The CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season collection opens on a night sky filled with glowing orange bursts of light and scattered stars that Gabrielle Chanel loved to observe. For the 2025 festivities, the CHANEL Makeup Creation Studio and Cécile Paravina from the Cometes Collective explore the beauty and duality of this vast expanse so that every gesture of makeup can echo a year drawing to a close and preparing to be reborn.
Five talismans guiding the festive galaxy.
At the heart of the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season story, five cherished talismans return like a secret constellation in motion.
A cosmic vision by Cécile Paravina
Superstitious by nature, Gabrielle Chanel trusted the star-strewn heavens and their mysterious power. In the universe created with Cécile Paravina, her lion, comet, camellia, wheat, and pearls move in shimmering shades that seem to protect and inspire. The complexion, eyes and lips are adorned with magnetic glints built for the year-end and for celebrations that last until dawn.
Symbols of power, luck and harmony
Each symbol in this CHANEL galaxy evokes a different wish. The lion speaks of strength and character, the comet of sudden good fortune, the camellia of grace, wheat of prosperity and pearls of radiance. Together, they act as enchanted guides through the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season, hinting at the perfect choice, whether the wish is for power, luck, harmony, prosperity, or light.
A constellation of light for the complexion
The CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season also writes its story on the complexion with creations that seem to have captured starlight.
LES SIGNES DE CHANEL duos for soft radiance
Inspired by the incomparable radiance of the stars, LES SIGNES DE CHANEL duos of blush and highlighter powders cloak the skin in soft reflections with a satiny finish. Rose Lumière explores luminous tones of soft blueish pink with a white pearly pink highlighter, while Pêche Lumière reveals orangewood hues heightened by a white pearly gold highlighter. The exclusive palettes are embossed with the five signs of the House, which appear like a small constellation in the compact.
Eyes that follow the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season sky.
On the eyes, the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season imagines colours that mirror the enigmatic hues of the night.
LES 4 OMBRES Nuit Astrale
The iconic LES 4 OMBRES palette is reimagined as LES 4 OMBRES Nuit Astrale, an exclusive harmony of cosmic and celestial shades embellished with the five astral symbols. The quartet brings together a medium blueish grey, a deep, shimmery purple silver, and a satiny lavender, illuminated by a shimmery aqua blue highlighter. Shades can be combined, layered or worn alone so that the gaze is illuminated or intensified as desired.
Liners and mascara with stellar contrast
To extend this celestial story, two new shades of LE LINER DE CHANEL, Flamboyant and Écarlate, trace metallised orange or red curves along the lash line like the trail of a shooting star. The exploration of cosmic colour continues with NOIR ALLURE in Anthracite. This dark blueish grey mascara further deepens the gaze and anchors the radiance of the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season on the eyes.
Lips like meteors in the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season.
Lips become the most vivid expression of the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season with textures that glow and move like meteors across the night.
Rouge Allure Velvet luminous matte colour
The legendary Rouge Allure Velvet formula bathes the lips in luminous matte colour with a plush sensation. Rouge Vie, a redwood shade, brings a warm, memorable red that feels instantly festive, while Abstrait offers an intense rosewood tone that suits every moment of the evening. The click of the case and the luminous velvet finish turn the gesture of application into a small celebration.
Rouge Allure Laque pearlescent shine
For a lacquered finish, Rouge Allure Laque reveals new shades that seem to leave light in their wake. Incandescent is described as a pearly pink, blue, magenta, or red that feels blazing yet refined. At the same time, Nébuleuse is a pearly crimson purple that recalls the hypnotic colours that colour the cosmos. The long-wearing, gleaming finish answers every desire for shine within the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season.
Molten metal at your fingertips
Even the nails enter the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season with lacquers that look as if they have been forged from molten metal.
LE VERNIS Cosmique & Alchimiste
In the vastness of this imagined cosmos, LE VERNIS dresses the hands in vivid, iridescent hues. Cosmique appears as a slate blue lacquer that feels cool and mysterious, like a sky just before daybreak. Alchimiste is a metallised orange that glows with intensity, recalling molten metal and adding a final spark to every look.
Winter Constellation, the fragrant echo of the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season.
Beyond makeup, the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season extends into an olfactory galaxy called Winter Constellation, where the same five talismans guide gift choices.
N°5 The White Gold Body Oil
Under the sign of the comet, N°5 The White Gold Body Oil illuminates the skin and scents it with the sensual notes of the abstract floral N°5 bouquet. The simple bottle reveals pearly particles in shades of white gold that leave skin looking beautifully illuminated. The rich, shimmering oil can be applied generously to provide lasting moisturisation, prolong the fragrance’s trail, and offer a comforting glow.
COCO MADEMOISELLE Pearly Body Oil
Linked to the luster of the pearls, COCO MADEMOISELLE Pearly Body Oil awakens the senses while it illuminates and scents the skin with fresh ambery notes. Within the glass bottle, iridescent pearly particles catch the light. On application, the voluptuous, shimmering oil offers the softness of a satiny veil, together with the sensual signature of COCO MADEMOISELLE, from vibrant orange to a feminine jasmine and rose accord, and elegant patchouli notes.
Iconic fragrances with pearly sleeves
Further along the Winter Constellation path, N°5 Eau de Parfum, COCO MADEMOISELLE Eau de Parfum and CHANCE EAU SPLENDIDE Eau de Parfum appear dressed in pearly white sleeves with shimmering golden and silvery accents. Each fragrance preserves its own character, from abstract floral to ambery woody and magnetic fruity floral. Yet, they are united as luminous gifts under the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season sky.
To Conclude,
As the story of the CHANEL Make Up Holiday Season comes full circle, every creation seems designed to accompany the year from its last evenings to its first mornings. Complexion, eyes, lips, hands and even the body are invited into a constellation of light where colour and texture echo the lion, comet, camellia, wheat and pearls that Gabrielle Chanel cherished. Whether the choice is a soft blueish-pink glow, a flash of metallised orange, a lacquered crimson-purple lip, or the enveloping trail of a legendary fragrance, each gesture becomes a small talisman for the person who wears it. It is an invitation to choose a talisman shade for every mood, from the most discreet gatherings to the most dazzling celebrations. This holiday collection offers a way to celebrate the present and welcome what is to come, with skin and senses wrapped in light. May your season be radiant, generous and filled with moments that shine like stars.
José Amorim
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