Macarons! Paparazzi! Alber Elbaz! Karl's Coke! (And Another Exclusive Paris Giveaway!)

Some Paris observations:

1. Macarons are the cupcakes of Paris. But you knew this.
2. Karl Lagerfeld has his own Coca-Cola Light bottle! Look at Coco Rocha styled a la Lagerfeld. (I can't find this bottle anywhere in Paris. It's like a Chris Benz lipstick.)
3. I met one of my heroes today. Alber Elbaz, the designer for Lanvin. Very thrilling. If I had an unlimited fashion budget, I would wear Lanvin exclusively.
4. Our photo shoot was very interesting yesterday, as we had paparazzi to deal with! Stayed tuned for more on that subject...
5. No one walks around drinking coffee in Paris, even though a certain Seattle coffee chain is expanding here. If you're the kind of person who walks around compulsively clutching a Starbucks cup like one of the Olsen Twins, you'll find it's a hard habit to break. Everyone I know in Paris has one of those Nespresso pod machines at home, or drinks his or her coffee in a cafe.
6. It's hard to get iced coffee in this city! This is a big trend waiting to happen.

Thanks for the comments yesterday! AtelierGal, Blinky Daisy, I can't believe I didn't know about BB cream. Thank you for enlightening me. I asked the president of Lancome about it and she's going to send me some of our BB cream. She thinks I'll like it. Stay tuned. Fab Over 40, I didn't go into Osborne & Little! I wish I had known about it. I literally stood in front of there for three hours.

Today's giveaway? A bottle of the Nutrix Royal body oil and a Lancome deodorant. (Neither is available in the U.S.) These products will make your bathroom look chicer immediately. Did you even know Lancome makes deodorant? I didn't. Several New York fashion editors who discovered it on trips to Paris would always ask me to bring some back for them. I finally tried it to see what the fuss was about and you know what? It's good stuff!

Leave a comment letting us know why your bathroom or medicine cabinet needs a little injection of Lancome glamour! We'll pick one comment at random. Please post by Friday night.

By the way, we'll name all the Paris giveaway winners next week.

Bon chance!

Your 2010 Resolutions, An Awesome Genifique Giveaway and More Blog Winners!

Okay, Tammy, as promised--why 2010 will be more glamorous. We signed Julia Roberts and her gorg Mario Testino ads will start running next year, along with Mario's beautiful new Kate Winslet and Arlenis Sosa ads. Also, we've having a special Julia event to welcome her to the Lancome family. We'll report on this for the blog, of course. We'll be working with some new designers in 2010 and I think everyone will be really excited to learn who they are. Lancome will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year, and it's the 10th birthday of Juicy Tubes. And that's not to mention all the exciting new products, from Chris Benz's Chris & Tell to our spring color collection, a major new mascara and very cool skincare. And lots more...

And in terms of how people are rocking their makeup, the lipstick and nail polish trend shows no sign of abating. That's glamorous, no? It's great to see people experimenting with color and putting some effort into their makeup. Speaking of which, take a look at the big Craig McDean fashion story in the current W magazine. Two of the spreads are above. Forget the clothes and just focus on all the different lipsticks, eye makeup and nail polish. If you love makeup, it's very inspirational. (A lot of pale, platinum-haired models, I know. But I just read in Allure that's a trend too, love it or hate it.)

So today's giveaway. Tell us your new year's resolutions and we'll pick one post at random to win a Genifique three pack: youth activating concentrate, the new, not-yet-in-stores cream-serum (cult product for 2010. You read it here.) and the eye cream. These are great unisex products, so get your boyfriends and brothers to post too.

Please post by Thursday night!

Lastly, we have some more blog giveaway winners to announce. Congrats to Blinky Daisy who won the Juicy Tubes holiday gift set. SJ won a set too for correctly identifying the picture as a still from the movie "Singles." Charity won a bottle of Miracle from the holiday gift guide giveaway. Austrian Babe won the Tresor roller ball. And Chuck, you won the "Important Dinner for Women" gift bag giveaway, but I don't think we ever heard from you because the bag is still in my office. Sorry if you did email us and it slipped through the cracks. If you're a winner and didn't leave your email, please contact us at thelancomeblog@gmail.com.