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How to pronounce Jean Paul Gaultier

Another designer’s name that catches me out sometimes! Jean Paul Gaultier is pronounced like “ZHON POL GOL-tee-yay”. The “Paul” and the “Gaul” sound the same. The ‘ZH’ sound is like the ‘s’ in ‘vision’.

Here’s an audio clip of “Jean Paul Gaultier”:

From this Jean Paul Gaultier ‘Classique’ video:

The music is “Nessun Dorma” from the opera “Turandot” by Puccini

This is another audio clip of someone saying “Jean Paul Gaultier”:


From this ‘le male’ (the man) video:

The music is “Casta Diva” from Bellini’s “Norma”. While I was researching on YouTube, I found this amazing video of the famous opera diva Maria Callas singing Casta Diva. What a voice – I had to include it!

A Nutox Oxyfusion skin care programme

Nutox LogoNutox Oxyfusion is suitable for all skin types, especially for those who wish to have a wrinkle-free and radiant complexion. A while ago, somebody asked me how to use the whole range of Nutox Oxyfusion, here are the steps to use:-

Others: Deep Absorbing Detox Mask or Restorative Hydrating Mask.

You can get the Nutox Oxyfusion products from Lolyco.com online shop.

Proper skin care

The skin around your eyes

Oh no! Fine Lines!When somebody see you, of course the eyes will be the first contact. Protect and take good care of your eyes is important for everybody. Women will do anything to slow down aging but nowadays guys want to do that too!

The skin under your eyes is fragile and thinner than your other facial skin, about 3 to 5 times thinner! Some of the causes of eye bags, dark circles, wrinkles, crow’s feet, and dullness are: high stress, hectic lifestyle, late nights, UV rays, lack of sleep, poor dietary habits, natural aging to name a few.

How to treat your problems? There are a few moisturising eye creams that you can choose from lolyco.com. Besides good products, technique applying the eye cream is also important. The videos below will show you how to use your ring finger on your eyes. Some people just rub with their hands, which is wrong, it can damage the delicate skin around your eyes.

The first video shows the basics of how to apply eye cream, just use a pea-sized amount to apply to both eyes – don’t use too much cream, it won’t penetrate.

Eye technique 1

The second video shows the method in detail. See the way she taps gently underneath the eyes. You can use this techniques to apply concealer to cover your dark circles as well.

Eye technique 2

On top of that, I would recommend that some good deep sleep (hours before midnight are best!), drinking plenty of fluids, reducing your alcohol and fat intake, light outdoor exercise in the fresh air will improve your facial skin and help you get rid of puffy eyes.

How to pronounce Yves Saint Laurent

Everybody has a theory on this. I spent too long researching this one on YouTube!

Here’s a sound file with someone saying “Saint Laurent” from 1962.

I got this from a black and white video about one of his early collections:

And here’s a more recent pronunciation of “Yves Saint Laurent” from an ad for ‘Cinema’ perfume:

You have to watch this ad – just beautiful!

Let me know if there are any other brand names you need the pronunciation for!