The sensual massage guide

Understanding before booking

Sensual massage is surrounded by clichés, vague promises and misleading words. Our guide exists to clear things up. Each article explains a practice, its origins and its techniques, and says honestly what you can and cannot expect from a professional salon in Paris.

Most articles are written by Shoda, the salon’s lead masseuse, who trained in Thai massage in Thailand. Lyn and Winnie, also Thai masseuses at the salon, write the others. The tone is warm, simple and precise, the same way they massage.

How the guide is written

Every article starts from real questions: the ones clients ask on WhatsApp before booking, the ones they ask quietly on their first visit, and the ones people type into search engines. Our masseuses answer them without euphemism and without innuendo, in plain English, with the same respect for the reader as for the client on the massage table. When a practice is not offered at the salon, the article says so clearly.

Start here

• What is body to body massage? The basics: technique, origins, sensations.
• Tips for your first body to body massage Everything first-timers want to know but rarely ask.
• Erotic massage glossary Nuru, soapy, tantric, lingam: every term explained in plain English.

Techniques and traditions

• Nuru massage: origins and gel Where the name comes from, the secret of the seaweed gel, and why our salon prefers oil.
• The Thai soapy massage Warm water, foam and a Thai tradition.
• Tantric massage benefits Breathing, slowness and presence.
• Lingam massage An educational look at a tantric practice, and why the salon does not offer it.
• Thai vs Chinese vs Japanese massage Three traditions, three philosophies of touch.

Paris practicalities

• How to choose an erotic massage parlour in Paris The signs of a serious salon, and the warning signs.
• Is body to body massage legal in France? The French context, explained factually, for general information.
• Pigalle at night Cabarets, bars and walks around the salon’s neighbourhood.

From reading to experience

Once you know what you are looking for, our service pages describe each massage as it is performed at the salon, starting with the body to body massage in Paris. All of them are professional massages given by trained masseuses, by the book; an indecent request or inappropriate behaviour, or the masseuse’s own judgement, ends a session immediately, without refund.

The salon is at 42 rue de Bruxelles, Paris 9th, two minutes from Place de Clichy metro, open every day from 11am to 8pm.