation choice, occasionally mixed with the darker one as my skin changes from summer tan to winter pale), and a blush/bronzer color (which is fun to use in the summertime to enhance an outdoorsy Sun-kissed glow). It gives me the no make up look that I love while providing a professional polished look. What I love the most about it is how easy it is to travel with a little compact, a few different brushes, mascara and a little lip color and I'm good to go all in one little Zip bag.
I love your mascara trick, even though it feels a bit wasteful. I never seem to be able to wipe enough mascara off of the wand to get that clean look. I'm definitely going to try it. My lashes are no longer thick and full as they used to be, and a few have turned gray, so the mascara helps and I use a narrow angled brush to put on a super fine line of dark eyeshadow as my eyeliner. Regular eyeliner it just started to look a little too harsh. The fine line of powder makes it look like I've got thicker lashes, naturally. 😮Sometimes it's deep, dark taupe, a dark graphite gray, or even a dark green gray. Depends on my mood. I love blending lipstick color also, and my goal, my favorite, is to go with the color of my lips, the deeper color just further in my mouth. Semi gloss still seems to work despite my age, Oddly enough. I mix whatever colors I've got to achieve that. Polished and completely harmonious.
Beautiful look Angela! I’m so used to color and sparkle, I really love to see a more subdue makeup look❤
Quand j'ai vu la miniature, j'ai pensé que vous étiez Parisienne 🤗 J'ai énormément apprécié votre façon de décrire nos habitudes en matière de beauté et de goûts, vous êtes une fine observatrice et absolument dans le vrai à 💯% Je pense que nous faisons les choses un peu à notre façon, intuitivement, avec parcimonie, définitivement différemment des autres et sans doute un peu à contre-courant 😅😊
I have Germanic/Italian/Hungarian european genetics (light skin, blue eyes and dark blonde hair with highlights). I tend to always mix my lipsticks. A darker rosy pink base (like Tom Ford 'Indian Rose') with a more nude/neutral center like Nars 'Barbara' or Revlon 'Nude Attitude'. They kind of mix together to form a rosy-tan neutral which is just the right amount of color but doesn't wash me out. I like to line lips with CT Pillow Talk or Mac Whirl.
Tom Ford’s Indian Rose has been my go-to lipstick for awhile now. I have some distinctly English/Welsh/Scottish/Germanic genes at work-blue eyes, reddish (now with some grey) hair, pale skin with freckles. I’m in my mid-50s, and am trying to use less makeup more effectively. I appreciate your suggestion about the lipstick mix, and I’ll compare the two nude colors to see what might work best. Thank you, Liz!!
Such an accurate representation of the Parisian makeup. I lived in Paris for many years, in my 20's and the only difference is that I used the black line I add in the outer corner of my eye, not the eyelid shadow. I never used foundation but now, I do, very little indeed. So pretty.
I am Mexican but the routine you described is how I do my make up. I have been in France many times but never paid attention to the makeup. I just like natural which it was the trend in Mexico in the 80-90s.
I just found you! How beautiful your look came out. I was raised by a European Mother who stressed wonderful skin care and to make sure you never leave the house without lipstick! Lol ❤
I just discovered your channel today! Love the look you created. I love wearing make up, but not a lot of it. This is a great tutorial for someone like me. Thank you so much!!
Hi Gail and welcome to my channel! :) Thank you for the kindest words. It means so much to me. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. xoxo
I’m 47 who would have thought that I have been wearing Parisian make up style for almost 30 years? I learned from my mom who is Mexican from Mexico City.
Very lovely look! I’m blonde and pale. I would be thrilled to see a tutorial for all of us fair complexion ladies.
Thank you! Jacqueline N.
Ha lol push this to your cute Shakespeare girl or for ‘Rome’ beauty Instead even though this lady’s eyes are naturally gray Not faux contact wearing gray to put/capture you into her Queen Charlotte’s Web looking spooky scary more like it lol💯🤔!!…
This was a joy to watch dear Angela 🌺 I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since I’ve been to Paris. I’d love to visit again. I prefer natural looks any day❤
Hi Dora :) I believe it was Victor Hugo who once said 'A breath of Paris preserves the soul'... I feel like this statement is so true. Paris always gives so much energy and inspiration. I hope you will visit Paris soon and you will have the most magical time.❤ Have a wonderful weekend. xoxo
Angela, i honestly thought you were french lol, where are you from? cant place your accent. (im in usa)
Hi lovely, I have mixed roots - mostly Eastern Europe and Jewish but I lived in different countries. I don't have a particular accent probably because I speak a few languages. xoxo
Less is more....I think the French women know what "true beauty" is.....when I was a teenager my mother didn't allow me to wear makeup, so I had to look like I wasn't wearing any, but I was....
