Paris in June – that’s something that definately puts a smile on my face :-) After my latest trip to Paris it didn’t take long until I bought new tickets to visit the wonderful city again. This time I will be there for a week and my childhood friend will join me for a weekend, how great isn’t that? I will show her my Paris and I’m so looking forward it. One good thing is that there is no Fashion Week, so no fashion shows to attend…only pure pleasure which means eating delicious food, yummie pastries…ice creams at GROM…walk around in the city..enjoy the magical sunsets…oh..I’m already counting down the days. Two weeks to go and then I will sit on a plane to Paris <3

Cire Trudon – the oldest French manufacturer that produces the world’s most prestigious candles of the highest quality. During my latest trip to Paris I visited the charming boutique of Cire Trudon at 78 Rue de Seine. I love having candles in my home just to add a cozy atmosphere and each time I’m in Paris I always bring at least one Cire Trudon candle with me back home.

I’m not the only one beeing addicted to Cire Trudon’s candles, some of the clients in the past was acctually Napoleon and Marie Antoinette. The Trudon company also supplied the court of Louis XIV with their scented candles and also many palaces and large churches in France. If you visit their website you can find lot’s of interesting facts and the history behind the brand.

I’ve been a loyal client to Cire Trudon for years and besides the appealing fragrances, elegant glasses emblazoned with the Cire Trudon gold crest the candles comes in I buy them because they are all made of vegetal ingredients, 100% cotton wicks and free from petrol derivates with other words, they are safe for users. If you, like me, love scented candles, I want you to be aware and always check the ingredients when buying candles. Unfortunately many candles on the market are made of paraffin, the final byproduct in the petroleum refining chain. The burning of paraffin contaminates the air with toxic particles, so be aware and avoid all the toxic candles made of paraffin.

There are two Cire Trudon stores in the world, the one I visited in Paris and one in London. It is possible to buy the candles online, but I prefer going to the boutique in Paris, it’s an experience in itself and I get to smell the different candles before buying one. The staff are very service minded, if you ask them for help they would kindly assist you. In the photos I’ve taken below you can see that every candle is under a dome. Instead of smelling right on the candle (which often are too strong) the staff will lift the dome while allowing you to smell the inside of it. That way you can feel how the candle smells like and if you want to know the essential ingredients the staff know them by heart. I did buy a new candle during my latest visit to Cire Trudon and I will show it here in another blogpost.

Cire Trudon – 78 Rue De Seine, 75006 Paris

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