Cosmetics

Guerlain Blooming Denim

Upcycled textures meet metallic precision

I've been obsessing over these photos from Guerlain (@guerlain)'s Blooming Denim collaboration with Nona Source (@nona_source) since I first saw them. Beautiful, flawless, on brand. Gorgeous textures and colors, especially how they captured the upcycled denim details alongside those metallic finishes. Everything looks super cohesive as a story. Retouching is good, not overdone. There were some minor errors, but most people won't see them (like on the metal part and lipstick there was a 1-degree error with a stamp tool). I would also leave more texture on the model's skin, because natural is more trendy now. Technical execution is great, beautiful gradients on metals, no blown highlights or blocked shadows. Every detail is visible.

Colour: denim blue, polished gold, rosewood
Surface: Metal
Light: Studio
Style: Editorial
Mood: Luxurious
Palette: Cool Tones