There’s something about that je ne sais quoi that goes beyond “stop trying,” of course. So we rounded up our all-time best wellness content from French women and saw one foundational truth: lLiving like the French doesn’t happen until you start seriously paring down. If you’re anything like us and aspire to take a page out of the proverbial Parisian book, here are 10 excellent tips that will have you feeling beautiful, chic, and effortlessly at-ease in no time: —Emilie Durand, a French woman on what she eats in a day —Mathilde Thomas, founder of skin-care brand Caudelie, on French versus American approaches to beauty My husband and I did the very same thing—one day in Paris we actually walked over 40,000 steps. Yes, we were sightseeing, but I’m sure the average French person walks more than 10,000 steps a day." —Dr. Bindiya Ghandi sharing what she learned from French women on her recent trip to France —Excerpted from the book Say Bonjour to the Lady: Parenting from Paris to New York —Excerpted from Caroline de Maigret’s book, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are —mbg’s beauty & style editor Kayla Jacobs on the French beauty products she can’t live without —Mikki Brammer on what living in France taught her about healthy eating —Jocelyn Steiber on what she learned from Parisian women during her stay in France —mbg’s beauty & style editor Kayla Jacobs in an interview with Parisian journalist Delphine Lamandé-Frearson —Rebecca Plantier, a French wellness expert, on 13 ways French women treat themselves right
