L'Oréal Brandstorm

Scentiment, an AI-powered fragrance discovery app personalized just for you.

Role

Product Designer

Timeline

Spring 2025

(8 weeks)

Team

Jazzy Rao

Tiffany Huang

Skills

Product Design

UI/UX Design

Mobile Design

Prototyping

Tools

Figma

After Effects

Photoshop

PROJECT OVERVIEW

L'Oréal aims to revolutionize men’s beauty with personalized tech-driven solutions.

PROJECT SCOPE

Develop tech-driven, personalized grooming solutions for men, leveraging AI, data, and sustainable innovation to redefine self-care. Create inclusive products and experiences that empower men to embrace beauty and wellness.

CONTEXT

Embracing male beauty with fragrance discovery.

We chose to focus our project on fragrance, helping men embrace beauty as a self-expression and personal care—making fragrance discovery seamless, sustainable, and accessible.

$18B

Men's Fragrance Industry

33%

Men's fragrance is worth a third of the male grooming industry

Euromonitor (July 2023)

PROBLEM

However, choosing a fragrance can feel overwhelming, with traditional labels offering little to no personal connection…

THEREFORE, WE ASK

HMW make fragrance discovery more accessible and personal?

USER RESEARCH

65%

65%

of consumers

struggle to find scents that resonate with their personal experiences.

72%

of Gen Z and Millennials

believe that fragrance has the power to evoke emotions and memories.

70%

of male fragrance users

purchased fragrances for special occasions (e.g., dates, work, fitness, etc.)

SYNTHESIS

KEY INSIGHT 1

FRAGRANCE AS A TOOL FOR SELF-CARE & EXPRESSION

Position scent as a tool for self-care and identity rather than an exclusive luxury, making fragrance personal and accessible.

KEY INSIGHT 2

MOOD & OCCASION-BASED SCENT DISCOVERY

Personalize fragrance discovery by shifting from gender-based labels to mood- and occasion-driven scents, redefining how fragrance is classified and breaking traditional stereotypes.

KEY INSIGHT 3

AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLATFORM

Build trust in fragrance exploration with a community-driven platform where users learn, share experiences, and navigate scent discovery with ease.

HYPOTHESIS

Leverage fragrance as a form of self-expression through emotion & occasion-driven discovery.

SOLUTION

An AI-Powered Fragrance Discovery App

An AI-Powered Fragrance Discovery App

Personalizing the fragrance discovery experience with mood & occasion-based recommendations going beyond traditional scent classifications. Embracing community to foster trust in finding the perfect scent, one that is more tailored to users' identity and self-care routines. Practicing eco-conscious behavior that excels Loreal's commitment to a more sustainable future.

FEATURE 1

AI-Driven Input Search

Describe a feeling or occasion to receive personalized fragrance recommendations, making scent discovery intuitive and personal.

FEATURE 2

Daily Scent List

Adapts to your daily vibes and routines to offer a personalized fragrance list, turning scent into a daily essential and reshape the future of personal care.

FEATURE 3

Mood & Occasion-Based Filters

Beyond traditional scent families, users can filter fragrances by emotions (e.g., “energizing”) or occasions (e.g., “date night”), making discovery more intuitive and meaningful.

FEATURE 4

Community Platform

Adapts to your daily vibes and routines to offer a personalized fragrance list, turning scent into a daily essential and reshape the future of personal care.

FEATURE 5

Sustainability Locator

Turn intent into action, connecting users to refill & recycle stations to cut packaging waste and support L’Oréal’s goal of 100% sustainable packaging by 2025.

Thank you to my team at L'Oréal's 2025 Brandstorm!

THANKS FOR VISITING

HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON

THANKS FOR VISITING

HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON