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Two Lipsticks and a Lover (Paperback)

by Helena Frith Powell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (1 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099504251
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099504252
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,817 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Hilarious.' Best Christmas book for your best friend B-Magazine January issue - review 'Where this book differs is in its English sense of humour... Funny, warm and charming.' French Magazine January issue - review 'Elegantly explains why Frenchwomen just get more attractive as they grow older and can wear lingerie, take lovers and flirt, whereas British can, too, but generally don't.' Andrew Roberts 'Smart and very funny, ... a title that sells itself.' Richard and Judy 'I absolutely love this book. Spot on.' Terry O'Neill, photographer of Twiggy, Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau 'Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra.' John Witherow, editor Sunday Times 'A fascinating - and illuminating - read.' Daily Mail 'I devoured it. It is so funny and sharp!' Marco Redolfi, Head of PR of Dolce & Gabbanna --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Why is it that French women look just as glamorous in a T-shirt and pair of jeans as in a sleek designer dress? How do they look sexy, chic and timelessly elegant from eighteen to eighty? Pencil-thin, stylishly dressed and, always, impeccably groomed? In search of answers, travel and lifestyle journalist, Helena Frith Powell goes behind the scenes to investigate the famous French je ne sais quoi. Talking to fashion gurus, beauty experts and It Girls, professional seducers, lingerie designers and personal shoppers, she discovers a whole new world: indispensable wardrobe and beauty secrets; shopping done the right way and exercise routines promising lasting success; advice on sex toys, family life, relationships and clandestine affaires. French women, Helena realises, achieve maximum effect with the least amount of effort. And with the help of a few little secrets, you too can become impossibly French...

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Two Lipsticks and a Lover, 16 Jan 2006
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This review is from: Two Lipsticks and a Lover (Hardcover)
As a foreigner living in France, I was enthralled by "Two Lipsticks and a Lover". Particularly in the first half of the book, the author has managed to capture so many enigmas of French culture in a simple sentence, and with such humour. It is great to see that so many things that I had thought were just my experience cited here as "Fact". If some of it seems exaggerated, I can tell you that it is all so true!!

I highly recommend this book. In fact, I would say it is a must for non-French women living in or wanting to understand more about France.

I especially liked the fact that many of the quotes were from current females in French politics.

As I am neither English nor French, I was also able to identify with the anecdotes of what French people might think of the English.

In addition, this book made me conscious that, like the author, my years in France have made me change the way I see things: a balanced meal, the necessity of creams and treatments, ...

I found that the end of the book was less focussed but perhaps it was because it held subjects less close to my heart. Also, there is a side the French culture that is more easily explained in light of the work culture, long lunch, subsidized meals, etc. The author would only experience this having lived it. French culture is rich and so there are more enigmas out there yet for her to solve! This book is a great start.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift, very practical, 12 Nov 2005
This review is from: Two Lipsticks and a Lover (Hardcover)
I watched Helena on Richard & Judy and read the book because they said it was smart and very funny. It really is very entertaining how the book uncovers the secrets of French women. Their obsession with style and looking good is just something else. I was really pleasantly surprised about how practical the book is. It tells that French women don't do excercise but love to go shopping on foot (because you are worth it, could be a French expression!) so that they can avoid the gym. Or that they always have a 'casse' (something like a biscuit) in their handbag so that if they feel hungry they don't eat fatty or sweet snacks between meals. Very warmly recommended.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharp and amusing read, 19 Oct 2005
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This review is from: Two Lipsticks and a Lover (Hardcover)
Contrary to what I read in the Daily Mail last week, which seemed to have picked out all the negatives when it was serialised, this book is a funny and affectionate look at French women. The author has gone out and made friends with an enormous number of classy chicks, including Ines de la Fressange, who was my childhood hero. Ines and other women have opened up the sort of secrets that are only passed from mother to daughter - and then in French! She likes them, but she's not in awe of them. She also seems to have picked up a few tips from a mystery french man that she meets on the train..
All in all, an entertaining and riveting read, although I'm not going to tell you if it ends in a brief encounter!
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