Deodorant, for most, is a part of the early morning routine before starting your day—or maybe even the best gym partner you know— that helps keep your underarm odor in check if you’ve been known to release some serious B.O. Because deodorant is the silent, invisible protector keeping your underarm funk from reaching your fellow coworkers, design student Mayya Mikhaleva chose to use this as the inspiration for the focal point of her design by creating illusions.

Blown away by the sheer creativity and execution of the concept, we spoke with Mikhaleva to get the low down on the process and inspiration behind the final product she created alongside Pavel Gubin.