Sea, Sex and Sun ~Vanessa Paradis Covers Violet Grey

French actress, celebrity, chanteuse Vanessa Paradis

channels her inner vixen

for the May 2014 issue of online magazine

Shot at Point Dume by Ben Hassett,

in a combination of fur, metallics and a lethal dose of black,

Paradis looks like a Newton girl

with her new cropped hair slicked back

and a fierce self awareness.

Says her longtime makeup artist Sabrina Bedrani:

"She is a beautiful person inside and out,

and her effortless style is one of envy..."

Sea, Sex and Sun