If you frequently read the Sama Gazette, then you know we appreciate l’Art de vivre à la Française (French Art of Living) and that we are seriously thinking about launching the Sama Epicurean Fraternal Society for real. Our friends at Cool Hunting (website and @coolhunting) have posted a very interesting article about French company Côté Bastide bath products they discovered while staying at the Hotel Pastis (funny name) in Saint Tropez (South of France).

The Côté Bastide collection includes an assortment of fragrances, candles, soaps and home furnishings, sold in their shop in Paris (4 rue de Poissy, 75005 Paris) and in the south of France at the Boutique Showroom in Lourmarin. Apparently, Côté Bastide collection is renowned for the quality of their products, and a friend of mine (a gorgeous blond model -yes, I know how to choose my friends) just told me she uses them for a long time. I will go visit the parisian shop next week!

Next week: a Sama Team Member taking a bubble bath, with pictures, because we are serious people at the Sama Gazette, we test everything we talk about (well, kind of…)