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Vogue Singapore
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Singapore
Chanel's Chance Eau Splendide is an olfactive wonder
On a rainy night in April, at the base of Tokyo Tower, an audience awaits with bated breath. The transformation occurs in a matter of seconds and in what feels like a flip of a switch. Blink and there it is—a collective flood of light illuminating the entirety of the structure, all in a precise shade of purple. The same hue as Chanel's newly launched scent; a watershed moment in the maison's storied history.'The Chance Eau Splendide comes in this beautiful lavender. It is the colour of magic and lightness as well as mystery and nobility,' muses Olivier Polge, Chanel's perfumer. 'It is fruity and floral. It is joy for the spirit.' Chanel in-house perfumer, Olivier Polge, incorporated rose geranium to temper the sweetness of raspberry, delivering a sense of luminosity that feels vibrant and fresh upon the first sniff Courtesy of Chanel Like the other perfumes within the Chance family, Eau Splendide conveys a sense of effervescence that serves as the backbone of the range. A kind of exuberance, if you will, that contrasts delightfully with the refined, quiet nuance of Les Exclusifs de Chanel. And yet, it's clear to see that the Chance Eau Splendide sets itself apart even from the other variants within its collection. This distinctness can perhaps be attributed to its potent utilisation of raspberry accord—thus cementing its status as the maison's first fruit-led fragrance—but its unique campaign and messaging assert that there is more to it than a simple switch up of ingredients. Rather, it has to do with the scent's ambassador and muse, Belgian singer, Angèle. A roll of the dice To say that Chance Eau Splendide is an embodiment of Angèle's spirit is, by and large, accurate; a showcase of her essence through Polge's lens and, thus, an amalgamation of both their sensibilities. The 29-year-old musician and performer points this out during an interview with Vogue Singapore, gesticulating animatedly with her hands as she talks. 'I feel the most like myself when it's spring going into summer. The time when fruits and flowers bloom,' she explains. 'So, there was something about the inclusion of raspberry in the Chance Eau Splendide that felt reflective of my personality.' Indeed, it's safe to say that the pop supernova's influence on the fragrance is prevalent. Alongside raspberry are notes of rich, honeyed rose geranium, as well as smoky cedar—descriptors widely associated with Angèle's voice. The story behind Chance Eau Splendide, too, reads like her life story; a tale of perseverance and daring, aided by moments of sheer good fortune. Raspberry accord— chosen for its ability to grant users an immediate feeling of comfort and elegance—serves as the opening note of Chance Eau de Splendide Courtesy of Chanel 'At the beginning of my career about eight or nine years ago, I was taking all the opportunities that I could to put myself out there,' she laughs. 'I did openings for other artists, even when they were not artists who would do the same type of music as I did. I was uploading videos of me singing on social media, which was not something that was done back then.' Her dedication paid off. In a stroke of luck, Angèle's cover of 'Bruxelles' by Dutch singer, Dick Annegarn, began gaining traction in 2017. She opted to ride the momentum garnered from the track by releasing her first single shortly after in the second half of the year. La Loi de Murphy received millions of views on YouTube and the rest, as they say, is history. A chance of a lifetime As for this year, Angèle shows no signs of stagnation. She performed at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony last year and has since composed a song for the Chance Eau Splendide campaign.'The song is called 'A Little More'. I was in New York then, so I started writing the track in English. It's what came to mind, even though I usually sing in French. I wanted to keep one French sentence, though, and the one I went with was j'y crois encore ,' she explains, pausing to give a brilliant smile. 'It means, I still believe in it.' In what, exactly? Cryptic as it might sound, there is no doubt that this unknowable force is the lifeblood of Chanel's latest olfactive addition. Call it keen intuition paired with audacity or perhaps an unflinching belief in oneself to turn a gamble into a gambit. Whichever it is, there's no time like the present to exude it. A spritz of Chance Eau Splendide should do the trick. This story appears in Vogue Singapore's May 'Sonder' issue, available online.
