Unique Chanel Makeup Book: Perfect Gift for Beauty Enthusiasts
There is no shortage of incredible beauty gifts to give and receive this year. But if you’re looking for something unique to buy the glam-obsessed person in your life, Chanel’s new book, The Allure of Makeup, is the perfect answer. Inside, author Natasha A. Fraser traces the rich, 100-year history of Chanel makeup through an inspiring edit of iconic campaign photos and seldom-seen product shots from the brand’s archives. The story starts, of course, with Gabrielle Chanel. The visionary launched her first perfume in collaboration with perfumer Ernest Beaux, Chanel N°5, in 1921. Three years later, the Société des Parfums Chanel company was founded to sell more scents and cosmetics, with lipsticks and powders launching that same year.
The rest is history—and the Allure of Makeup outlines every detail of product innovation and iconic imagery with chapters divided by the beauty brand’s key colors: black, white, beige, red, pink, gold, and blue. For over a century, Chanel has led the industry in emerging color trends with shades like Vamp, Pirate, and Black Satin. It continues to do so today with the help of artists Ammy Drammeh, Cécile Paravina, and Valentina Li, who together form the Cometes Collective and are helping to shape the future of Chanel makeup.
The brand held an intimate launch event in London, bringing the pages of the Allure of Makeup to life. The interactive exhibition allowed guests to immerse themselves in life-size versions of key archival campaign images, meet the artists behind the Cometes Collective, and play with the new Northern lights-inspired holiday collection.
Though this book would look great on any coffee table in any home, you’ll likely want to keep a copy close to your makeup vanity for when inspiration inevitably strikes.
**Jenna Rosenstein’s Beauty Journey**
Jenna Rosenstein is the Beauty Director at Harper’s BAZAAR across both print and digital. While attending NYU, she held internships at Women’s Wear Daily, Bloomingdale’s, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Allure, the latter of which she parlayed into her first job as the Beauty Assistant. She left Allure three years later as the Senior Beauty Editor. She spent a few months at Refinery29 overseeing branded content in the same title, before finally landing back at BAZAAR to manage all beauty content. When she’s not testing every lipstick known to mankind, getting zapped by new lasers, or interviewing experts and celebrities, you can find Rosenstein at home in New Jersey with her son, husband, and black cat named Maddie.
