On Sunday, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy posted a photo of a handwritten letter on her Instagram account. The author is none other than her niece, as the singer said in the caption. "Here is a letter that my niece Anaïs, 5 years old, wrote to President Macron about the ban on sequins, I can't resist publishing it to make you smile a little my friends." The letter was written by the girl's mother, Consuelo Remmert, the half-sister of Carla Bruni, daughter of businessman Maurizio Remmert and Marcia de Luca, who live in Brazil. We discover a plea to save the glitter, signed by the child. Nicolas Sarkozy's wife adds hashtags: #sauvonslespaillettes #comitededefensedespaillettes #activisteenherbe. Indeed, since 15 October, the European Commission has decided to limit microplastics intentionally placed in products (cosmetics, medical, household, sports, etc.) and to ban "free glitter".
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Enough to push the budding activist to take up the pen: "I love glitter because it shines and it is very beautiful. France without glitter will be sad. I know glitter is bad for the planet because it has microparticles of plastic." And to support his request, the child suggests two propositions: "Since I love science with my friends, we will try to make glitter without plastic. In the meantime, would it be possible to ban plastic water bottles instead of glitter?" And to sign with a polite formula.
The publication did not fail to provoke a reaction from Carla Bruni's community, which praised the initiative as well as the adorable nature of the letter: "Okay: we have to find an alternative to glitter to make our daily lives shine", "So cute and implacably logical"; "We should all write to him. No to life without glitter..."
We can also whisper to the little girl that some brands have developed biodegradable glitters such as Si si La Paillette or Manucurist.