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SHOPPING: PERFUMES Frommer
Editions de Parfums Fréderic Malle

If you're jaded and bored with the big-brand name perfumes that are sold at every duty-free airport in Europe, consider a visit to this boutique where brands are more personalized. This is the only outlet of an organization that was founded in 2000 by master perfumer Fréderic Malle, whose nose is as sensitive as that of any wine expert. Each of the scents sold here comes in a standardized bottle (they call it a flacon) in either a 50ml (priced at 54€-75€, depending on the scent) or a 100ml (priced at 68€-115€) size. Scents are designed for either men or women, come in varying intensities of floral, spice, or "Oriental" motifs, and carry names that include Iris Poudre, Noir Épices, En Passant, and one of the best-sellers, Musc Ravageur. There's a lot of elegant chichi about this place (the paneled decor was designed by super-decorators Andrée Putnam and Olivier Lempereur), but the scents inside are often lovely. One of the things we like best about the place is the framed photographic portraits of each of the men and women who created the original scents sold within the boutique. Each is treated, at least photographically, like the "grands artists" they probably are.

37 rue de Grenelle, 7ePhone: 01-42-22-77-22.Open: Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm.Métro: Rue du Bac.


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