La vie en rose – how to have a happy Friday!

Salut and TGIF! La Vie en Rose, a song written by Edith Piaf in 1945, literally means “life in pink”. It is more popularly translated as “living life through rose colored glasses”, living life through happy lens. It has also become a phrase to describe all things French. You know, how the Parisians live. With love, mindfulness, happiness. Today I want to talk about how I do la vie en rose – how to have a happy Friday! And also a Vie en Rose Giveaway!

le matin en rose

Start your day with a rose matcha latte. David’s Tea used to make a rose matcha powder. A quick and easy way I made it the other morning was to put 1 cup of oat milk in a glass mason jar, add a teaspoon of the rose matcha powder, put on the lid and shake until foamy. Pour into a matcha bowl or cafe au lait bowl, microwave 1 minute et voila! Since the rose flavor is no longer available, I would just add a teaspoon of rose water to the matcha and oat milk. Here’s a Rose Latte recipe found on Goop that looks beautiful. While you are at it, why not make some Rose Madeleines and enjoy with some rose jam?

pamper en rose

Time to get on with the day with a pampering beauty routine. I would love to take a shower with Coco Rose Body Polish. Next is Rosewater – I have used this as a toner and makeup remover for as long as I can remember, so soothing. Speaking of soothing – after moisturizing take your Face-Massage Roller made of Rose Quartz out of the fridge and feel the incredible. To enhance your already rosy glow, dab on some Rose Quartz Luminzer. And don’t forget vos lèvres – a little French Girl Rose Lip Polish should do the trick. Did you notice all of these except for the rosewater, can be found on Goop? Of course they can 🥰

reflect en rose

Before getting dressed take a little time for some inner pampering. Dab on some Biossance Rose VEGAN LIP BALM, slather on some luxurious Rose Hand Cream from L’Occitane and light a Voluspa Rose Colored Glasses Candle. Start with a little meditation. I recommend Boho Beautiful, as usual, Powerful Positivity should help with la vie en rose. Finally, take out your rose colored Gratitude Journal and write about everything, big and small, that you have to be thankful for.

style en rose

What to wear, what to wear. Let your rosy aura shine. Throw on a cute tee in Rosewood from our favorite frenchy brand Sezane, or maybe a sweet blouse? Layer on this Tiny Rose Quartz Necklace for the perfect finish. Isn’t it precious? And it is made by LaBoboa, a boutique in Paris! A description from their website: “Rose Quartz also inspires the love of beauty, in oneself and others, in nature, and especially that which stimulates the imagination – art, music and the written word.” We need this for sure, for a vie en rose.

Finally, a spritz of perfume and some lipstick. How about this Fig & Rose Eau de Parfum – a collaboration with Pierre Herme, maker of the most beautiful macarons in the world? The Rose Saffron looks heavenly too. If I hadn’t already picked out my signature parfum on my birthday… and I just ordered Intense Fruity Lipstick in Sweet Rosé, from L’Occitane as well.

l’apres-midi en rose

For the afternoon, set the tone with some music, do I even need to say? Grace Jones or Louis Armstrong should both do nicely. Refresh yourself with a Flow Rose Strawberry, it’s delicious! It’s time to start thinking of lunch. First a little walk through the Place Dauphine where you will find La Rose de France our inspiration for déjeuner (I’m doing a little walk down Blvd St. Germain in the pic above 🌹). The Salade Végétalienne with mixed lettuce, cherry tomatoes, carrots, grenaille potatoes, and vegetable antipasti looks good to me! After lunch take a nice walk in nature, preferably with a princess puppy, don’t forget to stop and smell the roses! Speaking of, go find yourself some roses to bring home. or any flowers really, from your local farmers market.

le soir en rose

It’s Friday, so you know what that means… Pizza! Pizza Rosa will do the trick. It’s topped with pistachios! Of course, served with a good French Rosé. I’ve never seen the movie La Vie en Rose, tonight would be a good time. Really any movie that takes place in Paris would be good for that vie en rose mood. Before bed let’s end our day with a bite of Rose Chocolate and a cup of Tulsi Sweet Rose Tea – magical.

And now for the giveaway! La vie en rose – how to have a happy Friday care package especially for you including my favorite Rosewater, Rose Vegan Lip Balm, Tulsi Sweet Rose Tea, Rose Hand Cream and Rose Chocolate. All you need to do to enter is tell me in the comments how you live la vie en rose. I’ll let you know the winner on Monday. Bonne chance, bonne vie en rose et à bientôt!