Sincerely Reading is a reoccurring feature on the blog. When it’s not one of my book recommendations, it will be a friend’s. This week it’s a “Lessons from Madame Chic” book review by Leanne of ClassyYetTrendy.com.
I’m Leanne B. from Alabama and have the fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog, ClassyYetTrendy.com. Thank you Jennie for asking me to do a book review of Jennifer L. Scott’s, “Lessons From Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living In Paris!” I had heard great reviews from a few other bloggers about this book so I decided I would read it. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!
Jennifer’s way of writing makes you think she is talking directly to you, telling you all about her observations of the family she stayed with while staying in France. She offers some great tips on staying fit, eating right and dressing well. She also shares the differences in how Parisian women and American women dress. Parisian women have fewer clothes because their closets are smaller than Americans’ closets. She explains how they make the most of their wardrobe by wearing everything, like a capsule wardrobe concept that I have in my own life and share with my readers on my blog, ClassyYetTrendy.com. I recommend this book. It is one of my favorites!
Title: Lessons From Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living In Paris
Summary: Inspired by Paris, this lighthearted and deceptively wise contemporary memoir serves as a guidebook for women on the path to adulthood, sophistication, and style. Jennifer Scott’s self-published success is now a beautifully packaged and fully illustrated gift book, perfect for any woman looking to lead a more fulfilling, passionate, and artful life.
Paris may be the City of Light, but for many it is also the City of Transformation. When Jennifer Scott arrived in Paris as an exchange student from California, she had little idea she would become an avid fan of French fashion, lifestyle, and sophistication. Used to a casual life back home, in Paris she was hosted by a woman she calls “Madame Chic,” mistress of a grand apartment in the Sixteenth Arrondissement.
Madame Chic mentors Jennifer in the art of living, with elegance and an impeccably French less-is-more philosophy. Three-course meals prepared by the well-dressed Madame Chic (her neat clothes covered by an apron, of course) lure Jennifer from her usual habit of frequent snacks, junk food, sweatpants, and TV.
Additional time spent with “Madame Bohemienne,” a charming single mother who passionately embraces Parisian joie de vivre, introduces readers to another facet of behind-closed-doors Parisian life. (via Amazon.com)
On a Scale of “Don’t Bother” to “Couldn’t Put Down:” Couldn’t Put Down
Why? The way Jennifer writes makes you feel like you are there and she is talking with you. It’s easy to read and very enjoyable!
Who would like this book? If someone likes #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso, they’d like this book.
When would be the best time to read this book? The best time to read this book is relaxing in the evening with a cup of hot tea.
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