Part III | CHIC Travels | Brussels

Streets of Brussels are so magical, but then again all streets in Europe are the same. They ooze these sort of intrigue, as if they have seen life go by for years and years, and so they have. Brussels more so though has this chicness that most likely comes from its french influence yet cool that comes from the dutch influence, creating this atmosphere like no other. 

Entering heaven, also known as Pierre Marcolini Haute Chocolaterie, which has endless floors of goodness and is the place I want to call home, yes because nothing gets better than this for those who are chocolate connoisseurs as I like to call myself. It is a chocolate mecca in Brussels, it is the a sensual experience and one you most not miss if you ever visit this charming city.

I went stepped out happy with my Olympa Le-Tan for Pierre Marcolini designed chocolate box, which I still have and plan to transform it into something useful. I got two of each kind of chocolate pieces, they had from Venezuela, Brazil, to Mango and Strawberry, so many options that there is no way you can go home without any. 

Cutest Mini Cooper I ever did see.

Barney ran into his twin while we strolled the streets on the second day, right before the snow began to fall, which forced us to seclude back to the hotel as it was way too cold for our furry baby. We actually never left the hotel that day because it was snowing way too hard, making it difficult for us to navigate the streets. But it was actually a very relaxing and welcoming experience, as this was actually my first time seeing snow settle on the ground. Watching snow fall was so beautiful to me, just as I had seen it happen in countless movies, and made me feel just the way I thought, magical (my favorite word). 

I have a thing with lavish door knobs, they look so regal, so glorious and look so beautiful hanging from large doors. You see so many of these beautiful details all throughout the city,from regal knobs, so gracious statues to picturesque structures. 

See PART I x PART II of my Brussels story.

| Chic Travels | Customized Fragrance in Prague

| ABOVE | Sniffing different oils to find the right ones to mix | BELOW | A technique used to blend different scents into one by crisscrossing the arms with scents in hand so to determine if that mixture is one you would like before placing it on a perfume bottle.  

| ABOVE | Clearly I found a scent I liked, I ended up doing a combination of no. 16 at fifty percent and no. 20 at fifty percent | BELOW | Different bottle options to chose from depending on your price point.

| ABOVE | It was my husband's turn to pick out his scent | BELOW| His combination was no. 4 at fifty perfect, no. 18 at twenty-five percent and no. 34 at twenty-five percent. 

| ABOVE | Preparing my scent with the two oils I selected no. 20 Lipovy Kvet (Linden Blossom) and Zeppelin (couldn't find the English translation) | BELOW | You can also buy perfumes that have already been mixed by the perfumer. 

This is the last coverage of our weekend trip to Prague back in early May. As we were walking away from the Prague Castle through the stairs that lead to the castle, we stumbled upon this charming little shop that sells customized perfumes/fragrances, it was really a matter of fate as my husband and I had been discussing the idea of finding a place where we can create our own scent. When we stumbled on this shop, we were very excited and had to make the time to stop in and take a look. Needless to say we spend about almost an hour in there trying to create our very own perfume, my husband and I both walked out with scents of our own. My perfume is almost done, I know, that is how much I loved it, it has a soft but rosy smell to it so it is perfect for day time, my husband's is soft but musky and also a day time cologne. The best part of the whole experience is that you can restock your perfume/cologne by ordering it through their online shop. So once I am done with my perfume, I just send them the name of my scent and they will ship it to me, the other great part about it is that they ship worldwide. 

If you are ever in Prague, you have to make a stop at Zámecká Parfumerie, you won't regret the experience.