@Linguist-in-Waiting — I notice a lot of guys care about their hair, almost more than women do. Lip balm is a must during our cold winter, but it’s definitely not makeup.

@Cornflakegirl — I noticed a lot of British young women tend to wear a lot of makeup too, much more than any other Europeans of the same age that I know. Funny.

@Delph — Moi je sais que je ne suis pas réveillée, avec ou sans

@Max Coutinho — Don’t get me started with North American and their obsession for perfect white teeth — drives me nut! I’m all for hygiene, but this is just obsessive and… fake.

Like you, I tend to wear makeup for special occasion, but something juts to brighten my day.

Ahhh, I used to wear mascara and eye-pencil and lipstick when I was a teen as well. But then I lost the patience for it lol.
Nowadays, I only wear make-up when I go out at night (or when I attend parties).

“Eventually, I had to switch to alcohol-free creams to avoid looking like Freddy from A Nightmare on Elm Street.” — LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL that was a good one!

“In France, the out-of-the-bed messy hairstyle is not designed by fancy hairstylists but courtesy of being too lazy to style.” — LOL LOL LOL loved it!
I always thought that Portuguese women spent too much time in hair salons, but I see that Canadians are worst, eh? Me, I am like the French LOL…

“So why not grow natural nails in the first place?” — exactly!!
I like my manicure and pedicure sessions as well, but the nails are all mine.…

Gorgeous, gorgeous and gorgeous: I prefer the European style myself.

You forgot one thing: on this side of the Atlantic we have real teeth as well. On North America they love their veneers…

I adored this post, girl!

Have a great weekend!

In Ireland, women wear too much make-up when I say too much, I mean a thick layer of make-up on their faces. You can find all kinds of products almost everywhere, the hairdresses are very expensive (a straigh cut cost about 50–75 euros) and you can find manu places for manicure and pedicure.

I agree with you maybe we’re not perfect so what? For me, health is most important than a perfect body. Moreover, we can’t stop the time and we’re getting older every day.

Take care,
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I didn’t even know you could be allergic to water. Now I understand why some French use the little bottles of Évian to wash their face! There must be a market for it…

@Beth — I sent you an email, hope that helps!

@Eileen — I never really notice the weight-loss trend, maybe I was too young when I left France, or maybe I just didn’t care. As you say, it’s pretty funny because people are thin in France, much thinner in average than in canada or in the US.

I only know the price of haircuts in Ottawa and in Toronto and I do find it expensive here. Sure, Walmart is cheaper but I don’t dare to try it, even though I don’t care so much about my hair, I’m not suicidal What surprised me the most I guess is that even what I considered “cheaper” salons (read in-the-middle-of-nowhere salons that are not spa or anything like that) also charge quite a lot.

@Soleil — That’s funny, maybe I just didn’t notice in France. But I think there are more ‘weight loss clubs’ in Canada (i.e. Weight Watchers etc.). French just drink their “lose weight herbal tea” drink and I think it’s more psychological than anything else

You are absolutely right about sunscreen, it’s still pretty foreign to many people in France. I actually “discovered” sunscreen when I went to Australia in 2003, because they are really strict about it (and the sun is actually very strong). I spent my summers at the beach when I was a kid and never wore sunscreen. I’m not specially proud of it, I just didn’t really exist or there was no emphasis on it when I was a kid.

And for clothes… you are right. I feel under dress when I go to France now!

@Sidney — You just don’t know how lucky you are!

@Cynthia — Wow, prices must have gone up since I left. I mean, it wasn’t cheap but it wasn’t that bad.

@RennyBA’s Terella — Lucky you… it takes more work for us, trust me!

@London Caller — I think so too. I mean, I try to look good but ultimately… it doesn’t matter that much.

Have a lovely Mothers Day Sunday and a wonderful week ahead!
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