Between mystery and elegance, perfection and audacity, Les Exclusifs de Chanel welcomes, more than a fragrance, a 19th olfactory vision: Comète. Intense and luminous, the fresh accord of cherry blossom is caressed by sensual notes of heliotrope and iris. An intense floral trail of “stardust” with a powdery, musky signature.
In the opinion of most perfume lovers (journalists, experts or neophytes), the Collection Les Exclusifs de Chanel is an exceptional olfactory line, the luxurious expression of a perfumery unlike any other, composed of noble and often tailor-made materials.
These fragrances tell a different story about the woman and the designer, her history as much as that of the House, in a timeline and style all their own.
Out of fashion, ageless and genderless, they follow no creative rhythm, listening only to the perfumer’s instinct. “Perfume at Chanel is a state of mind. The expression of a style and an idea that goes beyond the simple aesthetics of a raw material,” confides Olivier Polge, Creative Perfumer for the brand.
Comète, the nineteenth opus in this series (eau de parfum 75 ml, €230 or 200 ml, €405) is no exception to the rule. “At the beginning of every creation, there has to be a trigger, and for Comète, that trigger was the idea of stardust,” he explains. “The comet is a strong symbol for Chanel, and I’m thinking in particular of the Comète necklace from the 1932 Haute Joaillerie collection, which is worn open, right on the skin, and evokes …
