2. July, 2012 by trending FASHION
Paris Haute Couture Style Week is kicking up its high heels and the city will be offered its bi-annual injection of gorgeousness on and off the runway. With Paris supplying so many options, from the luxurious to off-the-beaten path, it really is effortless to keep your skin glowing as you rush from show to show. Here's THR's guide to hunting beautiful along the Seine.
Face: The Mandarin Oriental, the newest addition to the Parisian palace hotel scene, delivers urban zen, just around the corner from the Spot de la Concorde. Take a pause to pamper your self and your skin with the two hour and 20 minute Guerlain Orchidée Imperiale prestige facial massage in your personal private suite complete with deep skin cleansing, firming facial massage, eye contour definition, age-defying Orchidee Imperiale creams and 3 different face masks. And dont miss the new 80-minute ?bloom into summer? massage starring sensuous Chinese herbs and flowers and a dip in their vitality pool. The Mandarin is also the spot for a beauty enhance inside and out with a brand new cocktail launching just in time for Style Week known as "The Tiny Green Dress," a mix of fresh cucumber, melon, mint, lemon juice, wasabi, lettuce and agave. Guerlain Orchidée Imperiale prestige therapy: 420 euros. 251 rue Saint-Honoré
Hair: Put your locks in the care of Leonor Greyls hair spa. The best French hair care line offers specialized beauty treatments at their central spot just behind the Madeleine Church. Attempt their signature hour and a half spa therapy that includes a scalp and back massage, their palm oil and wheatgerm oil-based masks and creams and steam therapy, then get a quick cut and color prior to you head out on the soiree circuit. Leonor Greyl is popular for its all-natural merchandise that use ingredients like wheatgerm, seaweed, palm oil and, new this summer time, magnolia oil. Fans of the brand incorporate French stars like Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Alain Delon and American A-listers Cameron Diaz, Mila Kunis, Nicole Kidman, Sofia Coppola, Jennifer Aniston, Kirsten Dunst, Drew Barrymore, Julianne Moore and Madonna. Hair treatment: Ranges from 95 ? 115 euros based on length of hair. 15 rue Tronchet
Physique: Why do actresses like Marion Cotillard and Berenice Bejo adore Dior? Find out at the Dior Institut at unofficial Style Week headquarters the Plaza Athenee. Head to the downstairs spa with a minimalist silver and white décor for their brand new ?Corps Celeste? treatment. The head-to-toe treatment is perfect immediately after an intense day of operating in heels and tends to make use of the brands ?Dior Svelte? hydrating and firming cream to tone the skin. Plus, youll be just below the Plazas bar so you can pop up for a bellini as you watch the fashion crowd stroll by"Corps Celeste? massage: 180 euros / 50 minutes. 25 Avenue Montaigne
Spirit: Looking for some Om away from home? Attempt classes with English-speaking yoga teachers in Paris. Take pleasure in the view of the Eiffel Tower from a boat along the Seine with Cassandra Kishs Vidyaa yoga class (25 euros, enter on the quai across from 26, avenue de New York) on Saturdays or head across the river for ?guerilla yoga? classes (recommended donation 20 euros, 65 Quai d'Orsay) with Marc Holzman and Anne Vandewalle at the American Church. In among shows and shopping in the very chic ?NoMa? (North Marais) neighborhood, pop in for the hour-lengthy classes at lAtelier Marais (10 euros for first-timers, 75 euros for five classes, 54 rue Charlot) that just opened last year and has gathered quite a local following. Try classes with English-speaking teachers including Fanny, Marie, Ingy, Cathy or Karl, who offer you different styles of yoga such as Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Kriya, pre and post natal and hormone yoga, plus Pilates, Meditation and Tai Chi classes. If you couldnt fit your yoga gear into your suitcase, head to Yoga Idea (123 rue de Turenne), a idea shop dedicated to every thing zen. Take a travel-sized Manduka yoga mat back to your hotel or put on yogas personal version of couture, fashionable street put on brands like Om Girl, Beyond Yoga and Spiritual Gangster.
Beauty foods: Paris might be famous for its croissants and macarons, but the city is also wealthy in beauty foods. At SOL Semilla bar cantine boutique (23 rue des Vinaigriers), a quaint spot along the Canal Saint Martin, enjoy a beauty enhance from the inside with dishes ready using superfoods like aloe vera for glowing skin, urucum for protection from the sun, acerola rich in Vitamin C or cacao for an energy lift. Try the ?purple power? juice or magical maca ?milkshake? finish with a decadently wholesome dessert produced with antioxidant-wealthy acai berries. Actress and Karl Lagerfeld muse Vahina Giocante is a fan. On Sunday, wake up early and head to the outdoor organic marketplace on the Boulevard Raspail (9 am to two pm, Boulevard Raspail between the rue de Rennes and the rue du Cherche-Midi) exactly where youll most likely run into Gerard Depardieu, Juilette Binoche, Julie Delpy or Diane Kruger whilst you sample the fresh make from farms all over France. Make certain to take a fresh wheatgrass shot at Hermiones stand, cease at Le Coin Bio for the highest top quality ?Demeter? label goods in France complete with a friendly staff and indulge your sweet tooth with fresh blueberries from St. Exupéry at the ?Délices du Petit Prince? ephemeral summer stand. Plate of the day/SOL Semilla: 12 euros
Infant-soft skin:Les Douces Angevines: Diane Kruger and Jennifer Garner enjoy this organic line of all-natural serums that mix various plants to assist the skin glow. The products are, for now, only obtainable in France so stock up although youre in town. Attempt their ?Lia? to target undereye circles after a late night out or the brand's Aube dEte for a wholesome summer time glow.
Flawless nails: ?French manicures? arent in fact French at all and, till not too long ago, just getting any manicure was really difficult in Paris. Instead of nail spas on every single street corner, there are bakeries. Luckily, OPI has opened Culture of Color nail bars all more than the city that not only offer top quality hand and foot remedies with OPIs signature range of color, but are also reasonably priced, centrally situated and fast adequate to fit in among shows.
Fresh air: Although you could be spending most of your time sitting in automobiles among shows or sitting on benches at the shows, make confident to get pleasure from a couple of minutes of the beauty about you. Walk through the Tuileries gardens, the Location des Voges or the Luxembourg gardens or grab a ?Vélib? bicycle and skip the car service to your subsequent rendez-vous.
