A shopping trip to Les Salons du Palais Royal, the Serge Lutens boutique in Paris. In French, from the Babillages beauty blog, found via Blogdorf Goodman.
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Oh god, all those bell jars……. sigh…
And there's a brief moment when they show some of the regular bottles with the LE etchings…I need to rewind & see if I can find that again!
Ahhhh … that was enjoyable, thanks! I liked the lazy and luxurious music. And yes, all those bell jars! Timely for me too because I was just thinking about Vetiver Oriental yesterday, one of the few Lutens that actually works for me, and now I'm inspired to dig up my decant …
Wearing Muscs Koublai Khan today and wishing I was there. The detailing (crown moldings, etc..) in the room is lovely too.
If you listen closely, you can hear the correct pronunciation of Serge Lutens: Sairzh Loo-TENZ.
Yes — I liked the molding too.
LOL…and you didn't even have to dress up for it! Probably more fun than actually going there.
I prefer to think of him as SUrj.
Oh, I wish I were there, alright.
Too costly to visit in person, LOL…this was cheaper.
I probably enjoyed this more than actually going there. I think I would be a bit uncomfortable there, afraid I would break a bell jar or something.
It's quite lovely in person (I was just there a week and a half ago), and I must say, the SAs were very, very nice and welcoming indeed.
I dunno, safer for me to admire from afar. All of those SL's in one room is a recipe for disaster, my credit card would probably blow up…….
I'm sure they have great customer service! How many levels are there? It looked like two?
I know there is an upstairs — Chandler Burr talks about it in Emperor of Scent — but don't know if it's open to the public.
jtc, did you buy anything fabulous?
Actually, she says – correctly – lu: (French 'u' between 'oo' and 'ee')- TENSS.
You can hear me say it on my web page @ http://sergelutens.blogspot.com
I've had the privilege of being invited to visit the first floor: it's a small room (heavily decorated – like the boutique – by SL), with a low oblong table surrounded by low stools Japanese style. That's where SL holds presentations to the Press and receives 'special' clients. There is also a small dressing room type room adjacent to the main room. It's all very Zen, very peaceful and harmonious.
Nuit de Cellophane and Iris Silver Mist.
(kicking myself for not just getting everything I wanted, which would have included El Attarine and Rose de Nuit as well).
I really must learn French. I would sell my first born for a shopping spree there!!!
Thanks! IIRC, Chandler Burr says something about the bathroom up there, but can't remember what! Marble toilet seats or some such?
Oh, but lucky you! I think ISM is probably my all time favorite.
LOL — I would not give quite so much
Oh, come to think of it, I do remember seeing a wash basin, but no toilets. And, yes, I remember CB talking about a marble toilet seat. I think it was black.
Funny the things that stick in your mind…will have to go find that passage again & see why!
Oh God!
… and the BF just suggested we take another trip to Paris soon…
Like they suggest in the clip, I might be unable to choose which one to buy and end up doing like Isabelle Adjani and buy one of each. Ah! To shop with a movie star budget!
One of each would cost you a pretty penny — the line has gotten so large!