Chocolatier’s new macarons bring sparkle

Pierre Marcolini Haute Chocolaterie has welcomed some delicious new arrivals.

In addition to the chocolatier’s fine Belgian chocolates, the boutique on the third floor in Ala Moana Center’s Ewa Wing has introduced macarons in shimmering micalike colors and 10 intense flavors ranging from dark chocolate to salted butter caramel to rose water buttercream.

The meringue shells are so delicate, they feel like a bite of air, which will make it hard to look at other macarons the same way again.

Each cookie is $3.80, $17 for a box of four and $32 for a box of eight.

Marcolini’s Les Coeurs (hearts) are now available in six flavors — passion fruit, lime, matcha, nougat, pistachio and salted butter caramel — beyond his signature framboise, or raspberry. A four-piece boxed assortment is $17; the eight-piece box is $28.