Cosmetics photography prompts for AI product shots
These prompts are written for a cosmetics product you already photographed. The uploaded product stays exactly as it is — label, cap and finish untouched — while the prompt builds the set, light and surface around it.
Covered here: clean e-commerce gradients, swatch and texture layouts, wet-look and cream smear sets, marble and acrylic plinths, and soft beauty light for campaign creatives.
Run the same product through two or three of these to get a listing image, a hero banner and a social crop from one source photo.
30 cosmetics prompts
Surreal Giant Skincare Jar
ChatGPT
A young adult female with light skin tone and dark hair is positioned with her back arched and knees bent, appearing to carry an oversized jar on her back. Her dark hair is pulled back, revealing dark eyebrows, light-colored eyes, and her mouth slightly agape, conveying an expression of effort or surprise. She is wearing a short, textured pink dress with short sleeves that has a fluffy or ruffled appearance, and bright orange tights with matching orange high-heeled shoes. The cylindrical jar has a silver-gray body and a transparent or frosted lid, with a white label. The scene is set in a vibrant green landscape with gently rolling hills under a clear, bright blue sky with no clouds.
Bordeaux Polish Macro Shot
Gemini
"Ultra close-up macro shot of a female finger with a glossy, elegant nail in sharp focus. A brush applies deep bordeaux red polish, captured mid-stroke as the liquid spreads in a smooth, even layer across the nail. The texture of the polish is rich, wet, and reflective, catching soft highlights that emphasize its shine and depth. Subtle details of the skin, pores, and fine lines remain visible, adding realism and contrast to the sleek surface of the polish. The background is neutral beige-gray and softly blurred, keeping all attention on the precise motion of the brush and the vivid color of the nail."
Beachside Giant Body Scrub
ChatGPT
An eye-level shot on a sandy beach shows a young adult female with long, dark hair, light skin, and a bright smile, wearing a form-fitting white dress, sitting atop a large, dark brown and beige jar. She is looking upwards, her eyes closed, with one hand on her chest. Two palm trees with green fronds and visible coconuts frame the upper left and right of the image, while a vibrant blue ocean with white waves and a distant green landmass is visible in the background. The sand in the foreground is scattered with several whole coconuts. In the lower center, three smaller adults, two males and one female, are seen from behind, looking up at the large jar. The male on the left has short brown hair and is wearing an orange t-shirt and light-colored shorts. The female in the middle has long brown hair and is wearing a light blue dress. The male on the right has short dark hair and is wearing a white t-shirt and dark shorts. The sky is bright blue with a few wispy clouds.
Steamed Glass Water Droplets Close-Up
Gemini
"A 4K hyperrealistic studio close-up (9:16 vertical) of a human hand holding a clear item, viewed through a frosted, steamed glass pane. Both the hand and item are wet, covered in 5-0.5mm droplets creating natural lens refractions. Streaks and drips are visible on the glass surface. Shot with a 100mm lens (f/200/1,4s, ISO 100). Focus on the hand and item, with a clear, layered steamed background. Soft, diffused lighting from above, front, and sides, with a cool backlight creating a halo and a subtle edge on the right of the hand. Gentle %8-5 front lighting highlights droplet textures without harsh reflections. The scene is bright, misty, fresh, and serene. Expect extreme realism with clear droplets, natural microlens effects, a cool (white, grey, soft skin tones) color palette, 4096 resolution, and sharp, tangible cinematic rendering."
Minimalist Nail Polish Editorial Campaign
Gemini
Close-up studio shot of a female hand holding a minimalistic nail polish bottle, captured with refined editorial clarity. The hand is elegantly posed, fingers slightly curved, showing long almond-shaped nails painted in a glossy deep bordeaux red. The bottle is sleek and cylindrical in matte white, its smooth surface catching subtle highlights. The background is a soft neutral gray with gentle gradients and minimal shadows, ensuring full focus remains on the hand and the product. Soft diffused lighting enhances the shine of the polish and the refined simplicity of the packaging, creating a premium, minimalist beauty campaign mood.