Beautiful, timeless and elegant as always. I've always admired your aesthetics and for some reason I was thinking that you are French haha I will recreate the look for sure. xx
Awww thank you so much Ana :) You are always so kind to me. Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
It is pretty much the same in Germany. You see the female CEO with only a bit of mascara and a tinted lip balm (at least that's what it looks like), while the everything-on full make-up look will be worn by the girls doing unqualified work. Apart from weddings and club nights full make-up seems to be a sign of low income/low education.
Love this series. I agree about concealer- I’m 48 and invariably the concealer just finds my wee creases and makes the situation worse. I avoid that stuff at all costs and if I do use under eye it’s more on my cheekbone area
Hi Lola and a huge thank you for watching my video :) Concealer can be tricky and I find that as we age less is more. I feel like people in their early 20s can do anything just because the skin is really plump and there are no fine lines but with age we need to adjust our makeup techniques. Thank you so much for sharing your tip and have a beautiful weekend. xoxo
Unfortunately for me, I have genetic darkness, so I usually use a little YSL touché éclat to brighten. It doesn’t cover - just brighten up the area a bit
I'm so impressed. So little make up- such a beautiful result. This is very much how i like to do my make-up. I live in Canada but my background is Polish. I'd say Polish women are similar in that they don't like to use a lot of make up. Definitely no foundation every day.
Great tip for applying mascara!
It's beautiful to appreciate your own beauty and to be as natural as possible! Great tutorial!
Hi Jessica :) thank you so much! I hope you will enjoy my future videos too. Have a great weekend! xoxo
I always remember sunscreen on my neck, arms and hands - great video !
So elegant! Paris is my favorite city. I used to work for a French company. Your descriptions are spot on. No one would contour. Older women were confident and appreciated. Love the pics of Paris.
Could you give suggestions what French women in their older years (70s) wear for makeup? How do they take care of their skin? Love the simplicity of makeup looks. Thank you.
Hi lovely and thank you so much for the wonderful suggestion. I would love to film a video on this topic. Have a wonderful week ahead! xoxo
Include over 60s too. Please?
And thank you for the beautiful shots from Paris. It made me smile.
I'm so happy to hear that the video made you smile. This means that I did a goo job. I'm really happy when my videos bring smile and joy. Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
This has to be my favorite series in a long time. So chic and classic; totally my aesthetic 🖤
I did know that lipstick trick but have completely forgotten. Thank you for the reminder.
The Chanel Water Fresh Tint would be a fantastic complexion product to use in order to obtain that glow.
Hi Sara :) I think I love the water fresh tint just as much as you do. Sending you hugs and have a great week ahead. xoxo
Not from Paris but blotting the lipstick is a very old tip or trick. My Canadian mother is now 88 years old and when I was a little girl I would watch my mother put on her makeup and I always saw my mom blot her lipstick with tissue to complete her look. Depending on what type of lipstick I use, I will blot my lipstick too because of her doing it when I was little.
hello !!! loved this !!! yeah, been living in France since 15 years, near to Paris. I just wondered where is the cat eyeliner? also, you mention La Defense and all those girls that you say LOOK NATURAL the less the better ....they probably BUY STUFF from Chanel, Lancome and YSL to LOOK THAT FINE NATURAL PERFECTION .....beware the appearance especially in Paris and Bourgoeis quartiers!! but generally speaking you are right, the everydays make up is less flashy than average. and I love the idea to CELEBRATE our traits. wish you happy holidays x
Thing is don’t tell me French don’t contour!!!!!!! They soooo do!!!! And the brow lifts!!! And lip fillers!!! I’m more about Charlotte Rampling. Or birken! But she’s English so she can play about!!!
None of my French speaking aunts here in Canada so far as I know wore makeup to work or while they were not at work unless it was for a special occasion like being the bride during their wedding ceremony. They do however use lots of mosturizer daily instead while avoiding sun bathing for something to do. My French speaking cousins use makeup with a light hand in much the same fashion as shown here except for cooler just as soft eye color shadows like a blue grey.
Plenty of African nations don't wear makeup at all. In fact, I'm from southern US and most women didn't wear too much makeup when I was growing up.
From 850 to 900.... it cuts out. It looks as if you'd applied concealer or something under your eyes to brighten. Your skintone got waaaaaay more even. No criticism. Can u tell us what u did when u cut away?
Edit: EVERY time it cuts away.... your skin looks better/more perfected. Are u adjusting lighting? Touching up? Trying to keep it under 10 mins for filming? Just trying to get a realistic picture here. 🤔
Hi, loved your video. I will try to recreate the look for myself. Chanel Blush in 608 Ombre is not available anywhere. What’s a good substitute for it? 😊
While I'm enjoying you sharing your perspective on the Parisian woman's aesthetics and specifically the way she wears make-up, I'm also very intrigued by the natural 'sprezzatura' (the graceful, studied non-chalence) of Italian women. Whenever I visit Italy (or Ticino for that matter, so I think its in the Italian DNA), I am taken by the way Italian women look so pulled together, so naturally elegant without seemingly trying too hard at all, from their clothes to their makeup. I think you may have an insider's observation on this question - Do you see any difference from the French woman's way with makeup in comparison to Italian women?
