Month: September 2016

Paris moves! Discover the 5 new luxury hotels in the capital…

True to its trendy image, Paris is enriched with new luxury hotels to discover during your next getaway. Paris Select unveils five new addresses where a certain art of living that the world envies us imposes itself... Le Narcisse Blanc Between the Pont Alexandre III and the Eiffel Tower, the Narcisse Blanc pays homage to the elegant Cléo de Mérode, an artist who embodied the “Parisienne” throughout the world. We appreciate the elegant rooms, the spa with clean lines, a restaurant with contemporary cuisine which also offers a tasty tea time. 19, Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris 01 40 60 44 32 I BOOK MY STAY Le Nolinski In the Opéra district, the Nolinski Paris reserves its luxury and privacy for insiders only! We are charmed by its elegance, we appreciate the flavors offered by its restaurant, the Réjane brasserie, and we literally fall for its Spa Nolinski by La Colline, the real icing on the cake! 16 Avenue de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris 01 42 86 10 10 nolinskiparis.com/ I RESERVE …

Objects of desire: the new Fragrances by Fouquet's...

Created by Parfums Parour for Fouquet's, Les Fragrances is a prestigious collection comprising, among other things, five exclusive fragrances. Made in France by the prestigious Parfums Parour house for Fouquet's Les Fragrances offers a whole delicate and refined olfactory universe, through five fragrances - two feminine, two masculine and a unisex eau de toilette - four scented candles, as well as a dry oil and a body soap. For women, "French Riviera" is a powdery and fruity floral fragrance that oscillates between the flavor of blackcurrant and the sweetness of iris and white flowers. With "Rose de Marrakech", we start with a modern fruity chypre around a noble essence: the rose. For men, "Fugue à Paris" is a gourmet and spicy oriental, both vanilla and woody, while "Lune d'été" offers a spicy and warm accord, between nutmeg, benzoin, cashmere wood and lavender. natural. The unisex “Jardins du Sud” eau de toilette promises Provençal scents, through the marriage of bergamot, …

Guimiot jewellery, jewels that stand the test of time...

Guided by her passion for finely crafted jewelry, Sylvie Guimiot offers the most beautiful pieces of yesterday and today. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the Guimiot jewelry store is a real temple dedicated to jewelry, which is honored through a high quality selection of old and modern creations. Because for Sylvie Guimiot, jewelry is none other than the "mark of time, eras, civilizations, women, men, their loves and their passions"... With a concern for high standards and quality, she thus offers its most beautiful pieces. Rings adorned with blue topaz, diamond, sapphire, pink sapphire, turquoise... Diamond necklaces, braided yellow gold, rows of pearls but also old cameos, bracelets from the end of the 19th century or the 50s: these are the models presented in this jewelry that restores its letters of nobility to jewelry. ♡ The Paris Select favourite: the "souvenirs of Tahiti", jewels that pay a vibrant tribute to the Tahitian pearl and its famous gray shades.

L'Eau de Paille, the sensual fragrance of Serge Lutens

Fourth part of the “Eaux” series by Serge Lutens, L'Eau de Paille transports us to a wheat field on a very hot day in the summer of 1954… L'Eau de Paille has a very special history. This fragrance, the fourth in the Eaux series, was born from a special memory of the creator Serge Lutens himself. A memory that takes place during the summer of 1954, on a hot day, when his sight falls on a young man working in the harvest... To tell this story, Serge Lutens chose a narrator: "Otherwise the twigs tangled in the hair of this straw man, I remembered the color: she was blonde. In essences, it assumes dry water for those who don't like to get wet. A narrator who pretends not to see the young man's advances, but lets herself be transported by the rural setting, from the ears of wheat to the green grass passing by the stem of a blueberry... First exclusively available at the Palais Royal, L'Eau de Paille is now present in …

Our 10 Parisian snobbery

We are congratulated for our sense of style and an art of living which nevertheless seem so natural to us ... And if we gave our little secrets to all the Parisian apprentices, so that they too can take advantage of the best that the most beautiful city has to offer. of the world ? Follow the guide ! 1 -> Do your shopping at the Plisson house and fall for bread, wine and cheese. A cliché maybe… but so good! 93 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003 Paris 01 71 18 19 09 www.lamaisonplisson.com/ 2 -> Take a detour to the Pistacherie to taste the best Mochis in Paris, unless you fall for the balls of nougat and pistachios, a concentrate of energy and pleasure… 67 Rue Rambuteau, 75004 Paris 01 42 78 84 55 www.lapistacherie.fr/ 3 -> Sit down for lunch at the new Terrasse des Galeries Lafayette which overlooks the city. Take the opportunity to instagram the rooftops of Paris! 40 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 PARIS 01 42 82 34 56 http://haussmann.galerieslafayette.com 4 -> Treat yourself to a Djula bracelet, to be at…

Hergé, the father of comics is unveiled at the Grand Palais

From September 28, 2016 to January 15, 2017, the Grand Palais is offering an exhibition dedicated to Hergé, in collaboration with the Hergé Museum. It is within the Grand Palais, in the famous National Galleries, that young and old fans of Georges Remi, better known by his pen name, Hergé, will meet at the start of the next school year. The Belgian comic book author known throughout the world for the famous adventures of Tintin, his hero with a puff, is indeed to be (re)discovered on the occasion of an exhibition which takes place from September 28, 2016 to January 15. 2017. Considered "the father of European comics", Hergé is one of the first French-speaking authors to take up the American style of bubble comics. Perfectionist and visionary, he created in turn The Exploits of Quick and Flupke (1930), The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1935) and developed his characters in line with the news of his time. With nearly 250 million albums translated into a hundred languages, Hergé is one of …

Where to treat yourself to a chic and healthy lunch in Saint-Germain?

The Hotel Montalembert's restaurant offers light cuisine focused on Asian flavors, in an extremely sophisticated setting. In the heart of the left bank, not far from the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Hotel Montalembert is one of the most charming hotels in Paris. With its golden stone façade overlooking rue du Bac, this establishment rubs shoulders with antique shops and art galleries. No wonder then that this address is particularly frequented by the artistic community, which particularly appreciates the Montalembert restaurant, a real central point of the house. The decor is sumptuous with white Carrara marble for the bar, dark rosewood paneling and dark wood flooring. A sofa by Pascal Allaman brings a colorful note facing the fireplace, while the famous Salon Gallimard – in reference to the neighboring publishing house – has a large bay window opening onto a bright mini patio. In this setting of undeniable charm, we come to taste the cuisine of chef David Maroleau, oriented towards lightness and …