“social media is a challenging medium for luxury brands. while it’s tempting and advantageous, it comes with many perils, namely lack of control and placement and associations with mass outlets. for NARS it was quite apparent that we had to start from scratch and custom build a website that was within the brands aesthetic and sensibility, while incorporating as many available social media channels as possible. we started with a custom interactive facebook app and fangate that allows NARS fans to see the top contestants in real time. the facebook app seamlessly directed traffic to the free standing website where users were able to experience NARS in its full glory. the site structure incorporated…
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press: the independent features our nars social media campaign
“inspired by the makeup brand’s popular makeover books, makeupyourmind.com – launched may 6 – invites beauty fans to upload their looks in the hopes of winning a trip to new york fashion week and other prizes. in order to participate, aspiring makeup artists need to connect via their facebook accounts in order to share their interpretations of ten different nars looks. ‘follow the steps and create your own expression of the look,’ it says on the website, but: ‘no two people are alike, so let your individual beauty and creativity show.’ the community can then vote on favorites, clicking a heart-shaped button, with the most popular winning a trip to new…
press: teen vogue features our nars social media campaign
“to celebrate the release of the new book makeup your mind: express yourself by NARS founder and creative director, françois nars, the cosmetic brand is launching makeupyourmind.com, a virtual global gallery to showcase your personal interpretation of beauty. you’ll be able to re-create a look from the book, upload an image of your makeup creation, and then vote for your favorite entries. you may even win one of thirteen prizes, including a trip to new york city to join NARS backstage during new york fashion week! how it works: select one of the twelve looks on the website and follow the on-screen step-by-step instructions … post a picture of your handiwork to the website and then vote for…
digital: nars cosmetics “makeup your mind” ipad optimized website
while not an ipad app, the NARS website (www.makeupyourmind.com) coding was done in a manner which allowed users to interact, view, vote and comment on the site using an ipad or smart device. the website, designed and produced by ceft and company new york, was the answer to NARS’s desire to broaden its audience and create […]
digital: nars cosmetics “makeup your mind” contest facebook app
ceft and company’s award winning social media campaign for NARS also included a custom fangate on facebook that encouraged users to “like” the NARS facebook page in order to get inside. once there, a custom app allowed users to see the “live feed” of top candidates from the NARS “makeup your mind, express yourself” contest. the contestants sat […]
press: nars cosmetics “makeup your mind” new york launch party
topaz page-green. francois nars, american vogue editor grace coddington and calvin klein. francois nars and martha stewart. fashion icons, celebrities and friends graced NARS with their appearance on this big day. here are a few images from the launch party, held at cedar lake contemporary ballet theater in new york for the launch of “makeup […]
Press: our nars social media contest has a winner
“i’m a huge champion of self-expression through makeup; playing with pigments to show the true you is paramount in my book! mega-makeup house NARS cosmetics has this very same philosophy; the company recently concluded the makeup your mind: express yourself game, which invited everyone to recreate makeup looks from makeup artist francois nars’ new beauty tome, makeup your mind: express yourself. the grand-prize winner, kale teeter of panhandle, texas, completed all 12 of the featured looks pulled from the makeup your mind: express yourself book, and received the most votes out of the thousands of participants. his winning look was a recreation of look #3 (shown above), a hazy smoky eye…
press: 5 reasons our nars social media campaign is loved
ceft and company’s social media campaign for NARS cosmetics as featured in coco & creme blog. “5 reasons we love: NARS’ new makeup your mind: express yourself site. 1. you will not have to worry about makeup ideas for the rest of 2011. there are twelve looks shown in total which gives you enough makeup ideas for the rest of the year. you can alter them with different lip shades, eye shadows, blushes and so much more. 2. the site shows looks on women of color. whenever I browse magazines or watch beauty tutorials on television, the models are rarely women of color which makes me scared to try it on myself. don’t fret here: nars shows looks on a variety of women from fair-skinned to…
press: refinery29 features our nars social media campaign
“there’s all this hubbub about the new NARS book and its interactive website makeup your mind. the very cool creative team at ceft and company did the design and production. and sure, we love that everyone can get in on trying out the looks françois nars created for the just-released how-to tome, makeup your mind: express yourself, but what we’re really psyched about is the book’s before and after shots and easy photo tutorials. from everyday looks to makeup experimentation and mastery, nars’ latest call-to-diy-arms unveils looks that we totally dig using real people of all ages, not professional models. and, in an exclusive partnership with nordstrom, NARS created makeup…
