Chanel beauty gets a clean upgrade with the launch of No. 1 de Chanel
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.the camellia—one of Chanel’s most recognizable motifs—has its own piece of lore. Chanel’s lover Arthur “Boy” Capel allegedly gave her a bouquet of these flowers in the early days of their courtship, thus immortalizing both the bloom and its bearer into the French house’s design vernacular.
, a 98-acre organic camellia farm and research and development center. Far less well-known than the white‘Alba Plena,’ red camellias contain a high concentration of protocatechuic acid. A powerful antioxidant, the ingredient may also slow down the onset of senescence, a biological process in which aging cells lay dormant, causing dryness, laxity, and dullness in skin.
But this isn’t just another exotic ingredient story. With formulas that are up to 97 percent natural and that utilize almost the entirety of the camellia plant, No. 1 de Chanel is the brand’s first entry into the clean-beauty category. A