Introduction:
A portfolio site for a makeup artist from Novosibirsk. I did all of it — from the structure to the markup.
The task wasn’t about the texts but about showing the work: a visitor has to find the type of makeup they need quickly and look at the result up close.

How it went:
The showcase is built around a two-level filter. First you pick a category — makeup, brows and lashes, hairstyling. Once a category is picked, a second row of refining tags opens underneath it, holding only the tags that make sense for that category.


I laid the work out as tiles of different heights, with no cropping to a common format — the photos aren’t distorted. They load in batches, in both directions.


I wrote the viewer myself: an enlarged photo or video on a blurred background, paging inside a single piece of work, a frame counter. Video in the cards loads only when it is needed, until then a preview sits in its place — a page with a hundred pieces stays light.
The site works in a light and a dark theme — the choice is remembered. There are Russian and English versions.


Separately there is an about page with client feedback and a services page with prices and answers to frequent questions.



There is no lead form, and that is a decision rather than an omission: every button leads straight into a messenger, which is where she talks to her clients anyway.
My role:
The project is mine from start to finish: the structure, the design, the markup, the work viewer, two themes and two languages.
Result:
A showcase site where the work is sorted by type and opens in one click. Light on mobile, with a dark theme and two languages.



For anyone curious about the site or about Alyona’s work.