So you all remember the Marie Antoinette shoot I did about a year ago right? Sadly Sonia Akono of SGA Events, for whom we did the shoot had stalled her …
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Laggridore, luxury perfume
I was contacted recently by a new perfume company and asked if I was interested in writing about their product. After a brief description and a browse of their website I said “Oui!” but that I thought it best if I “discovered” their perfume in person. (I much prefer to blog about things I have tasted or tested or touched. It gives a more authentic perception for my readers. So I set up a meeting with François Marmey who represents the company and is putting together an internet publicity campaign. He said I was one of the first bloggers to respond, which makes me happy to be one of the first bloggers to write about it from a first-hand experience! We met for an after-work glass of wine at the Crillon hotel (I figured that the discovery of a new luxe product called for a luxe setting). We took a table on the indoor courtyard patio as the weather was nice for a change, and the tables are large enough so we had space to spread out the products and test them.

French fashion on a budget!
There is a small brand that I have always liked, that I often find for sale at some of my local destock stores in the Daumesnil neighborhood. It’s simple yet …
100 years of French lingerie
The Espace Pierre Cardin is holding a FREE exposition on French lingerie. It’s a small space and a limited collection, but a charming and innocent thing to do while in …
French Spirit
Sometimes, I like to be reminded that the French are proud of being French… You know how they are known to be “râleur” as we say in French (loud complainers). …
Caron, perfume and powder for a century
The perfume house of Caron has been around for over one hundred years. A small but respected entity, it was created in 1904 by Ernest Daltroff, a chemist from a …
Repetto : press release : ballet slipper school
Normally I don’t publish posts about the press releases I get in my email inbox; this is because I want my blog to reflect my vision and my discoveries of …
Kissing in French
Aaaah, the French kiss… This post was inspired by a question from a friend of mine who was asking about the differences between the French words used to say “kiss”. …
Chocolate and Cake
Chéri and I stumbled upon this little tea room one evening as we wandered around the Île Saint Louis. It drew us in with its warm colors and promises of …
Friday en français : …non pas la fin, mais…
Ce segment qui a lieu tous les vendredis depuis un certain temps, que j’appelle “Friday en français” ne sera pas terminé…mais ne sera pas soutenu non plus. La vie, elle …