Bonjour and Welcome!

I'm excited to be here and look forward to connecting with you!

I started a blog called La French Girl a few years ago as a hobby to share my adventures and travel recommendations. I’m a French adventurer of the world, who has traveled a lot and lived in many different countries in the past 2 decades. The US are now my permanent home. I love discovering new places and new cultures but most importantly sharing and connecting with people.

My blog is a way to stay connected with family and friends from all around the world and have everyone explore with me from the comfort of their homes. This is also an outlet for my creativity, where I write about everything style and wellness related, two other passions of mine. I’m all about living a healthy and stylish life but without breaking the bank.

Thanks for reading this far by the way! I was not sure how to start this newsletter to be honest. “Should I introduce myself first or do an introduction first about the blog…” those were “the big questions”…I’m very talkative by the way, so a Substack sounds great for me to express and share my passions as I have a lot to say! Also please excuse my imperfect English…Anyway here I am finally introducing myself!

My name is Lauriane, pronounced Lauri-Ann for my American friends. I am La French Girl from the South of France, the beautiful French Riviera. I moved with my parents to the French West-Coast, in Arcachon Bay, just 45 minutes drive South of Bordeaux by the ocean, when I was 10 years old. At that time I went to a new school where I met kids from other countries. They inspired me to to learn other languages and discover other cultures. My passion for traveling was born and so was my international career. I studied German and English, then international business. I spent a one-year study abroad in Austria and worked in Germany shortly after. I also lived in Sydney, then in London, until I landed in Chicago nine years ago. I came to the US for work and unexpectedly met the man of my dreams, who’s now my husband.

I’ve been asked a lot about my clothes since I’ve been living in the US but also about beauty products I use, French brands I like, where I shop and food I cook or recommend. When I heard about Substack, I thought it would be the perfect way for me to write more about fashion, beauty and wellness.

So my intent with this newsletter is to share more insights on those topics by writing about all the things I love and to open the doors of my wardrobe for you to know how to channel your inner French Girl! This newsletter will deliver a dose of French Lifestyle directly to your inbox!

If my insights can help or inspire just one person then it makes me happy! So thank you for being here and please don’t be shy, say hello too!

XO from your favorite French Girl on the Stack! 😉