I Love “Paris” in the Springtime

I recently took a trip to Paris, well, not REALLY Paris, more accurately to “Paris to the Moon” in Costa Mesa. If you haven’t been there yet…comment dites-vous…in French “You should totally go?” Oui! Go!

The front store is called “Paris to the Moon.” It is an eclectic mix of cupie dolls, French soaps and jewelry.

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Ask the gals there, very nicely, to open up the back store. It’s called “Paris Underground” and I would describe it like this: If Tim Burton, Anne Rice and Robert Smith had an private apartment in The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland it would look just like this store–dark, weird and wonderful.

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These pictures will give you the best idea of what to expect. When I walked through, my first thought was, the man who owns the store must have given his mom fits growing up. He truly has a dark imagination, which I appreciate about him…

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While down on 17th Street, pop into Pantina to do a little more shopping.