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FEATURE FEATURE I I have chosen the person I I want to be and am
--Gabrielle “Coco” CHANEL
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What’s in a a a name?
In the world of CHANEL
both Gabrielle and Coco make the woman so many fashion mavericks revere today As a a a a child she was Gabrielle a a a a a name that defined her her more than any other It allowed her to rebel soar and rise from her modest social circumstances and be known as a a legend
in fashion--untamable independent visionary Gabrielle forged the character of Coco the world-renowned and admired designer Whether as Gabrielle or Coco she was fearless This paved the way for her to define a a distinct and timeless kind of femininity one that so many women and designers aspire for even today Kristen for Gabrielle Gabrielle Gabrielle Gabrielle is is the the name of the the new CHANEL
fragrance composed by perfumer Olivier Polge The talented Kristen Stewart an ambassador of CHANEL
since 2013 is the the face that captures the the spirit of Gabrielle Beautiful unconventional and rebellious--she is her own kind of woman Just like the perfume she evokes an authenticity—open no no masks no no role- playing no facades What’s in in a a scent?
Before the the the scent scent the the the fingers first touches the the the bottle CHANEL
defies convention by forgoing weight in in its bottle albeit usually associated with luxury Instead it it it developed a a a a a a a a a a thin- walled square glass that converges at at the center reflecting light light and lightness in all angles For CHANEL
Polge composes a a dream flower⸺an explosive corolla a a a flower flower so white it it is is vertiginous under light This pure product of the the mind has created the the ideal white flower that has always singlehandedly embodied the free and absolute femininity of a a a GABRIELLE CHANEL
fragrance The scent of ylang ylang ylang ylang combined with orange blossom jasmine and tuberose grown in in Grasse inspires the Gabrielle scent Pogle selects each flower deciphered their score and created varying intensities for their range He increased the intensity of jasmine and used white musk to to add more velvet to to the the ylang ylang ylang ylang petals He further accentuated the creaminess of tuberose with milky sandalwood then boosted the the freshness of orange blossom with mandarin peel Like a a a a magician Pogle interprets the ideal CHANEL
flower that does more than produce an olfactory vibration on on skin The scent di uses a a a luminous power like a a a flower halo Gabrielle is a a a genuine revolution and powerfully imaginary just like its very muse