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Parfum

Photography by Ma Récréation A few months ago in an article about the English institution Space NK, I wondered if anyone in France would have dared to distribute lesser-known boutique perfume brands. The day before yesterday while leaving lunch at one of Frederic (More...)

Parfum

Photography by Ma Récréation At first glance, you would think this is quite a traditional perfumery. Situated on Barcelona’s chicest avenue, just opposite the Mandarin Oriental, the Perfumeria Regia distributes luxury products for brands such as Crème de la Mer, Byredo (More...)

Parfum

Photography by Ma Récréation Here’s a real secret. A confidential address where the artist Chantal Sanier works and receives people when she is in Paris. Founder of the Odeur de Sainteté brand, she actually learnt about perfume later on in her life. However she was (More...)

Visage

More and more of you send me messages of encouragement as well as questions about beauty via email. Thank you all. If you saw the size of the bags under my eyes and the high quality of my split ends, I’m not sure you would give me so much credit…In any case, I (More...)

Bien-être

Photography by Ma Récréation Those who follow me regularly know how much I’m into obscure kinds of massages and other mysterious regimens. Although I’m hermetic when it comes to clairvoyance, and I don’t practice any particular religion, my job has meant that I’ve (More...)

Cheveux

Photography by Ma Récréation Paris Fashion Week has just come to a close. And like every season, I received several emails from New-Yorkers desperately trying to find a hair salon to send their bosses to without taking the risk of getting fired. It has to be said (More...)

Sport

Last May, I took a class with Tom Ford’s personal trainer, Doug Hutchings. During the dinner launch of his make-up line, Tom Ford explained to me how important it is to choose a trainer who has the body you desire to have yourself. In his case: athletic and tapered. (More...)

Sport

Led – dragged – by the sports coach Audrey Fourcade who can’t live without it, I finally went to try out Bikram Yoga in one of the two eponymous centres in Paris. She warned me that you have to bring two clean towels, a very light outfit and a large bottle of water. (More...)

Cheveux

Photography by Ma Récréation Skimming through the ten commandments by recently interviewed beauty experts (I’ll be releasing them soon on Ma Récréation), I realize how important hair is to everyone : haircuts, but color above all. The perfect shade that looks (More...)

Visage

Photography by Ma Récréation I don’t know how many dermatologists I’ve interviewed these past eight years. One thing is for certain : they all mention the Filorga brand among their can’t-live-without products. Specialists in injecting and anti-aging cosmetics, these (More...)

Bien-être

Photography by Mikaël Lafontan (left and bottom right) and Ma Récréation (top right) Jennifer Lafontan is one of those rare beings with whom you can’t simply cross paths. Once you’ve met her, the desire to see her again is impossible to ignore. Working in a pretty (More...)