Sephora: The Unlimited Power of Beauty, 1

Beauty is changing. It is no longer just on catwalks or in magazines but in our friends' selfies or the latest uploads from influencers. Our smartphone screen has become our bathroom mirror. Its meaning is also evolving-in culture, entertainment and social media, people are challenging the status quo, giving their own interpretation of what it means to be beautiful. In one way or another, everybody's talking about it.
Agency: BETC, Paris

To reaffirm its leading position in this competitive market, SEPHORA has raised its voice to give its vision of beauty: The Unlimited Power of Beauty. For SEPHORA, beauty is a playground where everyone has the power and the right to experiment and create their own definition. It is limitless, because there are as many beauties as there are people in the world, and the same person can explore many facets of it in a day, or a lifetime. It gives us the power to assert and love ourselves. Beauty is not a standard, a size or a filter, but a tool of power and confidence. To illustrate this new brand positioning, which gives beauty a prominent role in everyone's lives, BETC and SEPHORA created a new, powerful campaign that is deliberately different from previous years. The Unlimited Power of Beauty is both very universal in its casting and very intimate in its tone and imagery, allowing viewers to see themselves in the story and discover the potential of their own beauty. The film, directed by Jonas Lindstroem, tells the story of a women’s relationship with her reflection throughout her life, giving voice to moments of doubt as well as strength. The intimacy and emotion in each exploration of beauty portrays them as personal evolution and growth at each stage of life. The cover of Kelsey Lu's iconic title "I'm not In Love" was chosen for its emotional power that resonates in everyone. The prints were captured by Nadine Ijewere, a British photographer with an authentic and dazzling iconography. The images carry the brand’s message while advertising its different departments (perfume, make-up, skin care). Each of these 12 prints tells the story of the richness of beauty, regardless of age, gender, physique or style. All these unique and powerful personalities speak directly to us—each portrait has its own point of view about beauty, with catchphrases like mantras we would repeat to ourselves in front of the mirror.