Paris Cola delivered some of their tasty beverages to my door the other day. It’s delicious and refreshing. I thought it would make a good compagnion with me at the parc de Monceau one lovely day in July. I had brought along my French novel to read, but I ended up just working on my blog with my smartphone. So… Read more →
Boutiques
A Shaving Shop for Chéri
This one is for the boys! Planète Rasoir… A totally masculine boutique with all you guys need for shaving. The gentleman who runs the place is a total enthusiast. When I arrived at the store he was have an animated conversation with an equally as excited client – about shaving blades, lotions and other paraphernalia. I thought it was great… Read more →
Le Petit Duc – Province à Paris
Le Petit Duc invited us over to their sparkling new boutique on rue de Rapp in the 7th to taste test their delightful products. Le Petit Duc has a two word philosophy : Pationelle & Tradisserie Which are actually two words mixed and matched together : Patisserie and Traditionelle. They have taken the two concepts and sliced them together to… Read more →
The perfect apéro treat
Miss Mary, of Fox in Paris showed me a place that she had discovered, which is right up my alley. A store that has gone totally nuts! Read more →
Dangerous Lingerie Shop
I had been planning on investing in a little something for Chéri and I…but I had not committed to anything yet. And then, I was innocently wandering down a lovely street in the Marais, my mind on things like home décor and an « apothicary style » dinning room… I was minding my own business, when this store just came up on… Read more →
Cake & Bake makes me a cake!
Paul Waters a.k.a. « Pastry Boy » of Cake & Bake invited me over to his boutique on rue Lancry in the 10th for an in depth demonstration of how to decorate a cake in fondant. Little did I know the surprise he had in store for me! He had conceptualized a cake just for Prête-Moi Paris! I was thrilled to watch… Read more →
Shoptiques, a unique shopping experience
A new shopping concept has hit the internet shopping scene. This website I am presenting to you has created a venue online where you can shop local boutiques in far away cities. What do I mean? Well… you know that little boutique on rue Montorgueil in Paris that sells items that can only be obtained by WALKING into THAT store…… Read more →