Melanin Me

INT 362 (Fall 2022)

A makeup retail store where you can create your own makeup designed for you skin tone and skin type. Also includes stations to get your makeup done professionally and a regular retail store on the mezzanine.

I separated the “experience part” which includes make your own makeup stations, coffee bar, and makeup stations with the retail part of the store to make it easier to get to exactly what you came for. To block off the back of house rooms like the admin office and employee room, I places a glass partition wall to still make the space feel more open and not close it off completely. The glass also matches the stained glass feature on the ceiling of the building.

The color and material pallet was inspired by the undertones of skin which also corresponds to the name of the brand “Melanin Me”

Sink station located in the retail space on the mezzanine where customers can test out the makeup products and easily wash them off

Retail Displays

• Wooden dowels surrounding the base

• Resin counter top to allow an under light to be placed to emphasis the products

• Glass divider to separate the different brands of the same type of product, also easy to be cleaned