JUDE's 100-Image Coastal Beauty Stock Imagery Collection Now Available

Stock photos should feel like a brand asset, not a last-minute patch. We’ve all been there—frantically hunting for “beach skincare photo”, "beach stock photos" and "coastal stock photography" and getting the same five overly saturated images with misaligned logos and a suspicious pineapple. Hard pass. Think coastal beauty stock photos with an editorial finish — crafted for websites, ads and social media where clean copy space and calm colour palettes convert.

So we built what we actually wanted: a 100-image coastal beauty stock pack that looks editorial, sells product, and plays beautifully with modern brand systems. Think Mallorcan coves, glassy water, shell details, wet hair moments, clean setups, hands and feet in the shore foam, SPF swipes, and plenty of negative space for headlines. It’s coastal, but make it luxe.

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Ivory pearly seashells on a bed of fine white sand.

A sandy french braid filled with sea shell hair pins.

Conch shell on a white pebble surrounded by various other types of shells with specks of brown

A girl whos face is covered in flecks of sand and beachy hair biting her finger with plump lips

A close up of a girls hazel eyes ans sandy skin with a conch shell held up to her face. Sunkissed.

Why this coastal beauty stock imagery pack hits different

The entire set was art-directed with brand use in mind. Neutral sands, shell white, soft limestone, warm gold—tones that won’t fight your palette (we’re looking at you, neon oranges). Crops are ad-friendly, compositions are tidy, and the light is consistent enough to feel like one campaign even when you’re mixing themes. It’s the visual equivalent of a serene out-of-office, minus the sand in your keyboard. It's the editorial stock photography for beauty & wellness brands.

What’s inside?

You get 100 high-resolution coastal beauty stock images (JPGs/PNGs) that fall into a few natural chapters: quiet coastal scenery for hero banners, shells + water textures for backgrounds, skincare close-ups that actually look like skin, wet hair portraits that say “editorial” not “pool accident,” hands/feet in the ocean for lifestyle credibility, and elegant jewellery moments with shell necklaces and statement earrings. Shot with Mediterranean light across Mallorcan coves and limestone rocks, the set mixes skincare close-ups, wet-hair portraits, shell jewellery details and unbranded product photography that reads premium. It’s all the coastal nuance—without the crowd of inflatable flamingos.

Who is this stock imagery perfect for?

So who needs stock imagery? Well... Beauty and wellness brands. Haircare launches. Boutique hotels with a spa arm. DTC body care. Agencies building branding decks for summer campaigns. Creators who need a grid refresh that feels cohesive, calming and high-end.

If your tone of voice is somewhere between “clean clinical” and “soft luxury,” these will slot right in.

How to use them like a pro

Start with a cove scene for hero banners or email headers, then pair a PDP-ready product on limestone with a tide-pool texture as your copy-space divider. Pair that with a close-up (SPF swipe or hand-in-water) for the next section. Use product-on-limestone shots for promo tiles and paid ads; drop your packshot or offer text into the negative space. For social, rotate through themes weekly—scenery Monday, product Tuesday, texture Wednesday, human touch Thursday, shell detail Friday. You’ll look “campaign-level consistent” without repeating yourself.

• Hero banners

• Paid ads

• Email headers

• PDP images

• Branded documents

• Campaign visuals

• Social media posts

The practical bits (because details sell)

These are high-res (think 3000–4000px on the long edge, sRGB), so you can crop tall for stories, wide for hero banners, and still keep things crisp. The palette is purposefully gentle, which keeps typography legible and retouching minimal. Everything’s cleared for commercial use under a standard license—use them in websites, socials, ads, emails, presentations, look-books, even client work. The only thing we don’t allow is reselling the images themselves as stock or bundling them into a product where the images are the main value. (If you need that, ask about an extended license.)

Why coastal works right now

The “coastal-clean” aesthetic isn’t a trend so much as a safe harbour—timeless neutrals, tactile textures, and light that flatters almost any brand colour system. It reads calm, premium and trustworthy in a noisy feed. Translation: it stops thumbs and makes checkout buttons very tempting.

A few pairing ideas

If your brand skews modern-clinical, anchor with the water-on-stone textures and the SPF macros. If you’re more boutique-boho, lead with shell jewellery and sun-dappled linen moments. Hotels: scenery + hands-in-water + product by the sink equals a spa story in three frames. Haircare? Wet-hair portraits and braid details are your new best friends.

Bonus: 5 creative pairings we love

1. Science-meets-sea: dropper ripples + SPF macro + copy-space backplate → perfect for an ingredient story.

2. Resort feel: cove wide shot + hands in foam + unbranded product on stone → spa narrative in 3 frames.

3. Haircare launch: wet-hair profile + braid detail + shell earring portrait → beauty editorial without the diva lighting.

4. Retail PDPs: neutral texture backplate + product-on-limestone with shadow → clean, premium, fast to build.

5. Email welcome: hero cove + shell jewelry close-up + hands in water → soft, aspirational, high click propensity.

What you actually download & how you can use them

After checkout you’ll receive a tidy PDF with a download link to the full gallery on Google Drive, organised into easy sub-folders. No weird compression, no mystery resizing. Just clean files, fast.

Can I use these for paid ads?

Absolutely, they have been designed with ad placements in mind.

Will they clash with my brand colours?

Unlikely. The set sits in a sand-shell-limestone family with soft blues; it’s basically a colour diplomat.

Are people included?

Yes—adult models only, captured tastefully for beauty and lifestyle use.

What sizes are included?

High-resolution JPGs, PNGs which are 3000x4000px on the long edge (SRGB). They crop cleanly to 1:1 4:5 16:9 9:16 for grids, ads and hero banners.

How are files delivered?

Instant digital delivery. You’ll download a PDF with a secure folder link to the full collection (organized into sub-folders). No compression or downscaling.

Do you offer an extended license?

Yes. An optional Extended License is available for end-products for sale and certain template uses. Message us for pricing and terms.

If your grid needs a salt-kissed reset, this is it. 100 images. One calm, cohesive aesthetic. Less time hunting, more time launching.

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