Chanel Les Exclusifs (Click photo to enlarge)
Identical bottles. Individual influences. Chanel Les Exclusifs is a collection of 14 fragrances first created by Ernest Beaux, Mademoiselle Chanel’s exclusive perfume creator to present day by Jacques Polge.
Each fragrance reinventing a moment in the life of Gabrielle Chanel’s life. A home, her atelier, her country side walks. 14 unisex fragrances. Which scent inspires you?
Chanel Les Exclusifs (Click photo to enlarge)
- Cuir de Russie. An imperial fragrance inspired by old Russia
- Coromandel inspired by the exquisite Chinese lacquer screens in Gabrielle Chanel’s rooms
- Jersey, a scent of freedom named after the fabric Gabrielle boldly used in her designs
- Bel Respiro, fresh open air of the French countryside.
- Beige, a colour beloved by Chanel for the simplicity it evokes
- 28 la Pausa, the woody country smell of Chanel’s country home
- 31 Rue Cambon, the couture fragrance named for the location of her atelier.
- 1932, the brilliance of a constellation of diamonds
- Sycomore, woody and noble
- Gardenia, the closest flower to Chanel’s beloved Camellia flower
- Eau de Cologne, simple and refreshing • No 22, created in 1922, graceful powdery florals
- Bois des Iles, an invitation to travel
- No 18, inspired by the Chanel boutique at 18, place Vendome, rich and full of surprises.
- Misia, an ode. Misia Sert and Coco Chanel shared a unique friendship. A rare complicity also because it was marked by curiosity.
Chanel Les Exclusifs Parfums (Click photo to enlarge)
Soon we will review each of these beautiful scents, starting next month….
by Jean Amr
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