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I am not a candle girl by any means. I’m bougie, but I’m not that bougie. I have no desire to drop a few hundred at Diptyque. I was gifted an Apotheke candle once by...
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Quick Tip: French Days
France is hugely protectionist. And also a little like the kid on the playground who sees what you have and has to have it too. What makes this “event” different is that French Days are...
Save Your Love, Buy Me Diamonds
I’ve mentioned I’m a cashmere junkie. I live in cashmere. It pains me when I have to put on jeans or actual pants. And I know what you’re thinking ‘but it’s almost summer’. I have...
Quick Tip: Brocantes
I love a good brocante. I’m not into second hand clothes, but I am into vintage finds when it comes to furniture and deco. My living room is mainly mid-century, and I’ve been on the...
Want You To Stay, Want You to Be My Prize
I knew I made it when I could live my dream of buying fresh flowers every week. I guess it’s not really hard to do here. You can be poor in Paris and still afford...
Quick Tip: Le Marché Saint-Pierre à Paris
I’m not a girl who makes her own clothes or linens. Don’t get me wrong customizing your curtains and pillows is a good concept. I wish I had the patience because I can never find...
Quick Tip: Le Marché Saint-Pierre à Paris
I’m not a girl who makes her own clothes or linens. Don’t get me wrong customizing your curtains and pillows is a good concept. I wish I had the patience because I can never find...
Where to Buy Furniture
Typical Paris Apartment. Pretty much every apartment in Paris looks like this; fireplace, mirror, parquet floor, moldings, French doors, white walls. As I mentioned in another post, I went the French route when renting an apartment....
Where to Buy Furniture
Typical Paris Apartment. Pretty much every apartment in Paris looks like this; fireplace, mirror, parquet floor, moldings, French doors, white walls. As I mentioned in another post, I went the French route when renting an apartment....
Galeries Lafayette Champs Elysées
The Galeries Lafayette is one of the other famous department stores in Paris (along with Printemps and Le Bon Marche). However Galeries Lafayette differs in that it has a lot more locations, not just...