Paris Apartment Tour!

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Hey guys,

Hope you’re having a great week! I wanted to give you a tour of our Paris apartment so that you could see the difference between here and back home.

Much love,

Marlena and Nicola

  • Laynah

    Your apartment is gorgeous !! i love it

  • Addie

    Hey, it was great to see your apartment :) I have lived in Europe for the whole of my life and I’ve never been to US. I would be interested to see how your place in US looks like :) I think that would be interesting for people in Europe so that we can see the difference:)

    • channy

      What an awesome idea!! I would love to see what houses are like in the US…

    • Nicola

      This is a great idea Addie! We will look into doing this when we get home :)

    • CaroS

      US refridgerators are HUUUUGE :) ))

      • rachel

        everything in the u.s. is huge! we love big furniture, appliances, cars, houses… 

    • Apple

      Hi you may check this site to get some ideas how US apartmentblooks like…. nyurbanliving.com Hope these could help you:)

  • Julie

    Nicola is soo soooo pretty!!!! :)  

    Thanks girls for sharing all those vids and articles! Marlena, I wanted so bad to come and meet you on sunday, but I’m way too shy, so I stayed home (where I also have a noisy wooden floor ahah, gotta love Paris!)
    Enjoy the weeks you have left :D xx

  • Sophie

    Nicola you look great in this video… Thanks so much for sharing.. Its such a cute apartment. I love the way you have used the place ! :)  
     It would be great if you can please let me know which camera you use to video your vlogs. I will be travelling soon and want to record my travel… I am so confused about which camera to buy.. It would be great if you could share the details please. Enjoy and please try to visit London if you can.

    • Nicola

      Hi Sophie! Thanks for your sweet compliment :) We use a DSLR which can be a little on the pricey side. What we used to use are the Canon camcorders, the Vixia. They are a little less pricey and have great picture quality :)  

      • Sophie

        Hi Nicola,

        Thanks so much for replying and sharing the details. You and Marlena are very few people on youtube that ever take the effort to reply. Thats really so sweet of you both.

        I am ok to buy a DSLR because my brother is gifting it to me :) Would you mind sharing the model number please ? :) Its my time to get spoilt.. lol !! 

        Hugs Xx Thanks again…

  • isawalls

    Marlena I TOTALLY LOVE YOUR LOOK!!! PLEASE SHOW US HOW TO DO IT, the make up and the hair, so pretty. And your apartament is great :)

  • Daisy F

    you’re so lucky wish i was there. maybe one day lol 

  • Pooky381

    Tiny fridge? Haha I’m part of a family of 5 and our fridge is half of this LOL

  • Littleb113

    Marlena ..I LOVE your look in this video!!
    Tutorial please!!

  • Trisha

    the apartment is cozy, nice & clean!  ^.^

    • Nicola

      Well it’s clean when Marlena and I have not exploded our things all over the place, haha! You know how to girls can be with all their shopping bags! :)

  • A Bond222

    Thanks for the tour! It’s the closest I’ll ever come to getting to Paris!

  • Lisetm3

    Hi! Thanks so much for sharing this with us….the apartment is great!

  • Coda_leia

    Typical Parisian appartment ^^ A friend a mine who lived in Paris had a bathroom even tinier than the one you have. It was litterally built in a cupboard… (I mean toilets + shower) XD crazyness ! But well… It’s the story of Parisian buildings ^^ Majority of flats had their bathrooms on the floor until the 70′s… And lots of them still have bathroom on the floor. In which oart of the city are you ? which arrondissement ?

  • Heike

    Looks like an average european toilet. Not tiny at all for me. I always find the toilets in the US sooo HUGE. *lol*
    You guys have a very nice place in Paris. I love it. Thanks for showing.

    • Nicola

      I think we will find that the toilets are huge when we get back home! Haha!

  • Lila

    Marlena you look SOOOOOOOOOOO amazing!! would love a tutorial on your simple yet elegant make up ;)

  • Mandy_willemsen

    What a great apartment! It did made me laugh though, that you call the toilet and the fridge teeny tiny… I live in Holland, and it’s just the regular size of restrooms and fridges here in Europe, haha! I’ve never been in the US, I’m curious about how big everything must be over there ;-) Btw, I  love makeupgeek, and I love this blog as well! So nice to see what you’re up to! xxx

  • Cloud Busting

    Actually this is a huge apartment for the Paris area, you know :)
    Most apartments are tinier and crappier unfortunately.
    This was a lovely video!

  • Montse Romero

    You guys have a packing issue! You could not just pack the basics, could you? :) ) Cute apartment, don’t be hard on Europeans, we have less space!

  • Jaclyn73186

    The apartment is so adorable! I live in Germany and you lucked out with such a modern space!! I love it!! Did you buy new curling irons and blow dryers or did you already have dual voltage ones? That is something that I learned the hard way :)

  • CaroS

    Your are very fortunate to have such a great appartment in Paris! Being French, I find it cute that you find our toilets and fridges cute! :) ))) I keep reading about your French experience and I’m glad you both are enjoying it! Same for me when I go to the US 3-4 times a year in a different place each time, I keep a little souvenir of cultural differences! Love your updates! Great job! Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.
    Caroline

  • Linn Iren

    Hi!
    Where did you find this awsome aparment? Do they really rent out these apartments for only a month? Or longer of course :P

    <3
    Linn

  • Jane

    Hey Marlena and Nicola !
    Not sure this is the right place to post this but I have a place to recommand to you guys if you love healthy tasty organic food in Paris ! 
    It’s called “Bob’s Kitchen” (74 rue des Gravilliers / Metro line 3 and 11 – Arts et Métiers) and it’s actually a tiny little restaurant owned by an American-native, which serves very fresh organic and veggie food during lunch time… they have healthy juices, bagels, salad, muffins, cookies… everything is home-made and you must try their “veggie stew” (a bowl of roast and raw vegetables with rice and many other yummy and healthy things in it !). If you google the place on the internet, you’ll find many articles and pictures of the food since this place has been really recommanded on many blogs and sites…
    Hope you will have the time to go to this place, plus they speak English! 
    Enjoy the end of your trip to Paris! :)

  • Marta Valdes

    You both look fabulous, Paris is done well for you both.  Love it! Can you please let me know what Marlena is wearing (make-up)?  It looks fabulous.

