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Skincare · House Brand · 2025

A prestige skincare line, engineered around one hero routine.

Maison Vellum was born from a category truth: prestige skincare had become crowded with promises but light on repeatable ritual. We built a minimalist five-SKU line focused on the skin barrier — one cleanser, one serum, one moisturiser, one balm, one nightly ritual.

Maison Vellum — case study image
Maison Vellum · a Brackley build
9moConcept to shelf
11dLaunch sell-through
42Retail doors
4.8Avg. review score

The brief

Fewer products. Better results. Priced for the vanity, not the aisle.

The founder came to us with a moodboard and a chemistry PhD. What she needed was a category thesis, a product architecture, and a route to prestige distribution within twelve months. We wrote the positioning, mapped the SKU ladder, and led the sprint from formulation to first fill.

What we did

End-to-end build. Nine months, one team.

  • Positioning & brand architecture
  • Naming & identity
  • Formulation of 5 SKUs
  • Packaging engineering
  • Shopify DTC build
  • Retail buyer introductions

The result

Sold-out launch, waitlist for restock, and a national retailer contract on day sixty.

The launch capsule sold through in eleven days. A prestige retailer opened conversations after the first press wave, and Maison Vellum is now available in 42 doors across two continents. The routine mattered because the product did.

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