Salut, mes amis!  I’m writing from Paris, where the internet access has been very limited.  For a rundown of our trip, I urge you to visit Makeup Bag — the talented and gorge Erika has been posting some great pictures.  (There’s also a stalkerazzi shot of Ashley Olsen that we took when we spotted her just off the Quai Voltaire.)  As for me?  My camera charger is gone, my computer is dead, and my time in the apartment is, of course, limited, so a more in depth rundown of the boutiques and sights (and my Kirsten Dunst run-in at Chacha Club!) will have to wait.  Tonight, the gals are getting together for dinner at Le Grand Colbert–better known as the restaurant Diane Keaton visits in Paris at the end of Something’s Gotta Give–and then taking a midnight run to the Eiffel Tower.  Bisous to you all, and I’m back on Friday!

Jolie by the Seine, looking like a chic hobo

From Makeupbag.net

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…

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Hi my beauties!  You might have noticed last week a few random posts that didn’t really look like Jolie content.  I’m part of a Beta test on Total Beauty to see how readers like little bytes of content they provide us with.  It’s really just a way for them to advertise, I suppose, but I love their stories so much (and I think you will, too!) that I don’t mind posting.  So, for your viewing/my procrastinating pleasure (I kid, I kid!), I’ll be adding one a day.  Like a multi-vitamin…but full of informative beauty goodness.  Enjoy!

17 Hairstyles That Take Less Than 10 Minutes Up ‘dos mere mortals like us can actually replicate at home With a few (and only a few) key products and styling tools, you can quickly give yourself a salon-worthy ‘do. And hey, if you hate it, try a different one — at least you haven’t blown 60 bucks and a hour of precious time on it. …More

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