Looking for the best Diptyque candles for men? You’ve come to the right place. While several of this iconic French brand’s scents are — by traditional aesthetic guidelines — distinctly feminine, most of its catalogue could be considered gender neutral, and some skew decidedly masculine, including a few of its....

I think souvenir state plates are beautiful, I would love to have a collection of 50 hanging in my kitchen, I do not think they are unappealing, and I am willing to die on this hill. Souvenir state plates had their heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, as I discovered....

This is not my typical purview, but I have an answer to the question: Where is the musical Waitress set? I googled this myself just a few minutes ago as I watched Waitress: The Musical (now streaming on Max), only to be informed that the answer could not be more....

Wondering how to get to Versailles from Paris? It’s easy — and you have your choice of method. Maybe more than you’d think! Versailles, and its famous palace, aren’t far from Paris: only nine miles, and just beyond the city’s southwestern suburbs. Method #1: RER The easiest, and most popular,....

Paris hotels with an Eiffel Tower view actually aren’t all that hard to come by: Paris is a low city, profile wise, and the Eiffel Tower is exceptionally tall — it’s more akin to a mountaintop, widely viewable from across the city (like Mount Fuji), than a monument hidden behind....

Welcome to our Emily in Paris: Season 1, Episode 5 recap! Welcome to the cringiest polycule this side of the Seine! It is (presumably) the morning after: an errant kiss, a newfound girlfriend. Camille is dating Gabriel, and Emily hates it (see expression above. “I really wish Gabriel had told....

Two big things happen in this episode, one extremely plausible, one extremely implausible. First, Emily makes a French friend. This is actually implausible. Or maybe I’m just the worst? But I spent most of my first year there having coffee dates and language exchange sessions with Frenchies who, they were....

It's well worth organizing a trip to France around the Braderie de Lille. Here's everything you need to know about this amazing event — not just one of the oldest but the biggest flea market in France, and indeed all of Europe.....

The latest Sézane collection of bags (and pouches) has arrived. Officially, they’re calling it the Correspondance collection: “Correspondance is a line of canvas travel accessories designed for the whole family—crafted to hold your essentials for every journey and customizable to suit your style.” I like the shapes, love the colors,....

Read 100 stories on the best beauty shops in Paris and 80 will say: CityPharma. Another other 10 might say the newer Grande Pharmie du Forum des Halles (indisputably a better choice) and the rest might say the beauty floors at Le Bon Marché, La Samaritaine, or Printemps. They are....

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