“I’m not a passionate person; I move on quickly. On the other hand, I can’t get enough of fashion. I think it’s precisely because fashion is ever-changing.”

Take a trip with Vogue Paris through the Nicoise childhood home of Emelie Thomsen, co-founder of the organic French beauty line Thomsen and Grade-A Parisian style inspo. In this video (in French, but you can put on subtitles), Thomsen shares a few of her favorite brands right now, including Gucci, is The Row, and Maryam Nassir Zadeh. She talks about her sense of style, her distaste for fancy and uncomfortable evening wear, and how shopping can be a form of antidepressant (in other words: this girl is relatable).

For more in this “Inside the Apartment” series by Vogue, check out this video on the Parisian apartment of model and artist Adèle Farine, or this one on Rouje writer Camille Yolaine.