The Sun Also Rises

ra! ra!’s preparing to relocate - we’re heading to Spain for the summer! And before anyone embarks on a Spanish summer adventure (or Paris too for that matter) there is some obligatory reading one must undertake - Hemmingway’s, The Sun Also Rises.

Set in the 1920’s, the book tells the tale of the doings of wealthy ex-patriate writers who are living in Paris and their escape to Spain for the Pamploma Fiesta. They fill their time with inconsequential drinking, dancing and outright debauchery. Though some of the themes and plot might be a bit tragic (escapism of the Lost Generation, Jake rejected by the love of his life due to erectile disfunction from WW1 injuries), the reading itself sets the tone perfectly for the summer ahead.

Café De La Paix

Ra-rette recently returned from a weekend in Paris with her bestie, The Kittycat and she just had to share with you Café De La Paix. When The Kittycat, an ex-inhabitant of beautiful Paris, suggested they go for oysters and champagne, of course ra-rette smiled and agreed.

One of Paris’ most famous café’s, designed by the same Garnier that designed Opera Garnier, Café De La Paix is old world luxe to the max. The highest, most ornate ceilings a girl could imagine, the quiet hum of French spoken and the distinctive clink of silver cutlery on fine china plates, the unmistakable sounds of decadence.


This quaint table for two is where they devoured fresh oysters from the seafood counter & sipped on Moet & Chandon Rosé. And to complete the afternoon the girls floated (you know that heavenly post-afternoon-champagning float) to the pedicure parlour for a glossy coat of OPI Big Apple Red polish on their paws.

A perfect afternoon in Paris.


http://www.cafedelapaix.fr/

Savour The Glamour

Saturday afternoons are made for old movies. Nothing makes a girl feel more fabulous than viewing the perfectly groomed stars and sets of era’s gone by, the pop of champagne or dripple of scotch in every scene, always a drink at the ready.

And nothing encapsulates beauty and glamour more than Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando and a 1960’s cruise liner. Who would have thought faux clad wood could look so good? But alas, it does, in ‘A Countess from Hong Kong’ (directed by Charlie Chaplin).

The perfect beauty inspiration for Saturday night preparation!

xxx

Drink Up Beauté!

Ra-rette is in LOVE with Fauchon! And she’ll find any excuse to combine her love of food & beauty… so here it is.

Beauty is not just skin deep, what’s on the inside counts too you know! So start sipping girls. Heavenly French providores Fauchon (www.fauchon.com) have invented a range of Beauty Teas. Match your tea to your beauty needs: there's The Slimming Tea, The Beautiful Skin Tea and the Anti-Aging Tea.

Fauchon, ‘Paris on your lips’…who could resist?

xx