Alex Chantecaille knows a thing or two about Chantecaille’s brand values of respect, quality, and a focus on nature and its beauty. For starters, it’s in her name.
Growing up in the French family full of beauty industry pioneers and conservation activists, Alex spent her days playing dress up with her mother’s vintage Yves Saint Laurent and Armani couture, and setting a full face of makeup with her mother’s Lauder and Prescriptives beauty samples she’d bring home from work. On spring breaks, Alex would tag along with her mother to cosmetics labs in Milan, where Sylvie worked on new collections and formulas. Not only was Alex able to develop an eye for colour and an appreciation for makeup at a young age, but witnessing her trailblazing mother showed Alex firsthand what it was like to work as a woman – juggling being a mother, a philanthropist and a top Cosmetics executive.
