As a part of my girly trip to Paris, I thought it’d be so fun to go perfume shopping and find a new scent as a special souvenir from my trip for one. Because of my love for great aesthetics in all things, I settled on visiting L’Officine Universelle which has been making their lovely, natural products since 1803. If you were walking down the street, you might not even notice the shop.
Once you step into the little lobby, you can see there must be something special just beyond.
They’ve really done a great job of creating a dear little tranquil experience for you as they walk you through their different perfumes, lotions, and natural products. The ladies are just really sweet.
And if you have time, they’ll personalize your perfume box just for you.
I was noticing as I walked around Paris that day that so many more people wore perfume here than I could remember. I kept just getting the slightest little whiffs of perfume. I know that’s probably a funny thing to notice, but I’m one of those people that really notices scents. And I just kept thinking, there really is a special beautiful scent that all these Parisian women wear. So lovely!Then as I sat down to dinner and as I set my shopping bags down, I smelled the scent once again. So nice!….. Then I realized, I’d been smelling my new perfume that I’d been carrying around all day. Oh my goodness. Well, at least I really love the scent and now it will always reallyremind me of Paris!
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This is the fourth post in my Paris Party of Oneseries. You can find the first post here. The second post here. The third post here. There will be more posts to follow. Hooray!
IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
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