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Event

Shaka Beauty Hotel × OVS

+8000

Quiz Sessions

75%

Completation Rate

1 every 55 sec

Skin Analysis Completed

About Shaka Beauty Hotel

Shaka Beauty Hotel was an immersive beauty experience created by Shaka, OVS’s Beauty Edit concept, during Milan Beauty Week 2026. Hosted at Garden Senato in Milan, the five-day activation brought together 37 beauty brands in a space dedicated to beauty discovery, skincare and makeup.Dermaself integrated its AI-powered skin analysis into the experience, allowing visitors to move from a selfie to a personalized understanding of their skin and discover a skincare routine tailored to their individual needs.

Client Profile

Industry

Beauty Retail

Activation

Milan Beauty Week

Location

Garden Senato, Milan

Duration

5 days

Brands

37 Beauty Brands

The Challenge

High Visitor Traffic

The experience needed to work quickly and smoothly in a high-traffic beauty event with thousands of visitors

Product Discovery

With dozens of beauty brands and products to explore, visitors needed an easier way to identify products relevant to their individual skin needs

Personalized Experience

The challenge was to make a large-scale event feel personal, giving each visitor an experience based on their own skin

Online-to-Offline Journey

Skin analysis needed to translate into real product discovery, connecting digital personalization with products available through OVS

The Dermaself Solution

Dermaself created an AI-powered skin analysis experience for Shaka Beauty Hotel, designed to turn a few minutes at the event into a personalized skincare journey. From a selfie, visitors could analyze visible skin concerns, understand their results and receive a personalized skincare routine based on products available at OVS.

Step 01

AI Selfie Skin Analysis

Visitors took a selfie directly from the Dermaself experience. The AI analyzed visible skin parameters including blemishes, dark spots, wrinkles, pores, redness, hydration and skin laxity.

User Experience: A quick, intuitive skin analysis designed to work even in a high-traffic event environment.

Step 02

Personalized Results & Skincare Routine

Based on the AI skin analysis, each visitor discovered their main skin concerns and received a personalized skincare routine featuring selected products available at OVS.

User Experience: From skin insights to relevant product recommendations in just a few minutes.

Step 03

From Digital to In-Store

Visitors could receive their personalized routine by email, together with a 20% discount on their recommended products, redeemable at selected OVS stores in Milan during Milan Beauty Week.

User Experience: A seamless journey connecting AI-powered personalization with physical product discovery and retail.

Key Features Implemented

✓ AI-powered selfie skin analysis

✓ Personalized skin results

✓ Ingredient-first product matching

✓ Personalized skincare routines

✓ OVS product catalogue integration

✓ Automated post-analysis email

✓ In-store discount integration

✓ High-traffic event experience

✓ GDPR-conscious image handling

The Results

📊 Activation at Scale

AI Skin Analyses

2,600+

Analysis Frequency

1 every 55 sec

Completion Rate

75%

Turning Beauty Discovery into Personalization

Shaka Beauty Hotel showed how AI skin analysis can be integrated into high-traffic beauty events without sacrificing personalization.In five days, more than 2,600 visitors moved from a selfie to a deeper understanding of their skin and a skincare routine tailored to their individual needs.With an average of one completed skin analysis every 55 seconds, the activation demonstrated how AI can make personalized beauty discovery accessible at scale, connecting skin analysis, product recommendation and physical retail in one seamless experience.

Ready to bring AI skin analysis to your next beauty experience?

Turn your next beauty event, retail activation or pop-up into a personalized skincare experience with Dermaself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions

How can AI skin analysis be used at beauty events?

AI skin analysis can turn a beauty event into a personalized experience. Visitors take a selfie, receive an analysis of visible skin concerns and discover skincare products and routines matched to their individual needs.

Can AI skin analysis handle high-traffic beauty events?

Yes. At Shaka Beauty Hotel during Milan Beauty Week 2026, Dermaself delivered more than 2,600 AI skin analyses in five days, with an average of one completed analysis every 55 seconds.

What does Dermaself analyze from a selfie?

Dermaself analyzes visible skin parameters including blemishes, dark spots, wrinkles, pores, redness, hydration and skin laxity, using the results to create personalized skincare recommendations.

Can AI skin analysis recommend products?

Yes. Dermaself connects skin analysis results with a beauty brand or retailer's product catalogue to generate personalized skincare routines and product recommendations based on each user's detected skin needs.