CHANTECAILLE SPECIAL
A vasteldofRosedeMai
inGrasse,France,gave
SylvieChantecaillenot
justa feastforhereyes,
buttheinspirationforthe
eponymousbeautybrand
shewentontofound.
Fromtheserareroses,
shecreateda revolutionary
rosewaterextractwith
amazinganti-ageingand
skin-perfectingbenetsthat
becamethebrand’srst
product.
Otherbestsellerslater
onalsocontainedtheRose
deMaiasa staringredient.
Peoplelovedtheproducts
forhownatural,yeteffective
theformulaswere.
Chantecaille:
the fi rst and
best to advocate
clean beauty
The French luxury beauty brand stands
out as one of the pioneers of skincare
that switched out skin-harming chemicals
for skin-loving botanicals. By combining
science and nature, the brand has some of
the most effective clean beauty products.
It got Sylvie thinking. If
roses can have such great
skincare bene ts, then there
must be different bene ts
to be gleaned from different
flowers too. So, she started
researching.
The more she
researched, the more she
discovered a wealth of
untapped potential in the
realm of botanicals and
skincare – how they have
natural healing abilities,
their anti-inflammatory
properties, and their
soothing effects.
But that wasn’t enough
for Sylvie. She wanted
to create products her