Today is a rare day, a textbook case. It's Shrove Tuesday. It's the only day I'll allow you not to swoon over Patricia's in favor of cooking waffles, crêpes or beignets. Don't hesitate to stuff yourself, to make your body the ultimate bulwark against gluttony, because it's good to do yourself good.

And if you've banished sugar from your life, you'll always have visual sugar, the sweetness of feet, the saccharose of glitter.

And don't forget that Mardi Gras goes hand in hand with Valentine's Day. Personally, in all honesty, I've always found this holiday too commercial.

That is, until I created my own brand and became head of a sparkling brand. Now I'm thinking, yeah, guys and gals, for Valentine's Day, make an effort and offer a pair of Patricia to the one you love, because she loves you too, and puts up with you. So in exchange, be humanists and poets by offering a rainbow of emotions to the one who makes your life an uninterrupted sarabande. Instead of spending money at Thierry Marx, any Michelin-starred restaurant or Hippopotamus restaurants, buy a pair that will last like an empire and show her off to her best advantage. That's my advice for the day, to which I add, take care of yourself and never forget to be the best version of yourself to prevent someone else from doing it for you.

Yes, yes, yes, I love Jeff Lyne and his Electric Light Orchestra. So here's a nice coat of varnish for you. You're welcome: