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Cut By Fred

Orange gel, cropped geometry and bold bilingual utility

Vegan Curl Gel combines a transparent rounded bottle with a graphic white wrap label and a black pump. Orange appears twice on the pack: through the clear vessel as the visible gel, and as an opaque cropped disc printed at the label's right. A large rotated CUT BY FRED wordmark anchors the opposite edge. Between those poles, a compact product title and bilingual description stay straightforward. The photograph amplifies the color through sliced oranges and glossy gel-like pools, but those props should not be mistaken for printed illustration.

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About this study

Selected Vegan Curl Gel clear pump bottle with orange disc label. Current official 290 mL context; no complete range history inferred from the image filename.

Vegan Curl Gel

Sources & evidence · Reviewed 2026-10-19

Color Palette

Approximate colours interpreted from photography. These are screen references, not official brand colours or print specifications.

Pack body

Visible orange gel
#EF8A0B
Approximate warm translucent color seen through the bottle; it shifts with depth, reflections and the orange surroundings rather than behaving like flat opaque ink.

Label

Warm white label
#F0EBE6
Quiet rectangular reading field around the title, vertical maker name and small ingredient marker.

Ink

Near-black text and pump
#22201F
Strong text contrast and a dark closure silhouette above the exposed clear shoulders.

Accent

Printed orange disc
#F05B05
More opaque orange shape entering from the label's right, echoed by the small aloe-vera badge.

Typography

Suggested visual alternatives, not confirmed brand typefaces. Any scale below is an illustrative estimate.

The rotated maker name is the tallest and heaviest typographic element. VEGAN CURL GEL forms two compact horizontal lines to its right, followed by smaller French and English descriptions. A small orange ingredient badge and a mixed-case line create a separate lower module. Weight, orientation and line breaks do most of the work; the photograph does not show a need for a second decorative type genre. The product title sits within the usable area to the right of the maker strip, rather than being centered across the entire wrap.

Fonts

Large maker and product headings
Archivo
Looks like
Heavy compact sans capitals
Type
Grotesque sans-serif
Weight
Bold, ExtraBold
Case
Uppercase
Tracking
Compact optical spacing
Fallback
Arial, sans-serif
Use a heavy weight for an original vertical maker name and a slightly smaller product heading. Compare the line lengths against the chosen bottle curve instead of copying the source's exact breaks.
Bilingual descriptors and detail
Roboto Condensed
Looks like
Plain narrow utility sans
Type
Condensed sans-serif
Weight
Regular, Bold
Case
Sentence case for descriptors; uppercase badge
Tracking
Natural spacing
Fallback
Arial, sans-serif
A practical alternative for the paired language lines and small ingredient module. Its compact width can help preserve a clear gap from the colored disc without reducing text to unreadable sizes.

Structure & Proportions

Visual proportions and finish previews are illustrative. Confirmed construction details and uncertainties are distinguished in the study notes.

Proportions

Purpose	Value	Preview
Clear windows	The wrap occupies the middle-to-lower body while leaving a broad shoulder window and a smaller transparent band above the base. These are visual relationships, not measured label dimensions.	—
Graphic opposition	The vertical maker strip occupies a narrow left zone; the orange disc consumes much of the upper-right zone, leaving a white pocket for information between them.	—
Pump silhouette	A relatively wide collar joins a narrower rising stem and long horizontal actuator, giving three clear steps in the upper outline.	—
Copy density	The lower ingredient module is much smaller than the product title and separated by white space, avoiding a single uninterrupted column of equally weighted text.	—

Shapes

Element	Value	Preview
Bottle	Round-shouldered cylindrical vessel with a visibly rounded lower edge.
Color field	Large circle cropped by the upper and right bounds of the wrap, retaining a strong curved inner edge.
Ingredient badge	Small horizontal orange rectangle below the descriptor.
Dispensing top	Long black actuator above a ribbed screw-collar appearance; mechanism unverified.

Finishes

Transparent vessel
Exposed shoulders and base reveal gel color and small bubbles; glass confirmed by brand. · transparent
Quiet label field
White wrap appears comparatively low-glare in this scene; no matte coating specification verified. · matte
Reflective black top
Small highlights catch the actuator while the collar ribs produce fine shadow bands. · gloss

Formats and materials


Formats	Rounded cylindrical pump bottle; official product page identifies the Vegan Curl Gel size as 290 mL
Materials	The brand specifies a glass bottle and plastic pump. The image shows the clear wall, visible contents and substantial-looking base, but does not establish glass weight or wall thickness., The white label's substrate, adhesive, laminate and exact printing process are not specified. Its opaque appearance should not be converted into a paper or waterproof-film claim.
Closures	A black pump rises above a broad vertically ribbed collar. The long actuator projects sideways and gives the top a distinct horizontal line against the rounded shoulders. Its internal mechanism, dose and locking system are not shown. The brand instructs users to separate bottle and pump after use and sort through appropriate local collection systems; that is not evidence of a refill mechanism.
Decoration	Large vertical maker wordmark on the label's left, Oversized cropped orange disc on the right, Bold two-line product name above bilingual supporting copy, Small orange ingredient badge with a separate plain-text line below

Front Panel

Schematic reading order. The diagram’s zone heights do not represent measured artwork proportions.

