Following dancing, singing and acting, young Ukrainian multi-hyphenate Mila Sivatskaya has added yet another activity to her resumé—managing a striking new beauty store in her home town of Kyiv. Occupying a 70 sqm. (753 sq.ft.) unit on the ground floor of a residential building, the Mila’s Beauty store interior features a playful modern design by local interior design practice temproject. Previously home to a café, much of the original configuration has been retained, but given a dramatic makeover that tickles all the sensibilities of a forward shopping demographic. The chosen colour palette, grey and metal, aims to conjure up the sense of a laboratory, albeit a playful and slightly futuristic one, paired with unexpected details, such as coloured plexiglass and faux fur. Mila’s Beauty sees a number of distinct sections for different purposes, starting with a cozy outdoor terrace with seating. Inside, metal shelving laden with alluring merchandise greet shoppers upon entering.
A faux fur-trimmed mirror is a portal of sorts to the rest of the store and, intentional or not, is also fav Instagram zone for Mila Beauty‘s Millennial and Generation Z following. The window niches are filled with additional seating, featuring bar tables crafted from plexiglass and metal frames that tie in with the seating outside. The so-called soft zone is eclectically furnished with a sofa covered with faux fur, a vintage leather chair and a futuristic armchair, and the setting is tied in by custom-designed carpet. Shoppers are ushered into the blue zone by way of a tunnel construction lined with RGB lamps which change colour. Here, a mini showroom can be found that’s brimming with merchandise by various brands, in addition to a photo studio where all of Mila’s Beauty‘s promo visuals are shot. Mila’s Beauty carries a carefully curated range of beauty, health and lifestyle brands, including Elemis, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Now Foods, Innisfree, COOLA and Dyson.
Mila’s Beauty
vulitsya Velyka Vasylkivska 49
03150 Kyiv
Telephone: +380 73 0003834
Daily 12pm-7pm
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