Coco Chanel was quite an amazing woman. A stylish, independent fashion designer, who broke the mould of what women could be and what they could wear. She was an orphan who made name for herself by founding a fashion house, she had an English Duke for a lover, and who lived in a luxury hotel room in Paris. She had vulnerabilities and strengths, and a free spirit, so people love to quote her inspirational sound bites. The new perfume from Chanel, Gabrielle, which is the iconic founders first name, is meant to personify those iconic qualities that Coco had in spades.
I was sent a mini sized perfume through Glamour magazines beauty program to try out the scent, and I was really excited to try it. I’m a Chanel No 5 wearer. I love the way the Chanel scents are iconic, elegant and feel lux but also wearable. So I really wanted to see what the latest scent was like and if it really did capture something of Gabrielle Chanel.
The perfume is based on four white flowers. Creator Olivier Polge wanted to create a dream flower, one that was elegant and unusual, just like the woman the scent is named after. Orange blossom, ylang ylang, jasmine and Grasse tuberose are used to create a floral perfume that has a solar quality, a sense of light.
I actually really like this perfume. It’s floral, which I like, but feels more bright and elegant than strictly girly. I can’t say that I smell or can identify all the ingredients, but I do love that it smells happy and fairly breezy. I think that Chanel perfumes have a richness to them that makes them last and gives the wearer a kind of luxurious quality, and this one has that character too, but also feels youthful and not over powering. I’m really in love with my No5, so I won’t switch, but I really like this perfume too.
Kristen Stewart is the face of this perfume, which at first I wasn’t sure about, but then I realised, she is a bit like Coco Chanel, with her playful androgyny, but also femininity. She’s a creative, independent, outspoken and youthful person, which was just like Gabrielle. There’s a film for the perfume, as well as a look at the inspiration herself on Chanel’s site, which you can find HERE. You can also find out prices for the various sizes of the perfume there and purchase too.
Fantastic review, I am actually going to try this perfume now.
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Thank you! That’s lovely, made my day. ❤️ I hope you like the perfume as much as I did.
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I look forward to trying it👌
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I’m also an exclusive chanel no 5 wearer and I kind of want to branch out but am kind of scared to since I think Chanel no 5 is perfect. Do you think that this scent is similar to Chanel no 5? Not too overpowering?
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I know what you mean. You get your signature scent and you don’t want to change sometimes. I think it’s perfect too. I don’t find it similar to the no 5, it’s definitely more sunny, kind of. And no, I don’t find it overpowering, I think it’s nice.
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My signature scent is “Realities” but this one sounds really lovely. And yes, I’m a sucker for celebrity advertisement (that’s why they do it, it works!) I think Kristen Stewart is really pretty, and I love that picture of her!
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Ha ha! Yeah, I know what you mean, the person attached to the scent is really important.
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I am a Chanel No. 5 perfumer wearer as well. I am so excited to try a new Chanel scent. I didn’t know a new scent was released!
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It’s so exciting, right? 😁 I feel like I like this one more and more as I’m wearing it. ❤️
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