If there were a fail safe way to attract women, all the men on the planet would have begun using it long ago, but the reality is that women’s tastes are so different that it’s difficult to nail down sure-fire tricks.  But scientist have found that women worldwide- in the United States, Britain, Germany and China- find men dressed in red to be more attractive.

The research was published by the American Psychological Association and debunks the myth that says that red only makes women sexy.  Red, seems makes both men and women think everything is coming up roses.  So put on a red shirt and try your luck!

Scientists who conducted the study asked 25 men and 32 women  to analyze various photos of  a man male dressed in a polo shirt, some in black in white, some in colour, and again, varying the frame colour. They then had to rank the photos by answering three different questions: How attractive is this person? How pleasant is to see this person? If I meet with this person face to face, would you consider him attractive? The result showed that women thought the men in red were the most attractive.

On the other hand also performed an experiment where they showed a man in a photograph in colour but wearing a green shirt or a red shirt. The result in this survey also found that women chose the man in red and considered him more “desirable” than the green-sleeved man.

As if these results weren’t enough, another study found that women thought that the man in red had a higher social status than those who were dressed in other colours.

You know, if you want to start experimenting with red clothing you best bet is to rent apartments in Paris and begin to conquer women with your finest red garb.

There are certain places in Paris like Eiffel Tower, which are recognized static symbols of the city known throughout the world. Other monuments of such stature include the Grand Palais, the Cour Carree of the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries. These sites will host the XXXVII edition of the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) from the 21st to the 24th of October.

For those concerned with art, FIAC presents itself as one of the most important annual events and an essential element for the ecosystem of art. It’s well known for its dynamism and its strict criteria for selection.

FIAC presents the most important works of contemporary art and underscores their historical significance with regard to modern art and creative trends. In the Jardin des Tuileries, for example, you can enjoy a wide range of art, performance events and even film projections.

The 2010 edition will bring together works of modern and contemporary art from around the world from 194 galleries in the world. 63 of them will be exhibiting for the first time at the FIAC. There will be 73 galleries in France, 22 from Germany and the United States, 14 Italy, 11 Belgium, 10 from Switzerland, five from Spain and Japan. Mexico, Korea and Ireland will be presented this year for the first time. Finally, the nominees for this year’s Marcel Duchamp prize are Henrot Camilla, Anne-Marie Schneider, Celeste Boursier-Mougenot and Cyprien Gaillard.

If you want to enjoy the International Contemporary Art Fair, one of the most important exhibitions of the art scene around the world, you can rent apartments in Paris. For more information, visit: http://www.fiac.com

Recently we told you about the social psychology experiment devised by Stanley Milgram in the sixties to examine why so many Germans submitted to Nazi barbarism … And his results were quite unsettling:  the majority of subjects complied and performed an act they knew to be clearly immoral because they were ordered to do so by a scientist wearing a white coat. The conclusion: authority figures can lead us to commit unthinkable acts.

A few months ago a team of French public television reporters, under the command of documentarian Christophe Nick, designed an update of that experiment. Nick created a fake game show on France 2 television that he named “The Xtreme Zone”, which was announced in Le Monde Magazine as “The game in which you are the executioner.”
To perform the experiment, the program recruited a team of eighty volunteers who had never participated in quiz shows. They were told they were to participate in the pilot of a new type of competition, in which the candidate (an actor, although the volunteers did not know) would be subject to a number of questions and each time he answered incorrectly he would receive punishment in the form of electrical shock, ranging in intensity from 80-450 volts. Volunteers would be responsible for managing these discharges, following the commands of the program presenter while the audience shouted “punishment, punishment!”.

When Milgram conducted this experiment in the sixties, he found that 60% of the participants applied the maximum possible electrical shock when ordered to do so by the scientist. The result of Nick’s TV experiment was even more disheartening: 80% of participants ended up giving the maximum shock, despite the screams of pain feigned by the actor!

Nick shot a documentary based on this experiment called “A lethal Game” which raised questions on the nature of obedience and submission for the television audiences. This documentary has raised a huge ethical debate in France and is expected to soon be translated into other languages. Meanwhile, you can rent apartments in Paris and channel surf while enjoying the though-provoking programs on French public television, but if someone instructs you to electrocute a fellow man… Say no!

The highly successful and sought-after artist Takashi Murakami Japan will be exhibiting his work this fall in no more and no less than in the halls of Versailles, one of the most glorious and holy buildings of France.  Along with Jeff Koons and Xavier Veilhan, Murakami is only the third artist to be invited to exhibit at the palace, where he will present a comprehensive retrospective, as well as new works exclusively designed for the occasion.

