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    Backstage Beauty: Chanel’s fresh take on Haute Couture

    As Matthieu Blazy's debut haute couture collection transported audiences into a world of storytelling and imagination, Chanel's beauty team created a look that echoed the collection's quiet elegance. Rather than competing with the couture, the makeup and hair enhanced each look through luminous skin, understated eyes and effortless sophistication.

    Chanel's beauty direction centred on enhancing, rather than transforming, each model's natural features. The result was a fresh, refined complexion that celebrated healthy-looking skin while remaining polished enough for the haute couture runway. Instead of opting for a completely matte finish, the makeup artists embraced a soft luminosity, allowing the skin to appear radiant, fresh and effortlessly elegant. This understated approach complemented the collection perfectly, proving that the most impactful beauty looks are often those that celebrate natural beauty with confidence.

    The makeup remained intentionally restrained, allowing the craftsmanship of the collection to take centre stage rather than competing with it. Minimal application enhanced each model's natural features, creating a look that felt timeless, effortless and unmistakably Chanel. This reinforced the house's belief that elegance often lies in simplicity.

    Those hoping to recreate the look at home should start with skincare. Chanel places just as much emphasis on preparing the complexion as applying the makeup, using the SUBLIMAGE skincare range to create healthy-looking, luminous skin. The complexion is then perfected with lightweight coverage using the LES BEIGES WATER-FRESH COMPLEXION TOUCH, applying concealer only where needed, before subtly contouring and strategically highlighting to enhance the face's natural definition. Soft gold eyeshadow, brushed-up brows and a hydrating layer of ROUGE COCO BAUME completed the look, resulting in a beautiful aesthetic that feels fresh, radiant and effortlessly refined.

    The result is a beauty look that feels modern yet timeless, perfectly complementing Chanel's vision of couture through quiet elegance and effortless refinement.

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