Every girl needs a little Chanel in her life.

33 Rue Cambon is where Coco Chanel started her empire and where in Paris, I made my first Chanel purchase.

While Paris is another world, so too is Chanel – a happy place where dreams come true and a million memories are made. A bit like Disneyland for fashionistas.

There is something about the allure of couture – whether you can afford it or not – that makes you feel special and just being in this store can do that.

Miss J and I headed to Rue Cambon to experience the significance of this particular Chanel store and found that whether you plan on spending $140 or $14,000, every Chanel customer is treated with the same magical experience.

We tried on shoes. Touched scarves. Modelled jewellery and flashed rings. Tested nail polish – and then asked to remove it. An American lady trying sunglasses was offered coffee. Yes, we would like one too please.

Coffee at Chanel. I could have died. There we were, at one of the most significant fashion sites IN THE WORLD, drinking coffee next to people buying 2.55 bags in several colours. Ooh la la indeed.

When you buy something at Chanel, your purchase is not simply thrust into a bag. Care is taken – and time – to wrap your items like they were made of glass, as if they were to be given as a gift, even is that gift is for yourself.

Your Chanel purchase IS special, worthy of your money and a fufillment of your dreams. Why shouldn’t you have an experience to match?

For the record, I bought earrings and a bracelet. I haven’t opened the packaging yet because it is just that beautiful.

Images by Jennifer Estrada.