Brand Website · Bilingual (EN/AR)

Two signature scents, told as a story instead of a catalogue

A concept brand site built around exactly two fragrances — Hayat and Rooh — presented bilingually in English and Arabic. With a catalogue this small, there is nowhere to hide: the site either makes two products feel like a considered house, or it looks thin.

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AM Perfume — homepage of the concept build
AM PerfumeMinimalist two-SKU luxury · AED 129–149. Self-initiated concept build.
This is a self-initiated concept build, not a paid client engagement. It is included to demonstrate approach and range.

Turning a constraint into the concept

A two-product range cannot lean on browse mechanics, because there is nothing to browse. What it can do is give each fragrance the depth a catalogue page never affords — the intent behind it, the notes, who it is for, how it wears through a day.

The concept treats each scent as a chapter rather than a listing. Scrolling becomes narrative rather than navigation, and the absence of a grid reads as focus instead of scarcity.

Bilingual as a structural decision

Supporting English and Arabic properly is not a translation layer bolted onto a finished design. Right-to-left reverses layout logic, so navigation, alignment and asymmetric compositions all have to work mirrored.

Type is the harder half. A pairing that feels considered in Latin can look mismatched in Arabic, where letterforms, weight distribution and vertical rhythm behave differently. The concept designs both scripts together rather than treating one as the default and the other as a port.

Dark-toned without being dim

The concept uses a dark palette, which is easy to get wrong: contrast collapses, thin type becomes unreadable, and photography turns muddy. Getting it right means deliberate contrast ratios, weights chosen to hold on a dark ground, and imagery selected for how it behaves against it.

What was built

Narrative product chapters

Each of the two fragrances given a full editorial treatment rather than a catalogue entry.

Full English and Arabic support

Right-to-left layout and a type pairing designed for both scripts, not ported into one.

Dark palette with real contrast discipline

Weights and ratios chosen so the tone reads as considered rather than merely dim.

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