Léonce Chenal: French & Parisian Style, Beauty & Art de Vivre

Living Well

Slowing Down Between Christmas & the New Year, the French Way

A gentle invitation to pause, rest, and embrace the in-between days.

Living Well

The French Way of Setting the Table

Timeless gestures, simple rules, and the quiet art of receiving.

Skincare Rituals

A Botanical Winter Ritual of Care

Nature-inspired skincare and sensorial winter rituals to care for body and mind.

Les Conversations

French Mother–Daughter Wisdom, Food Culture, & Life Between Two Countries

An intimate Q&A on French identity, inherited wisdom, culinary rituals, and the art of living between two countries.

Winter Edit

32 French-Inspired Evening Pieces for the Holiday Season

Thirty-two pieces for winter evenings, chosen with a French eye.

Le style

Observations and pieces that shape the season’s quiet chic.

Silhouettes & Inspiration

The Chanel I Had Been Waiting For

A reflection on twelve silhouettes that felt unexpectedly, profoundly Chanel.

Winter Edit

Léonce’s Black Friday Edit: The Quiet, Chic Finds Worth Considering

A curated selection of chic fashion, beauty, and home pieces worth considering this season.

Codes of Style

How to Style Knitwear the French Way

How to choose, style, and layer knitwear the French way, for a winter that feels both chic and comfortable.

Winter Edit

How to Transition Your French Wardrobe from Autumn to Winter

Discover how French women adapt their wardrobes when the season changes.

LES LETTRES

Reflections written with the pace of another time, left here for the reader who lingers.

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La Beauté

Fragrance, skincare, and the quiet poetry of taking care.

Perfume

Notes from an Alpine Autumn

A memory of forests, fruits, and forgotten scents.

Skincare Rituals

A Méli-Mélo of Beauty Treasures

Favorites chosen with care, and kept with quiet joy.

Les Collections Particulières

A cabinet of French curiosities, promising to elevate your everyday into something extraordinary.

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L'Art de vivre

Fragments of French living, places, moments, and rituals worth keeping.

Table & Recipes

My Signature French Gingerbread (Pain d’Épices) Recipe

A tender, honey-scented French gingerbread, delicately spiced and softly perfumed with orange zest for the winter season.

Christmas

10 Traditional Alsatian Christmas Cookies to Bake This Season

Authentic French Christmas recipes: buttery sablés, spiced stars, and the timeless art of the Bredele.

Living Well

How to Spend Sunday the French Way (and Finally Feel Rested)

Here’s how to make your weekends feel calmer, softer, and more restorative.

Table & Recipes

The Apple Tart of My Childhood

The tender taste of childhood, wrapped in buttery pastry and the scent of autumn.

Les Conversations

Les Conversations

Slowing Down Between Christmas & the New Year, the French Way

The French Way of Setting the Table

A Botanical Winter Ritual of Care

French Mother–Daughter Wisdom, Food Culture, & Life Between Two Countries

32 French-Inspired Evening Pieces for the Holiday Season

The Chanel I Had Been Waiting For

Léonce’s Black Friday Edit: The Quiet, Chic Finds Worth Considering

How to Style Knitwear the French Way

How to Transition Your French Wardrobe from Autumn to Winter

Notes from an Alpine Autumn

A Méli-Mélo of Beauty Treasures

My Signature French Gingerbread (Pain d’Épices) Recipe

10 Traditional Alsatian Christmas Cookies to Bake This Season

How to Spend Sunday the French Way (and Finally Feel Rested)

The Apple Tart of My Childhood

French Mother–Daughter Wisdom, Food Culture, & Life Between Two Countries

For the curious

The Correspondence

A quiet letter on style & living

For the curious

The Correspondence