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California Bliss: hot, hot, hot winter!

California Bliss: hot, hot, hot winter!

A delicious toasted and stuffed brioche bun and hot superfood lattes will be featured this winter at the frozen yogurt specialist’s. And much more… Acai bowls, Papaya bowls, smoothies… To make the pleasure last!

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Liqueur St-Germain: so Frenchy!

Liqueur St-Germain: so Frenchy!

Launched in 2007, St-Germain liqueur has established itself in the world of mixology as an ode to France and a tribute to the mythical Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, from which it takes its name.

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Chocolaterie Beussent Lachelle

Chocolaterie Beussent Lachelle

From Ecuador to your taste buds: now boarding! Few chocolate masters offer the luxury of controlling their production from A to Z. By cultivating their own cocoa trees in their Ecuadorian plantation and roasting their noblest beans in their workshops in the...

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Happy Fruttini

Happy Fruttini

Fruttini by MO blows out its first candle in December and brings to life this refreshing Proust madeleine: the frozen lemon…

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Alcazar: festive venue

Alcazar: festive venue

A chic and gourmet bar and restaurant, the lair where a certain Jean-Marie Rivière once was active, is still a very wild and crazy festive place.

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Fashion

Philippe Audibert: germanopratine jewellery

Philippe Audibert: germanopratine jewellery

With his 30 years of jewellery creation, Philippe Audibert has built a great success internationally (United States, Japan…). He has recently opened his first store at Rive Gauche. His showroom in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, next to his workshop, is very popular during...

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Gas Bijoux: exceptional fantasy

Gas Bijoux: exceptional fantasy

Photo © Alistair Taylor-Young   With the opening of the store at 10 rue de Grenelle a year ago, Marie and Olivier continue to write the saga of “Gas Bijoux”, together with their father André. This store, their first one at Rive Gauche, is the new architectural...

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Flamant: liven up your interior!

Flamant: liven up your interior!

With the arrival of spring, the city dweller wants sun, colour and cheerfulness. So let’s head to the gorgeous Flamant store, nestled in the heart of the place Furstenberg, to discover the new spring-summer 2017 collection. Outdoor tables and chairs, summery...

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Flamant: a journey to Wonderland

Flamant: a journey to Wonderland

What brand could be more qualified than Flamant to glorify the festive season? The 650 m² divine lifestyle concept store of rue de l’Abbaye and the so-romantic place Furstenberg puts up its Christmas lights: flamboyant trees, twinkling garlands, candles, pine cones,...

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Waxflower: Flowers of good

Waxflower: Flowers of good

Ephemeral but not superfluous, flowers are essential! And at Waxflower, they are authentic, fresh and seasonal just like we love them. For nine years now, the passionate creative florists, Gregory and Thierry, are realising compositions «made-to-measure» for...

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The complete universe  of Christian Lacroix

The complete universe of Christian Lacroix

New collection of cushions and furniture fabrics “Incroyables et Merveilleuses” © Richard Powers The complete universe of Christian Lacroix in a unique concept store To celebrate 5 years of the “Art de Vivre” department, the House of Christian Lacroix has created the...

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Dely Fleurs: fine flowers for your events

Dely Fleurs: fine flowers for your events

Discovered thanks to their superb window dressing for the Jancarthier travel agency at place Saint-Sulpice, and their stunning floral decorations for the Royal Pavilion, the experts from Dely Fleurs create and test everything before delivery! A store to decorate, an...

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Romantic stroll at Flamant

Romantic stroll at Flamant

Flamant is not an interior decoration shop, it’s a journey to the land of beauty. A crossing of Saint-Germain’s vibrant heart where its doors open onto Fürstemberg place… and rue de l’Abbaye. A “Germanopratin” ride all in itself. We like to wander around this...

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2016: exotic summer at Wax Flower

2016: exotic summer at Wax Flower

“Rarity, particularity, singularity” are Grégory, are the three florist creators’, Grégory, Thierry and Frédéric’s three summer wishes. In addition to the classics, the beautiful season is going to be colourful with exotic plants! During our visit, they were...

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Clair de jour: light and glamorous sensuality

Clair de jour: light and glamorous sensuality

Cécile Mignault is a soft-spoken lady with golden hands. Her specialty? Creating, restoring and bringing back long-forgotten lamps and lampshades. Favouring custom work and unique pieces, she has just been registered on the website Zelit, the craftsman’s bible. In...

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Treasure hunt at Thanner drugstore

Treasure hunt at Thanner drugstore

Some shops really give character to the area, the Thanner drugstore is one of them! At rue de Buci, you can’t miss its well supplied : baskets, bags, picnic cases and coloured shopping bags catch the eye of passers-by. Véronique and Georges Thanner, who took over the...

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Les Montres Collector: here’s an address to stop time!

Les Montres Collector: here’s an address to stop time!

We waited, we watched, we hoped… the nirvana of vintage watches finally opens its doors in Saint-Germain  In the past, in need of an exceptional watch, we would rush to the prestigious boutique on 58 rue Bonaparte. Today we dash to another address in the 6th...

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Éliode: timeless  and elegant graphic  jewelry

Éliode: timeless and elegant graphic jewelry

“If you’re going to San Francisco ”… perhaps it was Scott McKenzie’s famous song that inspired Élodie Tronchon to go and cut her professional teeth in San Francisco… studying the art of jewelry making. Drawing on her experience across the pond, the artistic director...

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Deyrolle

Deyrolle

Deyrolle was founded in 1831, and ever since has been inspiring generations in the highly specialised and admittedly particular fields of natural history, entomology and taxidermy.

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Les Néréides

Les Néréides

For connoisseurs of exciting jewellery The art of storytelling is not only the prerogative of writers… when holiday season comes around in the boutique on rue Bonaparte, the windows bloom into an imaginary garden, white rabbits shelter under red flowers and we are...

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The sensuality of darkness and light

The sensuality of darkness and light

At Clair de jour, one can find the perfect item to fan the flames of sensuality: a marvellous lampshade inspired by the corsets of burlesque dancers! A unique piece which pays homage to Paris, the world’s capital of pleasure, Cécile’s creation is made  entirely from...

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Wax Flower

Wax Flower

The haute couture of floral art  “What artistry!”, exclaims a customer who has come to buy a bouquet. Delicately worked materials, attention to detail and composition, the perfect combination of colours… At Wax Flower, floral art is on a par with haute couture. The...

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Once upon a time, in Servane Gaxotte

Once upon a time, in Servane Gaxotte

Born in 2002, Servane Gaxotte’s signature doll has become an emblematic figure of the 6th arrondissement. She’s called Rose. Her dreams are a theatre of continual metamorphoses. Cat, rabbit, ballerina, THE doll of Servane Gaxotte is always sporting a different style,...

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Beauty institute and spa

Olfactory journeys at Louis Vuitton

Olfactory journeys at Louis Vuitton

Perfumes in the Vuitton spirit, the perfect alchemy between leather and flowers. Seven eaux de parfums to accompany your travels, this is the fruit of a cooperation born in 2012 between Louis Vuitton and the master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud. This...

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Kshanti Yoga: an appointment with yourself

Kshanti Yoga: an appointment with yourself

Kshanti, a centre exclusively dedicated to yoga, open since early October, is a true spiritual bliss, including the premises—located in an old church—revisited in noble materials like brushed oak, and refined, bespoke elegance where it’s immediately easy to feel zen....

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Fitness and beauty that look like “Relais et Chateaux”

Fitness and beauty that look like “Relais et Chateaux”

Open since early September, the new beauty and fitness centre “The Luxembourg Institute” took up its quarters at rue de Tournon, the location of the former Cours George. After a year of refurbishments, the manager, Nadia Nifa, has made wonders and given it the letters...

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Comptoir du Sud Pacifique: the pleasure perfumery

Comptoir du Sud Pacifique: the pleasure perfumery

Comptoir Sud Pacifique has regained its splendour thanks to Valerie Pianelli-Guichard, an entrepreneur who defends the values of independent French perfumery and who took over the business 7 years ago. The new fragrance “Rhum & Tabac” is exceeding the historical...

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Coiffirst: the hairdresser who looks  after you

Coiffirst: the hairdresser who looks after you

A luxurious hair salon of 1,000 m2 in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés? No, you’re not dreaming! Welcome to the hairdresser for whom all the girls go crazy. Welcome to Coiffirst! Eric Pfalzgraf, the founder, was he a visionary already in 1989, the year when he...

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C’JUICE: health, beauty, well-being

C’JUICE: health, beauty, well-being

Photo © ESM Studio   C’JUICE founder, Claire Courtin-Clarins, is the image of her brand with an inherent idea of natural beauty based on a healthy lifestyle. Revisiting the New York “juicing” hype, with the ethno-botanist Jean-Pierre Nicolas she is developing...

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Annick Goutal: perfumes “à la française”

Annick Goutal: perfumes “à la française”

In perfumery, Annick Goutal is one of the most beautiful expressions of the French Art of Living since 35 years now. Made in France, her perfumes transcend time and remain an olfactory reference for craftsmanship and exceptional quality. Each fragrance tells its own...

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FOREO: the beauty revolution!

FOREO: the beauty revolution!

Created in 2013, the Swedish brand of facial devices, FOREO, continues its inevitable rise! It was to be expected, since the results from using their devices were so visible and concrete already from the first use. Spas, hotels or private individuals, everyone wants...

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Guerlain:  an exceptional fairytale

Guerlain: an exceptional fairytale

© Emilie Erbin Exceptional like “L’Art et la Matière”, the name of one of the exclusive collections of the Maison Guerlain, which evokes a lot of its essence… A true olfactory library where their new perfume “Néroli Outrenoir” makes a guest-star appearance. A tribute...

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L’Artisan Parfumeur: Nature at Saint-Germain

L’Artisan Parfumeur: Nature at Saint-Germain

© Enguerran OUVRAY When settling in, last May, at 167 boulevard Saint-Germain, L’Artisan Parfumeur, the famous fragrance designer, generated a revival of the brand.   Indeed, a few months earlier, all its Parisian shops closed for a thorough facelift. Today,...

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Coiffirst: change of scenery

Coiffirst: change of scenery

© éric Pfalzgraf  “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Confucius   Maybe we’ll never know if Éric Pfalzgraf, the founder of Coiffirst*, was inspired by the Chinese philosopher, but what we know is that stones he moves and...

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Spa 28: utter bliss!

Spa 28: utter bliss!

Pushing the door of Spa 28 is to enter a world of well-being. Bliss is guaranteed as soon as you get off the first step leading to its heart: the “espace bain” in vibrant shades of blues, which is halfway between the giant jacuzzi – with counter-current swimming – and...

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FOREO: High Technology for the skin

FOREO: High Technology for the skin

Anew spot in Saint-Germain really not to be missed! We have tested for you and we can assure you of a visible result already from the very first use! Enough suspense; FOREO what is it?

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The enchanted Christmas of Annick Goutal

The enchanted Christmas of Annick Goutal

For the festive season la Maison de Parfums presents a magical Christmas in the tones of red, gold and white. And so, the iconic candle “Noël”, with notes of orange peel and Siberian pine, puts on its party dress, reminiscent of a snowy forest… To the delight of fans...

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Coiffirst, a tribute to natural glamour

Coiffirst, a tribute to natural glamour

For each season, hair salon Coiffirst innovate! It’s an obsession: Eric Pfalzgraf, the founder, is always on the move. “I conceived the hair salons for the customers to have a good time. Coiffirst is not just a hair salon, it’s also a place where you will feel at...

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