Eleanor Florence Lecocq #8 The Vlogmas M'Elletdown

[MUALover]

Yeah, being bilingual is fantastic for many professional jobs in Canada. Sorry if this sounds stupid, but how do we know she is actually fluent in French? Just because it's your first language, as she claims, doesn't mean you can speak, read, and write it fluently. My guess is that she can probably speak French OK but can't write or read it that great because she only learned it from her mother and in grade school French class.

I honestly question everything she claims. From her "Tiffany" engagement ring to her "Oxford University" program to her dress size to her job, everything seems like an exaggeration or a straight-up lie.

Elle speaks French fluently (I think) but probably doesn't read or write it that well. But she can brush up on her French - go to Quebec for 1-2 years or even France. She can take French courses. I know of people (quite a few) who had to write licensing exams for work who never spoke French at all, was offered a job in Quebec on the condition they pass exams in French and they did it (it took a lot of work and they studied French intensively for 1-2 years) but they all passed. And they didn't have Mamma G's purse strings for support like Elle.

Elle is just lazy. I mean she had a French speaking mom and she has a good foundation (way better than the people I know that did it). But she never thought about it.

People forget languages all the time. I know a girl who did French immersion in elementary and junior high. But then she forgot her French really fast after 4 years of English high school and University. Fast forward 10 years and she needed French for her job in the medical field and needed to pass French licensing exams and she brushed up on her French and in 1 year she was done.

If Elle put more effort into her life and her career, she'd be way better off. Instead she chose to chase guys for about 10 years after she graduated law school. Plus moving to Quebec, she can say that she chose to study law in Europe because she's a EU citizen with a French mom and people would buy her story. But no....she's lazy as hell. You don't get a good career handed to you on a silver platter.

 

[svdwoodsen]

Yeah, being bilingual is fantastic for many professional jobs in Canada. Sorry if this sounds stupid, but how do we know she is actually fluent in French? Just because it's your first language, as she claims, doesn't mean you can speak, read, and write it fluently. My guess is that she can probably speak French OK but can't write or read it that great because she only learned it from her mother and in grade school French class.

I honestly question everything she claims. From her "Tiffany" engagement ring to her "Oxford University" program to her dress size to her job, everything seems like an exaggeration or a straight-up lie.

Truly bilingual people are actually really rare. If you’re working in a technical field like law, you really have to know both languages well. I get the impression (based on Ginette’s comments regarding Elle’s French abilities) that Elle knows French the way a lot of children of immigrants know their parents’ native language, which is usually only conversational at best. Business fluency is very different than being able to order at a restaurant in the language and I’m willing to bet Girlboss’ French is nowhere near the level where she can use it professionally.

Her fake Tiffany ring and “Oxford” but actually summer program through Ohio State where anyone can go as long as you pay the fee still makes me laugh. At least she met “the love of her life“ Dicky through it and we got some truly hilarious content so it was money well spent.

 

[Behindthescreens]

Cashmere from Scotland but the flag is a Union Jack? I live in Scotland and a genuine cashmere scarf from here would set you back $150.
But I get your point. Her goods are overpriced the way even Gucci wouldn't dare to.

Oh ya, I knew it was cheap (quality and price) and wasn't willing to pay much on a scarf. But it's soft and warm, and the pattern is nice. Thanks for verifying about real cashmere! It's good to have a reference point to pit Elle's scarves against (I'm sure her quality is more akin to what I bought than what you described ).
Side note, I've always wanted to visit Scotland! It looks like a lovely place!

Throwbackkk!!


Keltie O'Connor just put up an apartment tour of downtown Van and I can't help but compare it to Elle's place with Joe. ...or Joe's apartment that Elle commandeered...or The Place for Elle's Stuff...Kuzko's Poison.

 

[MUALover]

Oh ya, I knew it was cheap (quality and price) and wasn't willing to pay much on a scarf. But it's soft and warm, and the pattern is nice. Thanks for verifying about real cashmere! It's good to have a reference point to pit Elle's scarves against (I'm sure her quality is more akin to what I bought than what you described ).
Side note, I've always wanted to visit Scotland! It looks like a lovely place!

Throwbackkk!!


Keltie O'Connor just put up an apartment tour of downtown Van and I can't help but compare it to Elle's place with Joe. ...or Joe's apartment that Elle commandeered...or The Place for Elle's Stuff...Kuzko's Poison.

That apartment is nice! Elle should take a few pointers on fitness and decor.

 

[aol]

This gachapon capsule machine dispenses real Akoya pearls, with certificates of authenticity

We sent a reporter to go gamble for a genuine gachapon gem.

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This capsule machine sells akoya pearl necklaces and stud earrings for ¥1000, which is less than $10 USD with the current conversion rate. Elle charges $119 for a similar necklace and $159 for the studs. Even if you factor in the added cost of her solid 18k gold post and backing or the 14k gold filled chain, that's an insanely high markup.

