Month: October 2016

Audemars Piguet, sacred elegance

This season, Audemars Piguet is adding new colors to its famous Millenary collection for women. Audemars Piguet has a knack for knowing how to seduce women! This fall, the famous watch brand is presenting a new series of colors for these alligator and ostrich leather straps for its Millenary collection. This wide range of refined colors gives the timepieces a new look and a more personal but still sophisticated touch. Women will only have to choose from countless original colors such as beige, salmon pink, dark gray, dark chocolate, dark blue, pearl anthracite, pearl gray, pearl white, light gray , plum purple, honey and blue… This new set of straps gives the watch a unique character and gives the possibility of opting for different looks. Audemars Piguet watch models also capture the character of the women who wear them, as well as their multi-faceted personality. It is in this idea that the model Helena Christensen was chosen as …

The 4 new gourmet addresses everyone is talking about!

Paris is definitely the capital of gourmets who can stock up on tasty new things this fall! Let yourself be guided by Paris Select and discover new recipes and trendy spots not to be missed. Christophe Michalak Chef Christophe Michalak has just opened his third pastry shop in Saint-Germain-des-Près, a new address full of surprises where you can savor klassiks, XXL cakes, the famous Kosmiks… but also the Koonie, the combination of cookie and brownie which comes in 5 versions, the Kalin teddy bear and many other recipes from a very rock'n'oll chef! 8 rue du Vieux Colombier 75006 Paris www.christophemichalak.com Rose Bakery In the heart of the Bon Marché, the Rose Bakery declines the “tea room” spirit which merges with the singular spirit of the place. In a setting of white walls inspired by the Art Deco movement, come and treat yourself to a well-deserved break, with a tasty pastry accompanied by a cup of tea. And we take advantage of the natural light, so pleasant! 24, rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris 01 42 22 60 00 http://www.lebonmarche.com/ Les Choupettes de Chouchou Les choupettes …

Penhaligon's, perfumes with an all-British elegance

With its new perfumes presented in the form of portraits, the Penhaligon's house is organizing an olfactory brilliance with a resolutely British spirit! Founded in 1870, Penhaligon's embodies the British spirit of a traditional perfume house dedicated to creating fragrant stories. The brand's new collection remains in this state of mind, through four fragrances using the finest materials. “The Tragedy of Lord George” is based on the adage that you shouldn't trust appearances. With this masculine and elegant fragrance, we get to know a seductive and seductive character, through a fragrance of woody amber fern, mixed with cognac, barber's soap and Tonka bean. "The Revenge of Lady Blanche" is a refined, delicate fragrance, but not devoid of character. A narcotic green floral that effortlessly blends powdery iris, narcissus flower and hyacinth. The rose is in the spotlight of two fragrances. The first “Much ado about the Duke” is a spicy and captivating fragrance, with peppery rose, …

Celebrate Halloween by attending the first-ever Vampire Ball!

All the creatures of the night meet on October 31, 2016 at the Pavillon des Champs-Elysées for a very festive Vampire Ball. City of mysteries and secret loves, Paris is hosting a large gathering this year on Halloween night, at the Pavillon des Champs-Elysées. The coveted Bal des Princesses and its host, Dan Marie Rouyer are organizing the first edition of a vampire ball. In the dark castle of Dracula reconstituted for the occasion, the vampires will meet to spend a terrifying night, whether they are extravagant princes, romantic counts, bloody barons, horrible servants... For millennia, vampires have left Transylvania and their gloomy castles, to meet during a great glamorous and magical ceremony given in honor of Dracula, from 23 p.m. until the first light of morning. To participate in the ball, the dress code is precise since visitors must wear their most beautiful vampire costumes, from antiquity to the 19th century, to honor the Prince of the night. On the program: mezzanines animated by disturbing performances, a "den of ghosts"...

Cactus, the Cartier ring that does not lack spice!

In yellow gold and diamonds, the Cactus ring from the Cartier jewelry house offers a new way of wearing your rings, as if by magic... The Cartier jewelry house has not finished bewitching us with new creations, each more surprising than others ! After the double or triple rings or the models to slip on the phalanges, discover the Cactus ring. With its elegant and original design, at the crossroads of art and vintage elegance, this ring is not worn in a classic way: in fact, you just have to put it between your fingers! Thus, we only see the dome of the cactus which seems to be carried as if by magic… We only retain the brilliance of the yellow gold and the diamonds, even the lapis lazuli sported by one of the models. The epitome of refinement! ♡ The Paris Select favourite: the variant in yellow gold, emeralds, carnelians and diamonds that pays homage to the colors of the “real” cactus.

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The Salon du Chocolat, the essential pilgrimage for gourmets!

From October 28 to November 1, 2016, the Salon du Chocolat returns to Porte de Versailles for its 22nd edition. Gourmet and festive parenthesis guaranteed... Chocolatiers, pastry chefs, confectioners, producing countries, pastry chefs, designers and experts invite gourmets to meet at Porte de Versailles, on the occasion of the Salon du Chocolat which is being held this year from October 28 to November 1, 2016. A unique opportunity to discover and above all taste chocolates from the five continents, through a program rich in novelties and varied entertainment, to the delight of sweet tooths... While the Pastry Show podium will welcome the greatest pastry chefs and master chocolate makers come to make their best recipes, the Relais Desserts Charles Proust will allow young talents to share their know-how. The Cacao Show area will put chocolate to music, through colorful shows that will delight young and old alike. Finally, the Chocosphere will host conferences and tastings led by the greatest cocoa specialists. ♡ The Paris Select favourite: the Salon du …

Music & Brunch, the winning duo of La Borde

A luxury guest house, La Borde invites music lovers to enjoy musical weekends during 5 exceptional piano recitals. At the entrance to Burgundy, La Borde is a guest house that leaves an unforgettable memory with its luxury suites, its spa and its completely idyllic setting in which it is impossible not to recharge your batteries... To take full advantage of this decor and enrich the experience of its guests, La Borde has initiated an artistic project, a series of 5 piano recitals which will be organized on Sundays October 30 and December 18, 2016, and Sundays February 18, April 30 and June 4, 2017. These recitals will be led by highly talented pianists – Guilhem Fabre, Antoine de Grolée, Maria Stembolskaya, Tanguy de Williencourt and Juliette Journals – and will be followed by a brunch offered in the glass roof. The works of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Beethoven and Debussy will be revealed in a new light to the delight of music lovers... and gourmets! …