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Paradox Museum Paris: an unusual museum between illusions and trompe-l'oeil

A new unusual museum in Paris In Paris, visitors who love bluffing and immersive experiences are spoilt for choice. After the Museum of Illusion in the 1st arrondissement, the FlyView attraction and the Sensas sensory experience, a new unexpected museum will open in the capital in April 2023. Pa ...

14
Mar
2023

Decor: 5 Ideas to Refresh Your Decor for Spring

he flashiest colors like orange or fuchsia. 3- Create a rustic atmosphere Another of the 5 ideas for refreshing your decor in spring is to create the illusion of being outdoors. Children's bedrooms are particularly well-suited to this seasonal makeover that should delight the youngsters. Children g ...

21
Mar
2008

Fine Hair: 5 Tips to Add Volume

r at home has an immediate, albeit temporary, effect on the appearance of your hair. A balayage done in a hair salon is unparalleled for creating an illusion of volume by playing with shadows and lights in the hair. This trick works very well, but should not be overused! Indeed, fine hair is also f ...

16
May
2024

Top Chef 2024: 5 Things to Know About Season 15

15 is notably marked by the trompe-palais challenge (replacing the trompe l'oeil). Competitors will need to muster all their creativity to create a taste illusion. This year, they will also have to prepare a banquet for 50 former contestants of the show or cook on a train, and not just any train: ...

04
Mar
2010

Seattle: 5 Things to Do in the City and Its Surroundings

Woodinville Whiskey Company (WWC). In the Seattle area, WWC's rye whiskey and bourbon age in barrels for at least five years. Good to know A "Museum of Illusion" is set to move into the historic Skinner Building in downtown Seattle. Its opening is scheduled for 2024. This new museum will astonish y ...

30
Aug
2017

Saint Lucia: 5 things to know about this festival of lights

These Scandinavian songs are about light overcoming darkness. They have evocative titles such as 'Night walks with heavy steps', 'Saint Lucia, shining illusion' or 'Outside it is dark and cold'... 5- The Saint Lucia arrives in France. In France, Lucia of Syracuse is a rather unknown saint, excep ...

07
Dec
2017

Cabourg: 5 ideas for visiting the town in the footsteps of Marcel Proust

for this museum on old models: a real immersion in the Proustian atmosphere! Finish your visit in style by taking a walk in the villa's gardens. To perfect the illusion of a journey through time and Proust's work, essences cited in In Search of Lost Time have been planted there. ...

04
June
2021

The Theorem of Narcissus: a free exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris

ompidou in 2011. Bewitching creations to discover Jean-Michel Othoniel's works are an invitation to dream as the artist has a habit of playing with illusion, the imaginary and the unreal. In the Le Théorème de Narcisse tour, some works turn with the wind, others reflect the architecture of ...

04
Oct
2021

Fashion: 5 tips for wearing an overshirt

eakers or ankle boots and you're done! At the beginning of autumn, you can also combine this piece with a floral dress, long or short, to have the illusion of prolonging summer a little. 4- Wear it like a blazer At the office too, you can adopt the overshirt, provided that you respect certain ...

29
Nov
2021

Erik Johansson : a photographer master of illusion

A photographer with a surrealist universe Have you ever seen the photographs of Erik Johansson? This Swedish artist is known for his surreal photographs, composed using different techniques. In fact, he uses drawing, digital retouching and photography. Erik Johansson started designing his images ...

12
Apr
2022

Beauty: understand eyelash enhancement in 5 questions

se two treatments do not improve the density of the lashes. Therefore, if you have sparse lashes, it is better to opt for an extension that gives the illusion of full lashes for several weeks. Furthermore, enhancement should not be confused with lash extension or coloring, both of which can be of ...

21
June
2022

Be Real: the anti Instagram created by French people

rom users than other existing social networks. No more need to put yourself on stage, to look for the best decor or the best pose to adopt to give the illusion of a perfect life... With this app, you are photographed without a filter, in the truth of the moment, at a moment you didn't even choose ...

01
Aug
2022

Malaysia: the 5 best things to do in Kuala Lumpur

a radical change of scenery. Although this park is located in the heart of the big city, it offers a haven of calm and greenery and gives you the illusion of entering the Malaysian jungle. This park of over 8 hectares is home to an incredible collection of 3000 birds of about 200 different speci ...

23
Nov
2022

Hôtel de Matignon: 5 unusual facts about this building and its garden

s a garden of French and English inspiration, which combines the symmetry of a French garden with bushy English-style beds. This park is home to an optical illusion called accelerated perspective. The distance between the two alleys planted with 111 lindens narrows at the end of the park, giving ...

07
Feb
2023

5 things to know about avatars

Through these virtual doubles, we might even experience a form of digital immortality. But of course, life after death in the digital realm is just an illusion that we should be wary of... 3- Avatars are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The first avatars on messaging platforms like MSN Messenger ...

26
Oct
2023

Paris 2024: 5 things to know about the Olympic cauldron

of the Olympics without fossil fuels or greenhouse gas emissions. It operates using electricity as its sole energy source. This cauldron creates the illusion of a flame through the combination of a mist cloud and beams of light. Its giant flame ring integrates 40 LED projectors that illuminate the ...

29
July
2024