Here are their prices on Amazon Japan. The price listed includes shipping. https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?rh=n:858...や真珠&language=en&ref=mh_bl_sl_s_je_mw_85895051

 

[Wheelsbaby]

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Wow she's really getting desperate for affiliate money... Buying 10 pairs of pants just to link them...

:O Her holy grail Halogen pants are SO tight

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[boredstrom]

Good morning everyone. Time for today's chapter of Annotated Elle - Girlboss Breakup re-watching.

Wednesday
T minus 1 day to #dumpedmas. Elle's not taking a coat with her today because she doesn't want to carry it to the gym later, confirming she doesn't plan on working late today either.

Its too warm for a coat but not too warm to shill your scarves. The scarf looks out of place on her very spring-themed dress. That said, I hope she plans on wearing the scarf all day at work or else everyone at the office is gonna get their fill of sideboob whether they like it or not.

On the way out the door Joe puts the cat in the Hawaii WeeVeeToh Neverfull for comedic effect. The bag tips over spilling the cat to the floor and Joe gives zero fucks. 'Silly Daddy' says Elle. Not for much longer. He is so done with those two hairy princesses at this point.

Elle is at the bank to pick up some cash for the housecleaner. Credit where its due, I figured that money would have come out of Joe's account, not hers. Maybe too little too late, but kudos to her. Elle grabs a coffee and says lunch break is in about an hour. She must only work in these little 30 minute sprints between errands and shopping.

And now we're on our way to a tea party being thrown by an anti-aging skincare line. We're going to that before the gym. I really don't understand how she spends any time in the office. Her trophy wife fitness class is at like 4:30. She hit the bank and the coffee shop before lunch. Did she just work for an hour that morning, take her lunch break, and leave to go to the tea party so she could make it to the gym after? What high-earning lawyer does this?

The 'tea party' is at a very cute and 'Parisian looking' café. Elle's words, not mine. I'm not French so I am not qualified to make that assessment. No word if Elle bought anything.

Now we're home after the gym to make dinner. It's still very bright out so I actually think she did ditch the office right after lunch for her second face goop sales-pitch event in as many days. Decent looking scratch-made pasta dish for dinner. I'd sit down with her for a bowl of that. If only she had invited us over we could have warned her to spend the next 24 hours apologizing to Joe in a last ditch effort to save herself from tumbling into the abyss her life would become in 2018-2020. Heck, who am I kidding? It was too late. At least the pasta looks like it was a good 'last supper'.

Shopping total for the day: $0
Running total for the Vlog: $1253

 

[poshspice88]

No one would ever look at her and think she’s wearing pants because she sizes down too small! Every “pant” looks like leggings. This entire video concept is ridiculous and she’s disgusting buying 20 pairs and trying them on, only to return all or most of them, in her dirty apartment full of cat hair and neglected litter box habit. I couldn’t watch more than a couple minutes skimming through this disaster with her phlegm-y voice.

 

[Wheelsbaby]

from the new pants video, at 15:13
“This is another pair with the tag on. .. these are extra small. So that is part of it. A lot of the other pairs are Smalls. But these are so small that I couldn’t even pull them up without ripping them. I DON’T KNOW why that is (elevated tone) but that’s definitely not a good feeling, and for any woman. But they’re not good. Even if I exchange them for medium which is what I probably need, but I just don’t like them at all.. most of us have ankles that are not the size of our thighs. They just don’t fit me at all...”

All the pants she loves are so tight & inappropriate for a formal workplace?!!

 

[MissKoala]

If any of the staff at the law firm I work at wore ”pants” like the ones in the video, they would be sent home to change Into something more appropriate.

“Most of us have ankles that are not the size of our thighs ...” Yes Elle, those are called straight leg trousers which are entirely appropriate for the workplace.

 

[Greenthumb30]

No one would ever look at her and think she’s wearing pants because she sizes down too small! Every “pant” looks like leggings. This entire video concept is ridiculous and she’s disgusting buying 20 pairs and trying them on, only to return all or most of them, in her dirty apartment full of cat hair and neglected litter box habit. I couldn’t watch more than a couple minutes skimming through this disaster with her phlegm-y voice.

That's terrible. Now that covid is surging again, I think of the essential workers in the warehouses and delivery companies risking their lives so that Elle can buy, try on, and and then return all these pants for her youtube channel.

She's really scraping the barrel for
content. Literally talking for 20 minutes about pants. I have no idea what ponte pants are or why I would need them over regular straight leg trousers.

 

[202leda]

Ah, Elle, still squeezing into pants that are far too small for her. At this point it’s safe to say she only wears pants with stretchy material because there is some “give” to accommodate her size XS/24 delusions. The only times I remember her wearing pants that properly fit her was while she was dating Chris and when she first moved to Seattle. In the latter case she was starving herself because she broke up with Dickles and was single. Now she is back to her regular weight but is still in the mindset her body stayed the same.

And yes, Elle, it’s not a good feeling to not be able to pull up your pants. Not sure why you insist on wearing things that are too small for you. Maybe if you wore things that fit you properly you’d experience that sinking feeling less often.

