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Wish you were here

Posted by Robin on 17 February 2009 27 Comments

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.

Update: video no longer available, sorry!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: serge lutens

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  1. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Oh god, all those bell jars……. sigh…

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  2. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 2:40 pm

    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!

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  3. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 3:43 pm

    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 …

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  4. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Wearing Muscs Koublai Khan today and wishing I was there. The detailing (crown moldings, etc..) in the room is lovely too.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 6:30 pm

    If you listen closely, you can hear the correct pronunciation of Serge Lutens: Sairzh Loo-TENZ.

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  6. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 7:23 pm

    Yes — I liked the molding too.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 7:24 pm

    LOL…and you didn't even have to dress up for it! Probably more fun than actually going there.

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  8. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 7:25 pm

    I prefer to think of him as SUrj.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 9:07 pm

    Oh, I wish I were there, alright.

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  10. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Too costly to visit in person, LOL…this was cheaper.

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  11. Anonymous says:
    17 February 2009 at 10:19 pm

    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. :)

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  12. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 12:12 am

    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.

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  13. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 11:52 am

    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…….

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  14. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 11:53 am

    I'm sure they have great customer service! How many levels are there? It looked like two?

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  15. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 12:06 pm

    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.

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  16. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 12:06 pm

    jtc, did you buy anything fabulous?

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  17. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 5:40 pm

    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

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  18. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 5:45 pm

    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.

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  19. Anonymous says:
    18 February 2009 at 6:11 pm

    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).

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  20. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 6:56 am

    I really must learn French. I would sell my first born for a shopping spree there!!!

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  21. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 9:59 am

    Thanks! IIRC, Chandler Burr says something about the bathroom up there, but can't remember what! Marble toilet seats or some such?

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  22. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 9:59 am

    Oh, but lucky you! I think ISM is probably my all time favorite.

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  23. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 10:00 am

    LOL — I would not give quite so much ;-)

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  24. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 11:48 am

    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.

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  25. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Funny the things that stick in your mind…will have to go find that passage again & see why!

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  26. Anonymous says:
    19 February 2009 at 10:33 pm

    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!

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  27. Anonymous says:
    20 February 2009 at 12:49 pm

    One of each would cost you a pretty penny — the line has gotten so large!

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