Product in Mini Pink Beanie and Scarf
Nano Banana
High-end commercial product photography of uplaoded product standing upright in a bed of fresh, fluffy white snow. The product is dressed in a tiny, cute, miniature knitted winter beanie hat with a pom-pom perched on the top rim, and a matching thick knitted scarf wrapped snugly around the body of the container. The knitwear is pastel pink and cream. The product features realistic texture details like water droplets, condensation, and patches of frost clinging to the surface. The background is a soft-focus, blurred winter forest scene with snow-covered pine trees and a clear blue sky. Bright natural daylight, crisp details, cinematic lighting, 8k resolution, photorealistic.
Matte Skincare Bottle in Jungle Sunbeams
Gemini
A high-end product photography shot of a matte pink skincare bottle with a forest-green cap, standing upright on a lush, mossy forest floor. The bottle is covered in fine, realistic condensation droplets. The background is a vibrant, sun-drenched jungle with soft-focus tropical greenery and delicate pink wildflowers. In the foreground, moss-covered rocks and small pink blossoms are scattered across dark, damp earth. The lighting is warm and cinematic, with soft "god rays" filtering through the leaves, creating a dreamy bokeh effect. The overall atmosphere is fresh, organic, and premium. Image aspect ratio 4:5
Dusty Rose Dispenser in Garden Moss
Gemini
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, a matte dusty-rose soap dispenser bottle with a silver pump, centered in a lush, enchanted garden setting. The bottle is nestled in deep green moss and surrounded by large, blooming pink Gerbera daisies and delicate wildflowers. Soft, ethereal sunlight filters through fern leaves, creating a dreamy, romantic atmosphere. High-end botanical skincare aesthetic, intricate white filigree label design, 8k resolution, macro photography, shallow depth of field with a blurred floral foreground. --ar 4:5
Ocean Blue Cream Tin Splash
ChatGPT
Ultra-realistic luxury product advertisement of a blue NIVEA Creme tin placed upright on a glossy reflective wet surface, centered composition, dramatic frozen water splash exploding behind and around the product, thousands of detailed water droplets on the tin surface, cinematic deep blue studio lighting, high contrast, ultra sharp macro details, realistic reflections and refractions in water, fresh lime slices placed in foreground on both sides, mint leaves beside the limes, vibrant freshness aesthetic, dark navy blue gradient background with soft glowing bokeh particles, premium skincare commercial style, photorealistic textures, shallow depth of field, volumetric lighting, crisp highlights, luxury hydration concept, highly detailed splash physics, studio photography, 8K, commercial beauty campaign, ultra clean composition, glossy reflections, realistic condensation, premium advertising aesthetic, centered hero shot, dramatic lighting, hyper detailed, DSLR quality, sharp focus. ar 4:5
Aqua Gel Skincare Water Splash
Gemini
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, an ultra-realistic skincare product," positioned diagonally and emerging from crashing blue water waves, with a dynamic ocean splash frozen in motion around the product. The scene has intense crystal-clear water physics, a glossy wet surface with realistic droplets on the tube, cinematic daylight lighting, a bright blue sky background with soft clouds, and fresh green leaves slightly blurred in the upper background. Dark wet rocks surround the water, contributing to a luxury hydration skincare campaign aesthetic. The image is characterized by ultra-sharp macro photography, photorealistic textures, vibrant cobalt blue tones, realistic reflections and refractions in water, shallow depth of field, dramatic splash energy, high contrast lighting, and glossy highlights. This premium beauty commercial style conveys a fresh aquatic mood with DSLR quality, hyper-detailed water droplets, and cinematic composition, in 8K resolution, as an ultra-clean branding shot, emphasizing a natural outdoor freshness concept and luxury Korean skincare. High-speed splash photography and realistic condensation contribute to the crisp focus on the product. --ar 4:5
Cleansing Foam Skincare Display
Nano Banana
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, an ultra-realistic skincare product advertisement shows the product placed in soft cleansing foam and bubbles, as if during a washing or skincare routine. The surrounding scene contains creamy foam, soap bubbles, and glossy liquid textures, creating a fresh cleansing skincare atmosphere. Soft natural lighting reflects on bubbles and liquid surfaces, creating delicate highlights and transparent reflections. A clean, minimal color palette with soft beige, ivory, and creamy tones emphasizes purity and freshness. Editorial beauty photography, luxury skincare campaign aesthetic, photorealistic foam and bubble textures, shallow depth of field, 85mm lens, ultra-realistic commercial product photography, minimal beauty advertising style, 8k.
High-Fashion Athletic Deodorant Campaign
Midjourney
A high-fashion commercial product photograph, dynamic slightly high-angle view (looking down). A stunning female athlete of clear Slavic appearance (light porcelain skin, sharp high cheekbones, focused green-blue eyes, subtle sweat, hair in a braided blonde-ash pony) wears a black and fuchsia mesh sports crop top. She is positioned close to the lens. In her right hand, held firmly and prominently, is the Dove Advanced Care Dry Spray can (detailed with precision from image_1.png). Her left hand rests beneath a black leather basketball with embossed gold logos. The camera focuses sharply on the Dove can's typography (gold logo, "powder soft", "72h", "pro-ceramide technology") and her manicured fingers (with a minimalist pink polish) holding it. Her beautiful face is slightly behind the can, beautiful but softly blurred (shallow depth of field), creating a powerful context of strength and fresh confidence. The background is a vibrant, high-gloss fuchsia pink studio wall with abstract black geometric lines and soft white "powder dust" clouds. Lighting is crisp studio beauty light mixed with bold pink neon rim lighting to highlight her features and the product's silhouette. Hyper-detailed textures (skin pores, hair strands, mesh fabric, metallic can), 8k, professional color grading, ray-traced reflections. --ar 3:4 --style raw (24 files)
Levitating Blue Cosmetic Bottle
Gemini
Ультрареалистичная предметная фотография с эффектом динамичной левитации, выполненная в холодной монохромной голубой палитре. В центре кадра — косметический флакон , парящий в воздухе под лёгким диагональным углом. Флакон окружён плавно закрученной брендированной атласной лентой синего оттенка с шелковистой текстурой, которая обвивает объект по спирали. На заднем плане и частично вокруг флакона расположена декоративная флористическая композиция из растений с бархатистой фактурой лепестков и листьев в цветах продукта. Фон однотонный, с мягким градиентным переходом, подчёркивающим силуэт объекта и усиливающим ощущение студийной чистоты. Освещение направленное и мягкое, с акцентным светом сбоку и сверху, создающим аккуратные блики на поверхности флакона. Тени глубокие, но бархатные, без жёстких контрастов. Композиция выстроена с ощущением баланса и динамики, словно объект заморожен в идеальном моменте движения. Общий стиль — ультрареализм, высокая детализация, 8K, коммерческая предметная съёмка люксовой косметики.
Glossy Lip Tint Luxury Campaign
Nano Banana
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, a close-up of a blonde woman holding the product near the camera with both hands. She has smooth skin and glossy lips covered with a brown lip tint matching the product. She wears a white trendy cap and futuristic visor sunglasses, and a cream lace bra with an elegant push-up shape. The background is a warm brown, cocoa, caramel, nude, and soft beige gradient. The lighting is soft studio beauty lighting with glossy highlights on lips, skin, and product, in a luxury beauty advertising, cosmetic campaign photography style with a fashion beauty portrait and commercial product photography aesthetic. Photorealistic, ultra high detail, shallow depth of field, professional advertising photo, 8K resolution.
Surreal Orange Cosmetic Serum Ad
Nano Banana
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, a wide-angle surreal product photograph set in a minimalist dark orange gradient room with pastel gold walls and an orange-and-white checkered floor. A stylish young woman wearing narrow black sunglasses, a soft pink zip jacket, a long light-orange skirt, and orange boots leans forward from above with dramatic forced perspective, her hand reaching toward the large serum bottle. The camera angle is very low near the floor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, making her hand appear oversized while the bottle remains the main focus. Soft studio lighting, glossy premium skincare aesthetic, reflections on glass and liquid inside the bottle, clean luxury beauty advertising style, pastel orange environment contrasting with warm amber serum tones, smooth shadows, photorealistic cosmetic render, ultra detailed, high-end beauty campaign look, 8k resolution.
