Now you can get your OPI nail polish in Paris too. World leader in professional nail care, OPI’s nail polish collection is incredible. From sizzling springy colors to more classic and sophisticated tones, the color palette has a hue for your every mood, outfit, need, desire… The beauty retailer Sephora and some of the Monoprix supermarkets carry this product. In addition to these chains, Opi nail polish is also for sale at beauty centers, hair salons and perfume stores. Following is the list of places, per arrondissement, selling the fashionable OPI nail polish (some places sell them for less than others—10€/bottle at Uptown Nails vs 13€/bottle at Culture of Color Nail Bar):

OPI
1st arrondissement
Monoprix
21 Avenue de l’Opéra
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.61.78.08
Metro: Pyramides

M-F: 9am-10pm
Sat: 9am-9pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut Capsules
14 Rue du Cygne
75001 Paris
tel: 01.40.26.60.06
Metro: Etienne Marcel

M: 2pm-7pm
Tu-Sat: 10am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

2nd arrondissement
Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
18-20 Rue de la Paix
75002 Paris
tel: 01.42.61.37.13
Metro: Opéra

M-Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

3rd arrondissement
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4th arrondissement
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5th arrondissement
Parfumerie des Ecoles
10 Rue des Ecoles
75005 Paris
tel: 01.43.26.06.67
Metro: Cardinal Lemoine, Maubert-Mutualité

Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
84 Rue Monge
75005 Paris
tel: 01.43.37.93.67
Metro: Monge

Tu: 11am-2.30pm / 3.30pm-7pm
W-Sat: 10am-2.30pm / 3.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

6th arrondissement
Monoprix
50 Rue de Rennes
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.48.18.08
Metro: Saint Germain-des-Prés

M-Sat: 9am-10pm
Closed on Sunday

Monoprix
2-8 Rue Sarrazin
75006 Paris
tel: n/a
Metro: Cluny - La Sorbonne

M-Sat: 9am-11.50pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
71 Rue de Seine
75006 Paris
tel: 01.46.33.54.60
Metro: Mabillon, Odéon

M-F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Autour de Christophe Robin (by appointment only)
9 Rue de Guénégaud
75006 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.99.15
Metro: Odéon

Maison de Beauté Carita
39 Rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.49.13.57
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone, Rennes

Tu-Sat: 10am-6.30pm (until 8.30pm on Thursday and Friday)
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Cours Georges
19 Rue de Tournon
75006 Paris
tel: 01.43.26.04.38
Metro: Odéon

M-F: 9.30am-8.30pm
Sat: 9.30am-6pm
Closed on Sunday

7th arrondissement
Culture of Color Nail Bar
196 Rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
tel: 01.45.50.20.66
Metro: Ecole Militaire

M,Tu: 11am-8pm
W-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

8th arrondissement
Monoprix
52 Avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
tel: 01.53.77.65.65
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt

M-Sat: 9am-12am
Closed on Sunday

Jean-Claude Biguine Concepteur Beauté
10 Rue Marbeuf
75008 Paris
tel: 01.53.67.81.90 #80
Metro: Alma Marceau

M-Sat: 9.30am-6.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
20 Rue de Liège
75008 Paris
tel: 01.42.93.46.60
Metro: Liège

M-F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Alexandre de Paris
3 Avenue de Matignon
75008 Paris
tel: 01.42.25.57.90
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Tu-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

L’Espace Payot
62 Rue Pierre Charron
75008 Paris
tel: 01.45.61.42.08
Metro: George V

M-F: 9am-9pm (from 7am-10pm for members only)
Sat: 9am-7pm
Sun: 10am-5pm

Maison de Beauté Carita
3 Rue de Boccador
75008 Paris
tel: 01.47.23.76.79
Metro: Alma Marceau

Tu-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
24 Rue Marbeuf
75008 Paris
tel: 01.43.59.72.87
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt

M: 11am-7pm
Tu-F: 10am-7pm
Closed on Saturday and Sunday

9th arrondissement
Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
62 Rue de Dunkerque
75009 Paris
tel: 01.45.26.00.80
Metro: Anvers

Tu: 11am-7pm
W: 11.30am-7pm
Th: 10am-8.30pm
F, Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