And so the curators of Versailles once again highlight their weakness for pop artists with a rich and colourful imagination, which contrasts with the baroque interior of the palace and creates an interesting juxtaposition between the history and symbolism of Versailles and the lightness of Murakami’s imagination. His work zeros in on the artificiality of an entire post-modern era, and above all, to Japan’s lush visual culture.

Thus, his mission is to invest the sacred halls of Versailles with an air of artificiality, creating a world reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, a move which deconstructs the powerful symbolic core of the palace; being Japanese, these underpinnings are as distant and immaterial as the Samurai figure in  Western history.

Somehow, Murakami´s specialty has always been obscuring the demarcation point between high and low culture, between sacred art and the kitsch of popular culture, between east and west, between the canonical and its crass commercialization. It is this capacity that has made him one of the most successful artists in contemporary art, at least as far as the art market is concerned. In that sense, Murakami is not so far from the absolutist nuances surrounding the pompous palace. The artist himself has become a representative and symbol of the absolute and overwhelming power of the dictates of the capitalist market.

The exhibit opens on 12 September, so we encourage you to rent apartments in Paris and visit this unusual exhibition.

Recently we introduced you to a multifaceted Parisian artist responsible for some of the most disturbing, shocking and strangely erotic pictures I’ve ever seen: Romain Slocombe.

All who have seen the movie “Crash” by David Cronenberg remember his aesthetic: scars, cervical collars, splints, braces, wheelchairs and bruises which bespeak the strange beauty of the fragile wound. In this type of images, notable for their expressive force, beautiful Japanese women with injuries and plasters  characterize the work of Slocombe, especially his  masterpiece compilation “City of the broken dolls” … These work established the iconic identity of these “broken dolls” and the fetish for this new medical art.

His photographs have influenced scores of artists from around the world: for example the controversial artist and designer Trevor Brown has acknowledged the influence of Slocombe´s, medical art, as well as fetish photographers like Helmut Newton, on his disturbing and extreme drawings, which have been prohibited in some countries.

Slocombe also stands out as  hair-raising novelist who has  explored medical fetishes in novels like “Christelle corrigée” and gotten closer to the traditional thriller, as in the trilogy “L’Océan de la Sterilite” whose first volume, “Lolita complex”, delves into the life of a Romanian girl who is abducted by false promises by a ruthless network of white slavery … In March of this year Slocombe presented the second part of this trilogy, a novel called “Sexy New York “in the Parisian bookshop La Hune on the boulevard Saint-Germain. The book takes place in Los Angeles in 1949, after the famous unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, dubbed the Black Dahlia.  He explores the political ramifications in a noir thriller that is taking French bookstores by storm.

Books, photographs, documentaries, cartoons-  Slocombe is a unique master of many genres.  Deepen your appreciation by following the steps of this inimitable Parisian artist by renting apartments in Paris and discovering more about his works…

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Although more and more couples have become interested in swinging motion, we must accept that is not for everyone and should only be done in a healthy relationship in which there is no room for jealousy, just complicity and enjoyment.

In this sense, visiting a swing club with a partner (and perhaps any social club) should help you maintain stability, and not create conflicts. It is well known that a simple misunderstanding increases in public (everyone can think of a dinner or night-out ruined by a marital fight caused by one little cutting remark). For those who already have spent years practicing the swinger lifestyle, maybe these little tips are not necessary, but if you are thinking about your first experience with your partner, you should pay close attention.

On one occasion the hostess of a popular Latin American resort swinger club told me that he received many new guests, but, unfortunately, not all of them left the establishment content. My friendly guide explained: “You should concentrate on your partner and lifelong companionship. Faced with new stimuli, you have to keep in touch with your partner, and make sure they are always a participant, whether with looks or a kisses, in the joy you are experiencing. It is not enough to simply interact with someone new, as the goal is to integrate your partner and share the experience. “

This has been made clear by the thousands of couples that practice this lifestyle, who indulge in a full menu of sexual play without leaving out mutual trust and love. Yes, because to be a swinger, I think you need to know how to love and share the pleasure. Therefore, for maximum sharing, try renting apartments in Paris to enjoy a comfortable and quiet place to enjoy this lifestyle and share in the beautiful city of lights.?

In the many swing clubs in Paris, the names and styles may vary, but generally suggestive clothing is the ideal attire. We recommend wearing clothes that not only look good but also feel good to the touch. One must feel comfortable in their own skin and with their adornments so as to best express their natural movements with confidence. And finally, personal hygiene must be taken care of to the max. Avoid being overly perfumed, but do clean and exfoliate your body so you feel sensual and ready for action.

