L'esterel skincare product range photographed against a bright blue sky and clean white studio plinths

L'esterel E-commerce Website

A premium beauty website for a French-inspired skincare and body glitter brand.

L'esterel was a pre-launch DTC e-commerce project for a beauty label exploring the Indian market. I shaped the visual identity from an existing logo, created the brand book, art directed product imagery and designed the website experience around premium product storytelling.

Role
Visual Designer, UI Designer, Brand Identity Designer
Focus
DTC e-commerce UI, visual identity, brand positioning, product storytelling, product photography direction, pre-launch content
Toolkit
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop
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Goal

Position L'esterel as a premium DTC beauty brand in India.

Showcase the body glitter range through a clear, elevated shopping experience.

Create an owned e-commerce presence instead of relying on third-party marketplace-style selling.

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Challenge

Balance French-inspired brand expression with e-commerce clarity.

Make the experience feel premium and aspirational without making product discovery harder.

Build trust for a new beauty brand entering a competitive market.

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Approach

Researched the beauty market and competitor landscape to identify how L'esterel could stand apart.

Built the visual identity system from the existing logo, including colour direction, typography, visual language and brand book guidelines.

Art directed a full brand photoshoot for e-commerce, social media and pre-launch content.

Designed the website UI around clean product presentation, soft visual pacing and clear shopping actions.

Retouched and colour-corrected product imagery to keep the website and promotional assets consistent.

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Outcome

Created a cohesive pre-launch DTC website direction for L'esterel.

Connected brand identity, product storytelling and e-commerce UI into one polished digital system.

Strengthened my experience in translating premium brand positioning into usable consumer e-commerce design.

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Delivery

Brand book and visual identity system.

E-commerce website design.

Product photography direction.

Image retouching and colour correction.

Social media, pre-buzz and launch content for the planned digital rollout.

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Note

The brand did not go live due to operational issues outside the design scope.

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Key Screens