pucci mama.
you love pucci. and the latest is a limited edition collection of new beauty prods: four eye shadows and two pencils in a print (of course) zip pouch, four lip mousses, and guerlain's famous meteorites- pressed powder beads in apricot, mauve, pink and hot fuchsia. 35 rue tronchet. 01.47.42.53.23 www.guerlain.com

let's be frank.
design by design: two centuries of design at the grand palais is like living in design heaven. the broad exhibition brings together objets and furniture from the last 200 years, from the start of the industrial revolution. favorite designers and archs including piero fornassetti, zaha hadid, marc newsom, frank gehry, and marcel breuer are all here. galeries nationales du grand palais. 3 avenue du général eisenhower. 26 septembre á 7 janvier.

walking a thin line.
pizza snobs love their crusts thin, and la pizzetta offers them topped in three categories: tomato, white, and whole wheat. try the exotic prosciutto and fig. (they even deliver.) the freshest ingreds are imported from italy including the wines. salads and pastas, and the carpaccio's are equally yums. savor the last days of summer and sit al fresco along avenue trudaine in the 9th. 22 avenue trudaine. www.lapizzetta.fr

get lost.
of course you'll want to attend the first important art opening of the fall season. as in the provocative vincent gagliostro images, including paintings, videos and drawings, with influences from william golding's lord of the flies, peter pan, jean luc godard, and CNN. if i should lose you. galerie NEC/nilsson & chiglien. opens 13 septembre.117 rue vielle du temple. www.gagliostro.com

monkey on your back.
don't be a monkey's uncle and miss this classic chinese opera based on nine ancient paintings. it tells the magical story of the favorite chinese literary character, the monkey king, who achieves the same status as buddha. monkey journey to the west. theatre du chatelet. 26 septembre á 13 octobre. www.chatelet-theatre.com

inside outsider.
mix art, science, and the newest technology and presto - you've got the @rt outsider festival. this year's theme is "invisible territories" which includes a famous video by charles and ray eames from 1977. sculptures, digital multimedia, photos, and installations make up the rest of this exhibition. 12 á 30 septembre. maison europeenne de la photographie. 5-7 rue de fourcy. www.art-outsiders.com