If you go by yourself but want to interact with a partner, you must know how to understand the signs, and be careful to respect the decision of your potential playmates. In many places, the best way to approach someone is by lightly touching a “neutral” body part such as the hand or shoulder. If the couple does nothing or returns the touch, you’re probably good to go.  If, on the other hand they indicate they are not interested kindly  or remove your hand with swift gesture, please leave the couple in question in peace- but don’t worry, there is no reason to take this type of rejection to hard.

The rules of engagement may vary according to the club where you are, because there are also clubs where verbal consent is the norm before initiating physical contact.  It is essential to know the rules of the place that we are visiting visit so as to experience these joys with ease. It’s good to go slowly on your first visit, and enjoy the experience but without looking too desperate or anxious.  Relax and don’t worry if it takes one or two visits to fully get into the swing of things.

Whether you plan to return with new friends or old after visiting a swing club, make sure to rent one of the many apartments in Paris to enjoy the best of the liberal lifestyles the city has to offer.

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Young, frail Japanese women covered with scars and bruises, wearing bandages, collars, patches and orthopaedic corsets that give the appearance of having just survived a car accident  are the protagonists of the stunning images  of Romain Slocombe.   Ethereal and quiet, they are equipped with a strange and mysterious beauty that results from the intense contrasts shown: strengths and weakness, pain and calm, beauty and destruction. Romain Slocombe is a Parisian artist who has exhibited his images of “medical art” in galleries all over the world, where it has always been accompanied by a fierce controversy, fuelled by those who do not understand his photographs and see them as misogynistic expressions rather than evincing admiration of female beauty in distress.

Romain Slocombe was born in Paris in 1953, and it was clear from the start that he would devote his life to art in all its expressions. He studied Fine Arts and excelled in different disciplines: drawing, film, comic (with publications in Métal Hurlant), writing, photography …

Beginning in 1977 he began to travel to Japan and quickly became a passionate fan of Japan, enthralled by the aesthetics, culture and language of the country … And also the fascinating and fragile beauty of Japanese women, who would become his main object of study. He also came into contact with the incredible world of Shibari and kinbaku, ie, the Japanese art of erotic bondage, who combined well with his own fetish passion for bandages, orthopaedic corsets and medical paraphernalia. In Tokyo he formed a long and fruitful friendship with the famous Nobuyoshi Araki, one of the best and most prolific Japanese photographers, and with whom he has participated in several joint exhibitions and shot several documentaries.

Slocombe has exhibited throughout the world, but is in Paris where it is easier to follow the steps and find places which exhibit his disturbing photographs with pride. I recommend renting apartments in Paris to see work by this unique artist …

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For the fourth consecutive year, the best and brightest in the tattoo world converge upon the city of lights to turn it into the city of ink.  This year, the convention will be held from the 14th to the 19th of September.  Generally, tattoo conventions only last a weekend, but the Paris convention is special; not only does it unite some of the world’s best tattoo artists in an environment infused with the glamour and artistry of Paris, it is also jam-packed with activities, concerts, art shows and Burlesque- there is so much going on that it lasts almost a whole week!

As far as tattoo highlights go, you already know how this works: amble over to the web page, http://www.tattooartfest.fr/ take a look at the invited artists, and get in touch with them to see whether you might still be able to get an appointment during the convention.

This convention should be of special interest to you if you are into new school or “modern butcher” tattoos; France has long been known for defining and redefining the styles and avante garde in the world of tattoos, as the work of such invited artists as Dimitri HK, Lea Nahon, Lionel Fahy or Ludo attests…. And if nouveau tattoo isn’t your thing?  Don’t fret, there are amazing artists from everywhere from Brazil to Japan who will be able to realize your wildest dreams on the skin.

This year, the convention will be held in the an old merchandising warehouse La Halle Freyssinet, which has been renovated and transformed into an exceptional site for the convention. You can find it easily near the metro stations “Chevaleret” and “Quai de la Gare”.

Paris has long been famous for its cabaret and burlesque scene, and you can expect to see the best on the international burlesque scene like award winners Miss Lorrie Ann or Miss Glitter Painkiller.  Some of the featured performers like Mademoiselle Joris  and Linda Von Paris are actually second or third generation burlesque performers, having grown up backstage at the Moulin Rouge! For a comfortable stay and a good place to rest after the adventures and festivities, rent apartments in Paris. Your tattoo artist will thank you for taking such good care of your self, and their work!