Floating Amber Serum Cosmetic Campaign
Nano Banana
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, a high-end cosmetic advertising render featuring a stylish European woman with natural makeup, modern fashion styling, and elegant pose, reaching toward the product. The serum bottle floats prominently in front of her hand as if she is presenting it. The scene is surrounded by floating soft glossy cubes in warm amber, orange, and honey tones. The background is a smooth gradient environment in rich orange and golden tones matching the product color palette. Cinematic studio lighting with soft rim light, realistic shadows, glossy reflections on the bottle glass, and subtle glow highlights create a premium luxury skincare campaign aesthetic. The composition is a modern fashion-beauty editorial advertisement, photorealistic rendering, with a macro product focus, extremely sharp details, perfect materials and lighting, 8k resolution.
Hydrating Turquoise Serum Concept
Nano Banana
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, the turquoise glass serum bottle with a white dropper stands upright on a clean, glossy surface, surrounded by fresh aloe vera leaves with visible gel texture, small white mineral stones, and a few crystal-clear water droplets. Soft, diffused lighting highlights the transparency of the bottle and embossed details, with subtle reflections enhancing the premium look. The background features a soft gradient from cool aqua to white, maintaining a clinical, dermatological, and luxurious aesthetic. Shot in 8K resolution, hyper-detailed, high contrast, photorealistic, with professional skincare branding style.
Clean Shelf Essential
Gemini
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, perfectly centered upright on a matte acrylic plinth, photographed straight-on at a slightly elevated front angle for clear silhouette recognition. Use a seamless pure white background with a faint colored shadow sweep behind the product and wide negative space above. Add only minimal props: a neat botanical sprig, one clear glass bead, and a small controlled swatch of color placed at the base. Illuminate with high-key softbox lighting from both sides and a refined top fill, creating crisp edges, gentle grounding shadows, and accurate color. Use a 70mm product lens look, deep focus, clean catalog precision, premium retouching, and high-resolution marketplace-ready quality, with an aspect ratio of 1:1.
Silk Serum Landscape
ChatGPT
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, position it in a hyper-detailed macro advertising image with a luminous ribbon of cream flowing across a pearlescent glass surface, the product softly visible in the distant background and clear negative space along the upper right for copy. Use an extremely low, near-surface camera angle to transform the formula into a tactile landscape of glossy peaks, micro-bubbles, and smooth reflective valleys. Add tiny suspended droplets of botanical extract without cluttering the scene. Build the background as a seamless gradient from pale colors to milky white. Illuminate with a controlled macro beauty setup: large diffused key light, delicate rim light, and subtle specular accents. Use a 100mm macro lens look, focus stacking, ultra-clean 8K cosmetic detail, and luxurious scientific advertising polish. Aspect ratio 3:2.
Swipe Stopper Shine
ChatGPT
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, positioned as a playful, instantly desirable cosmetic discovery. Compose a tall vertical scene with the product tilted slightly forward on a glossy cube, framed by a wavy acrylic arch and a generous clean band at the top. Use a direct front camera angle with subtle perspective, making the package feel bold and approachable. Style with a creamy formula swipe, a translucent bubble, a tiny slice, and curved resin shapes that suggest motion. Light with bright diffused frontal studio illumination plus a soft pastel rim, producing cheerful reflections on acrylic, glossy lacquer, gel, and smooth cream. Use a 35mm digital campaign lens look, crisp product focus, vivid controlled saturation, premium high-resolution finish, and mobile-first clarity. Aspect ratio 9:16.
Afterglow Studio Portrait
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, in an editorial beauty campaign for sophisticated color cosmetics for confident evening self-expression, elegant hands hold the product near a sculptural mirrored pedestal at a three-quarter eye-level camera angle. The scene is set against a deep plum seamless paper background with a second curved panel, leaving generous negative space on the left. A velvety swipe of color, chrome makeup tools, and a sheer organza ribbon are included as restrained styling props. Dramatic yet flattering directional studio light through a narrow diffuser produces glossy highlights on lacquered packaging, soft reflections in the mirror, and rich shadows across velvet and metal. The aesthetic is that of an 85mm editorial lens, with shallow depth of field, precise premium retouching, and high-resolution magazine-quality detail. --ar 4:5
Dewdrop Vanity Ritual
ChatGPT
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, position it diagonally across a warm ivory travertine slab, viewed from directly overhead, with a broad clean area in the upper left. Surround it with a folded cream linen towel, a translucent glass dish of water droplets, sliced fruit, and a small pearl-handled spatula. Use a soft palette of light pink, sand, blush, and cream tones. Light with gentle morning window light from the right, creating refined soft-edged shadows and luminous highlights on frosted glass, satin, polished stone, and creamy product smears. Capture with a 50mm overhead product-photography look, crisp tactile detail, natural editorial polish, and high-resolution commercial quality. Recommended aspect ratio 4:5.