  • Phoebe

    Marlena and Nicola you both look amazing in this video! :D Your apartment is beautiful! So rustic. I’m from Europe and things in this video seemed normal sized and what not :) It would be awesome if when you were back home you could do one of American houses! :D  

  • Clamavi

    For the TV programmes, you can have the English version by just clicking on the button “language” on your remote control. Obviously it just work if it’s an English or Americain TV show !

  • Windie

    Marlena,

    Your makeup is beautiful.  
    When you are not busy, can you please do a tutorial with products used and comparable substitutes?
    Thanks.

  • Kshayim

    I love the apartment!! Great tour!

  • Lwaugh75

    Marlena’s makeup in the beginning of this video is stunning!  VIDEO PLEASE! lol This video was also great because I have never been to Paris but it looks so fun and cute now I really want to go! It would be helpful to maybe make a list of classes for the non-makeup artists that we could take to know makeup applications? I know for me its hard to follow what i am told but if i can have someone show me in person, i get it better lol
    Just some thoughts! Hope your having fun ladies!

  • Isabelle

    Nice place!
    I’m glad you’re enjoying Paris.

    As I said last sunday, don’t hesitate if you need some Guerlain products or a tour guide for Versailles. Marlena has my card :)

  • Goldenlotus01

    Hi Nicola,

    I guess my original posts is lost or accidently deleted, but I know that you guys are really good about replying. I really need some help, I have tired to contact so many websites on apartments in Paris and have found very little help. Could you please share some advice and info with me. I will be moving there in Paris this summer and need some help on which arrondessements are great and safe to live in and are close to MUFE Academey. Which arrondissement do you and Marelena live in? How long does it take for Marelena to commute to school. I’d really appreciate your help, I know Marelena is very busy with school, but she is a sweet person and I beleive she likes,to share and educate people, so please, any helpful info the two of you can share with me I would be,ever grateful.

    • Goldenlotus01

      Sorry spelled Marlena’s name wrong 3 times!

  • Margarett

    Can you share with us how much it costs to rent in Paris vs. the US?

  • Julie

    Such a lovely place !!! So funny what you’re saying about the restroom…I’m from Belgium and when I go to the US I think the exact opposite thing :”why the heck having the toilets in the bathroom ?”…hahhhaaaa

  • Marlizette De Kock

    Hi Marlena, Nicola

    I need your advice desperately! We’re going on a tour of the UK with a few days in Paris as well for a total of 4 weeks. How did you decide on which clothes, accessories, shoes to pack to fit into one suitcase not weighing more than 23kgs?? I know I’ll have to wash some items here and there, but will appreciate any packing advice you can give.

    Thanks for your wonderful posts – I can’t wait to go and see some of the places you mentioned in Paris, and don’t forget those macarons!! :)

  • http://twitter.com/BonUrban Sandy Baker

    Marlena…Could you please do an updated look for Brunette Blonde Redhead(Blow Dry Look)??? I totally love this look. But, I cant find the Paint Pots (or at least some) of the colors used. Thank You so much!! I love watching your tutorials. You have made me love and look at make-up in a whole different way!!!

  • Gane

    Can’t believe Marlena gave up on that wide bed… but it’s sure because of her kindness… surely no one in this world would prefer a small bed like that… But here in Brazil if someone acted like Marlena it was completely understandable that she did for politeness and we would not accept that giving her the chance to choose, she chose the small bed… :/

  • Marida

    I love love love this video Nicola! Thanks! I dream of going to Paris one day, so thank you for sharing! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  • April

    Did you use a travel agent to find the apartment?  It was lovely. 

  • Pat Taveras

    amazing place, you guys are so lucky to be there. enjoy it!

  • Mona

    your hair looks gorgeous and your makeup is amazing as always xoxo hope you’re having fun in Paris!
     

  • Rosario

    Hello Marlena  and Nicola: I’m sure you are being asked this question over and over. Where can I find out the info to rent this lovely apartment?. I plan to take some MUFE courses and I think this place will be wonderful in the future.

  • Gfunk@gmail.com

    For Europe that’s a really good sized condo/apt. Pretty spacious. And I like that the have new appliances minus the fridge. No not everything in the us is giant. That’s a very annoying stereotypical response. Comparatively to other parts of the world the US is extremely spacious…. I hope one day you all can visit and see the truth. It’s not all about supersizing

  • Tygerlilee84

    Fun apartment.  I LOVE your makeup in this video!  You should do a product list of what you were wearing!

  • Soniapkhan

    i wish my husband and i could go to paris this summer. Could you pls give us an idea of where you were staying in Paris and how much the apartment cost you. And did you find it on the internet or did the academy marlena attended suggest it?

  • http://profiles.google.com/sharena.m Sharena Akers

    Marlena,

    I would LOVE to see a tutorial on the look you’re wearing in this video. Simply sunning.

  • Miss_marnelly

    i likey a lot!btw if u dont mind me asking how much for the rent?

  • http://www.facebook.com/heleena.bhujun Heleena Bhujun

    Trop bien l’appartement :)

  • Ana Letras

    HI! I’m from Europe and I have never been in USA. I would love to see how apartments are in US! Thanks :) )

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