You are wearing face masks in France?? (I assume you are in France). I am in Canada and have not seen masks since early 2020. So that is very surprising😅😊
I have 2 questions..
- Have you yet done, or could you, a video of what type of sheet masks french women use
- Where are you originally from? New subscriber here♥️
Honestly, this mascara tip is a game changer! Thank you for this, I tried some new things that I really love
Hi Noe :) Thank you so much for watching my video. Have a great weekend and I hope you will enjoy my future videos as well. xoxo
My favourite lip colour is YSL beige blouse. Unfortunately it seems to have been discontinued. Shame,because its a perfect pinky nude. I have 1 tube left...one..tube...😟
A beautifully natural look. So much better than the modern trend of caking the face with make-up
I have to chuckle a little because when a teen...I had very little money for makeup. I just did my eyes. No blush. Lipstick for special occasions. Now that I am in my 70's it is about the same. Now, it is still the eyes, soft eyeshaow, soft blush, soft lip color. Bolder reds for special occasions. I get compliments for "looking young." I am not sure if they are complimenting me or flattering me...I know very well I am not young or beautiful. lol. When I was young I was much more interested in being a barefaced "tom boy." When I got older I learned how to look more "put together." Still...I like working in my garden, no make up at all...just a smudge of dirt, a leaf or twig caught in my hair sometimes. 😉
12noon December 17 I was told we should apply our sun bloc before the moisturizer. Your thoughts on this please. Thank you
Love it so understated chic..I notice no eyeliner..I wonder if it she's me to wear it..gonna try this look...beautiful...
Ciao bella, thank you for not doing the red lip - contrary to popular belief, most French women actually wear little to no visible lipstick
I totally agree, it's all about the complexion!
Thank you so much! :) I have the same impression. French women would not wear a red lip every day. Have a wonderful week ahead and thank you for watching! xoxo
@@Frenchforaday Grazie a te :)
The Milan Duomo is my fave monument in the world, I envy you (even though I live in Paris which isn't too bad either :)
I love this makeup. The kids where too much makeup . Almost as heavy as I dont know what you call drag entertainment ers
I love the sophisticate palette! Nobody talks about it but it is so simple and soft. A classic must have
Thank you so much for sharing☺️! I will adopt this look from now on! I always admired the French way of applying makeup - understated but naturally alluring! You look amazing with this look!☺️🙏❤️
I'm not seeing much difference between the French and the English where make up is concerned, especially in the middle aged. But I see much more of a difference in the younger women. Russian lashes, hard eyebrows, more contouring etc over here in the UK. I much prefer a softer natural look too. Fresh and light. I can do my make-up in minutes.
Who knew I've been French all this years 😉😂😂 .... I usually mix red lipstick too...
You looked beautiful.. with or without make up. Thank you for the video 💕
I don't know about the girls you saw, but I must say, you ain't exactly chopped liver. 😊
Thank you so much Kathleen ❤
I have never seen the tissue blotting powder trick for lips. Will try that real soon.
I mix lipsticks a lot of the time.
You do indeed look so very beautiful, thank you for the tuition. 🙏🙏❤️
I love your videos on applying the French make up look. I am a senior woman of 71 who loves to put make up on. We have a heavy hand at times so your videos have taught me to go light on the hand. Could you please give me tips for a senior woman who has relatively good skin and not excessive wrinkles what is a good make up look for the seniors thank you so much for your inspiration
You are a beautiful woman, but I think you would look so good with a pink blush on your cheeks.
This is such a beautiful, subtle makeup. I will definately try it.
But do the French groom their armpits or appreciate their " Natural" beauty as well?
In my country is the Korea made up very popular. But I also love French make up
LOL I have always wiped a bit of mascara but I do it on the rim of the mascara bottle so I don’t waste product. Otherwise my lashes look clumpy. And I tend to wear brown mascara. Lipstick mixing & layering - yeah, I thought everyone did that :) and blotting - learned that many years ago. And works well for me. But wow on the powder over tissue - never thought of that!!
Good morning Angela. You are so generous with your knowledge of tips and tricks on effortless beauty and French secrets. Thank you for this series. It’s so much fun and I love to hear your stories of all your French adventures. 💕💕
Hi Karen and thank you so much for the kindest words. Sending you much love and wishing you a beautiful and sunny weekend. xoxo
Thank you so much for these tips…I am living in Portugal now and am looking for a more European look. I have fallen in love with Cindy Joseph’s BOOM sticks for very quick daily makeup.
❤Beauty creams and spf should also be applied to neck and decollete❤
Love it and it is exactly what I was searching for - merci!