style & design

This small-but-stylish perfume, soap, and candle shop in Raval is what happens when a cook-slash-interior designer and a journalist fall in love and make a go of a business together.

Les Topettes has everything you need to keep your home, your body, and your near and dear ones smelling better than a rose garden. There’s a lot to love here, which is why, despite the knowledgeable staff on hand, your biggest problem will be deciding what to take home. But if this perfumería’s wide selection leaves you and your nose unable to decide, Buffet Libre is ready to rescue you both.

Take home an assortment of six, 2.5-ml samples of your choice and commit to something full-size at a later date. Full disclosure: it’s all too easy to become a serial sampler. As for us, we’re in a long-term relationship with Lapiz, Les Topette’s woodsy, slightly citrusy signature scent. It’s the perfect unisex, eau-de-pencil cologne for creative types like writers, artists and architects