The skincare market offers thousands of products, making it difficult for users to understand what actually works for their skin.
Too many product choices
Too many similar skincare products create decision fatigue.
Lack of clear guidance
Users struggle to understand which products suit their skin.
Confusing ingredient information
Technical ingredient lists make skincare difficult to understand.
Difficulty maintaining routines
Users struggle to maintain consistent skincare routines.
The solution
Pure Beauty simplifies skincare discovery by combining product exploration, ingredient education, and routine management.
Product discovery
Helps users explore skincare products and find suitable options.
Routine builder
Allows users to organize products into a simple skincare routine.
Ingredient education
Explains skincare ingredients and benefits in clear, simple language.
Product experience
1. Personalized discovery
Home screen shows smart recommendations from skin profile.
2. Routine builder
A streamlined workflow organizing daily routines with step-by-step guidance.
3. Ingredient education
In-depth learning on ingredient benefits, compatibility, and concentration.
Research insights
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Participants
Deep-dive moderated
interviews and usability
testing sessions.
Decision overload
Users often feel overwhelmed by the large number of skincare products and struggle to choose what works best for their skin.
Ingredient confusion
Many users find skincare ingredient lists difficult to understand and prefer simple explanations of benefits.
Routine uncertainty
Users are unsure how to combine products into a proper skincare routine and want clearer guidance.
Competitor Analysis
Product discovery
Pure Beauty
Ingredient education
Pure Beauty
Routine building
Pure Beauty
Personalized guidance
Pure Beauty
Key Insight
Most competitors focus on product browsing, while Pure Beauty introduces ingredient education and routine management.
Competitor analysis
Feature
Pure Beauty
Product discovery
Ingredient education
Routine building
Personalized guidance
Key insight
Most competitors focus on product browsing, while Pure Beauty introduces ingredient education and routine management.
User persona
Sara Negm
29 • Sensible Adventurer
“I want simple skincare guidance without hours of research.”
Goals
Find skincare products suitable for her skin type.
Build a simple and consistent skincare routine.
Understand what ingredients actually do for her skin.
Frustrations
Too many similar products make decisions difficult.
Ingredient lists are confusing and overly technical.
Hard to know which products will actually work.
Journey map
01
Discover
User explores skincare products and categories.
Pain point
Too many product options without clear guidance.
02
Learn
User tries to understand
ingredients and benefits.
Pain point
Ingredient information is often
complex.
03
Decide
User compares products and
chooses suitable ones.
Pain point
Difficult to know which product
will work best.
04
Routine
User organizes products into a
skincare routine.
Opportunity
Help users maintain consistent
skincare habits.
User flow
Process insights
Data-driven nodes
Each step in the flow was validated through user
interviews identifying key drop-off points in
routine creation.
Smart logic
The 'Ingredient Highlight' feature serves as an
educational bridge that increased conversion
rates.
94%
Completion Rate
"Ingredient education helped users choose products with greater confidence"
Sticker sheet
Low fidelity prototype
High fidelity prototype
Reflection
Key insights
01
Users preferred ashopping-first experience, with educational content available as supportive guidance rather than the primary entry point.
02
TheGlow-tine routine managerwas well received because it helped users organize skincare products and maintain a consistent routine.
03
Ingredient explanations were appreciated but needed to bemore accessibleand integrated into the product discovery flow.
What I learned
Designing Pure Beauty highlighted balancing product discovery with educational guidance. Testing refined the experience to simplify exploration and support informed decisions.
Next steps
Personalized skincare recommendations.
Improved ingredient filters for easier use.
Routine reminders to stay on track.
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