Cloudborne Beauty Object
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, floating upright above a circular pool of milky liquid, viewed from a slightly low frontal camera angle. Three smaller elements orbit gracefully: a polished stone sphere, a suspended petal, and a ribbon of formula. The scene is inside a minimal sculptural alcove in soft colors, leaving broad negative space on the right for advertising copy. A quiet dawn palette of pale lilac, cream, champagne, and muted rose is used. Illuminate with a large overhead diffused key, gentle side bounce, and narrow rim light to define frosted glass, satin metal, translucent liquid, and velvet-matte architecture. Use a 55mm fine-art product lens aesthetic, clean compositing realism, delicate motion suspension, immaculate high-resolution detail, and premium aspirational advertising style. Aspect ratio 3:4.
Moonlit Festival Glow
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, the product is positioned on a low mirrored stage at a slightly low three-quarter camera angle, with only two hands reaching in to apply a luminous swatch onto the wrist; no faces visible. The background is midnight indigo with soft out-of-focus lantern lights, paper streamers, subtle metallic confetti, and a circular moon-like disc, preserving open negative space in the upper right. Colorful event lighting features a deep blue ambient wash, warm amber practical lights, and a precise silver rim light that makes glossy packaging, reflective foil, glitter dust, and dewy skin shimmer. The image is captured with a 50mm lens, selective focus, cinematic bokeh, polished commercial retouching, and high-resolution night-campaign clarity. --ar 4:5
Botanical Color Burst
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, positioned sharply centered in midair at a frontal three-quarter angle, surrounded by a controlled radial burst of sliced botanicals, pigment powder, translucent gel droplets, petals, and delicate mineral shards. Keep a calm central halo around the container and a generous open area across the top left for advertising copy. Build the background as a saturated gradient transitioning from coral to deep berry, with a faint atmospheric haze for depth. Light the scene with high-speed flash, a warm frontal key, and cool rim lights that freeze every droplet and reveal glossy glass, powdered pigment, fresh fruit pulp, and satin cosmetic textures. Use a 35mm commercial action-photography perspective, exceptionally crisp frozen motion, cinematic depth, and ultra-high-resolution campaign quality. Aspect ratio 16:9.
Lipstick Monolith
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, standing upright on a polished travertine pedestal like a monolith, with hard directional sunlight creating a long sharp shadow, on a warm sand-colored seamless background. This is a high-end cosmetics campaign, captured with an 85mm lens at f/11, ensuring crisp product retouching with minimal negative space, maintaining a 4:5 aspect ratio and a raw photographic style.
Mascara Macro Fibers
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, extreme macro of a mascara wand with glossy jet-black formula clinging to the bristles, single hard rim light against a matte black background, tiny specular highlights, 100mm macro at f/16 focus stacked, dramatic negative space, premium cosmetics advertising detail shot --ar 1:1 --style raw
Nail Polish Ribbon Pour
Midjourney
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, with a glossy ribbon of coral lacquer pouring and curling mid-air, frozen with high-speed flash, seamless white cyclorama, two strip softboxes for edge definition, 100mm macro, f/13, immaculate liquid form, beauty advertising still life --ar 4:5 --style raw
Foundation Shade Swatch Wall
ChatGPT
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, as an overhead flat lay with the products arranged in a diagonal line, soft even studio light, no harsh shadows, muted editorial color grade, top-down 50mm, e-commerce beauty campaign hero image, ultra clean --ar 16:9 --style raw
Luxury Serum Hero
ChatGPT
Using the uploaded product image as the subject, keep the product exactly as it is, featured prominently on wet black volcanic stone. Emphasize gold-anodised elements and the appearance of condensation droplets on the product and surrounding surface. Illuminate with soft gradient studio light emanating from the upper-left, set against a glossy black seamless background that includes a subtle rim reflection. Capture with macro clarity, creating a luxury skincare advertising aesthetic with a 100mm macro lens.