3 stars Rouge Dior Fantastic Plum £17.50, available nationwide Strong, deep, chic, smooth, rich in pigment and yes, very plummy.
Eschewing the traditional cherubs of Monte Carlo, the hotel's red casino is a chic haven of smooth curves and art photos.
But as the taxi pulled up, a smooth young man in a chic black suit suddenly materialized from inside the automatic glass doors to whisk my suitcase away and usher me inside.
Paola Dionisotti is totally persuasive as a smooth-tongued Papal legate in chic black trouser-suit, and Susie Trayling turns Constance, Arthur's mother and often a Niagara of self-pity, into a figure genuinely appalled by court treachery.
The show had an ultra-chic mood conjured by smooth, tucked-under hair and perky bits from Michel Legrand's score for the 1967 Deneuve film "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort".
Even leaving aside the stuff he did with Chic, the finest purveyors of smooth disco grooves in the 70s, he's has a hand in a ridiculous amount of the world's biggest hits.
Leaneagh's singing is smooth and sinuous; you can shuffle along to the chic, sophisticated veneer of these electronic pop songs, an easier and more conventional listen than the xx.
Falling out with a muse is far from chic, however, and Hermès will be keen to smooth this over quickly; the company has issued a statement reassuring Birkin that investigations are in hand.
Deftly combining mystery, romance, and humor, director Stanley Donen creates a chic, sophisticated mood via gorgeous Paris locations and a smooth Henry Mancini score.
