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Living Proof

Boston hair care company Living Proof was started by MIT scientists who put polymer research to work in styling products. Its No Frizz and Perfect Hair Day lines came out of that research.

The pages

desktop1440 x 900

Living Proof homepage on desktop, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 1440 x 900
Homepage
Living Proof collection: exclusive sale on desktop, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 1440 x 900
Collection: Exclusive Sale
Living Proof product page on desktop, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 1440 x 900
Product page

mobile390 x 844

Living Proof homepage on mobile, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 390 x 844
Homepage
Living Proof collection: exclusive sale on mobile, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 390 x 844
Collection: Exclusive Sale
Living Proof product page on mobile, Shopify luxury beauty storefront captured at 390 x 844
Product page

Palette

Surfaces, by share of painted area

60.8%
18.7%
11.9%
8.6%
60.8% #f8f5f2 page
18.7% #030909 dark bands
11.9% #ebedec panels and cards
8.6% #313821 secondary surface

Ink, by share of text set in it

72.8%
9.2%
72.8% #000000 body and headings
9.2% #f9f5f4 reversed on dark
5.8% #ebedec reversed on dark
5.1% #ffffff reversed on dark
2.8% #293037 emphasis
2.6% #030909 emphasis

Imagery, by share of the page it covers

13.7% photograph, the rest is surface

Typography

sans-serif · everything

Suisse Intl

sans-serif · accent

Documenta Regular

of all text on the page

100% sans-serif

The icon set

cart
search
account
menu
close

Ecommerce components, rebuilt to spec

Living Proof add to cart button photographed on its product page
photographed on livingproof.com
Add to cart
Type
Suisse Intl 14px / 400 / 0.28px tracking
Color
rgb(255, 255, 255) on #030909, painted over #f9f5f2
Shape
30px radius, 335 by 44px
Label
center, rebuild matched the photograph at 0.989
No Frizz Wash Duo
Dry Shampoo Duo
Curl Definition + Moisture Set
Product card
Grid
3 across, 470px wide
Image
1 : 1 crop, cover
Line 1
16px / 400, rgb(0, 0, 0)

Size and color

Travel 1.7 oz $18 Full 5 oz $32
Size selector
Control
radio list with text labels, 2 values
Label
Size
Type
Suisse Intl 14px / 400
Cell
159 by 160px, 8px apart
Chosen
outline rgb(3, 9, 9) solid 1px
On load
one is already chosen

The email sign up popup

Living Proof email sign up popup, centred centre, offering 15% off
Email capture
Placement
centred centre, 780 x 560
Asks for
email
Offers
15% off
Shown on
both
Dismissible
no close control found