‘I wanted to cover women in constellations. Stars! (...) See these comets, where the head glitters on a shoulder, and the sparkling tail slips behind the shoulders to fall back down in a shower of stars on the chest…’

— Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Chanel was convinced that the comet possessed magical powers. It was, to her, an eternal symbol of luck and chance, which remains omnipresent throughout the language of the House.

Its latest incarnation in the CHANEL universe comes in the form of a very special parfum release. Comète is the latest olfactory identity in the LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL fragrance collection.

Here, Rosie Dalton muses on the scent through the medium of poetry.