A perfumery that does not forget its origins
**A CABINET OF CURIOSITES: DEYROLLE **
A unique place founded in 1831 in which you will discover collections of insects, colored butterflies in niches, showcases of minerals, fossils, birds or wonderful specimens of stuffed animals such as zebras, tigers, bears...
In their library they offer wonderful books on botany, zoology, mineralogy , educational guides or even coloring books for the little ones.
This boutique is like a museum that preserves the flavor of the time. On their walls hang pedagogical tables , materials for collectors, herbalists, educational games or decorations for the garden. They also organize exhibitions in collaboration with contemporary artists. who install their works in their surprising spaces.
Taxidermy taken to another level
**A CONCEPT-STORE: MERCI **
It is the multi-brand boutique par excellence of the Parisian boobies . Divided into several floors you will find ideal outfits and jewelry s of the most inn designers of the moment.
On top showcase stylish furniture to decorate especially living rooms and dining rooms and on its floor on the ground floor you will find gardening tools and kitchen accessories and very coo l.
For the moment of rest they have a very nice restaurant installed in a kind of greenhouse full of plants; It is perfect for a snack (a little piece of their delicious quiche with salad and some of their vitamin juices).
if you prefer your cafe is very cozy , you can borrow one of the 10,000 books on its shelves and spend some time having a café crème and reading or in its peculiar Cinéma Café in which while you bite something they project a classic movie.
The plus of this store is that allocates a percentage of their profits to finance education projects for children in southwestern Madagascar.
A perfect concept store for the Parisian 'bobo'
**A PERFUMERY: BULY 1803 **
This exquisite perfume shop **(Officine Universelle) ** from the elegant Rue Bonaparte It is a very charming place. Its own decoration of XIX century Paris, aims to remember the origins of the brand . As if it were a vintage apothecary with marble counters and walnut cabinets that transports you to the Golden Age of French beauty.
Its products **(creams, soaps, ointments, perfumes...)** are made in France in an artisan way by professionals who use their ancestral savoir faire. Its ingredients are endowed with centuries-old healing properties that come from all over the world such as camellia and walnut oils from the Amazon.
Her latest cult cosmetic for fashionistas is her nail polishes with fairytale names like Amazonite Bleu, Covellite Noir, Bourgogne Ocher and for the boys the exquisite Pommade Pogonotomienne shaving cream.
In keeping with the traditional spirit, their dependents wear a preppy look and its products are presented in glass and metal jars and delicate boxes with an air of yesteryear.
For those who can't wait to come to Paris, deliver to home ; you can request the personalization of the labels with messages written in a beautiful pen calligraphy, très elégant!
**A GOURMET: MAISON PLISSON **
This food market offers an epicerie of quality . Its French and European producers have been carefully selected. Oils, pickles, mustards, sauces and all kinds of foods and drinks are non-industrially produced.
The decoration is very neat and it features a charcuterie area, a butcher shop, a greengrocer, a bakery and a cheese shop, all in a trendy chic artisan style.
On the other hand, you can enjoy your canteen-type restaurant , where they cook with products from the boutique. It is a relaxed place, perfect to go on Sundays with family or friends, two steps away from the lively republic neighborhood . They also have a pleasant terrace, one of the favorite plans of Parisians.
For the Christmas holidays they have just launched a surprise cone for a gift that you can fill to your liking with jars of preserves, chocolates... Or the famous advent calendar , but something more original, there are not only chocolates, you will be surprised by sweets, teas, cookies...
A quality épicerie in the Republique district
**A CUISINE CLASSIC: DEHILLERIN **
It is the temple of specialist kitchen boutiques where you will find everything you need to make your recipes. It is a unique space preserves all the tradition and French savoir faire. With almost two centuries of history, this store brings together the most specific "tools" for amateurs and professionals.
It is a wonderful discovery for lovers of cuisine, perfect to start the art of gastronomy. You have no choice but to improve your favorite French dishes such as vichyssoise, coq au vin or tarte tatin...
Like a loft full of treasures, cutlery, measuring spoons, cake and pie pans , which will make you feel like Ratatouille in the midst of colossal copper pans and other unusual devices such as the juicer for the legendary Canard recipe from the well-known restaurant La Tour d'Argent.
This store hasn't changed since its inception in 1890; an authentic cave of Ali Baba in the emblematic neighborhood of Les Halles , known as Le Ventre of Paris Zola's work.
Perfect to get started in the art of gastronomy
**ONE OF FASHION: INÈS DE LA FRESSANGE **
For fans of Parisian fashion and lifestyle, the former model and muse of the Maison Chanel has opened in Saint-Germain-des-Prés a très cuqui store of its own signature.
Among wicker baskets, vintage wooden boxes and bouquets of hydrangeas, she exhibits her prêt-à-porter clothes in a limited series (all the garments are numbered). You can get her basics, capri pants, a navy blue blazer, some Richelieu Olga shoes and to give it a relaxed twist, a white t-shirt.
It is a luxury bazaar in which Inès has carefully selected products in the boutique's atelier. Its shelves mix household linen, leather goods, decoration, children's toys or even olive oil or chai masala tea made sur-mesure for her brand.
This stylish space wrapped in retro music, Brigitte Bardot resounding in the background , is the reflection of the image of the parisienne, of the art de vivre and of the trends of the bourgeois rive gauche.
If you go in the next few days you will find his inspiring ideas for a very cosy, chic and timeless Christmas typical of her style.
**A SECRET: L'ECLAIREUR **
A few minutes from Louvre Museum , in an old hôtel particulier on a small street in the 1st district of Paris, is this boutique that will go unnoticed by many.
It's a magic place, hidden behind a large wooden gate. To access you have to ring a bell and after a voice of Welcome to the Éclaireur Your door will open slowly.
You will access a kind of temple , with soft lighting and baroque music that transport you in time or space, or both at the same time. The clothes are displayed in its large room under a glass window with a very special decoration. Large pieces of art, mirrors, ravens, animal antlers or corals dominate the boutique creating a set spooky and majestic at the same time.
L'Eclaireur offers a selection of pieces by exclusive designers with a very particular stamp. The result, dark tones and rich materials (leather, velvet, silk, silver fabrics...) with a lot of character. Among her signatures, the German Deepti, the American Greg Lauren, Carol Christian Poell or Dalo, an artist who works with stoneware and ceramics.
As a curiosity in the adjoining room they have created an original kitchen-dining room in collaboration with No NAME Kitchen , in which they organize dinners around art and design during Fashion Week or other designated events.
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