DW Paris Shopping
On Sundays nearly all stores are closed
VAT - good guide. Need a minimum spend of 176$ on one receipt!! http://www.globalblue.com/destinations/france/tax-free-shopping-in-france/
Always say bonjour or bonsai - greetings are important
Department stores have a 10% of tourist discount card.
Pick one up at concierge desk and validate w/ passport
Cheaper in Paris:
a) Lots of perfumes in general + special Fr perfumes
b) Chanel (some say 'no', some say it can be up to 20% but depends on the item
c) Hermes (eg their Twillys)
d) Long Champ
e) LV
f) Dior
Galeries Lafayette
Location
40, boulevard
Haussmann, in the 9th
arrondissement of Paris
Hours
Mon to Sat from
9.30am to 8.00pm
(Thursday evenings
until 9.00pm)
14/7: 10.30am to
8pm
Hermes
Dior
LV
Flagship: 17 Rue de
Sevres (located in
6ime arrondissement
near St. Germain)
Flagship: 30 Avenue
Montaigne, Paris 8e (00
33 1 40 73 54 44)
Louis Vuitton Paris Saint
Germain des Prs
170 Boulevard SaintGermain
Mon-Sat 10:30-19
10am-7pm Mon-Sat
Flagship: 10am8pm Mon Sat
Sun: 11-7pm!!
What to look at
Stuff in general but I think high-end wont have
too much and the tourist card doesnt work on
them anyway
Other
Great view of Eiffel Tower and
Opera Garnier (roof top
terrace)
Does have Hermes watches, perfumes, no
scarves? (Look for Twilly)
BEST time to get photos: (vista
is facing south)
9.30am OR
When sun starts to get a
little lower
http://www.bettertravelphotos.
com
/blog/item/paris-from-the-topof-galeries-lafayette-andprintemps
Incl the usual plus tearoom,
flowershop, bookshop,
housewares!
3 stories high!
1200 square metres!
Founded in 1946
DW Paris Shopping
75006 Paris
or
Flagship?: Louis Vuitton
Paris Champs-lyses
101 avenue des
Champs-lyses
or
23 Place Vendme
Paris, France
Chanel
City Pharma
Sephora
Chanel Cambon Soulier:
380 Rue Saint Honor
Paris, France
Or
FLAGSHIP: Chanel
Cambon: 31 Rue
Cambon
Or
Chanel Beaute SaintHonore: 382 Rue Saint
Honore
26 Rue du Four, 75006
Flagship: 10-7pm
M-Sat
Flagship: 70-72 Champs
Elysees, 75008 Paris
(00 33 1 53 93 22 50)
Mon SUN!! 108.30pm!!
M-F (8.3-8pm); Sat
9-8pm; Sun closed
1.
embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentre - face
cream but pretty rich x1
2. boiron homeoplasmine balm eg for lips
3. caudalie beauty elixir - it is a spray and
raved (but not essential).
4. nuxe fragrance not essential
5. neostrata might be cheaper here as it is
from paris?? I am not sure so cant confirm
https://blotndust.wordpress.com/2014/06/21/be
auty-products-what-to-buy-in-paris/
http://www.makeupbox.com/post/67515559790/my-parisshopping-haul-and-a-few-tips-for-beauty
yves rocher (beaut des mains -> hand cream)
? x1
Pretty much like any other Sephora in the
world, just might be a bit cheaper than Aust.
No need to go crazy
By Terry anything
Guerlain fragrance
Charlotte Tilbury anything
DW Paris Shopping
Dries Van Noten
7 Quai Malaquais
(On the left bank on 7
Quai Malaquais)
IF TIME PERMITS:
Fragonard (there are
few)
IF TIME PERMIT
Azzedine Alaia
Perfume store cant
buy in Aust
7 rue de Moussy, 4th
Anastasia Bev Hills brow wizz
Mon-Sat 10.30-7pm
Many cute cake shops also on
the left bank nearby
HMMMM dunno if
this still exists as a
shoe display room.
Might only be a
hotel
Factory style showroom (like
an exhibition space)
Other:
- Casual shop, check
out Marais area
- Or St Germain des
Pres (especially
towards Rue du Bac)
IF TIME PERMITS/NO
Serge Lutens
parfumerie
Musee D'Orsay
Les Salons du PalaisRoyal Shiseido)
- Carries all regular Lutens
perfumes + more.
Go to IUNX on Rue de
l'Universite (perfume
shop with loads)
A must for anyone who loves
art + perfume
