AH, GABRIELLE!

WE’VE HAD COCO, THE NICKNAME, BUT CRAZY TO THINK THAT CHANEL NEVER USED THIS NAME FOR A SCENT, UNTIL NOW! THIS EXQUISITE WOMANLY INTERPRETATION OF THE FASHION DESIGNER HERSELF, Gabrielle Chanel, £79, BY KARL LAGERFELD, IS FULLER IN THE BODY THAN THE DAME, WITH ORANGE BLOSSOM, YLANG-YLANG, EGYPTIAN JASMINE AND TUBEROSE FROM GRASSE. AMAZINGLY, AS SOMEONE WHO DESPISES HEAVY WHITE FLOWERS, WITH THE MANDARIN, GRAPEFRUIT, BLACKCURRANT AND SANDALWOOD, THIS IS, TO ME, A TRULY BEAUTIFUL NEW FRAGRANCE.