"L’Art de vivre à la française"

France is not only Paris; no doubt about it! So, as soon as I can, I put on my comfortable walking shoes, make some sandwiches, and set off to explore the great sites of France, less known than Paris, but no less impressive. In the “ beautiful escapes ” outside Paris, today is Chartres. To visit this city is always a promise of a great day and the same emotion. Charged with history, charming medieval atmosphere, gastronomic insights, art, and romance, it is the perfect destination no matter the season

This time I push the door to the Rococo ambiance. Welcome. Rococo is the younger brother of Baroque. As his parent, it is theatrical, very ornamental, even more, asymmetric and dramatic. Always having a strong need to impress and amaze. The word “rococo” was first used as the variation of the French word “rocaille”. It was a decoration method using seashells, pebbles, and cement.  However, rococo had its own personality and style distinctive from his predecessor...

Welcome to the theatre of Baroque in Paris! Today the Drama comes on stage. So if you have the "wow face" when you look at it, the Baroque magnetic power has done its job. You're captivated. Bewitched. Fascinated. "Too much", - you'd say? too stunning, opulent? It is. However, this performance will certainly mark your visual memory and fasten your pulse. Its children are Palace of Versailles, du Luxembourg, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Les Invalids, Hôtel de Sully, Hôtel de Beauvais...The list is long

Finally, in the eighteenth century, perfume fashion arrived in Paris. It also happened thanks to the famous French king Louis on 14. The Sun King has dedicated a real passion to many arts and in particular to that of perfumery. He imposed fashion for opulent and omnipresent perfumes. It is even said that he ordered to perfume the water of the Versailles fountains!

Have you any idea what came first: Paris or Perfume? The answer seems to be evident, and yet. I invite you to explore the origins of the perfume. My sincere interest in the nature of perfumes was awakened basically thanks to the book with the authentic name “The Perfume: The story of a Murderer” by Patrick Süskind