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chanel released a brand new perfume after eight years - here's our beauty director's verdict on the spring Chance fragrance
The one gift we'd never say no to? A bottle of Chanel perfume. The luxury brand is as renowned for its fragrances as it is for handbags and tweed jackets, and with good reason – the scents themselves are iconic, beloved by perfume-wearers of all ages. It's been a long time since we've seen anything new from Chanel's fragrance line; eight years to be exact. But good things come to those who wait – and now, Chanel has expanded the Chance collection with a new perfume: Chance Eau Splendide. Chance Eau Splendide £109 Shop With its lilac shade and tart raspberry top notes, Eau Splendide is a sunshine-filled, girlish scent, one that Chanel perfumer Olivier Polge describes as 'direct', with a 'hook that grabs you almost immediately'. After originally considering other fruits such as cranberries for the new perfume, he chose raspberry because of its blend of sweetness and rosiness. 'I like that the fruitiness is not too sweet and that there was something enveloping and fresh at the same time.' The cranberry is combined with rose geranium, which gives the fragrance depth. However, there are no darker spices such as clove or cinnamon because Polge wanted the perfume to be 'easy… the scent of optimism,' he told Elle US. Of course, when the You magazine beauty team heard about the new Chance Eau Splendide we had to try it – a Chanel launch is not to be sniffed it (or in this case, it simply must be sniffed). You's beauty director Rosie Green and deputy beauty editor Alice Robertson both had a good smell of the scent – and both have shared their verdicts. 'This is a fruity-floral – which as someone who is averse to flowery fragrances, I was worried about,' says Robertson. 'My overwhelming takeaway was fruity raspberry notes, which felt clean and crisp rather than juvenile thanks to hints of white musk. 'It's also not too saccharine, which from the description you might assume but there is a bit of freshness there. It's not one I'd personally wear – I'm a tonka/wood/herb kind of woman – but it's also not one I'd be horrified to be sat next to on the tube.' Green says: 'A true summer scent, Chanel's latest offering is vivacious and refreshing. Think a sparkling fruity cocktail on a hot day. It's made more sophisticated with the addition of soft musk and powdery iris and more desirable by the spherical bottle and lilac hue. I'd throw it in my bag for instant cool when the temperatures rise.' So there you have it – a strong contender for your new summer scent.
Fashion United
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion United
Chanel opens immersive pop-up to celebrate its new fragrance
French luxury brand Chanel is launching a beauty pop-up to celebrate its new Chanel Chance Eau Splendide fragrance in Shoreditch, London. Running from April 25 to May 5, the Chance Street pop-up offers an interactive space allowing visitors to 'Take a Chance' while immersing themselves in Chanel Chance Eau Splendide, the fifth addition to the Chance fragrance franchise, masterminded by the brand's in-house perfumer Olivier Polge. Chanel Chance Eau Splendide Credits: Chanel The new fragrance, described as 'luminous, spontaneous and captivating,' offers a fruity-floral scent that blends a sparkling raspberry accord, revealing facets of crisp fruit, rose and violet, with an elegant and magnetic floral heart of rose geranium partly grown in the Chanel fields in Grasse. The pop-up at The Dream Factory, 4 Chance Street, draws inspiration from the fragrance, its playful blend and its purple hue and features a custom street mural on the outside and interactive stations inside to discover the scent and the fragrance campaign featuring the latest Chanel ambassador, Belgian singer-songwriter and actress AngeÌle. Chanel Chance Street pop-up Credits: Danielle Wightman-Stone, FashionUnited Chanel beauty fans can play games of chance to win prizes, including exclusive artwork and mirrors, eat complimentary candy floss inspired by Chanel Chance Eau Splendide, as well as discover the olfactive notes of the rest of the Chance family, including Chanel, Chance Eau Fraîche, Chance Eau Tendre, and Chance Eau Vive at the fragrance discovery bar. There is also a special 'Hall of Mirrors' recreating the fairground-themed campaign for the fragrance, where fans can take selfies within a kaleidoscope of lights and illusions. Chanel Chance Street pop-up Credits: Danielle Wightman-Stone, FashionUnited The free pop-up concludes with a special beauty boutique, selling the fragrances alongside Chanel beauty products that make up the five Chance-inspired make-up looks, which includes limited-edition nail varnishes in the colour of the fragrances. The experience also has two bookable activities, including a 75-minute beauty service with a Chanel make-up artist to create a personalised make-up look for 60 pounds, and an evening soiree hosted on May 1 with a DJ, cocktails, canapes and an elevated goodie bag for 60 pounds. Chanel Chance Street pop-up Credits: Danielle Wightman-Stone, FashionUnited Chanel Chance Street pop-up Credits: Danielle Wightman-Stone, FashionUnited Chanel Chance Street pop-up Credits: Danielle Wightman-Stone, FashionUnited