 

[thecatlass]

Oh my god. What a disaster. She calls those thick leggings 'work appropriate trousers'? No, woman. They're leggings.

Both cats were they shouldn't be:

How can anyone eat at her place and not be absolutely revolted by cat hair in everything is beyond me.

14:40 onwards is the most bizarre show of facial expressions. It's like she remembers to smile but also wants to show she doesn't like the leggings.

 

[APoppy]

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Wow she's really getting desperate for affiliate money... Buying 10 pairs of pants just to link them...

:O Her holy grail Halogen pants are SO tight

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Watch safe YouTube videos without comments, related videos, or any other distractions. It's great for teachers, parents, and organizations alike - or really, anybody.

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I’m so confused. All of these pants were just thick leggings. Also so doesn’t show any close up so from a distance they all looked the exact same! How can anyone watch these videos for fashion advice or to understand which ones they should buy?

 

[thecatlass]

I’m so confused. All of these pants were just thick leggings. Also so doesn’t show any close up so from a distance they all looked the exact same! How can anyone watch these videos for fashion advice or to understand which ones they should buy?

That's why you need to click click click on those affiliate links

 

[Bookishgirl1]

I re-watched the famous girlboss breakup over lunch today. It really is incredible. As you know this girlboss vlog covers several days, but here's day 1. Sort of an annotated viewer's guide since Elle's short on content these days.

Day 1 - Friday
We begin with Elle getting ready. She's excited because her mom is getting back in town from Hawaii. She will be staying with Elle for the weekend and then moving into her new Vancouver place on Monday. Elle doesn't know it yet, but Joe certainly has marked Ginette's return on his calendar!

Some idle chatter about microblading. Of note, she pronounces palette like a normal person here.

Mom arrives. Complains about the airline seats being too small. Elle has her Ferragamo pumps ready. Elle has some meeting which runs late. I guess we can assume the meeting is pearl biz or social media related since its Friday and she took the day off from work.

Time to meet mom so she can pick up the check on some Dim Sum! Elle orders a Shirley Temple to remind her of lunches out with her mom where she did the same. She acts like a child a lot around Joe, but wow, when she’s around her mom, she's really 10 years old again. Elle mentions that since she and her mom had Dim Sum in Hong Kong, their standards are very high and only this place in Vancouver meets their stringent requirements...

Back home at the apartment. Mama G is resting a little in the recliner while Elle opens a box that arrived from Nordstrom. Signature dusty blue cashmere cardigan. ($299). Joe arrives home while she's opening it looking pretty beat after a long week at work. He has no interest in the dog, soon to not be mother-in-law, and shopping-drunk girlfriend that are there to greet him.

Now Elle has moved on to opening the stuff that she had shipped to Hawaii and made her mother drag back to her on the flight. She shows off a handbag insert from amazon ($20), Four Natori Feather Bras ($272), Pissaro Nights Dress ($220), and Two pairs of Eberjey Pajamas ($240).

Elle is busy making baked potatoes and drinking some wine. Joe is seasoning some steaks for everyone. We get some mangled French as Elle shows off her log of garlic butter that she made.

Now it’s after dinner and Elle is bumming sips of champagne from Joe's glass. They're watching Lost in Space and Joe is completely done with her camera in his face and the baby voice questions. Sarcastic answers and smug grins because he knows he's not going to have to do this shit for much longer and it feels so good. Joe asks for his champagne back and Elle balks at that suggestion, saying she wants more sips. When he finally gets it back he gives the camera a look as if to say 'you won't have me to mooch off any more.'

Shopping total for the day: $1051
Running total for the Vlog: $1051

May i ask how you were able to watch the Girlboss breakup video? I've been trying to watch it as I never got to see it once she deleted.

 

[Katrina_AK_0099]

Why did all ten pairs have to be from Nordstrom? I really don't get her obsession with that store. For a "style guru" she sure doesn't branch out from the same stores/brands.

Also so grossed out by her ill-behaved cats roaming around the counters and tables. Get a spray bottle and stop that nonsense immediately!

 

[Bookishgirl1]

Does anyone know how I can watch the Girlboss breakup video? I've been trying to find it for ages!

 

[Drasticactions]

i think whoever saw Elle with a man in West Seattle must have been right. She's much more upbeat in this video. Or maybe it is just the shopping high from buying 37 black stretchy pants. None of those look work appropriate to me. I don't understand the need to avoid bulk, if you pants fit you shouldn't have any extra bulk.

 

[Annie_HTX]

Girl. Battle of the Ponte Pants?? Come on now. This pandemic has certainly compounded economic strains, none of us can afford ponte pants (at least I can't). Plus, all the pants look exactly the same. If you're going to do a video like this, shouldn't there be close-ups of the detail differences - fabric, zipper hardware, etc.?

I figured she'd be doing her annual "gift guide" video today, maybe she'll do that next week? And was she ever going to do a video on the results of the Nepal scarf fundraiser? How about creative community service ideas? In the spirit of the holidays, there are so many other things she could have made a video about. Oh well.