10th arrondissement
Uptown Nails
45-47 Boulevard de Strasbourg
75010 Paris
tel: 01.47.70.87.41
Metro: Château d’Eau

M-Sat: 11am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Delorme
17-19 Passage de l’Industrie
75010 Paris
tel: 01.44.83.65.00
Metro: Starsbourg - Saint-Denis, Chateau d’Eau

M-F: 8.30am-6.30pm
Sat: 9am-1pm / 2pm-6pm
Closed on Sunday

11th arrondissement
Beauty Monop
64 Rue Oberkampf
75011 Paris
tel: 01.55.28.33.84
Metro: Parmentier

M-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
144 Rue de Charonne
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.71.42.50
Metro: Charonne

M-Th: 10am-8pm
F: 9am-9pm
Sat: 9am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

12th arrondissement
Ongles et Beauté
250 Rue de Charenton
75012 Paris
tel: 01.43.40.53.48
Metro: Dugommier

M:12am-7pm
Tu, W: 10am-7pm
Th, F: 11am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
1 Rue de Parrot
75012 Paris
tel: 01.43.43.00.30
Metro: Gare de Lyon

M-Sat: 11.30am-2.30pm / 4.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Sephora
28 bis Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
75012 Paris
tel: 01.53.46.61.36
Metro: Bastille

M-Sat: 11am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

13th arrondissement
Beauty Monop
55 Avenue d’Italie
75013 Paris
tel: 01.53.79.64.10
Metro: Tolbiac

M-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

14th arrondissement
L’Institut
12 Avenue Jean Moulin
75014 Paris
tel: 01.45.43.14.14
Metro: Alesia

M-W: 10am-8pm
Th: 9am-9pm
F: 9am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

15th arrondissment
Monoprix
340 Rue de Vaugirard
75015 Paris
tel: 01.56.23.90.60
Metro: Convention

M-Sat: 9am-10pm
Closed on Sunday

Beauty Monop
118 Rue Saint Charles
75015 Paris
tel: 01.45.78.30.05
Metro: Charles Michels

M-Sat: 10m-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Sarl DCC
135 Rue du Théâtre
75015 Paris
tel: 01.45.77.95.56
Metro: Commerce

M-F: 9am-7pm
Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
4 Boulevard de Grenelle
75015 Paris
tel: 01.45.79.88.05
Metro: Bir-Hakeim

Tu-Sat: 11.30am-2.30pm / 4.30pm-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday an Monday

So… Beauty
125 Boulevard de Grenelle
75015 Paris
tel: 01.47.34.94.97
Metro: La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle

Tu-Sat: 9.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Institut Maelle
176 Rue de Vaugirard
75015 Paris
tel: 01.47.83.73.95
Metro: Pasteur

M-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

16th arrondissement
Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
6 Avenue Mozart
75016 Paris
tel: 01.42.15.01.40
Metro: Muette

M-Sat: 9.30am-6.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
145 Rue de la Pompe
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.04.35.96
Metro: Victor Hugo

M-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
80 Avenue Kleber
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.55.65.65
Metro: Boissière

M-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
20 Rue des Sablons
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.27.32.10
Metro: Rue de la Pompe

M-Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Espace Epilation
69 Rue Nicolo
75016 Paris
tel: 01.40.50.07.27
Metro: Rue de la Pompe

M-F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
121 Avenue Mozart
75016 Paris
tel: 01.42.88.10.30
Metro: Jasmin

Tu-Sat: 11.30am-2.30 / 4.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
19 Rue Jean Giraudoux
75016 Paris
tel: 01.47.20.82.27
Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Etoile

M-F: 10am-7pm (opens at 11am on Wednesday)
Closed on Saturday and Sunday

Au Coeur des Ongles
31 Boulevard Exelmans
75016 Paris
tel: 01.46.47.57.60
Metro: Exelmans

M: 11.30am-6pm
Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

17th arrondissement
Institut Marlene Ferreire
25 Avenue Carnot
75017 Paris
tel: 01.45.74.43.43
Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Etoile

Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Institut-Parfumerie A Vous de Plaire
29 Rue Poncelet
75017 Paris
tel: 01.47.66.36.32
Metro: Ternes

