Ilana frill top, £35, AspigaDitch hard eye liner. It may have served Bardot well back in the day, but it’s not going to do you any favours on a hot sultry night in Provence and harsh lines are not the most flattering past a certain point (also very difficult to perfect after a bottle or two of rosé).
Instead, a soft but waterproof pencil you can smudge at will, thereby making mistakes impossible and all part of your general French inousicance.
Best in class: Chanel’s Stylo Yeux which comes in soft browns, greens, plums… anything but black (it comes in that too, but we don’t need to concern ourselves with such binary shades).Switch out your blazer for a Chanel style jacket: The two great achievements of French fashion are Le Smoking (Saint.
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