Parlour Candle — Shopify Store Development & Advanced Frontend Implementation
www.parlourcandle.com
SERVICES
Website Development
TECHNOLOGY
Shopify, Liquid, JavaScript
Overview
This project involved developing and deploying the e-commerce store for Parlour Candle, a brand producing handcrafted candles made from natural coconut-soy wax and carefully layered fragrance compositions.
My role focused on the technical implementation of the online store, built on Shopify using a custom theme developed with Liquid, JavaScript, and CSS, based on the UX/UI design created by Pola Fijałkowska.
The Challenge
The design of the store featured a sophisticated visual layout with many advanced interactive elements.
Key challenges included:
- implementing a fully custom Shopify theme,
- integrating animations, videos, and rich visual components,
- maintaining performance despite heavy multimedia content,
- ensuring the theme remained scalable and easy to manage.
The goal was to deliver a storefront that reflects the premium aesthetic and sensory character of the brand.
UX/UI and Visual Experience
The design focuses heavily on product presentation and atmosphere.
Key interface elements include:
- large, high-quality product photography,
- subtle transitions and animations,
- sections using video and animated GIFs,
- a minimal layout highlighting the products.
The experience is designed to guide users through the fragrance collection, presenting each scent profile in a visually immersive way.
Shopify Development — Custom Theme
The store was implemented as a fully custom Shopify theme.
Technology stack:
- Shopify Liquid — theme structure and logic,
- JavaScript — interactive components and animations,
- CSS / SCSS — styling and responsive layout.
The implementation also included:
- performance optimization,
- integration with Shopify’s e-commerce functionality,
- mobile-first responsiveness.
The result is a high-performance storefront that accurately translates the original UI design into a fully functional e-commerce experience.