N°1 De Chanel Skincare
Review by Deborah Ferguson
N°1 DE CHANEL
January 2022 CHANEL BEAUTY, launched a nine-product, eco-responsible collection of skincare, makeup, and fragrance collection powered by Coco Chanel’s favorite flower: the red camellia
No1 DE CHANEL is CHANEL’s effort to a cleaner and more sustainable approach to luxury product development.
10 years ago, CHANEL in-house researchers along with researchers from the Department of Biotechnology and Ageing at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna began investigating senescence, a process in which cells age, losing the ability to divide and grow, basically your skin starts to age. And they studied the effects of “The Czar” variety of Camellia japonica plant, with the camellia flower being emblematic to the luxury fashion house.
The Red Camellia extract targets your skin cells when they are about to undergo senescence stage of age-related damage. The Antioxidant, soothing, and regenerative effects found in the Protocatechuic acid, which is in the petals of the flower is the key ingredient to their highly effective anti-aging skincare line. The skincare products have up to 97 % formulas from natural origin.
The Red Camellias sourced for this skin care collection are grown and harvested at the Gaujacq open-sky laboratory located in Southwest France.
I’m so pleased to see one of my favorite luxury beauty brands is moving towards clean natural formulations, eco-friendly manufacturing, and sustainable packaging while maintaining its legendary CHANEL DNA.
N°1 De Chanel Revitalizing Cream
The Revitalizing Cream is a light, velvety face cream formulated with a with a high concentration of Red Camellia Extract and Red Camellia Oil. I tried it without and with the serum, I do recommend applying it on its own without the serum for the full effect.
The cream absorbed immediately into my skin, my pores minimized, my skin texture was petal soft, and the overall effect was it visibly radiant. The longer effect was it smoothed the appearance of wrinkles, and overall, even tone. I recommend to those with sensitive skin, and or prone to break outs. The cream works as a great pre makeup moisturizer and as an ant-aging night cream.
The Revitalizing Cream comes in a re fillable container (only refillable product so far).
Key Ingredients
At the heart of the collection is the Red Camellia flower, whose revitalizing powers and extraordinary energy give it perennial youth. Red Camellia Extract targets the first 5 signs of aging and supports skin’s vitality. Red Camellia Oil delivers comfort and helps maintain barrier function, while camellia water leaves skin feeling fresh.
N°1 DE CHANEL Revitalizing Serum
The Revitalizing Serum is the most potent formula containing 95% natural origin ingredients, 76% are derived from the camellia flower’s antioxidant-rich extract. This includes the petals, seeds, and the flower yeasts.
N01 DE CHANEL Revitalizing Serum promotes an anti-aging wrinkle minimizing effect, after testing on women who live in highly polluted environments, this speaks volumes to me as I live in an incredibly polluted city.
Its silky transparent gel texture is a light, refreshing formula which glided on to my skin effortlessly. The serum quickly absorbed into my skin without a sticky after math and or feeling of most serum products.
I especially enjoyed the delicate scent created naturally by the camellia flower water, an added element which enhanced the experience of a
refreshing aromatherapeutic treatment the extract of a camellia flower offers.
I applied over a period of 30 days; both in Am and PM sometimes layered with the Revitalizing face cream. The immediate result was
firmness of my skin texture, and the deep hydration effect, which is a bonus element for serum product. At the end of the 30-day trial a slight reduction of lines near my eyes and on my forehead, continued firmness, and overall luminosity.
The serum comes in a chic red recyclable glass bottle, its black, plastic screw- top lid that has an auto-fill dropper dispenser which disperses the correct amount of serum to apply to your skin when you unscrew the top.
As my skin is sensitive the product formula is a safe nonirritating, highly effective anti-aging serum. I will most definitely keep this anti-aging serum on my daily must use section on my vanity.
Key Ingredients
At the heart of the collection is the Red Camellia flower, whose revitalizing powers and extraordinary energy give it perennial youth. A high concentration of Red Camellia Extract supports skin’s vitality and protects against environmental aggressors. Camellia water leaves skin
feeling fresh.
N°1 De CHANEL Lip and Cheek Balm
The Chanel No. 1 Lip and Cheek Balm is a versatile, multipurpose product, and is formulated with red camellia oil and plant origin wax. It’s nourishing buttery formula melted into my cheeks, adding a hint of color for the ultimate subtle au naturelle glow look.
When I applied to my lips, it had s light plumping effect and subdued shine. The texture was not sticky, but moisturizing. The color remained on my lips for quite a while before I needed to reapply. The lip and cheek balm is available in six different tones: “berry boost”, “flame red”, “healthy pink”, and my favorite which worked well on my olive skin tone “Red camellia”. I also used the balm on my eye lids for a glossy and moisturizing effect. As the ingredients contain a high percentage of natural origin ingredients, it’s ideal for sensitive skin and for those who like me tend to prefer using beauty products with natural ingredients.
Composition
At the heart of the collection is the Red Camellia flower, whose revitalizing powers and extraordinary energy give it perennial youth. Red Camellia Oil delivers softness and helps maintain skin’s barrier function. Immediately after application, comfort is improved by 57%* and after 1 month, lips feel 11% more supple.
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