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7.4.15

Paris should be effortless and chic.

A cocktail dress and trench coat is the perfect ensemble to embrace any occasion.

Dressed up with a chunky choker and Chanel N°5 …you'll fit in perfectly under the shining lights of the Eiffel tower. You'll feel like you stepped right out of Vogue, as you sip champagne in elegant China and eat bright pink macaroons at Ladurée.Don’t forget about sultry and elegantly smoking way too many cigarettes at Le Schmuck. Ce la vie.. right!?

If like me, you are still in the infant stages of learning français, translation software can be a great lifeline. Recently I came across smartling.com They offer a combination of machine and human translation, which is fantastic because you will be error free while checking out some of the best french websites.

Just remember, the scrumptious french cuisine will speak for you. Expressions and eye contact can beautifully translate and substitute as new verbs.

…you'll find me floating somewhere between Rue Cambon and le Louvre.

xx-hotbynight

6.4.15

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4.4.15

How to Be Parisian: Love, Style & Bad Habits

Things I’ve learned from Caroline de Maigret, Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, and Sophie Mas.

Be aware of your qualities and your faults. Cultivate them in private, but don’t obsess
Take time to take time, because nobody else will do it for you
Your look should always have one thing left undone - the devil is in the details
Drink At Least One Glass of Red Wine a Night
Go to the theatre, to museums, and to concerts as often as possible: it gives you a healthy glow
No conditioner. Ever. It makes it too sleek. You wash it and then you air-dry it
Give yourself over , but don’t give yourself away
Go to bed with all your jewellery on, but having taken all your makeup off
Talk to everyone in the same tone on voice, weather its your parents, the taxi driver, your boss, a celebrity you met at a bar, or the newspaper vendor on the corner
Be financially independent, so that you love only for love
Cancel your gym session to have a drink with your friend
Wear a black bra under your white blouse, like two notes on a sheet of music

x She x

She wasn't born in Paris, but she's reborn there.
She never crosses the street where she’s supposed to; she claims it’s her rebellious side. People who wait in lines stress her out.
She likes taking crafty detours and side roads to avoid traffic jams. Often she wastes more time then She saves, but its her way of feeling she’s mastered the city.
She doesn’t stop driving when her gaslight goes on. instead she prefers to play her own form of Russian Roulette. Will she make it, or won’t she?
She actually forgets to wear a bra sometimes
She manages to pay the bill before he even asks for it
She buys very expensive shoes but never polishes them
She smokes like a chimney on the way to the country side to get some fresh air
She’s capable of moving mountains but is in constant need of reassurance
She spends a fortune on lingerie no one will ever see

Faux Pas

Asking someone at a party what they do for a living.
Over-plucking eyebrows
Trying too hard or wearing too much makeup
Using corporate jargon, even if it’s a common phrase “I can pencil you in..”
Taking yourself too seriously
Having more than two colours in your hair

Of course you run the risk of ending up alone. And all because you were oblivious to the man who could have held you in his arms, and ignored the awkward-looking girl who could have been a life long friend. If thats the case you can always book a one-way ticket to Paris.

1.4.15

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it’s not. It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone are capable of love, of sharing, of going into the deepest core of another person—without possessing the other, without becoming dependent on the other, without reducing the other to a thing, and without becoming addicted to the other. They allow the other absolute freedom, because they know that if the other leaves, they will be as happy as they are now. Their happiness cannot be taken by the other, because it is not given by the other. - Osho

30.3.15

Here are a few snaps of a gorgeous event hosted by RadRou x Madmoments at Hard Candy Fitness Toronto. Showcasing Dar be Dar by Tala Raassi swimwear for the first time in Canada.

The evening started with a cheeky and fabulous dance number followed by a special Dar be Dar runway preview. The whole swimwear collection is to die for with too much goodness for one post so stay tuned for a very special ‘hotbynight x dar be dar exclusive’.

Thank you RadRou x Madmoments for having me, I had the best time!

xx-hotbynight