How To: Be An Asian Blonde in Paris
I’ve been blonde for almost five years with some detours to pink, blue, green, grey,…
Author Maggie Kim
Maggie Kim
Maggie Kim is a writer, musician and the founder of LES LOLOS.
Style Wars: Paris Vs. New York
As expats in Paris, we’re in the enviable position of seeing French style up close, but we have…
How To Say “I Love You” Like A White Person
I’ve been going through a rough patch these past couple months. Basically, I’ve never…
Expats Gone Crazy: Our Review Of Picard’s “Hello America”
It starts with a quiet post on a Facebook expat page: “Picard* has special…
Sexist Or Just French: Catherine Deneuve
OMG, OMG, OMFG. I had a whole other Sexist or Just French article I’d…
My Women’s March Speech
It was thrilling to speak to the hundreds of people who braved Paris’s abominable…
Sexist Or Just French? Vasectomies
Last year, after two pregnancy scares, I decided we needed a fail-safe form of…
#KidsCarnet: Best Paris Parks With Swings & Ponies
One of the big mysteries of Paris playgrounds is “Where are the swings?” For…
Do This 3-Minute Korean Skin Secret
Lazy-Ass Beauty Hack #1 Being Korean and old AF (okay, oldish AF), I’m the…
What Would Gwyneth Give?
I have complicated feelings for Gwyneth Paltrow. While most people fall into a love…
How Do You Say “Private Parts” In French?
Adding to the endless list of Things Expats Don’t Understand is what to call your private…
French Word Of The Day: Mecspliquer
Mec•spli•quer [mɛksplike] Verb To mansplain* Origin From the word “mec,” meaning guy. Homonym for…