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Topic: French Beauty -"I live close to a small town in southern France (population: 7,464), where there are 19 hairdressers, five beauticians and four lingerie shops. This should tell you something about the priorities of French women" (Secrets of the French, By //Helena Frith Powell// on www.fashionation.wordpress.com) -" French women are notoriously secretive when it comes to sharing their style and beauty secrets. Looking good and aging well are an essential part of daily life, but they are a part that women don’t want to share with anybody else" (Helena Frith Powell) -" While I was researching my book on French women, one lady did admit that looking good can be a full-time job" (Helena Frith Powell) -"**Buttocks and thighs** French women swear by cellulite creams. In fact, they swear by anything that keeps them trim, but doesn’t involve exercise. According to Brigitte Papin, the health and beauty editor of Madame Figaro, one in three supplements sold in French chemists are slimming aids " (Helena Frith Powell) - "**Hands and feet** “My top tip for seductive hands and feet is to rub cream into them as often as you can. There’s nothing more unsexy than flaky feet,” says Manon, a Parisian friend who swears by the Body Shop’s Peppermint Cooling Foot Lotion. “Once a month, I cover my hands and feet in cream and then wrap them in clingfilm for the whole night.” I have yet to try her tip (maybe it’s the clingfilm that’s putting me off), but I have tried the Metrospa hand and foot facial at Richard Ward’s salon in London, where your extremities are treated to microdermabrasion (normally reserved for the face) before a pedicure or manicure. This process removes the top layer of skin, leaving your hands and feet soft enough to caress or be caressed. Body moisture Another tip for all-over-smooth seductive skin from Nicole is to put on body moisturiser after your shower or bath without completely drying your skin first. This locks in moisture much more effectively " (Helena Frith Powell) -" **Perfume** Coco Chanel was once asked where you should spray scent. Her response? “Wherever you want to be kissed.” The same could well apply to a French woman’s entire beauty regime. She takes care of every part of her body and face so that she’s ready to seduce anybody from her husband to the Duke of Westminster. And who wouldn’t want to do that?" ( Helena Frith Powell) -"**Face** Biafine is used as a face mask for minor burns and rashes, and every French mother has it in her medicine cabinet" (Helena Frith Powell) -"**Make-up** French women don’t believe in overdoing the cosmetics: seduction is all about being naturally sexy. They are big on what they call “le no make-up look”. According to Marie-Pierre Lannelongue, the fashion editor of French Elle, English women take the opposite approach.less is more. A French woman always thinks about looking sexy, even if she is just walking the dog." (Helena Frith Powell) -"Coco Chanel was born the second illegitimate daughter of traveling salesman Albert Chanel and his companion Jeanne Devolle in the small city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. Her parents got married in 1880. When she was only 6, her mother died; and a short time later, her father abandoned the family. Soon after the young Chanel spent seven years in the orphanage of the Catholic monastery of Aubazine, where she learned the trade of a seamstress. After a few affairs with generous wealthy men – a military officer and later an English industrialist – she was able to open a shop in Paris in 1913 selling ladies' hats, and within a year Chanel moved her fashion business to the fashionable Rue Cambon. In 1921, Chanel No. 5 perfume was introduced for the first time by Chanel. The perfume was to be sold worldwide, and the straight lines of its bottle stood out from the other famous perfume bottles of the time.The No. 5 in Chanel No. 5, is said to be Coco's lucky number, but it was actually chosen as it appeared as the fifth sample. Soon after Pierre Wertheimer became her partner in the perfume business in 1924. Wertheimer owned 70% of the company, while Chanel received only 10% and her friend Bader 20%. Oddly enough, Chanel No. 5 porfume became a thorn in Coco's side, as she received very little income from its success. In the late 1950s, Marilyn Monroe announced that Chanel No. 5 was her favourite perfume. And now, a bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold every 30 seconds. The famous Chanel suit, introduced in 1923, was an elegant suit comprising a knee-length skirt and trim, boxy jacket, traditionally made of woven wool with black trim and gold buttons and worn with large costume-pearl necklaces. Coco Chanel also revieled the little black dress, whose blank-slate versatility allowed it to be worn for day and evening, depending on how it was accessorized. Although unassuming black dresses existed before Chanel but the ones she designed were considered made with the haute couture standards. In 1923, she told Harper's Bazaar that "simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance." The nickname Coco was evidently acquired at La Rotonde, it was there that Chanel, then a cabaret singer, performed a song "Qui qu'a vu Coco," and the name stuck.Many sources state that the nickname "Coco" was given while she was working at a cafe, "Coco" meaning 'little pet'. After a while, Carmel Snow, editor in cheif of Harpers Bazaar persuaded Chanel to go back into fashion and she was set up in business by a paramour, Étienne Balsan, a French textile heir, and her romantic affairs with the artist Paul Iribe, the Duke of Westminster, Grand Duke Dmitri of Russia, and British sportsman Boy Capel all had a huge influence on the stylistic development of her often male-inspired fashions. Coco Chanel always liked minimal accesories, but was often photographed wearing a white Camellia. She never married. For more than 30 years, Gabrielle Chanel made the Hôtel Ritz in Paris her home. During the Nazi occupation of Paris when she was criticized for Antisemitism and homophobia, and for having an affair with Hans Gunther von Dincklage, a Nazi officer who arranged for her to stay in the Hôtel Ritz Paris. He later turned out to be an intelligence agent. She maintained an apartment above her Rue Cambon establishment and also owned Villa La Pausa in the town of Roquebrune on the French Riviera.Chanel died in Paris and is buried there in a tomb surrounded by five stone lions. Chanel has been portrayed on the Broadway stage many times by Katharine Hepburn in a musical by Andre Previn and Alan Jay Lerner, and on screen by the French actress Marie-France Pisier. A new play based on her life, 'Creme de Coco,' is debuting very soon, in April, 2007. The House of Chanel in Paris, now under Karl Lagerfeld, remains one of the top design worldwide houses today."(French Fashion Designers: []
 * French designers;**

