Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Artfully Disheveled Hair — vogue.com

While the phrase “French paradox” refers to the mystery of how a nation whose diet staples include brie and Bordeaux could boast such a heart-healthy population, it might as well describe the number-one beauty rule of every Parisienne we know—that the overall chic of any look is inversely proportional to the amount of effort put into achieving it. Case in point: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s gorgeously unfussy appearance at the 3 Coeurs photo call at the Venice Film Festival. With her trademark long, windblown layers and wispy, eyelash-skimming fringe, the Franco-English actress looked like she had spent the morning strolling the Grand Canal, then quickly raked her fingers through her hair, dabbed on some moisturizer and dashed out the door. Her glowing skin and rumpled hair made a neat counterpart to her sleek Anthony Vaccarello asymmetric leather skirt and black sweater, showing that if there’s one thing to be learned from French style, it’s that there’s beauty in simplicity.

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