Ladurée Celebrates 150 Years!

Famed bakery Ladurée is celebrating 150 years this year and what better way to celebrate than with one of their Chantilly candles in a limited-edition gift box?!  

Photo courtesy of kateshapland.com

Two-thousand and twelve also marks the ten year anniversary of Ladurée's perfumed candle line, so the choice of the Chantilly candle to celebrate such a landmark is really quite appropriate.


Also of note, Ladurée has opened a pop-up shop in the Carrousel de Louvre.  What could be more perfect than a visit to the Mona Lisa followed by a few macarons while shopping around the Carrousel? If you're in Paris, check it out at:

Ladurée Carrousel du Louvre

99 rue de Rivoli

75001 

ParisTel : +33 (0)1 42 61 58 89

Every day from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

xo Ceilidh

Papyrus Macaron Bag

Papyrus is one of my favourite places to purchase stationary.  A little while back I found the cutest macaron bag there that I just had to share!

I thought it would be the perfect bag to use to bring my lunch to work...especially since it has a little fork and spoon embroidered on the top edges.

I absolutely love the embellishments on the macarons.  Aren't they fun?! Only Pierre Hermé  macarons could be as sweet!

xo Ceilidh

Les Misérables Movie Trailer

Have you seen the new movie trailer for Les Misérables? I am so excited to see it! It is coming to theatres December 14, 2012, so we have a bit of a wait, but I'm sure it will be well worth it.  

The cast is quite superb, including the likes of Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.  Doesn't Anne sound beautiful singing I dreamed a dream?


I actually bought the Les Misérables book a couple of years ago but haven't had a chance to read it yet.  Now that the opportunity has presented itself, I think I'll have to start reading it though.

The author of Les Misérables is Victor Hugo, the literary genius who also brought us The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.  I visited Hugo's house, near Place des Vosages, when I was in Paris in 2010 (see picture below).

I hope your weekend is off to a good start!

xo Ceilidh

Fashion Friday: Chanel Cruise 2012/13

As you know, Versailles is one of my favourite places in the world.  I dream of the opulence Marie Antoinette once had at her fingertips!

For the Chanel Cruise 2012/13 Collection, Karl Lagerfeld took the collection to the site of all things formidable -- Versailles.  Check out the Details of the Collection below.

P.S.  Am I the only one who wants to get there hand on some of those interlocking CC beauty marks?!

Ceilidh

Dior's Secret Garden Versailles Film

Whenever Dior + Versailles are a pairing, something exquisite is always the result.  That's why I was so excited when Dior announced that they had a secret to reveal on May 3rd at the Château de Versailles.  Well, friends, here it is.  The new Dior video!

A film by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Starring Daria Strokus, Melissa Stasiuk and Xiao Wen Ju in La Galeries Des Glaces - Château de Versailles.

Music by Depeche Mode: 'Enjoy the Silence'

*sigh* I can only imagine what it would be like to walk down the Galeries Des Glaces without anyone else there obstructing the view of its magnificence!

Photo courtesy of Facebook.com/Dior

Isn't the CD logo constructed of flowers in the gardens brilliant!

A great start to the day :)

xo Ceilidh