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WHERE The city's latest arrival is Maison Francis Kurkdjian, a pristine glass-and-zinc showcase for Francis Kurkdjian, who has created perfumes for Jean-Paul Gaultier, Yves-Saint Laurent, and Armani, and is famed for unusual olfactory collaborations with choreographers, artists, and chefs. Along tiffany key rings for sale with a small range of perfumes, you'll find gorgeous-smelling laundry soap, fabric conditioner, and tubes of scented blowing bubbles (5 rue d'Alger, 1st arr.; 33-1-42-60-07-07). Nearby, Les Salons du Palais-Royal Shiseido is worth a visit as much for the exquisite, boudoirlike purple-paneled boutique as for the intense, sensual perfumes of Serge Lutens, found only here and presented in pretty bell-jar flacons, including his latest creation: a tonka bean-lavender mix called Fourreau Noir (142 Galerie de Valois, Jardins du Palais-Royal; 33-1-49-27-09-09). On the other side of the Louvre, the friendly staff of L'Artisan Parfumeur will happily take you through their wares, from long-standing best seller Mre et Musc, with its blackberry tones, to recent creations by Bertrand Duchaufour that are inspired by his travels to places such as Chiang Mai and Bhutan. All are made in France, but the natural ingredients come from all over the globe.

And if you want a fragrance for your exclusive use, there are eight scents waiting to be adopted and given a name for $20,000. L'Artisan Parfumeur has six shops in Paris, but this one also contains the Atelier, where you can learn about scents or even concoct your own (2 rue de l'Amiral de Coligny, 1st arr.; 33-1-44-88-27-50).Editions de Parfums Frdric Malle is all about the belief that perfume is linked to personality. Here you'll find just 18 exclusive perfumes commissioned from 11 of the industry's top noses, and cylindrical glass booths in which you can discover what a perfume will really smell like when you tiffany jewellery put it on (37 rue de Grenelle, 7th arr.; 33-1-42-22-76-40). The founders of Diptyque originally designed fabrics, until they discovered that what everybody loved was their delectable handcrafted candles.

Today, people from around the globe flock to this tiny shop in the Latin Quarter, where, along with the full range of candles in scents ranging from tuberose to leather, you'll find unisex eaux de cheap tiffany bangles toilette, skin care products, room sprays, and seasonal limited editions (34 blvd. St-Germain, 5th arr.; 33-1-43-26-77-44). Finally, for a post-sniffing treat, head to afternoon tea at Le Dali in the Htel Meurice, whose Philippe Starck-designed interiors give a nod to former hotel regular Salvador Dal (228 rue de Rivoli, 1st arr.; 33-1-44-58-10-44).