Jolie goes to Paris!
T-minus 48 hours until I jet off to Paris with Total Beauty to attend the Beyond Beauty 2008 Conference! Ol’ Jolie hasn’t been to the City of Lights since 2004, so I’m tickled as Elmo (groan) to be returning. There’s an official itinerary planned and all manner of brand appointments (Lancome! Clarins! Ooh la la!), but I have two main missions: revisit Versailles, and then soak myself in as much non-touristy Frenchiness as I can stand. The Eiffel Tower? Champs-Elysees? Notre Dame? Mais, non! I have nightly drinks planned with local friends in all the off-the-beaten-path watering holes, want to check out the fringe arrondisements–slightly gritty, but with real flavor and heart, and plan on parlering as much Francais as I can. (Do you have those friends that visit foreign countries and return punctuating every other sentence with foreign words and phrases in an unplaceable accent? I have realized, to my chagrin, that I am one of those assholes. I simply embrace it now, head hung shamefully low.)
Here’s Saturday night’s destination, which I am most excited about: The Chacha Club. Other spots we plan to hit up: Bar du Plaza Athenee, Flute L’Etoile, Neo and Le Baron. Reports, photos and (I hope!) good stories forthcoming…
Tags: nightlife, Paris, Total Beauty
September 30th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
“C’est Magnifique”..have fun Jolie! Can’t wait to read about your French adventures.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
You are so lucky! Enjoy it and have a wonderful time… can’t wait to live vicariously through your posts!
September 30th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Have a safe trip and have a blast!
September 30th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Visit Laduree for those of us craving macarons!!!
September 30th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Have a fab trip….will be following your updates!
October 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
Dang that is fabulous! Have a wonderful trip to Paris.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Eh bien: bon séjour parmi nous !
October 1st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I’m literally green with envy, and what a beautiful time of year to visit Paris! Make sure to drink lots of champagne and chocolat chaud, but not at the same time, natch
October 1st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
oh how ab fab! Bon Voyage!
October 1st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Have you checked out this article about Jean Paul Gaultier’s favorite places in Paris?
http://www.shinystyle.tv/2008/09/get_to_know_jean_paul_gaultier.html
I’m so jealous you get the chance to check them out in person!
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Have a safe trip…..miss you xoxo
Yasmine
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
If you come over to the Bastille area (my neighborhood), make sure you go to Saint Antoine Beauté Santé (85 av Ledru Rollin in the 12th). They carry all the French pharmacie beauty products, and right now everything is 20% in advance of renovation work. A great deal, especially considering the awful euro-dollar exchange rate. Bon voyage ! Karen in Paris
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Have an amazing time and a fabulous trip! Congrats too!