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Take a 'Chance' With Chanel's Spring Pop-Up at The Grove
Calling all CHANCE (and Instagram) fans: Chanel is hosting a photo-worthy pop-up at The Grove to debut its newest fragrance, CHANCE EAU SPLENDIDE. The engaging pop-up will launch April 30 and remain open until May 18 in order to give all Angelenos and visitors in the area an opportunity to experience the new scent. Chanel's fragrance CHANCE is all about optimism and creating happiness in every moment possible. For Eau Splendid, Chanel's in-house perfume creator Olivier Polge concocted a scent with notes of bright raspberry, crisp fruit, rose and violet florals. The pop-up is set to offer an interactive experience that allows guests to find which Chanel scent best identifies with their personality and preferences. Upon entering, they'll choose a word that they most identify with, and a CHANCE TELLER will reveal a hidden meaning correlating with their word. Guests will also have the opportunity to experience the other CHANCE fragrances, CHANCE EAU TENDRE, CHANCE EAU FRAÎCHE and CHANCE EAU VIVE, and their corresponding skin care products. Within the pop-up, a listening station will offer guests the unique opportunity to hear Angèle, Belgian singer-songwriter and face of CHANCE, singing her original song 'A Little More' to promote the fragrance. The experience continues with Chanel photo booths as well as a larger-than-life bottle of CHANCE EAU SPLENDIDE. The event will have bottles of the fragrances available for purchase. "Chance Eau Splendide: A Special at the Grove" is free and open to the public Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. No reservations are necessary.
South China Morning Post
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Style Edit: Purple meets paradox in Chanel Chance Eau Splendide, the new fragrance expressing both sparkle and rootedness, with a campaign starring Belgian singer-songwriter Angèle
Chanel's Chance perfumes have always reflected Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel's philosophy that 'Luck is my soul' – a belief that favours those with the courage to seize opportunities. The latest addition to this line is a luminous, captivating fragrance that continues in this tradition. Chance Eau Splendide introduces the colour purple to the collection's palette, a tone associated with mystery and nobility. This new creation by Olivier Polge, Chanel's in-house perfumer-creator since 2015, embodies the spirit of paradox, combining sparkle with rootedness. The nose inherited his passion – and the Chance mantle – from his father, Jacques Polge, the maison's previous perfumer-creator. The nose behind Chance Eau Splendide: Olivier Polge, Chanel's in-house perfumer-creator since 2015. Photo: Handout Advertisement 'At Chanel , fragrance is above all a state of mind,' says Olivier Polge, adding that the creation of Chance Eau Splendide began with a playful, carefree state of mind. His aim was to express a feeling of freshness and optimism in olfactory form using new ingredients, while drawing inspiration from previous Chance fragrances. Polge chose rose geranium as the key ingredient for Chance Eau Splendide, in line with the luminosity of the new scent. Partly grown in the Chanel fields in Grasse, the flower brings elegance and contrast, making the fragrance fruity but not overly sweet. Polge used it to balance the scent's raspberry accord, or blend, with its rose and violet facets, ensuring the perfume is enveloping while remaining fresh. Chanel ambassador Angèle is the face of Chance Eau Splendide. Photo: Handout He says the colour purple came to mind naturally, almost instinctively, after completing the formula. The shade conveys the fresh, fruitiness of the raspberry accord, while expressing Chance Eau Splendide's more mysterious, complex floral aspects. As Polge notes: 'Chance is a way of seeing the world … a state of mind that allows a certain sensitivity to good omens and coincidences.' Chanel's Chance Eau Splendide. Photo: Handout Chanel has chosen 29-year-old Belgian singer-songwriter and actress Angèle, its ambassador since 2020, to be the face of Chance Eau Splendide. 'The joy and hope that emanate from this fragrance resonated with me immediately,' she says. 'I also identify with the paradox of its fabrication – the combination of rigour and lightness.'
