<p>Marc-Antoine Barrois is a guest I’ve been wanting to feature on the podcast for a long while, so I was thrilled when we got the opportunity to spend some time together this summer at the brand’s flagship UK store in central London.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Marc-Antoine is a couturier, as well as the Founder &amp; Artistic Director of his eponymous Maison. He designs beautiful tuxedos, crisp white shirts and jewellery, but is equally well known for his collection of fragrances, created in collaboration with perfumer and friend Quentin Bisch. The perfumes have won countless awards, been critically acclaimed and found a loyal and ever-growing audience. I can’t think of any perfume that gets me as many comments and compliments as ‘Ganymede’ from Marc-Antoine Barrois.</p><br><p>The house is still independent and has a dedicated team (including Marc-Antoine’s younger brother, another Quentin!) who carefully plot the brand’s course and slowly, but surely introduce new products and new markets. Here in the UK there is a must-see shop in the Piccadilly Arcade that gives a tantalising glimpse into the ‘Marc-Antoine Barrois universe’ - complete with an upside down blue rabbit in the window! They also have a presence in Harrods and Selfridges.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Marc-Antoine mentioned the following products from his morning and evening routines:</p><br><p>Augustinus Bader - Hand Cream</p><p><a href="https://augustinusbader.com/uk/en/the-hand-treatment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://augustinusbader.com/uk/en/the-hand-treatment</a></p><br><p>B683 Fragrance - Marc-Antoine Barrois</p><p><a href="https://marcantoinebarrois.com/en-gb/products/b683" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://marcantoinebarrois.com/en-gb/products/b683</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>You can find Marc-Antoine Barrois on Instagram at:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/marcantoinebarrois/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/marcantoinebarrois/</a></p><br><p>Marc-Antoine’s personal IG:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mabarrois/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mabarrois/</a></p><br><p>Brand website:</p><p><a href="https://marcantoinebarrois.com/en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://marcantoinebarrois.com/en-gb</a></p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p>You can ‘tip’ me via the link below. This really helps me with the podcast running costs (it’s a costly business!): <a href="https://ko-fi.com/maninthemirror" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/maninthemirror</a></p><br><p>You can follow me @maninthemirrorpod on IG:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maninthemirrorpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/maninthemirrorpod/</strong></a></p><br><p>On TikTok:</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yousmellgreatwhatisit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@yousmellgreatwhatisit</a></p><p>————————————————————————————————</p><p>Thanks to Anders Sundberg for ‘Man in the Mirror’ sound mixing and production, Andy Goff @goff_andy for the artwork and Andy Gilbert (ATRX) @andygilbert_atrx for the theme music.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>