Month: February 2021

10 chic hotels for an unforgettable romantic night

If you are looking for a chic hotel in paris to meet up or to celebrate a birthday, offer a nice surprise to your other half. And even if this year, weekend getaways have a very special flavor, many hotels have decided to offer beautiful experiences, just to remind us that after all, Paris remains (and will always remain) the city of love. – La Réserve Hôtel & Spa This year, La Réserve Hôtel & Spa is unveiling a formula that will delight all lovers. Currently offered at the price of €1290, the offer includes one night in an upgraded room (subject to availability), a creative cocktail to toast with your other half facing a magnificent view of the capital, as well as a dinner imagined by the two-starred chef Jérôme Banctel, to enjoy in your room. The magic doesn't stop there because the next morning, it's an American breakfast that we bring to you in room service. To push the experience even further, the 5-star hotel on Avenue Gabriel also offers a special offer in its spa, for a delicious relaxing break. …

The prettiest chocolate bars to eat

The greatest chefs and other artisan chocolate makers have decided to bring the star of our childhood snack to light: the chocolate bar. Intergenerational, we savored it slowly during four-o'clock, often accompanied by a piece of bread or stuffed in a milk bread. Enclosed in very pretty patterned packaging, today we discover these sweets spiced up with haute couture praline and grand cru chocolate… Designer creations, to be found in the Gourmet store of Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann. - Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse Located on the ground floor of Le Gourmet, the Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse corner offers no less than 46 references of chocolate bars. A large selection that reveals the rich origins of beans from all over the world (Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, etc.) as well as recipes imagined by their cocoa roaster chocolate maker. From the exceptional vintage to the original bar, including the Mendiant bar and the essential unconched Tradition bar, the cocoa-flavored creations of the master of French gastronomy are a pure appeal to gluttony. - Pierre Marcolini ...

The 7 favorite cosmetic brands of Parisians

The cosmetics industry has understood this well, consumers are more and more sensitive to brands that are committed and respect the environment. Thus, a large number of firms are mobilizing, multiplying operations in favor of various associations. Focus on our 7 favorite cosmetic brands, to take care of yourself but also of the planet… - Lush The pitch: Fervent ecologists know Lush all too well. Founded in 1995, the English brand offers cosmetics made from fresh and organic fruits and vegetables, in corn flake packaging. The house is also cruelty free and regularly launches campaigns against tests on animals, their detention in circuses… The green commitment: If for the last step of the climate, the Lush factory had closed its doors to bear witness to its support, the committed brand recently created the concept "Naked", offering products without packaging, thus avoiding polluting and wasting paper. I BUY! - L'Occitane The pitch: Since its creation in 1976, L'Occitane has been committed to ...

Top of the best perfumes to offer or to concoct

There are some things that we love (to give ourselves) besides flowers, chocolates and candles, we find… perfumes. With their sometimes floral, woody, chypre or oriental notes, these elixirs are interpreted as an essential pleasure ... We have listed the perfumes that are most popular with Parisians. - For her If it's romantic: Rose water from Maison Francis Kurkdjian Both refined and confidential, Maison Francis Kurkdjian offers a collection of unique fragrances, true odes to French fine perfumery. Addressing insiders and other connoisseurs, it cultivates the luxury of details and highlights the noblest raw materials. by master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, offers a contemporary vision and brings a modern touch to the iconic rose. This feminine fragrance turns out to be a fruity floral fragrance with gourmet top notes, with the alliance of lychee and pear. The middle notes are ...

The Diptyque store in Paris

5 Parisian addresses where to shop for pretty candles

A small luxury accessible to all, candles are the ideal gift to treat yourself. Whether it is to embalm a room or just as a decorative object, it is hardly difficult to integrate it into its interior. Paris Select unveils the prettiest boutiques to shop for the precious creations of our favorite brands… Maison Trudon Maison Trudon is one of the oldest and most prestigious wax houses. For this Christmas, she has developed a line paying homage to Egypt: Amon, Philae, Gizeh… The names already take us to the banks of the Nile, just like the smells of papyrus, mint tea or incense from this delightful collection. Maison Trudon, 78 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris & 61, rue Caumartin, 75009 Paris Diptyque Dyptique is the favorite brand of trendy Parisians. With its simple design and elegant scents, it is THE gift that can appear on any Christmas list. This season, the house has developed three magical scents around the legends of the North. Almond, amber or fir are revealed in their best light. Diptyque, 330-332, Rue Saint Honoré, 75001 Paris & 34,…