Ok, maybe it ‘s not totally official but a poll by a British drugstore surveyed 2,000 women to see what beauty tricks made them feel beautiful. Not surprisingly, more than half of the women said their number one trick to feel sexy is to put on perfume. This poll just confirms what Coco Chanel knew all along – why else would she say to “wear perfume where you want to be kissed”?
The story and iconography of Chanel N°5 never gets old. The mystery of the iconic scent continues to unfold in the latest video on the subject as told by Jacques Polge, Chanel’s infamous “nose”.
Les Exclusifs de Chanel, the heritage fragrances named after pivotal icons and places in Mlle. Chanel’s life are now available in parfum form. The fragrances, which originally were only offered in hefty 6.8 ounce flacons were made in light concentrations and meant to be sprayed liberally. Last year smaller, travel-friendly 2.5 ounce petits flacons were introduced and Chanel recently announced the introduction of Jersey, a new addition to Les Exclusifs range. Now, Chanel is releasing Les Exclusifs in parfum form: The most luxurious, concentrated form of fragrance – the fullest expression of the perfumer’s art. The parfums will be released in groups and the first four scents available in parfum are GARDÉNIA, N°22, CUIR DE RUSSIE and BOIS DES ILES and are available online for $160.
Check out the video clip below from an Arthaus documentary where Mlle. Chanel herself speaks on the importance of fragrance…
I put up several posts on the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle ad campaign – feeding you little bits of info as I received it. Well, today, I received everything – the entire media package and I’m laying it all out here for you to enjoy.
On March 21, 2011, CHANEL will debut the highly anticipated short film titled, “Coco
Mademoiselle,” starring Oscar®-nominated actress Keira Knightley.Three years after the first commercial film, Knightley reprises her role as COCO MADEMOISELLE, a modern
day Coco Chanel whose mystery, daring and rebelliousness are at the heart of her charm.While the first film featured long evening gowns, the second takes on a more urban feel, with Knightley
appearing on the streets of Paris in a chic, beige motorcycle jumpsuit designed for her by Karl Lagerfeld.
Filmed in legendary locations across the City of Light – from Place Vendome to Place de la Concorde, the film
is a collaboration between Knightley and Joe Wright, a creative relationship that began with Wright’s
directorial debut, the Oscar®-nominated film Pride & Prejudice, and continued with the Oscar®-nominated
Atonement.“For me, Gabrielle Chanel is an icon and there was an incredible power emanating from all the photos of her,”
states Knightley. “When I began to delve into her history more closely, I was obviously fascinated by her
immense talent as a designer, but more than that, by her singular background.”The commercial film’s soundtrack, “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” by James Brown is performed by the
soulful voice of Grammy® award winner, Joss Stone and was published by Warner Chappell.
Coco Mademoiselle is a fresh oriental scent created by CHANEL master perfumer Jacques Polge in 2001.
The fragrance represents the ever-evolving spirit of Coco Chanel in this feminine, sexy, young and exciting
fragrance.A national cable television flight of 30 and 60 second spots will debut March 22, 2011. A print advertisement
shot by Mario Testino will debut in April 2011.In April 2006, Knightley joined the legendary league of women who have represented CHANEL in global
advertising campaigns. Her elegance, beauty and modernity are some of her qualities that parallel the iconic
faces featured in the CHANEL fragrance campaigns, including Nicole Kidman, Ali McGraw, Catherine
Deneuve and Audrey Tautou for N°5, Vanessa Paradis for Coco and Anna Mouglalis for Allure Sensuelle.
Source: Chanel
There have been a bunch of images and videos leaked and now the Chanel website has been updated with a trailer for the new Coco Mademoiselle film featuring Keira Knightley and directed by Joe Wright. The full ad should release tomorrow – can’t wait to see it!
See the behind the scenes images of the Coco Mademoiselle campaign, the first looks of the Coco Mademoiselle campaign and sneak peek of the Coco Mademoiselle film.
Oooh! First look at the new Coco Mademoiselle ad campaign featuring Keira Knightley directed by Joe Wright. The two worked together on Pride & Prejudice. So exciting. It looks like it’s going to be good – it seems Keira is playing a “Chanel Superwoman.” The ad rolls out on March 21st…
Source: Huffington Post
A few months ago we showed some sneak peeks of the new Coco Mademoiselle campaign featuring Keira Knightley again. We’ve got a few more looks – we’ll have to wait until March 23rd to see the full campaign roll out. From what I can see, Knightley looks beautiful in the ad. I can’t wait to see the film that accompanies the photos!
Image Source: Catwalk Queen
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a new year full of health, happiness and prosperity! I’ll be back in the New Year – I’m taking a much needed break to spend quality time with the family.
xoxo
Gabriella
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Chanel is perhaps most well known the world over for fragrances – especially Chanel No. 5. Still a best seller, Chanel No.5 makes a beautiful gift. I especially love visiting department stores and Chanel.com because they have lovely fragrance gift sets that come with a fragrance (perfume or eau de toilette usually) along with body cream or gel. In addition to Chanel No. 5, there’s a host of scents that are sexy and feminine including Coco, Coco Mademoiselle, Allure, Chance and No. 19. I especially love Les Exclusifs de Chanel (only available online or in Chanel boutiques) or the Chanel No. 5 new purse sprays (available online) – a cute stocking stuffer! All of the items pictured above can be purchased on Chanel.com.
Each holiday season Chanel unveils its annual fragrance wardrobe – a limited edition set of 5 mini bottles of its most popular fragrances. Every Christmas I would walk by the Chanel fragrance counter and eye the set and wish for it. Last Christmas, my wish was granted when my little sister got my the 2009 fragrance wardrobe as a gift!
This year, the Chanel 2010 Fragrance Wardrobe is delicious as ever featuring five demi Parfums, 0.12 oz. each of N°5, Coco Mademoiselle, Coco, N°19 and Allure in a deluxe gift box. This makes a wonderful gift for any Chanelphile and is a great way to get a taste of iconic Chanel fragrances without investing in large bottles. The 2010 Fragrance Wardrobe can be purchased on Chanel.com.
