Shopping
The concept store: Colette
Colette is the indisputable spot for hipsters looking for the next big thing where it's always fun to go sniff out the trends. Why go there? For the book and DVD selection, the high tech accessories and more. This is where you're sure to find the perfect little (or big) gift. We also (especially) go for the excellent range of cosmetics by the exclusive brands we love, and the cutting edge fashion and jewellery collections. The iconic and very pleasant Water bar is in the basement and here's a thumbs up for the no fat cheesecake by Jean-Paul Hévin.
Boutique Colette
213, rue Saint Honoré 75008 Paris
T. 01 55 35 33 90
www.colette.fr
Metro: Tuileries

Essential shopping: Thank you, Merci
Merci is the "Colette" for the third millennium in a chic, bourgeois-bohemian version. Marie France Cohen, alias Madame Bonpoint, has created this new luxury spot with a charity shop concept. In this incredible space you'll find hot designers, luxury brands (Gas by Marie, Isabel Marant, Les Prairies de Paris, Aime and more.), and affordable trinkets and treats in the latest prints. And that's not all: There's a vintage space to customize your wardrobe to your tastes, an arty space with carefully chosen books and DVDs, fun jewellery that's too cute to resist and more. We love: the displays of environmentally correct dishware, the picnic corner, the wonderful interior design areas (for inspiration) and above all, the cafeteria for the calorie-conscious with salads, risottos and cheesecake for a chic, light snack!
Boutique Merci
111, boulevard Beaumarchais 75003 Paris
T. 01 42 77 00 33
www.merci-merci.com
Metro: Saint-Sébastien Froissart

The "neo-handmade" concept store: L’Effet Maison
What's the ultimate in chic and custom-made? Here, in the heart of the "neo-handmade" concept store where you can create your own products for every room in your house, from the kitchen to the bathroom. In the pastry section, you'll find everything you need for chic eating. Do you want to make your own chutney or maybe chocolates? Choose a kit with a recipe book, a little pastry syringe and Valhrona, the authentic cooking chocolate. Are you eco-cool? Use the machines and the incredible selection of sodas and syrups to make amazing drinks. In the garden, packets of seeds for a flowering winter balcony, or sprouts to grow your own plants. We can't resist ... kits for homemade beauty products or soaps that smell divine, with shea butter, essential oils, little scales and moulds stamped "home-made" to declare our new obsession. For big and little kids: everything including the moulds to make your own chocolate guimauves (French marshmallow treats).
Atelier des Sens
32, rue Vignon 75008 Paris
T. 01 44 56 94 43
www.atelier-des-sens.com
Métro: Madeleine

The beauty place: L’Atelier du Sourcil
Beauty queens at heart should stop at the Atelier du Sourcil and eyebrow troubles will be just a vague memory for a month. For flirty doe eyes instead of panda make-up after saying "I do", try out the eyelash dyeing and enhancing treatment (about an hour). Visibly longer, curved and dark ... the results are both natural and spectacular! Prices: eyelash enhancement: €80 / Dyeing: €25
L’Atelier du Sourcil
25, rue Saint Sébastien 75011 Paris
T. 01 43 55 08 08
www.atelierdusourcil.com
Metro: Saint-Sébastien Froissart, Saint-Ambroise et Richard Lenoir

An offbeat British promenade: Marks and Spencer
Hurrah for Marks and Spencers - back in Paris on the Champs Elysées. We can't wait ... to shop for the ingredients of an English breakfast, the kind you can only get in London: lashings of bacon, cheddar to die for, all kinds of crazy fruit juices, super teas and especially the scones, crumpets and toasts to eat with lemon curd and orange marmalade. And don't forget the sausage and beans.
We also like: their fashion department with great prices. And they're open Sundays!
Marks & Spencer
100, avenue des Champs-Elysées 75008 Paris
www.marksandspencer.fr
Metro: George V

Shopping for wannabe geekettes: Audio Technica
We were shoe addicts and now we're becoming glam-tech junkies! There's good news for high-tech fashionistas. It's a thing of the past to find hip headphones only at Colette! We've discovered the real Mecca for fashion geekettes. Nippon is chic! Just a few steps away from the window displays of our favourite bags and shoes on rue Saint Honoré is a concept store with the Rolls-Royce of "made in Japan" headphones. Let's just say that Audio-Technica is to headphones what Hermès is to bags! The little extra? You don't need to be a millionaire to wear headphones with sound quality as good as your look. You'll find extra-punchy colours with eco-chic style in wood or even rabbit fur. We are not talking about nerdwear, these accessories will bring out your inner fashionista.
Prices: start at €43
Monday: 13:30 - 19:30
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:30 - 19:30
11, rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris
T. 01 43 72 97 27
www.audiotechnicashop.com
Metro : Pyramides

