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Create your tailor-made perfume in the Marais

In just ten years, the Perfume Studio has become a real benchmark in terms of Parisian DIY. At the end of 2006, Le Studio des Parfums was created in Paris, in the heart of the Marais. We go there to find our absolute perfume (having disappeared), or quite simply to create our own fragrance. The opportunity to work on your sense of smell, listen to your desires and release your artistic soul. Step by step, you will discover the magic of creation, the mixture of chords ... In partnership with Galimard, the oldest perfumer in France (1747), Le Studio des Parfums has an impressive organ with nearly 200 notes. We find several shades of roses, woods, musks, sandals, jasmines and peonies of different origins, including some exclusives such as chocolate, coffee ... If the lab is located in the capital, the raw materials are sourced. directly in Grasse. The workshop is thus presented as an invitation to travel, a quest for the tradition of perfumes as well as their origins ... Exit the globalized juices marketed by the big ...

Cooking classes at the Cordon Bleu school in Paris

An introduction to the art of gastronomy

The famous Le Cordon Bleu cooking school is recognized worldwide. Founded in 1895, it has trained numerous chefs and has established itself in 20 countries. What if we were next? The Le Cordon Bleu school teaches future chefs all the art of French cuisine and hospitality. On the strength of this experience, she has opened workshops accessible to all and which teach us the basics of cooking and oenology during masterclasses. These courses are given by the chefs of the house, who sometimes have Michelin stars! The school offers us to learn from the best. Excellence, passion, transmission, creativity… These are the values ​​that the house has been promoting for many years. It is in the flagship, located a few steps from the Beaugrenelle shopping center that the masterclasses take place. The themes are varied and we are bound to find our happiness there. Pastry enthusiasts can learn about the art of financiers, macaroons, chocolate... But you can also discover the basics of cooking with sauces and...

Nadine Delépine: zoom on the most charming jewelry store in Paris

Around the covered market of Saint Germain, a series of small streets fades away that Parisians adore for their incomparable charm, their drinkable tables and their shops where you can always find something to twist your outfit and arouse curiosities (jealousies, better). Zoom on Nadine Delépine, the jewelry store whose address is only given to real friends. ◊ Identity The inspired woman who lends her name to the boutique has been creating jewelry since 1991 that has been spotted by sharp Parisians and initiates. Its ranges of necklaces, earrings and rings develop around a feminine and romantic imagination. Nature, in a recurring pattern, gives a floral and poetic tone to the whole. ◊ The workshop Particularity that founds its charm, the boutique is also the workshop where the designer works, by hand, carefully selecting materials and colors, with attention to detail and quality that can be seen at first glance. 'eye. The plus: it is possible to place custom orders for special occasions. ◊…

The cane: the return of a chic and quirky accessory?

What if, far from the expectations and clichés of the urban trend, the spring accessory made a leap in time and gave our outfit a dandy elegance, a delicate allure… and if this accessory was the cane? Head to the Galerie Fayet, with its impressive collection… ◊ The history of the gallery… The Galerie Fayet is a cane shop that represents the FAYET house, a family business founded in 1909, currently the last cane factory in France. The Fayets chose to set up this boutique in the prestigious passage Jouffroy where strollers can immerse themselves in a decor as it was in the 19th century, when the cane was an essential male accessory of elegance. The passage Jouffroy was from that time a place of luxury shopping, where passers-by came in nice clothes, because unlike the muddy Parisian streets, the glass roof and the paving on the ground ensured a cleanliness that high society liked to rub shoulders with. → And the cane In addition to the beautiful canes (those that we can see ourselves sporting …

Understanding a neighborhood: visit to the Musée de Montmartre

To understand the charm of the Butte, the Museum of Montmartre stands out as an essential reference. Nestled in the heights of Paris, between Lamarck and the Abbesses, it retraces the history of the district, highlighting the 1875th and 1876th centuries when many artists resided in these outlying districts of Paris... We fell in love with this corner of the Parisian countryside assured. ∇ Former residences of artists, the mansion and the mansion that make up the Museum of Montmartre seem to come from elsewhere. They act there like a real corner of the countryside placed on the Butte. All around these buildings, the Renoir Gardens offer an exceptional view of the Clos Montmartre vineyard and, beyond, of the vast plain north of Paris. The three gardens notably inspired Renoir, who rented a studio there in 12-XNUMX and painted there, among other things, Le Bal du Moulin de la Galette. ♥ We also discover, at XNUMX rue Cortot, the reconstruction of the studio-apartment of the artists Valadon, Utrillo and Utter, the famous “infernal trio” who lived in …

Jewelery as an art: Frank Margueron, creator of Inédit Joaillier

Entering the Inédit boutique is equivalent to plunging into a universe of delicacy and refinement. An opulent and luxurious atmosphere welcomes the gaze, which runs over the surrounding windows to admire the jewels, like so many works of art. It leaves you speechless. As the holidays approach, Inédit Joaillier is the house to (re)discover to spoil loved ones. Discovery of a world and an identity. Paris Select: Frank Margueron, you are at the origin of this house which never ceases to seduce with the beauty of its pieces… how did the adventure begin? Frank Margueron: It started 30 years ago, in Rouen. Previously, with my wife, we subcontracted for large houses, then the day came when we wanted to dig our own furrow. We have worked a lot internationally, and for 11 years now we have opened this setting, in Saint Germain des Près. PS: Did you feel predestined for this profession? F. M: My parents were jewellers, in Brittany, at Guingamp, so you could say that I have always been...

Marie Chaumette Atelier: the delicacy of Parisian elegance

Autumn is a period which, more than any other, calls for sweetness and poetry. The trees are leafing out, the colors are glowing and the ochres are dominating… there is something deep in autumn. To celebrate this season so dear to dreamers, we went looking for the most poetic brand in Paris. Marie Chaumette Atelier, which nestles in the Marais, is an ode to delicacy that we are happy to introduce you to. ◊ The timeless identity Whether we say it to ourselves: addicted to fashion and its procrastination or not, we make a difference between a purely fashionable outfit and one that has a soul, a personality. A bit like a person: there are those that are inhabited and the others. Marie Chaumette Atelier pieces are of the first category; they have, in their seams, their patterns and their lines of worlds that develop. By putting on a Marie Chaumette Atelier coat, you take on a whole story which, if you choose well, suits you like …