Tu-Sat: 11.30am-2.30 / 4.30pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

18th arrondissement
Beauty Monop
28 Rue des Abbesses
75018 Paris
tel: 01.42.52.89.61
Metro: Abbesses

M-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Salon Jean-Claude Biguine
81 Rue Mont Cenis
75018 Paris
tel: 01.53.28.10.10
Metro: Jules Joffrin

M-Sat: 10am-9pm
Closed on Sunday

19th arrondissement
Coming soon

20th arrondissement
Sephora at Printemps-Nation
22 Rue de Lagny
75020 Paris
tel: 01.43.71.12.41
Metro: Nation

M-Sat: 10am-7.30pm (Open until 9pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday (Open from 10am-8pm December 6, 13, 20)

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Yves Gratas’ jewelry is made out of gold (18 carat), and precious or semi-precious stones such as diamonds, sapphires, amethysts, tourmaline or pearls. He is the only jewelry maker in Paris who uses the mise en couleur de l’or, a technique that consists of extracting the silver and copper from the surface of the gold metal, in order to reveal the true color of the gold. Another one of his trademarks is to mount some of the stones upside down in order to get a rougher and less symmetrical piece of jewelry. His costume jewelry is big in the fashion world, he has worked for Agnès B., François Girbaud and Thierry Mugler. Yves Gratas works from his workshop/boutique on rue Oberkampf and specializes in made-to-order jewelry. His jewelry is timeless, classic, elegant and yet very contemporary.

Yves Gratas 11th arrondissement
9 Rue Oberkampf
75011 Paris
tel: 01.49.29.00.53
Metro: Oberkampf, Filles du Calvaire

M-Sat: 11am-1pm / 2pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Yves Gratas 7th arrondissement
92 Rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
tel: 01.45.44.73.62
Metro: Rue du Bac

Tu-Sat: 11am-1pm / 2pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

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Marianne Robic’s flower shop, located across the street from the gardens of the Prime minister’s home, is absolutely stunning. The freshness of the flowers is matched by the diversity and originality of the arrangements. If you want to buy flowers at her shop on a Saturday, Robic advises that you come early so you don’t miss out on the variety. I adore the apples grown with hearts and arrows drawn on them. It is a great 5€ Valentine’s gift!

Marianne Robic
39 Rue de Babylone
75007 Paris
tel: 01.53.63.14.00
Metro: Saint François-Xavier, Sèvres-Babylone

M-F: 8.30am-8pm
Sat: 9am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

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It all started when ethnologist Sandrine Dulon traveled the world with a friend and came back with a collection of antique jewelry, semi-precious stones and other inspiring materials. First Sandrine Dulon made jewelry for her friends, then her work became increasingly popular and finally she met the person who launched her career: French Elle Magazine fashion editor fell in love with the Satellite Spring and Summer collection of 1988 and it made the cover of the magazine’s January Special Fashion issue of that year. Satellite’s new collections are bi-annual and always reflect diverse cultural influences.

Satellite
1st arrondissement
314 Rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.01.30
Metro: Tuileries, Pyramides

M-Sat: 10.30am-7pm (until 7.30pm on Saturday)
Closed Sunday

2nd arrondissement
10 Passage du Grand Cerf
75002 Paris
tel: 01.55.34.95.75
Metro: Etienne Marcel

M-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

4th arrondissement
23 Rue des Francs Bourgeois
75004 Paris
tel: 01.40.29.45.77
Metro: Saint-Paul

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M-Sun: 11am-7.30pm

Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV)
52 Rue de Rivoli
75004 Paris
tel: 01.44.59.39.88
Metro: Hotel-de-Ville

M-Sat: 9.30am-7.30pm (until 9pm on Wednesday)
Closed on Sunday

6th arrondissement
15 Rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.44.67.06
Metro: Saint-Sulpice, Sèvres-Babylone

M-Sat: 10.30am-7pm (closed 45 min for lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

7th arrondissement
Le Bon Marché
22 Rue de Sèvres
75007 Paris
tel: 01.44.39.80.00
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone

M-W: 10am-7.30pm
Th: 10am-9pm
F: 10am-8pm
Sat: 9.30am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

9th arrondissement
Le Printemps
64 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
tel: 01.42.82.53.76
Metro: Havre-Caumartin

M-Sat: 9.35am-7pm (until 10pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

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I always go for the dark praliné. One day I tried Mr Chapon’s rocher… o H m Y g O d!
I want a Fabrique Chapon rocher for every hour of the day. Fabrique Chapon is another chocolatier in Paris to add to your list of places to try. A few years ago the city of Paris awarded Patrice Chapon the “Grand Prix du Chocolat”.
For the little story, Mr Chapon worked with the Crazy Horse girls and dressed them up in chocolate outfits.

