Christmas decorations, presentable pajamas and cookies... oh my! I can't believe how quickly the end of the season has come upon us. In this week's video I have a nice, long chat with you about how the holiday season is going for us. I share a glimpse of some of our Christmas decorations and give you seasonal encouragement...

There is something so timeless and classic about a French manicure, but many women only get them if they visit a nail salon because they seem too complicated to do at home. Today, I share my special technique with you. It requires practice and patience, but in the long-run is less complicated than many of the other...

Next song I commit to playing for you on the piano: Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers 🎹 (but you'll probably have to wait until December) :)A photo posted by Jennifer L. Scott (@dailyconnoisseur) on Oct 12, 2015 at 7:36pm PDT Today I have another piano performance for you: Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers. I am...

Hello Daily Connoisseurs, I hope all of you who celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful week. I had a great time with my family! It was so nice and even though I tweeted "I feel like I've been cleaning the kitchen for 72 hours straight", it was a joyous occasion :) I shared many pictures from our Thanksgiving break...

Happy Thanksgiving! In this week's video I show you our Thanksgiving table for this year. This video really encourages you to use whatever you have on hand to set a beautiful table. On our table this year we use my great-grandmother's beautiful china along with our everyday glasses and silverware. I have layered...

Before this week's post begins, I would like to thank all of the readers who helped make Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic a New York Times Bestseller! We came in at #4 on the bestseller's list for fashion manners and customs. Thank you readers. I am so grateful for your support. We are long overdue for a skin care...

What a sad time in our world. I know that, like me, many of you hold a special place in your heart for Paris. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the Parisian terror attacks and their families as well as to all of us around the world who long for peace. When I lived in Paris, it was a simpler, more innocent...

Today I have a before and after video for you showing the evolution of our home office. When we moved into our new home, we decided to turn the loft space into a home office. We hired California Closets to create the built-in office and I am very pleased with the results. The wood color we chose was "Adriatic Mist",...

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Last week was such great fun with the book launch and the book signing. I just love meeting the readers of the blog... Bethany from The Glamorous Housewife snapped this photo from last week's reading. Thank you Bethany! Today we are going to discuss the 5 characteristics of poise...

Thank you to all who attended my book signing at Pages: A Bookstore in Manhattan Beach last night! It was a full house and I had so much fun chatting and getting to know all of you. Thank you to Pages bookstore for hosting yet another great event. For those of you who would like a signed copy of any of my books, Pages...

Dear Reader, Thank you so much for your incredible reception of Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic. I've already heard from so many of you who are just loving the book. Thank you for reaching out to me, I love hearing from you. In this week's bonus video, I want to encourage readers in what I truly believe: that anyone...

Dear Readers, I am so happy to announce that my newest book, Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic: Lessons in Everyday Elegance, is now out in North America. This book is so important to me. Many might think that it is a simple little etiquette book, but truly, if you apply the concepts in this book to your life, it...

Hello dear readers, Today's video is a follow-up discussion on last week's post, Exercise Clothes in Nice Restaurants? I had a feeling this post would spark a passionate debate among readers, but I had no idea how passionate it would be! I have received hundreds of comments on the blog, YouTube channel, facebook and...