Two Lipsticks and a Lover

A smart and witty investigation of French chic and that certain je ne sais quois, in the bestselling tradition of French Women Don't Get Fat

Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra

Marco Redolfi, Head of PR of Dolce & Gabbanna

Helena Frith Powell is a regular contributor to the Sunday Times, where she writes the French Mistress column, as well as The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Mail on Sunday. She worked as a model in her teens while running a clothes stall at Camden Lock in London selling her own designs. She now lives with her husband and their five children in the Languedoc region of the South of France, where they moved recently.

Why is it that French women look just as glamorous in a T-shirt and pair of jeans as in a sleek designer dress? How do they look sexy, chic and timelessly elegant from eighteen to eighty? Pencil-thin, stylishly dressed and, always, impeccably groomed? 
 
In search of answers, travel and lifestyle journalist Helena Frith Powell goes behind the scenes to investigate the famous French je ne sais quoi. Talking to fashion gurus, beauty experts and It Girls, professional seducers, lingerie designers and personal shoppers, she discovers a whole new world: indispensable wardrobe and beauty secrets; shopping done the right way and exercise routines promising lasting success; advice on sex toys, family life, relationships and clandestine affaires. French women, Helena realises, achieve maximum effect with the least amount of effort. And with the help of a few little secrets, you too can become impossibly French ...

Helena Frith Powell

Sweet, funny analysis of why French women are so damned chic

Sooner or later, it happens to everyone: getting older. Some do it gracefully, others less so, but no one is immune to wrinkles and grey hair creeping up, seemingly overnight. And once they're there, they're hard to shift. 
 
Helena Frith Powell, fashion and lifestyle journalist extraordinaire, didn't even want to think about surrender. Surely, something could be done about advancing age? Armed with potions, lotions and pills (as well as resorting to a few much more extreme measures), she sets out to investigate any and all anti-aging tricks out there. From green tea and botox to yoga and exfoliating masks, To Hell in High Heels is the hilariously funny tale of one woman taking on the body clock, giving you a tried-and-tested survival guide for that ill-fated moment when the first wrinkle dares show its face.

Helena Frith Powell

Praise for To Hell in High Heels

Smart and very funny

Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra

A fascinating - and illuminating - read

Smart and very funny

Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra

A fascinating - and illuminating - read

Smart and very funny

Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra

A fascinating - and illuminating - read

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