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V. Lukianov

Try a brand colour · Original

Case study 02Branding · Beauty

Posh Lashes & Brows

Soft branding for a lash & brow studio

A visual identity for a beauty studio: a considered logo system, a soft, tactile aesthetic and a nude palette with velvety tones. Approachable luxury instead of beauty clichés.

  • Branding

Key figures

  • 5Brand colours
  • 2Typefaces
  • 8Touchpoints, from Instagram to shop window
Client
Posh Lashes & Brow Studio
Role
Concept and complete brand identity
Scope
Logo, colour, typography, social media, print, signage
Tools
Illustrator · Photoshop

01Background

A calm presence in a loud market.

There are plenty of lash and brow studios, and many rely on the same beauty clichés. Posh wanted to stand apart in this saturated market and be seen as a premium, distinctive brand.

The goal was an identity that deliberately avoids the clichés and communicates a calm, elegant and recognisable character instead: approachable luxury, effortless and soft.

Key visual: portrait of a woman in berry tones with the Posh logo, brushstroke and the tagline Lashes & Brow Studio

02Tasks & execution

The whole brand from one hand, from concept to door sign.

I was responsible for the concept and development of the complete brand identity:

  1. 01A clear design concept and a distinctive visual language
  2. 02A logo with flexible variations and a symbol for different applications
  3. 03A consistent visual system of colour palette, typography and imagery
  4. 04Communication materials for print, social media and signage
  5. 05Social media templates and design guidelines the client uses on her own
  6. 06Spatial applications: exterior signage and shop door lettering
  7. 07Consistent brand application across all media

04Colour & typography

Nude tones with velvety depth, a serif with poise.

Five tones from pale powder to deep espresso, all from the same warm family. Together they feel soft and velvety while still giving enough contrast for type and logo.

Two typefaces share the work: Gloock sets the tone, Alexandria keeps everyday text readable.

Brand palette

Two women in close-up with the Posh logo
The Posh logo in round fields of every palette colour, with symbols below
Logo and symbol in the palette colours

Typefaces

Gloock

Regular
Posh

Style-defining: the basis of the logotype and the headline typeface.

Alexandria

  • Lashes & Brow StudioRegularSecondary typeface: softens the formality and improves readability. For body text.
  • Lashes & Brow StudioMediumFor alternative headings and accents within text.
  • Lashes & Brow StudioLightFor supplementary information and fine print.

05Social media

Templates the client uses to run her own channel.

For Instagram I created highlight covers, post templates and design guidelines: price list, services such as lash extensions, lash lifting and lash fix, opening hours and aftercare materials.

With them the client publishes new posts on her own, and the feed still looks like one brand.

Portrait with a party hat and the Posh logo as an Instagram visual
Instagram highlight covers for price list, lash extensions, lash fix, lash lifting and studio, with example posts
Highlight covers and post templates
Mockups of several Instagram posts about opening hours and materials
The feed built from the templates

06Print & space

Business cards, embossing on dark paper, stickers, a “Beauty in progress” door hanger and a phone case carry the identity onto paper and objects.

Outside, a wall sign and the lettering on the shop door take the brand into the space, so it is recognisable before the first appointment.

The Posh logo embossed in copper foil on dark paper
Embossing
A berry phone case with the Posh logo on dark stone
Door hanger reading Do not disturb, Beauty in progress
Door hanger
Berry business cards with the Posh logo on a crystal
Business cards
A roll of round Posh stickers
Stickers
A hand holding a card with a portrait and the Posh logo against a berry background
Wall sign with the Posh logo in the studio, two people in front
Wall sign
The studio entrance with Posh lettering on the glass door, a woman with a shopping bag in front
Shop door lettering
Portrait of a woman in berry tones with the Posh logo and the tagline Lashes & Brow Studio

07Skills

What this project demonstrates.

  • Brand positioning and design concept
  • Logo design and flexible logo systems
  • Colour and typography systems
  • Social media templates and design guidelines
  • Print applications and prepress
  • Signage and spatial application
  • Consistent brand management across all touchpoints