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 for me …
