The best ladies' night in town, Bonheur des Dames, is back this Thursday night in a new venue, Club au Bonheur des Dames (40 rue du Colisée, 8th). Formerly at Chez Régine's around the corner, this ladies-only soirée includes buffet dinner, drinks, make-up booth, and sexy male striptease dancers for FREE, starting at 9:30pm. Men are welcome to join the ladies for clubbing until dawn from 11:30pm.

Be one of the happy few who get past the doorman by reserving your table at 06 21 70 52 56 or email contact@bonheur-des-dames.com and tell them Naughty Paris sent you!

The Gadabout team are quite thorough, and have even tested one of Pigalle's sexy swingers' saunas, Moon City. I would love to hear from any other readers who have visited this sauna...perhaps it will be included in a future edition of Naughty Paris!

Its unlikely location overlooking the gardens of Les Halles doesn't lessen the effect of the impressive black façade. At the door are a few burly gentlemen manning the velvet rope, a voiturier, and Christopher, the charming manager who was lured  back to Paris from New York for the occasion.

Inside, the sober 1930s style decor is lightened by a few whimsical touches. To the left, the dining room for the restaurant, with windows overlooking the street and the Fumoir (right), a real smoking room with leather armchairs and elegant furnishings to lessen the fishbowl aspect. Past the Fumoir, the spacious bar with its disco ball and DJ podium. To the right, several tiny salons for small groups. A staircase leads upstairs, where you'll find a small lounge, a music studio, and an actual bathroom with a huge bathtub. No sign of bubble bath. Perhaps it's on request.

Back on the main level, another staircase by the entrance leads down to the actual restrooms, which -- on purpose or accidental -- have no sign signifying which are for men and which are for women. So everyone goes where they please. At the far end of the what's supposed to be the ladies' room is a door. Next to the door is a small glowing panel (left). If you knew the code, you'd know what was inside. But again, that's on request only. We wouldn't want too many people to know there's a bedroom behind that door.

By 1am the dance floor is packed full of mostly 20-something beauties dancing to INXS, Michael Jackson's Thriller, and remixes of the Black Eyed Peas in their finest BCBG outfits. Alas, no cha cha dancing. The more mature clientele claim their tables for the evening, reservations oblige. 

Chacha Club
47 rue Berger, 1st
Tel 01 40 13 12 12
Open daily, 7pm-5am.
Restaurant open 8pm-1am.

All photos from the Chacha Club website.

To be clear, these men are not learning how to be in a relationship, they're learning how to get laid. As quickly and as often as possible. Olieric even tests his "students" out on the field, such as Jardin Luxembourg or the Champs-Elysées, where they have to get two phone numbers in five minutes.

Arnaud in action (from the Journal du Dimanche)

While some accuse this type of behavior as predatory and immature, others defend it as necessary for some men to overcome their timid nature or fear of rejection. "We always make our intentions clear that we're only looking for a one night stand," say one of the seduction coaches. In Paris, there are even a members-only clubs and forums where men share stories of their conquests and swap techniques. Virtual locker-rooms, if you like, such as FrenchTouchSeduction and the oddly named NaturalTechnicsDevelopment.

Some of the more common pick-up lines can be found in the Naughty Paris Guide, but ladies who want to be sure of finding themselves with a no-strings-attached liaison (or, conversely, to avoid them at all costs) may want to study these French guides more closely to know how to spot a PUA when he strikes. ;)

I've tasted a lot of fine chocolate in my time, but none have inspired me to cross town like the latest chocolate bars by the Belgian company New Tree.

Pink is made with dark chocolate (73% cocoa), and natural Guarana extract for a surprising peppery flavor and the "same effect as three cups of coffee".

Alpha is also made with dark chocolate (65% cocoa), but with the addition of chili pepper and flax seeds for crunch and "50% of the recommended daily intake of Omega 3."

The New Tree line also includes Sexy (with ginger root), Vigor (with coffee beans) and Pleasure (dark chocolate).

Aphrodisiacs or just plain addictive -- does it really matter if they make Madame happy?

(This is your free hint for the day, gentlemen).

Seems everyone has sex on the brain this season. Of course, you may expect to see sexy articles in women's magazines, but for August no less than three major French magazines -- Biba, Marie-Claire, and Cosmopolitan -- have covers screaming spécial sexe (Biba's is part of the magazine, the other two are separate supplements).

Marie-Claire's is by far the most interesting, the little red book not only hiding some very naughty eye candy, but also some genuinely intersting articles on sex clubs, the renewed popularity of stripteasers, and first person "I dared to try..." confessions. 

Biba has 15 pages within the regular magazine, but you also get a free Paul Smith tank top with the issue. Who doesn't love freebies?

Cosmopolitan's fluff is the least interesting (quelle surprise), with far too many quizzes, quotes from readers and a very little that's daring. All of them cover shopping and summer sex tips for traveling couples. All in French, of course.

Brace yourself for some sweeping Gallic generalizations, exaggerations and -- let's face it -- some hard truths. Why do French men pee on the street? Why do Parisians always flake at the last minute? Why do Parisians whine about living in the greatest city in the world? You'll find his answers to these questions, as well as useful tips ("Don’t bring wine to a “grosse soirée” - that would really be cheap of you.") and phrases to memorize that will make you sound Parisian (well, like a Parisian man, anyway: "Putain, viens, il faut que j’aille pisser"). Entertaining reading, in any case.