Aside from being a ubiquitous ingredient in ice cream and cakes, vanilla has also been hailed as a bean chock-full of health benefits in as far back as the Mayan and Aztec civilisations.
Used for calming and healing, as well as its purported abilities as a weight loss aid and aphrodisiac, the vanilla bean was and still is, held as a prized commodity which if nothing else, smells divine.
So it only makes sense for the latest addition to the Chanel Sublimage anti-ageing skincare range — Le Fluide — to include Madagascan vanilla planifolia, the most treasured — and expensive — of vanilla beans as its star ingredient.
The lightest moisturiser of the collection, Chanel Sublimage Le Fluide doubles up as a primer too. High concentrations of vanilla planifolia target signs of ageing such as wrinkles, fine lines, slackened skin, dullness and dark spots by working to moisturise and regenerate skin, while a patented technology gives a subtle matte finish by controlling the skin’s sebum levels in the areas that need it most.
Perfumed with powdery notes of vanilla orchid, it is recommended that you apply Le Fluide on cleansed skin in the morning and/or evening. The silky smooth and lightweight Le Fluide is easily absorbed and will hold your makeup in place for up to eight hours.
With regular use, it is said that your complexion will be smoothed, wrinkles and fine lines fade and facial contours appear more defined. The saying goes “she’s plain as vanilla”, but as far as we’re concerned, there’s nothing plain about Le Fluide.
Chanel Sublimage Le Fluide, $414, is available at Chanel counters in Singapore. For more information, visit www.chanel.com/en_SG.