Lingerie concept store: L’Atelier Lingerie by Empreinte
Just a few steps away from the Place Vendôme is a surprising, one-of-a-kind space dedicated to the pleasures of beauty. The Atelier Lingerie offers a customized personalized product in a space designed for intimacy, dialogue and service. A specialized team will advise you during private fittings, (also available by appointment) in an atmosphere of complicity and trust. Empreinte means the best French artisans, and all the brand's creativity and expertise is present in this personalized atelier open to everyone. Every woman can be noticed with ensembles created "just for her" and while she watches. And digital screen lets clients in search of inspiration view all of the collections.
L’Atelier lingerie
13 rue Saint-Florentin 75008 PARIS
T. 01 42 61 71 78
www.empreintelatelierlingerie.com
Open: Monday - Saturday, 10:30 -19:00
Parking: Place de la Concorde, Madeleine Tronchet
Metro: Concorde (Lignes 1, 8, 12), Madeleine (Lignes 8, 12, 14)

The address for lingerie and swimwear: Daniela in Love
Tucked away in the heart of Faubourg Saint Honoré, Daniela in Love offers a selection of luxury designer lingerie and swimwear labels in an art deco boudoir setting. Enjoy the cosy ambiance and Daniela's expert advice. Her passion for lingerie makes this an important address to remember.
Daniela in Love
15, rue Boissy d’Anglas 75008 Paris
T. 01 42 65 02 52
www.danielainlove.com
Metro: Concorde

Vintage swimwear and lingerie: Nuit de Satin
"Nuits de Satin" is the only shop in Paris dedicated to vintage lingerie, 1950s swimwear and historic 19th century corsets. The shop offers hundreds of remarkably well conserved pieces (silk lingerie, negligees, babydolls, bras, waist cinchers and more) as well as new models with their original labels for the delight of designers, lovers of luxurious lingerie and those nostalgic for “retro chic” underwear.
Open: Monday - Saturday – 13:00 - 19:00(mornings by appointment)
Spirit of Vintage - Nuits de Satin
18 Rue Oberkampf 75011 Paris
T. 06 09 91 32 30
www.spirit-of-vintage.com
Metro : Oberkampf


EXHIBITIONS
The big fashion exhibit: Louis Vuitton / Marc Jacobs
Admission: €9.50
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris
T. 01 44 55 57 50
www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr
Metro: Palais-Royal, Pyramides ou Tuileries


SPA, BEAUTY AND WELL BEING
The beauty concept: Didact Hair Bar
DIDACT HAIR BUILDING
2, rue du Jour 75001 Paris
T. 01 82 28 30 10
www.didact-hair-building.com
Metro: Châtelet les Halles

Time to relax: Anne Fontaine Spa
Spa Anne Fontaine
370, rue St Honoré 75001 Paris
T. 01 42 61 03 70
www.annefontaine.com
Metro: Concorde, Tuileries, Madeleine

Rent a pool by the hour with your man!: L'Hôtel
L’Hôtel
13, rue des Beaux Arts 75006 Paris
T. 01 44 41 99 00
www.l-hotel.com
Metro: Saint-Germain des Prés


Restaurants & bars
The restaurant on everyone's lips: The Beef Club
Beef Club - 58, rue Jean Jacques Rousseau 75001 Paris
T. 09 52 52 89 34
Metro: Etienne Marcel, Les Halles, Louvre - Rivoli & Sentier

The trendy bar: Hôtel W
W Paris - Opera - 4, rue Meyerbeer 75009 Paris
T. 01 77 48 94 94
www.wparisopera.fr - Métro: Opéra

A terrific new table!: Terroir Parisien
Terroir Parisien - 20, rue Saint Victor 75005 Paris
T. 01 44 31 54 54
www.yannick-alleno.com
Métro: Maubert Mutualité

The hot spot: Le Dôme du Marais
Prix: Entrées de 8 à 18 € - Plats de 20 à 33 € - Desserts de 8 à 12 €
Le Dôme du marais - 53, bis rue des Franc-bourgeois 75004 Paris
T. 01 42 74 54 17
www.ledomedumarais.fr
Metro: Rambuteau, Saint Paul

The hip bar: La Candeleria
Candelaria - 52, rue de Saintonge 75003 Paris
T. 01 42 74 41 28
www.candelariaparis.com
Metro: Filles du Calvaire, République, Saint-Sébastien-Froissart et Temple

Street food hype: Cantine California
Find him at Place du Marché Saint Honoré // Wednesday: 12:00-20:30 Saturday brunch: 9:30 - 15:00
Find him at Marché Raspail (in front of the Lutétia) // Tuesday and Friday: 10:00-14:30
www.cantinecalifornia.com

How sweet it is: Popelini
Popelini - 29, rue Debeylleme 75003 Paris
T. 01 44 61 31 44
www.popelini.com
Metro: Filles du Calvaire

The secret garden: The Grand Veneur rose garden
Enter from the rue Villehardouin 75003 Paris
Metro: Chemin Vert

Play boules: le Bellerive
Le Bellerive - 71, Quai Seine 75019 Paris
T. 01 40 36 56 77
Metro: Riquet

A private bar with a bird's eye view: 43 Cocktail Bar
4, rue Danton 75006 Paris
T. 01 81 69 00 60
Metro: Odéon, Saint Michel