Who am I?

So many of you are keen on finding out a little bit more about the the lady behind *Paris in a bottle*,

so here is a mini interview, with myself!

Day job: 

Marketing guru

Evening and weekend job: 

*Paris in a bottle* jewellery

Colour of my hair:

dark brown

Colour of my eyes:

brown

How people often sum me up:

a smile

Nationality: 

French 

How long have I been in the UK:

since 2003…

Living in:

a duplex flat in Leicester

Where I wished I was living:

Oxford (but thinking about Cambridge too…)

Car: 

red Clio called Fizzy (driving license pending...)

Films I could watch again and again:

Amelie, Monsters Inc, The Incredibles, the Ocean films, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Favourite music at the moment:

Portico Quartet, PJ Harvey, Peggy Sue, Noah and the Whale, Elbow, Lang Lang, gypsy jazz

  

Favourite look: 

monochrome with colored shoes and eye-catching jewellery

Favourite clothes: 

skirts and dresses – trousers not allowed!

Favourite jewellery pieces:

necklaces (extra long!)

Favourite accessory:

scarves – à la parisienne

Favourite shoes:

I have a miniature 8 pairs only! I can’t walk on stilettos, so I go for courts instead

Favourite luxury brand:

Valentino and Chanel, Ellie Saab

Favourite perfume:

‘L’air de rien’ by Miller Harris, Miss Dior Chérie  or L’Elixir by Nina Ricci

 Ambition: 

open a lifestyle shop where I would sell my jewellery as well as other crafts and pretty things

Pet hate: 

when food is ready, every sits down and eats. 

Playing or looking for something or going to the bathroom is not allowed.

Pêché mignon:

cheese (brie, goat’s cheese) and nutella

 Must go-to places:

Copenhagen, Lisbon, Berlin, Normandy, Iceland, Canada

What I take pride in:

wrapping gifts, making the packaging look better than the gift; sending cards and gifts

Perfect day:

punting in Cambridge then restaurant with my friends and family

New Year’s resolutions:

declutter my life and focus what is important to me - see here

What I believe in:

there’s fate, there’s luck and then there’s what you make of it

and to finish off, here's a little drawing a friend of mine made a long long time ago... 

but apparently I haven't changed one bit!

If you have any more questions, do let me know and I will be delighted to answer them! :)