If you want to keep up with the latest trends – fashion for women and men, hair and beauty, accessories, colours and more – Fashionising.com, a website dedicated entirely to the subject, offers a good insight. In its latest edition it brings you backstage photos of the Versace and...

Who was the favorite perfumer of Napoleon Bonaparte? Who created the futuristic vision of Masaki Matsushima? The fragrances of Maison de Cognac and the famous jewelers of Rue de la Paix, spiced with heritage flavors. Some English, Italian and French perfume houses have these unique...

What’s the best way to start the New Year? Of course, with some amazing shopping!! The sales are on again with some amazing bargains and discounts for five weeks, the dates are now published by the Directorate General of Consumption. The Paris winter sales in  2012 are from January 11...

In the lively up-and-coming Republique-Oberkampf district a new Paris boutique hotels going to open its doors soon – Hotel Angely. We had the opportunity to take a sneak preview and we were presented the plans and design. Judging from what we can see it will be a very unique boutique...

Located on the Left Bank, near the Luxembourg Garden, Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Montparnasse, the 3-star Hotel Le Chaplain Rive Gauche is a classy Paris designer hotel based on the philosophy of smile. Apart from the smile you are welcomed with, there is an internationally recogniseable...

We hope that you have a fantastic festive season and the coming 2012 year will bring you success, good health and happiness! Winter is just as beautiful in Paris as any other season, and the festivities last well beyond the New Years Eve celebrations – actually, one form or another, in...

Have a look at the 2011-2012 Fall and Winter fashion collections ! The fashion schedules for the year 2012 are out: Haute Couture, Men’s Fashion & Ready to Wear ! Men’s Fashion from Wednesday, January 18th to Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 Haute Couture from Monday, January 23rd to...

Paris is famous for its stylish boutique hotels that come in different colors and shapes, from the modest to the outrageous. Most people prefer a certain design, a certain style –classic or contemporary, as an example. However I like to experiment with everything and I don’t mind what...

Hotel Damremont is another example to prove hotels don’t have to be expensive in Paris and that you can get quality and style at an affordable price. Located in the backstreets of Montmartre in a quiet residential area, there are lots of shops, restaurants, cafés around the hotel with a...

The most famous department stores of Paris are doubtless the Printemps and the Galeries Lafayette. But there also is Citadium, behind the Printemps, on the boulevard Caumartin. It differs from the two others by targeting almost exclusively young people. There, you won’t find Hermes...