# Sylvie Chantecaille

> Sylvie Chantecaille is a French beauty entrepreneur and conservationist who founded Chantecaille after helping create Prescriptives for Estée Lauder. Her company linked botanical cosmetics with wildlife conservation collections. Since leaving the CEO role in 2022, her work has included co-founding the Chantecaille Conservation Foundation with her husband Olivier and starting The Elephant Way, a craft and conservation platform.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Chantecaille Conservation Foundation; founder of The Elephant Way; founder and former CEO of Chantecaille
- **Organizations:** Chantecaille, Prescriptives, Estée Lauder, Chantecaille Conservation Foundation, The Elephant Way, Space for Giants, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
- **Nationality:** French
- **Known for:** Helped create Prescriptives and develop custom foundation shade matching., Founded Chantecaille, which developed a global presence in beauty., Connected cosmetics collections with wildlife conservation; foundation biography credits more than $3 million raised for nature conservation charities.

## Career timeline

- **1970s** — Created a cosmetics and fragrance business with Diane von Furstenberg in New York, including Tatiana perfume.
- **1979** — Asked by the Lauder family to create Prescriptives; developed custom foundation shade matching and helped launch Calyx.
- **1997** — Started Chantecaille as a fragrance house with four scents.
- **1998** — Expanded into the beauty brand with daughter Olivia; encountered Rose de Mai while sourcing in Grasse.
- **2006** — Began the brand’s conservation collection program, including butterfly-themed Les Papillons.
- **2018** — Lip Veil collection supported Space for Giants.
- **2022** — Chantecaille became part of Beiersdorf; Emily Coleman succeeded Sylvie as CEO in September. Sylvie and Olivier founded the Chantecaille Conservation Foundation.
- **2024** — Foundation committed £1 million to Phase I infrastructure at Loskop Dam Nature Reserve.
- **2025** — Started The Elephant Way, connecting artisan craft with conservation and community support.
- **2026** — Guardians of the Earth, produced by Sylvie, appeared in conservation and outdoor film festival programs.

## Achievements

- Helped create Prescriptives and develop custom foundation shade matching.
- Founded Chantecaille, which developed a global presence in beauty.
- Connected cosmetics collections with wildlife conservation; foundation biography credits more than $3 million raised for nature conservation charities.
- Co-founded the Chantecaille Conservation Foundation in 2022.
- Started The Elephant Way in 2025.
- Produced the conservation documentary Guardians of the Earth with Cyril Guyot.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Guardians of the Earth was listed in the August 28 Maine Outdoor Film Festival program in Camden.
- **2025-03** — WeWild Africa reported on the foundation’s £1 million investment in Phase I infrastructure at Loskop Dam, committed in 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chantecaillecf.org/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14