ear-old president of the French luxury skin-care, cosmetics and fragrance giant Lancôme International.She gets up from behind her polished desk and shows how to give classic a little kick-with 5-in. Prada platform sandals. In purple. The look says a lot about Roujol and her vision for revitalizing the venerable brand. It's all about finding a balance between heritage and hip, poise and playfulness. She has to sell tradition that doesn't come off as dated, chic with enough cheekiness to attract young customers.Roujol was named president, responsible for overall development of the brand, in June 2006, the first woman in the position. She brings an American-style directness to the job, lightened by a streak of whimsy.

The French people wear modern style cloths "the black beret" is the most associated with men in rural areas. They wear traditional costumes on holidays or celebrations. Women would wear White laced trimmed blouses and aprons decorated in a floral design. Naturally women wear white, flarred bonnets, and dresses with elbow length sleves ("France" 178).

The Location of France isn't hard because it is the biggest country in Europe. It is located in thee extreme west coast of the continent. To the east and west are Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. Spain is south and Italy and Switzerland are north ("France" 175).

Final Paper

Each country has its own perception of what is beautiful and what is not. French people hold their citizens and models to a high standard of beauty and they have influenced other countries with their ideas about makeup, hair and fashion. Many famous fashion designers have originated in France and their designs have taken the world by storm. French beauty has been very influential to other countries and France is home to many interesting designers, fashions, and models.
 * French Models**

Some French models are very pretty, but do they know what beauty really is? With all the research we've been doing it seems to me they care **a lot** more about their body image, clothes and make-up! I mean I can see why but //do// they know what true beauty is? Models don't take the time to worry about true beauty.


 * French Models Body Image**

French Models love to be tall and very skinny! They sometimes wear lots of make-up. Someone felt their models were too skinny and he wanted them to wear his dresses right, he said, "I have never wanted to use girls that are too skinny. I prefer girls that show off my clothes in the best way." (eatingdisorders.com par.5) Sometimes people like when the models are that skinny and some people don't like it at all. They want to find someone who can wear the dress for the way they designed it! As long as they don't have to work super hard for it, body Image is very important to these models!