Chanel Ends Comètes Era as Pieroni Takes Solo Lead

Global Cosmetics News reports Lucia Pieroni's Chanel role replaces the three-artist Comètes Collective and extends to runway makeup under Matthieu Blazy.

Cosmetics Business first announced that makeup artist Lucia Pieroni has been appointed Chanel's Creative Makeup Director, reporting to President of Fragrance and Beauty Simona Cattaneo and working alongside the brand's Makeup Creation Studio. Global Cosmetics News now adds scope that was not in the initial announcement: according to that outlet, Pieroni will lead makeup artistry for Chanel's fashion shows as well as oversee creative direction for the cosmetics line — putting one artist in charge of both the runway face and the retail palette.

The most striking detail, per Global Cosmetics News, is that the appointment follows Chanel's previous Comètes Collective model, which split creative responsibility among three makeup artists rather than concentrating it in a single director. Moving to one named Creative Makeup Director is a structural shift in how the house frames makeup authorship — from a shared collective identity to a singular creative signature, closer to how fragrance nose roles are presented in luxury beauty.

Global Cosmetics News reports that Pieroni has worked with Chanel Creative Director Matthieu Blazy since his runway debut in 2025, which suggests the makeup appointment is aligned with the wider creative direction of the house rather than a beauty-only hire. The outlet also notes she spent more than a decade leading creative direction for Shiseido Group's Clé de Peau Beauté, where she helped develop its luxury colour cosmetics portfolio. Cosmetics Business carries her own words: 'Being chosen to join Chanel is a great honour… I am excited to work with the teams to bring to fruition a new chapter in make-up for this iconic brand.'

Global Cosmetics News frames makeup as an accessible entry point into the wider luxury brand, which is why a consolidated creative identity could matter commercially as well as artistically. Cattaneo, quoted by Cosmetics Business, said Pieroni 'perceives the individuality in every face' and called the collaboration 'a decisive new chapter for Chanel Makeup.' Chanel's Global CEO Leena Nair and Executive Chairman Alain Wertheimer also endorsed the hire in statements carried by Cosmetics Business.