Marina Sarno

Senior Copywriter &
Brand Content Strategist

Strategy first. Poetry second. Always in that order.

Selected Work

Shu Uemura

RoleGlobal Lead Copywriter & Brand Strategist
Brief

Lead the global copy and communication strategy across a full product portfolio of 6 briefs, spanning complexion, skincare and makeup artistry.

Concept

The Radiating Balance of Blue - balance not as absence of conflict, but as a quiet force that glows from within.

Scope

Scope included 2 complexion briefs, 1 Clear Oil campaign and 3 additional makeup artistry references, each requiring a distinct narrative register while maintaining a unified brand voice.

Under NDA. Visuals shared privately.
Born in a sculptural blue. Carrying you through late nights, city noise, and sun-soaked hours.

YSL Beauty Club

RoleLead Copywriter & CRM Strategist
Brief

Create a CRM framework and copy system for YSL Beauty Club that captures the brand's bold, unapologetic identity across every touchpoint.

Concept

Postermatic - the YSL Beauty world as a series of framed, aspirational snapshots. Each communication unveils an attitude, not just a product.

Slash it. Claim it. Flaunt it. Postermatic.

YSL Beauty, Black Friday / Cyber Monday

RoleCopywriter & Campaign Strategist
Brief

Create a unified seasonal activation campaign spanning Black Friday through Cyber Monday, turning a promotional window into a brand moment.

Concept

Starlight / Goldification

Rare, radiant, right now.

Lancôme

RoleCopywriter / Internal Competition Winner
Brief

Create the full campaign concept, tagline and film script for the launch of Le 8 Hypnôse, the first serum-inside volumizing mascara by Lancôme.

Concept

Augmented Performance - mascara repositioned as a scientific revolution with a sensorial soul.

See the spectacular. Feel the revolution.

Lancôme, L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte & Intimatte Liquid

RoleLead Copywriter, Campaign Concept & Ecosystem
Brief

Lead copy and full campaign ecosystem across two simultaneous briefs, the renovation of L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte and the launch of the new Intimatte Liquid extension, each requiring a distinct narrative while maintaining coherence within the same product family.

Concept

Bare Luxury - matte redefined as softness, not severity.

Lancôme, L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte & Intimatte Liquid visual
Intimatte
Feel nude like never before. Wear it Bare.
Intimatte Liquid
Melt in bare sensation for soft matte lips.

CTRL SKN™

RoleBrand Creator / Founder
Brief

Build a complete luxury skincare brand from scratch as a solo creative project, including brand book, visual identity, campaign assets and film produced with AI.

Concept

Master the Blur - in a world that insists on showing more, control becomes the ultimate luxury.

Master the blur.
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Copy Samples

Slash it. Claim it. Flaunt it. Postermatic.
YSL Beauty Club
Rare, radiant, right now.
YSL Beauty, Black Friday / Cyber Monday
See the spectacular. Feel the revolution.
Lancôme
Ignite your colors, indulge your lips.
Lancôme
Feel nude like never before. Wear it Bare.
Lancôme Intimatte
Melt in bare sensation for soft matte lips.
Lancôme Intimatte Liquid
True confidence is knowing when not to be seen.
CTRL SKN™
I can, We will. Together we are all idôles.
Idôle Aura Lancôme
Spectacular noirs, lash color revolution.
Le 8 Hypnôse Shades of Noirs Lancôme

About

Marina Sarno is a Paris-based copywriter and brand content strategist with ten years of experience in luxury.

She has shaped the voice of maisons, agencies and ateliers across beauty, fashion, hospitality and design.

Strategy first. Poetry second. Always in that order.

Languages

  • English (Native)
  • French (Native)
  • Italian (Native)
  • Spanish (Conversational)

Let's talk.

Available for freelance and contract work worldwide.