BRAND IDENTITY • PACKAGING • CAMPAIGN • SOCIAL SYSTEMS

Prestige Skincare


Client

ATELIER LUMÉ

Role

Art Director

Scope

Brand · Packaging · Campaign · Social

Crafted for the skin that knows what it wants.

01 — Problem

Most prestige skincare brands choose between clinical authority and luxury aesthetics. ATELIER LUMÉ needed both.

The ultra-luxury skincare market splits between heritage houses that trade on legacy and a newer generation of efficacy brands that lead with science. Neither fully owns the space between them — rigorous formulation expressed with the aesthetic authority of a true luxury house.


3 Distinct competitive archetypes in the prestige skincare market

0 Independent brands owning both clinical credibility and editorial luxury

1 Identity system to unify brand, packaging, campaign, and social

The strategy

The prestige skincare market splits between heritage houses that trade on legacy and a newer generation of clinical brands that lead with science. Neither fully owns the space between them — the rigour of clinical efficacy expressed with the aesthetic authority of a luxury house.

That's the gap ATELIER LUMÉ was built to occupy.

The target customer is a woman aged 28–42. Urban, financially independent, research-driven. She reads the label. She cross-references clinical studies. She does not respond to trend. She is not buying a feeling — she is buying a result.

Positioning statement: For the woman who has stopped experimenting and started demanding. ATELIER LUMÉ is the prestige skincare house that earns its price through sourcing, process, and proof.

02 — Brand identity

Logo & mark

Color System

Encre

#1A1814
Structural anchor

Or

#C9A96E
Signature accent

Poudre

#E8E0D5
Surface warmth

Cendre

#6B6560
Editorial neutral

Blanc

#FAFAF8
Breathing room

Typography

Primary — Cormorant Garamond · Headlines, wordmark, campaign

The art of essential light.

Secondary — Montserrat · Body, labels, UI

Each formula begins with a single question: what does this skin truly need? Science answers. Craft delivers.

Accent — Spaced caps · Category labels, navigation

Serum · Moisturiser · Eye Treatment · Ritual Oil

Brand rationale

Encre + Or palette — dark without being cold. The warm gold accent prevents the brand from reading as stark or clinical, keeping it luxurious and considered.

Or hairline rule — a single deliberate accent element that appears across every touchpoint. Functions as punctuation, not decoration — a visual signature that ties packaging, campaign, and social into one coherent system.

Cormorant Garamond at open tracking — a high-contrast serif that communicates heritage and precision without referencing any specific cultural moment. Timeless rather than trendy

03 — Packaging

Product expression

The packaging system translates the identity into three-dimensional form — dark glass, gold foil stamp, and minimal labelling that communicates the brand's price point before a word is read.

04 — Campaign

Editorial direction

The campaign is skin-forward and editorially sparse. Controlled light. Minimal composition. No lifestyle clichés. The typography sits in the frame the way a caption sits in a magazine — quiet, certain, unhurried.

05 — Projected outcomes

System Design Goals


+40% Projected purchase intent among ingredient-conscious consumers via credible clinical positioning

1 system Single design language across brand, packaging, campaign, and social

4 categories Demonstrates AD range across identity, packaging, editorial campaign, and digital content

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