Clarins
COMPANY: EPAM (EMPATHY LAB) / CLIENT: CLARINS.COM / ROLE: UX RESEARCH & DESIGN / AWARD: DAVEY AWARD
Clarins is a French luxury cosmetics company. The goal was to create a modern, content-rich, mobile-enabled, immersive brand experience that reinvigorates Clarins’ online image and uses its unique strengths to develop a highly profitable, internationalized state-of-the art eCommerce business.
I was instrumental in winning the pitch and leading client interactions. I defined innovative, mobile-optimized, content-rich, internationalized eCommerce Design strategy & IA, created UX for key interactions, conducted contextual inquiry & remote usability, & provided creative direction.
Experience Goals
The client outlined 3 critical online dimensions for their business
Workshop in Paris
2 weeks of agile workshops and cross-functional collaboration with the business stakeholders
Design Iterations
Initial UX & brand direction concepts supplemented with remote usability research efforts
Clarins Values
The client had a strong brand identity, values, and history
Contextual Inquiry
We spent time in store to observe Clarins skin consultants and actual, award-winning store customer experience
Research Findings
Key takeaways around purchasing behavior, customer relationship building, and life-cycle opportunities
Content Map
IA, sitemaps, and user flows
Homepage
Wireframe
Category Page
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Product Detail
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Added to Cart
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Samples @ Checkout
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Checkout
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Skin Consultation Tool
Wireframe
My Beauty Profile
Wireframe
Ingredient Map
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Ingredient Detail
Wireframe
Localization Strategy
Wireframe
Homepage
Final design comps
Category Page
Final design comps
Mobile Optimized
Final design comps