year: 2020

The best teas for a cocooning tea time at home

Cocooning at home, under a soft blanket with a good cup of tea sums up the perfect program for a weekend of confinement. For amateurs who want to discover exceptional teas, here are our favorite brands, found at Galeries Lafayette Gourmet… White, black or green, there's something for everyone! – Mariage Frères Founded in Paris in 1854, Mariage Frères is none other than the very first luxury tea house in the world. Synonymous with refinement, it reveals prestige and the French art of living, radiating internationally. Today, the brand offers more than 500 tea references from all over the world: spring Darjeeling, white tea from Scotland, blue tea from China, grands crus... Unique recipes kept secret since their creation and which bring happiness connoisseurs. – Kusmi Tea A meeting point of flavors, cultures and colors, Kusmi Tea has always embodied the beauty of blends. Founded by Pavel Mikhaïlovitch Kousmichoff in 1867, the tea house of Russian origin cultivates both modernity and tradition...

10 beautiful books to offer

Reading is a real treat for the mind and if your host is a literary, lover of words, then opt for a book as a gift! Here are 10 very beautiful books to enrich your library. - If she is passionate about Art Deco Here are 3 books in which she can (re) discover the history of Art Deco through 3 emblematic districts of Paris… 'Saint-Germain-des-Prés 1900-1950 Art Nouveau Art Deco 'Stronghold of the intelligentsia of existentialism and the New Wave, Saint-Germain-des-Prés still symbolizes an artistic and literary state of mind ... This emblematic district of Paris is known for its mythical cafes such as Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore or Lipp, its church, its trendy boutiques and its many art galleries. However, Saint-Germain-des-Prés also contains an impressive Art Nouveau and Art Deco architectural heritage that we discover in this work. Public price: 35 euros - 'Montmartre 1900-1930 Art Nouveau Art Déco' The Basilica of the Sacred Heart, the Place du Tertre and the Moulin Rouge have all played an important role in the influence of…

7 exceptional perfumes to trust to offer a rare fragrance

At a time when the world seems tired of commercial perfumery and is looking instead for perfumes that tell authentic stories, we have selected 10 houses that really make the difference... For your loved ones who love precious juices, here is a great gift idea! – Les Parfums de Rosine Recognized as a brand rooted in the history of French perfumery, Les Parfums de Rosine offers a wide range of fragrances, highlighting the infinite variation of scents offered by the rose. Passionate about this sometimes feverish, shy, tender or voluptuous flower, Marie-Hélène Rogeon uses its essence and its absolute as the quintessence in absolutely all her creations. Making it a point of honor to offer beautiful juices, made from the best quality natural materials, she grows her own roses in her gardens, a real added value. Fragrances to discover in its beautiful Galerie de Valois setting! Perfumes of Rosine, 105 Galerie de Valois, 75001 Paris. 01 42 60 11 51 – Francis Kurkdjian Both refined and confidential, Maison Francis …

Our favorite galleries in the Marais

The Marais and its surroundings are a gold mine for art enthusiasts and lovers. Paris Select presents the art galleries not to be missed to embellish your Parisian walks… Galerie Maria Lund Located in the heart of the Marais, the Galerie Maria Lund highlights and promotes profound works in a philosophical sense raising real existential questions. The resulting answers are intended to be more suggestive than imposing. Alongside the temporary exhibitions which follow one another throughout the year – for which the gallery sometimes collaborates with institutions – the gallery can receive artists for concerts and reading conferences. Maria Lund Gallery, 48 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris Schwab Beaubourg Gallery Created in 2011 by Thierry Schwab and his son Edouard, the Schwab Beaubourg gallery is housed in a beautiful space of 170 m2 near the Pompidou Center. It defends contemporary figurative painting and sculpture, presenting leading artists such as the sculptor Marc Petit, continuously exhibited as well as the painters Safet Zec, Antoni Taulé, ...

Exceptional art galleries in the 8th arrondissement

The Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Avenue Matignon, rue de Penthièvre and rue de Miromesnil remain the stronghold of great antique dealers and prestigious art galleries. In a spirit of tradition and renewal, art dealers with global influence have sometimes settled there for several generations and rub shoulders with famous foreign galleries recently installed. In this article, we reveal the most beautiful of the 8th arrondissement. Galeries Bartoux Among the many art galleries in Paris, this one is located in the heart of a mythical avenue, the Matignon. Galeries Bartoux specializes in contemporary art. Fostering new artistic trends, it makes us discover works from surrealism and new realism as well as the biggest names in Pop Art and Street Art: Dali, Arman, Picasso, Andy Warhol… A selection of works by great masters and contemporary artists to admire in their new Parisian space of 500m2, inaugurated last summer. Galeries Bartoux, 5 avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris. 01 42 66 36 63 Tajan For 30 years, Tajan has been the unmissable event for collectors. ...

10 essential books to discover

The most beautiful trips are hidden in the books. Jean d'Ormesson Reading offers the possibility from his sofa to live several lives… We are not going to deprive ourselves of it! Here are the 10 recommendations from Marie-Laure Vallée, from the Littérature et Compagnie blog. - “A castle for Hollywood” by Olivier Minne, published by Séguier Olivier Minne invites us to push open the door of the Castle on Sunset Boulevard, a baroque hotel in the heart of Los Angeles. Its fresco inhabited by whimsical and glamorous characters, brings us to the heart of the myth embodied by Hollywood. - "The scandalous, the novel by Louise Labé" by Michel Peyramaure, published by Calmann-Lévy A fictionalized biography of the greatest poet of the Renaissance who through her verses dared to express her desires as a libertine woman. Courageous ! - “Haute-couture” by Florence Delay, published by Gallimard Associating a dress with a life, you had to think about it. This is the challenge that Florence Delay took on by investigating the works of the painter Zurbaran and his models. Exciting ! - “My literary Paris” by François Busnel,…

8 feel-good ideas for a good daily life

If there is one thing that we envy our Danish neighbors, it is their lifestyle, this special 'hygge' that has made them the happiest people in the world since 1973! To ward off the cold that has already set in and the night falling more and more quickly and confinement, we have prepared a 100% feel-good program, made in hygge… - Take time for yourself In a world where the requirements are always more important and where time is running out for each of us, it is important to know how to listen to ourselves. Spend a weekend in digital detox mode, go to the hairdresser, have a relaxing bath, have a manicure or treat yourself to a massage with a friend ... Taking time for yourself is a fundamental pillar of the hygge philosophy, which encourages us to relax and let go. - Create a beauty space To enjoy your beauty rituals, gather your 'essentials' in one place. Hang a nice mirror at the right height ...