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Biologique Recherche

French skincare company founded in Paris in 1978 by the Allouche family, sold largely through trained facialists and known above all for Lotion P50, an exfoliating toner with a long following.

The pages

desktop1440 x 900

Biologique Recherche homepage on desktop, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 1440 x 900
Homepage
Biologique Recherche collection: soins visage on desktop, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 1440 x 900
Collection: Soins Visage
Biologique Recherche product page on desktop, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 1440 x 900
Product page

mobile390 x 844

Biologique Recherche homepage on mobile, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 390 x 844
Homepage
Biologique Recherche collection: soins visage on mobile, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 390 x 844
Collection: Soins Visage
Biologique Recherche product page on mobile, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 390 x 844
Product page

Palette

Surfaces, by share of painted area

54.6%
29.4%
11.9%
54.6% #ffffff page
29.4% #0e2243 dark bands
11.9% #f1f0eb panels and cards
4.2% #edeef0 panels and cards

Ink, by share of text set in it

43.9%
30.7%
14.5%
43.9% #0e2243 body and headings
30.7% #ffffff reversed on dark
14.5% #73767f secondary
5.7% #a1a6ae secondary
4.4% #6a6d75 secondary
0.7% #c4c8ce secondary

Imagery, by share of the page it covers

31.4% photograph, the rest is surface

Typography

sans-serif · everything

Sohne

of all text on the page

100% sans-serif

The icon set

cart
search
account
menu
close

Ecommerce components, rebuilt to spec

Add to cart
Type
Sohne 14px / 400 / 0.2px tracking
Color
rgb(255, 255, 255) on rgb(14, 34, 67)
Shape
24px radius, 10px 30px padding, 46px tall
Width
480px as rendered
SUMMER ESSENTIALS /
Crème MSR-H /
LES ESSENTIELS DE SOIN /
Product card
Grid
4 across, 357px wide
Image
1 : 1 crop, cover
Line 1
17px / 400 / uppercase, rgb(14, 34, 67)
Line 2
11px / 400, rgb(196, 200, 206)