The mystery and incredibly stylish look of French women fascinates all genders alike. Ranging from the seemingly natural makeup with its smoky eyes over the full hair the elegant, but effortlessly stylish and simple, casual outfits, the secrets how to get the Ultimate French woman look are spilled in this post. Combine the key elements of and have French Style to turn heads. Easy-to-recreate outfit inspirations of French Chic style help to get you started on this personal style journey. Read how you can wear a French look at any age.
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What Are The Key Pieces of a French Look?
To create the French look you need a trench coat, a striped sweater, classic flats with no more than an inch (2.54 cm) sturdy heel, a statement belt, pearl necklace, bangle, large watch, a shoulder bag, and a signature scent.
What Is a French Sailor’s Sweater?
The sailor’s sweater is a Gamine Style classic. Best are red and white stripes between 0.4 to 0.6 inch (1 to 1.5 cm) wide. The red should have a blue undertone. The red stripes should be slightly wider than the white stripes so the shirt has an overall red vibe.
A boat neck is best. The fabric should be a tight knit thicker than a cotton T-shirt, but thinner than a sweater. It is more like a sweatshirt fabric. However, in contrast to a sweatshirt, the sailor’s sweater is loosely fitted.
The Right Lived-In Forever Jeans
The jeans should have an Italian weave, i.e. not the typical American denim weave, but a normal fabric weave. The raise is a bit higher than a mid-raise, but distinctly lower than a mommy-jeans waist. The French woman buys her jeans in dark and the fabric fades over time. For best French Chic style, the jeans should fit as if the pair was cut for you. The jeans should be a loose fit with just an idea of flare. In plain American English, it should be barely a boot-cut, but not a straight cut either.
How to Wear a Trench Coat the French Way
French women wear the traditional cut of the trench coat not only as a raincoat. On the contrary, it’s their goto in dry weather and sunshine in spring and fall as well as on rainy days in summer. It’s a big fashion faux-pas to buckle a trench coat. The French woman only close the buttons and knot the belt when it rains. Otherwise, they wear the coat open like a long cardigan, or just thrown over the shoulders for style like in the photos of the OOTD in this post.
Tip: Never buckle a trench coat.
Borrowed from the Men Pieces
To stay with the French Chic idea add a uni-sex watch for style. In Winter, a chic, trendy French beret is the go-to hat.
French Woman Look Outfit Ideas
Some stylists say that the French woman look or French Chic Style is the grown-up, sophisticated version of gamine style. In deed, both styles share similar key elements.
The next outfit inspiration is a summer in the Provence inspired French Chic.
See another on the roads Summer-in-the-Provence inspired outfit at the link.
Get the French “Je ne sais pas” Beauty Look
The Parisienne Hair
Wash it, put in conditioner, wash the conditioner out while detangling the hair with your fingers, press dry with a towel. Then let the hair air dry. Don’t brush or comb! Once it is dry, add a spritz of hairspray. To get it right, hold your arm vertically stretched up with the can in your hand. Press shortly and spray in the air over your head, not on the hair. The drops settle onto your hair by gravity. You may want to have a towel or a protective cape on while doing this when you are afraid of harming your clothes.
Do I have to mention they wash their hair only 2 to 3 times per week?
Tip: The trick to French Chic hair is dirty hair.
How to Get the French Smoky Eye
The French smoky eye actually is not a smoky eye as we know it. Get a black or espresso eyeliner. Draw a thin line along the lower lids from the outside towards your nose. The end of the inside of your iris is where you stop. Then draw a wider line along the upper lashes from the outside to the inside. Once you are done you smudge the liner’s color all over your lid, but stop before reaching the crease. It works best when you had spread some moisturizing cream on your lids before. You want to achieve a transparent black shadow that is barely there.
Tip: The French smoky eye is just eyeliner applied and smudged the right way.
Keep your makeup natural.
How to Get the French Lips
To get the “I just kissed someone” lip style start out with red stain. Then top it with a very moisturizing lipstick. Take a Kleenex and kiss it when your significant other is not around. Otherwise, kiss your significant other.
Most importantly, kiss off the lip liner!
Summary of the French Woman Look
The most important thing of the French woman look is getting the “je ne sais pas” vibe. It’s a balance between the right pieces and attitude. It has to look like random, but it actually is well done. It’s the European way of effortlessly stylish.
Photos of me: G. Kramm
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