Chocolat Chapon
69 Rue du Bac
75007 Paris
tel: 01.42.22.95.98
Metro: Rue du Bac

Tu-Sat: 10am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

52 Avenue Mozart
75016 Paris
tel: 01.42.24.05.05
Metro: Ranelagh

Tu-Sat: 10am-7pm
Sun: 10am-1pm
Closed on Monday

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La Tour Eiffel. How to visit the Eiffel Tower.
It’s cheap (12€) to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower but the average wait to get to the elevator is 2 hours. To avoid waiting in line you can always opt for the stairs to reach the 1st and 2nd floor (the top floor is only accessible via the elevator). Each of the 1st and 2nd floors can be reached in about 10-15 minutes after a 20-minute wait at the staircase entrance. For those who aren’t into exercising and/or don’t want to wake up with sore calves for the next two days, here’s another option to get to the Eiffel Tower’s 2nd (and most interesting) floor while bypassing every line: Le Jules Verne restaurant.

My idea of a very special visit to the most visited monument in the world is to have lunch, or dinner, at the prestigious Jules Verne restaurant. Enjoy world-famous Chef Alain Ducasse’s gourmet contemporary French cuisine 377 feet above sea level with a breathtaking view of Paris. A private elevator (south pillar) takes you to the Jules Verne restaurant so you don’t have to worry about the lines. If you are coming to Paris on vacation and fancy having a meal on the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, then you should definitely plan ahead. Sometimes it takes up to 3 months to book a table. Reservations can be made online or by phone: 33 (0)1.45.55.61.44. The online calender lets you know what the available dates are, with a little bit of luck you might find some opening during your visit.

To give you an idea of the prices: the lunch menu is 80€ (120€ with wine) and the dinner one is 200€. A la carte, appetizers are around 65€ and main dishes about 75€. The cheese plate or desserts are all 24€. Here are a few dishes on the menu:
-appetizers:
“Pressed chicken and foie gras layers with black truffle,
toasted country finger bread”
“Marinated gilt-head bream, domestic caviar, mimosa garnish, lemon condiment”
-main dishes:
“Roasted Imperial langoustines, green vegetables, infused bacon”
“Pan-seared beef tournedos & fresh duck foie gras,
souffléed potatoes, Perigueux sauce”
-desserts:
“Bitter chocolate soufflé, Bourbon vanilla ice cream”
“Light wild strawberry and coconut cake, lime-coconut sorbet”

For more information on the restaurant go to Le Jules Verne.

There are other restaurant options -minus the private elevator- on the Eiffel Tower, such as the more affordable Les Buffets de la Tour Eiffel (ground level, 1st floor and 2nd floor) and Altitude 95 (1st floor).

Some practical information about the Eiffel Tower:
-It is open year round 7 days a week from:
9.30am - 11pm / January 1 to June 12 and September 1 to December 31
Final lift up at 11pm (10.30pm for top floor)
Final staircase admittance at 6pm
9am - midnight / June 13 to August 31
Final lift up at midnight (11pm for top floor)
Final staircase admittance at midnight.
-Smoking isn’t allowed on the Eiffel Tower.
-NO pets allowed.
-Non-foldable strollers are not allowed.
-The top floor is not accessible to visitors in wheelchairs.

If you plan to visit the Eiffel Tower in a group, check out the online reservation to purchase your tickets in advance and choose a day and time for your visit.

Eiffel Tower
Champs de Mars
75007 Paris
tel: 01.44.11.23.23
Metro: Dupleix, Bir-Hakeim, Ecole Militaire, Trocadéro
RER: Champs de Mars - Tour Eiffel

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