tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post7177073210600241783..comments2023-08-16T14:04:08.249+02:00Comments on The Chic Pragmatist: Chateau d'EauAïssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17200586147804815951noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-17692292849212347202016-04-20T20:05:41.091+02:002016-04-20T20:05:41.091+02:00Indeed. "Que la terre lui soit légère", ...Indeed. "Que la terre lui soit légère", as we say in West Africa.Aïssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200586147804815951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-7664971120568783632016-04-20T01:42:40.086+02:002016-04-20T01:42:40.086+02:00RIP Malick Sidibé!RIP Malick Sidibé!Caillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012941345172969713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-83047680870493390702016-03-20T20:26:33.378+01:002016-03-20T20:26:33.378+01:00Oh dear, so the French didn't invent anything?...Oh dear, so the French didn't invent anything? lol! <br />It always irks me that I have to get my beauty products in an separate supermarket "ethnic" section in a country which refuses to proceed to ethnic statistics. The hypocrisy.<br /><br />Just saw a campaign about the "fair skin" issue in several parts of the world including South Asia, it's saddening the futile pain and mindgames we inflict on ourselves.Aïssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200586147804815951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-29489123327267791752016-03-17T14:32:02.731+01:002016-03-17T14:32:02.731+01:00It's quite easy to find (for lack of a better ...It's quite easy to find (for lack of a better term?) non-white beauty products in NYC, there are entire neighborhoods in all the boroughs dedicated to specific nationalities. In Philly it's a bit more spread out, and I always found it amusing that they have an "Ethnic Beauty" section in the local KMart. Sadly even in Asian, South Asian beauty it's all about the skin lightening!koko // res pulchraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025950174615219356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-57144724611707118212016-03-14T17:13:55.510+01:002016-03-14T17:13:55.510+01:00Ha! I was desperately looking for the words "...Ha! I was desperately looking for the words "hawkers" but my mind was blocked on the from Lagos term "hustlers"! <br />All those men and women, old or young, up at the crack of dawn, working their way up or just getting by is so common in West Africa. I guess in a way their presence in this parisian neighborhood feels familiar to most African descents. I remember a co-worker feeling sorry for me because in his mind it was harassment. I had to explain to him it's just business, there's no tension nor fear. It's just annoying to have to repeat "no, I don't want to do my hair" all the way till destination but no harm will come from it.<br /><br />And yes, there are definitely sides of this city that are worlds apart, kept under wraps, it's too often the same parisian clichés (litterally).<br /><br />Thanks so much for the kind and heartening words, I truly appreciate them.Aïssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200586147804815951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-86393167197099141612016-03-14T17:12:18.984+01:002016-03-14T17:12:18.984+01:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par l'auteur.Aïssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200586147804815951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692740762108343362.post-69251919023821464532016-03-13T20:50:58.706+01:002016-03-13T20:50:58.706+01:00I've been reading you for a couple of years no...I've been reading you for a couple of years now (both for the Style and because I love to visit Paris, either IRL or virtually), and I don't think I've commented before. Delurking because I'm so pleased to see someone expand the usual representation of Paris. I've walked through that area, passed by those shops and their hustler/hawkers, and have found it a good antidote to a certain ennui and discomfort I feel in the face of so much expensive consumerism, so much retail beauty that excludes... Thanks for this post and for your blog in general. I do enjoy your very chic pragmatism and the regular peeks at Paris.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com