9 cool and unusual addresses to make your Christmas gifts

© Mathilde Gaunoux, Romain Ricard, and Fragonard

Unusual objects, stylish clothing, funny gifts, and arty trinkets... Here's a selection of beautiful stores to find the perfect Christmas gifts. From original concept stores to whimsical boutiques, our shortlist of great addresses to spoil our loved ones.

Location: Fragonard's perfume stores, including the beautiful wooden one near the Opéra Garnier, are not always the first thought, but they are filled with tons of gift ideas competing in refinement. In addition to beauty, Fragonard now offers sublime decor pieces inspired by Provence and Sicily, as well as clothing with colorful prints.

Gift Ideas: The new lifestyle collection includes Mediterranean-inspired plate sets (€45), beautiful starry pillowcases (€45), floral towels (€30), and sunny cushions (€45). For clothing, there's a baroque-inspired shawl (€85), a poncho (€125), and an astral dressing gown (€85). Complete the gift with Fragonard's delightful fragrances: room spray (€32), diffusers (starting from €34), candles (starting from €32), and the delicious orange blossom perfume with notes of jasmine and bergamot (€99).

Fragonard Francs Bourgeois, 51 rue des Francs Bourgeois, Paris 4e, ouvert tous les jours de 10h30 à 19h30.

Location: A.S.L, the line created by the Saint-Lazare creative studio, opens its first pop-up shop in the Marais for Christmas, offering beautifully designed decor items and practical furniture.

Gift Ideas: Wooden or faience lamps (starting from €220), cozy wool blankets (€140), towels (€12), embroidered tablecloths (€80), as well as ashtrays (€75) and vintage shakers (starting from €70). Our favorite: dozens of framed posters ready to be gifted (starting from €60).

Magasin A.S.L, 40 rue de Poitou, Paris 3e, ouvert du mercredi au dimanche de 11h à 20h jusqu’au 23 décembre.

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Location: At SLOW Galerie, you must hunt to find the rare gem, just like in a record store. No vinyl records in this former pharmacy, but over 5,000 posters, drawings, engravings, screen prints, and illustrations are displayed in every corner of the shop with a stock that is often renewed.

Gift Ideas: Artworks range from €20 to €3,500 for some unique prints: "Les petits pas dans les grands" by Atelier Lugus (€70) as a souvenir of sunny summer days, Cachetejack's “Off” digital print (€35), and Yukiko Noritake's paintings exhibited and sold at SLOW Galerie until January 16, 2024. Our favorites include "Villa" (€87) and "Fin de l’été à Paris" (€71).

Location: This is the brand-new concept store in the Marais. Deeya has just opened its superb permanent boutique with colorful pieces from clothing, jewelry, and accessories designers straight from India. The goal? To reinvent the image of Made in India.

Gift Ideas: Embroidered Frangipani (€360) and Floral Block Print (€300) shirts. Beaded bags by Ode to Odd (Blue Water Lily, €500), RIP Patriarchy T-shirt by Motherland (€30), silk dresses by Vineet Rahul (White Floral Embroideries, €380), pearl necklaces by Gamut (Carrom Board, €80), or Misho's golden jewelry (Gemela, €140).

Location: A shop where Provence is glorified! Sophie Douzal, the owner of her own press agency, has gathered her summer memories in Provence to create her sublime brand, Le Château de ma Mère. Her colorful boutique on rue de Grenelle makes you want to retreat to the South and snuggle into floral sheets that smell of lavender.

Gift Ideas: Beautiful table sets and cutlery pouches (€180), a toiletry bag with a lovely print (€55 - €65), and checkered (€60) or striped (€65) cushions to set the mood and read Marcel Pagnol before bedtime.

Le Château De Ma Mère, 84 bis rue de Grenelle, Paris 7e, ouvert du lundi au samedi de 11h à 19h et tous les dimanches de décembres (mêmes horaires).

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Location: Halfway between the Scandinavian bazaar and the chic drugstore with an extraordinary selection: La Trésorerie is a truly unique and insane concept store that will enchant decor enthusiasts, foodies, chic desperate housewives, DIY experts, and home sweet home fashionistas.

Gift Ideas: A beautiful matcha bowl (€14.50), a delicate Romantic Nice eau de toilette with notes of rose and citrus (€29), a mohair blanket in blue foam (€174), a beautiful crystal glass lifestyle champagne coupe (€7.40), a large ceramic carafe (€75), a small box of shea butter and argan oil soaps (€19.95), or a very cozy washed linen bathrobe (€189).

La Trésorerie 11 rue du Château d’Eau, Paris 10e, ouvert tous les jours de 11h à 19h, le dimanche jusqu’à 18h30. 

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Location: Good news: Marin Montagut, the favorite French illustrator and creator of Parisians, has set up his marvelous cabinet of curiosities in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. On the agenda: glasses, scarves, boxes, cushions, and other wonders illustrated by the artist, in the Marie-Antoinette style. His signature? A delicate, meticulous, subtly imperfect, and offbeat drawing style that adds all the charm to the objects.

Gift Ideas: The "Paris je t’aime" little secret box, a trompe-l'œil book, to hide precious jewelry (starting from €115), the Jardin du Palais-Royal glass (€39), 100% handmade, a lovely "house of happiness" cushion (€110), or the comforting Sicily-scented candle (€78).

Marin Montagut, 48 rue Madame, Paris 6e, ouvert le lundi de 13h à 19h, du mardi au samedi de 11h à 19h.

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Location: If you remember only one, it's her! Marina Mussat, aka La Seinographe, has set up her engaged holistic concept store, like an ode to the art of living and well-being. Vintage, responsible creation, and a yoga room with treatment booths to spend winter in an even more cocooning mood.

Gift Ideas: Eden earrings by 4 Crosses (€69), beautiful posters of the names of our favorite Parisian neighborhoods (Saint-Germain poster €12), beautiful porcelain vases (€59), a pair of magic mushrooms for DIY face massages (€40), or a plant-infused infusion to give the energy to conquer the world (€35).

La Seinographe, 41 rue Notre Dame de Lorette, Paris 9e, ouvert du mardi au samedi de 11h à 19h 

Location: This second address of the stylish select store in Saint-Germain-des-Prés asserts itself as the place to be in the Marais for stylish gifts. On the program? Even more accessories for men and women, high-tech gems, and decorative objects.

Gift Ideas: Cozy Living's plush blankets (€99), Simone Eyes sneakers (€135) from Parisian creator Bons baisers de Paname, a practical Secrid Miniwallet cardholder (€65) designed as the most practical accessory of the moment to quickly pull out credit cards and business cards, or a Lexon Mini LED Lamp (€29.90) inspired by the famous Pipistrello lamp by Martinelli Luce.

Arty Dandy, 46 rue de Turenne Paris 3e, ouvert tous les jours de 11h à 19h, le dimanche à partir de 13h.

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