The layout behaves as three interacting areas rather than a centered label: a vertical maker spine, a practical horizontal reading block and a cropped circle entering from the right. The product wording sits near the circle's inner boundary, with a little text extending over orange in the selected perspective. The ingredient badge repeats the orange at a much smaller scale. This echo makes the large decorative field and the small information module feel related without requiring a border around the complete label.

Zone	Content
Maker spine	CUT BY FRED reads upward along the left side in large black capitals. Its visual weight remains distinct from the smaller product block.
Product name	VEGAN on the first line and CURL GEL below form a short, bold block in the central-right reading area.
Bilingual description	French wording precedes the English descriptor in smaller mixed-case type, retaining the same reading direction and left alignment.
Ingredient marker	ALOE VERA appears inside a small orange rectangle, with a plain mixed-case line underneath. The orange styling does not turn this into a citrus ingredient badge.
Curved accent	The large orange disc extends beyond the visible right boundary; its curve is a graphic interruption rather than an illustration of a fruit slice.

Range System

This study covers one curl-gel pack. The product page places it alongside a curl cream, but the neighboring packaging has not been visually studied here. A family could preserve the maker spine and functional text module while varying an accent, yet that is a proposed design principle, not proof of a complete CUT BY FRED coding system.

For an original family, keep the product type explicit even when two formulas share a color.
A changed content color can alter the whole pack impression through clear glass; evaluate it alongside the printed accent rather than in isolation.
If a refill or different size is introduced, adapt the label's useful reading area to the new form instead of stretching the original composition mechanically.

Back of Pack & Shelf

The label wraps around the bottle, but its reverse and seam are outside this view. Online ingredient and sorting information cannot establish their exact location or typography on the physical rear.

Obtain a rear view before documenting full instructions and ingredient layout.
Confirm the wrap seam and adhesive system before specifying production artwork.
Keep separation guidance component-specific and appropriate to the intended market.

On shelf

Interpretively, the white rectangular label provides a stable reading surface against the variable transparency of the contents. The black maker spine can remain recognizable at small sizes while the product block supplies function on closer inspection. In an upright retail row the bottle loses the dramatic diagonal of the campaign image, so the pump silhouette and opposing text/circle arrangement matter more than the surrounding fruit. Thumbnail tests should include a plain background to judge that independent performance.

Imagery

The bottle lies diagonally among sliced oranges and glossy orange gel-like pools on a pale textured surface. Wet highlights, bubbles and clear glass create tactile detail around an otherwise flat printed label. Citrus notes are described by the official page, but the photograph is not an ingredient audit. Its orange dominance is partly a staging decision: a neutral shelf shot would remove the surrounding fruit and pools while retaining the orange gel and label disc. Keep that distinction when choosing reference colors.

Guidelines

Editorial principles for an original design brief, not official brand guidelines.

Do

Separate photographed contents from printed colors.
Use one directional maker anchor and a clear product-reading direction.
Preserve the bilingual hierarchy with intentional line lengths.
Repeat a large accent in a small meaningful information module.
Test the pack outside its highly colored campaign scene.

Don't

Do not equate orange props with the complete ingredient list.
Do not describe the product block as centered over the full wrap.
Do not claim waterproof paper or a verified matte laminate.
Do not infer a refill system from the pump.
Do not copy the maker lettering and cropped-disc arrangement exactly.

Sources & evidence

CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gelproduct

How this study was built

edition · Sourced fact
Official page identifies Vegan Curl Gel in 290 mL and citrus fragrance context.CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gel
structure · Sourced fact
Brand specifies glass bottle and plastic pump with separation guidance.CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gel
typography · Visual observation
Vertical heavy maker name contrasts with a compact horizontal two-line title and bilingual descriptions.CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gel
label · Visual observation
Cropped orange disc occupies the right; a small aloe-vera badge repeats its accent below the title.CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gel
palette · Visual observation
Translucent orange contents and opaque printed orange are distinct color surfaces.CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gel
imagery · Visual observation
Fruit slices and glossy pools surround the diagonal bottle but are not printed motifs.CUT BY FRED — Vegan Curl Gel
range · Editorial interpretation
Retaining directional maker and product hierarchy while changing accents is proposed guidance, not a verified brand-wide rule.

What remains unverified

Original fonts, dimensions, label substrate and print/coating processes unverified.
Reverse, label seam, internal pump and dose not shown.
Photographed oranges are styling, not a complete ingredient declaration.
No universal range code or refill mechanism established.

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