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The French have a saying, “être bien dans sa peau,” which means “to be good in your skin.” The cultural obsession with “perfection” that we are so often beholden to in the Top papa ehemann grillmeister held vintage 2023 shirt and I love this U.S.—fed to us by social media and fueled by a wildly profitable beauty and wellness industry—is not nearly as powerful on this side of the ocean. The French are, of course, concerned with beauty; it’s practically synonymous with the French women stereotype. But physical beauty, particularly personal choices around it, is not discussed openly. Perhaps not having this constantly up for conversation with friends allowed me, even encouraged me, to embrace the idea that there was no need to change anything about myself. It gave me permission to accept myself and relinquish concerns about where others may place me on that scale of “perfection.” After all, the French celebrate Gerard Depardieu’s nose, Vanessa Paradis’s gap, and Jean-Pascal Zadi’s teeth, which put my perceived “flaws” in fine company. In France versus the U.S. and other parts of the world, there isn’t a perfectionist ideal about beauty; it’s much more individual and unapologetic.It’s France’s overarching insouciance that gave me the courage to shave my head and shed what was no longer serving me. Well, that and the curiosity and fearlessness of my daughter. One day, when she was five years old, she found a pair of scissors and chopped off all her golden curls while I was reading on the couch. She casually walked past me with a salad bowl full of ringlets, thinking I wouldn’t notice or care. I looked up to see only a single curl left on her head and panicked, but she unapologetically declared that it was only hair and would grow back. While I wasn’t amused by her defiance, I was inspired by how confidently she freed herself of something she no longer wanted to tend to. A month or so later, on a solo vacation, I shaved my head. My decision came from a place of wanting to honor my intuition and feel comfortable in my own skin; to access that French ideal of etre bien dans sa peau.
This liberating act was right in line with my new view of beauty and wellness: emphasizing self-preservation of the Top papa ehemann grillmeister held vintage 2023 shirt and I love this mind and body that’s nourishing—never exhausting. French skin care, and its emphasis on creams and serums from the pharmacy, is a prime example of this. It makes skin care feel more like a health necessity than a vanity purchase. My daily routine consists of cleaning my face with micellar water, followed by thermal water spray, some serums, and moisturizers. On a weekly basis, I use face masks, facial steam baths, and cold eye gels; not to change my skin, but take care of it. I’ve also become obsessed with treatments geared toward better health and maintenance. I appreciate how wellness is woven into Parisian life, with regular visits to spas and hammams for everything from facials to deep-tissue massages. When I first moved to Paris, I was shocked to learn how often Frenchies visit a podologue for a medical-grade pedicure (no nail polish involved) to take care of their feet and that the health care system fully covers a 3-week visit to thermal spa for a “cure” if you suffer from anything on a long list of ailments. In this spirit, I see my kiné twice a month for fascia massage or reflexology, and my podologue every winter while still getting mani/pedis year round.At the Les Sources de Caudalie spa in the Loire Valley outside of Paris.
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