LIFE // HOW TO PRONOUNCE THOSE HARD WORDS…

Yeah, yeah, we know we’re fashion and beauty experts but there are some things that still go over our heads. One of them being the pronunciations of fancy foods, designers and brands. There are too many out there to keep up with so we came across this helpful guide so you can pretend to be an expert #FakeItTillYouMakeIt. So whether you’re off to an interview where one of these might come up, fancy trying something new for breakfast or just want to show off to your friends then hide yourself in the loo for 3 minutes and have a glance over the below. Some might surprise you…

FOOD

Bruschetta: broo-sket-tuh

Gnocchi: nyohk-kee

Nicoise: nee-swahz

Pho: fuh

Quinoa: keen-wah

Chipotle: chih-poht-lay

Jalapeno: hah-lah-peh-nyoh

Ciabatta: chah-bah-tah

Acai: ah-sigh

BEAUTY

Avene (the cult French pharmacy skincare brand): ah-ven

Batiste (haircare brand, responsible for the creation of our favourite dry shampoo): bat-east

Balayage (free-painting highlights onto the hair for a naturally sunkissed look): bah-lay-arj

Caudalie (French skincare brand beloved by stars, powered by grapes): koh-da-lee

Chantecaille (luxury French skincare brand): shan-tuh-kigh

Décolletage (your neck, collarbones and upper chest): day-col-lah-tarj

Guerlain (the luxurious French beauty brand): gur-lan

Illamasqua (British makeup brand): ill-uh-mass-cuh

Kérastase (luxury haircare brand): care-a-stahs

Kiehl’s (speciality skin and body brand): keels

L’Occitane (French body and skincare brand): lox-ee-tan

La Roche-Posay (French cosmetics company): la roushe po-ZAY

Ombre (dip-dyeing hair for a gradient effect at the ends): omm-bray

Oribe (the hairstyling supremo who launched a must-have haircare range): or-bay

Phyto (natural French haircare brand): fee-toe

Shiseido (Japanese cutting-edge beauty brand): she-say-doh

Shu Uemura (makers of the world’s best lash curlers, among other things): shu-ooh-e-mer-ah

FASHION

Anna Sui: anna swee

Azzedine Alaia: azz-eh-deen ah-lie-ah

Badgley Mischka: badge-lee meesh-kah

Balenciaga: bah-len-see-ah-gah

Balmain: bahl-mahhhhn

Christian Lacroix: christian luh-kwa

Christian Louboutin: christian loo-boo-tan

Comme des Garçons: comb dey gah-sown

Dolce & Gabbana: dol-chey and gab-ana

Dries Van Noten: drees van know-ten

Gareth Pugh: gareth pew

Giambattista Valli: gee-am-bah-tease-ta vah-lee

Givenchy: zjee-von-shee

Hermès: er-mez

Hervé Léger: air-vay lay-jah

Hussein Chalayan: hoo-sane sha-lion

Issey Miyake: iss-ee mee-yah-key

Jean Paul Gaultier: zhon paul go-tee-ay

Junya Watanabe: jun-yah wat-an-ah-bey

Lanvin: lahn-vahn

Loewe: loh-wev-eh

Louis Vuitton: loo-wee vwee-tahn

Maison Martin Margiela: may-sohn martin mar-jhell-ah

Marchesa: mar-kay-sah

Mary Katrantzou: mary cat-trant-zoo

Miu Miu: mew-mew

Monique Lhuillier: monique le-hu-lee-ay

Moschino: mos-key-no

Olivier Theyskens: oh-liv-ee-ay tay-skins

Proenza Schouler: pro-en-zuh skool-er

Rochas: row-shahs

Rodarte: row-dar-tay

Roksanda Ilincic: roksanda ill-in-chik

Salvatore Ferragamo: sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh

Thakoon: tah-koon

Yves Saint Laurent: eve san lau-ron

Yohji Yamamoto: yoh-jee yam-ah-mo-to

{List compiled from Harpers Bazaar & Grazia.}