chanel beauty

An individualistic, statement-making beauty look often brings to mind a riot of colour. Chanel's latest makeup line and the edgy, free-spirited makeup genius behind it seek to change that. We get an exclusive interview with Cecile Paravina – the second artist from the maison’s Cometes Collective (think of it as a coterie of rising creative talents roped in to help shape the direction of its makeup studio) to launch a collection – on changing the standards of beauty and glam.

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The first collection from Valentina Li, a member of Chanel's Cometes Collective, is a poetic expression of the nuances of the sea.

About an hour’s drive from the coastal town of Biarritz, where Gabrielle Chanel first opened her couture house in 1915, lies the village of Gaujacq. Here, thousands of camellias – the blooms from which active ingredients are extracted for Chanel’s beauty products, including its vitalising N°1 de Chanel skincare line – blossom each year during winter. At the height of the harvest season earlier this year, we headed to this magical land to meet its guardians and find out why growing Coco Chanel’s favourite flower is a true labour of love.