Beauty and Cosmetics | Embed Shoppable Videos & Social Proof

Beauty brand doubles sales and cuts cart abandonment by 35% with UGC

Headquarters

California

Industry

Beauty and Cosmetics

Buyer Geography

North America

Products

Multiple skincare, body, and
rejuvenation products

Use Cases

Improving online conversions and
reducing cart abandonment

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Challenge

Brand Pure Aura Cosmetics, a beauty and cosmetics label celebrating diversity and inclusivity, faced a significant challenge:

how to effectively showcase its commitment to these values in its online store and drive more conversions on its webstore?

Showcasing the voice of the customer

The modern shopper is no longer satisfied with glossy advertisements and airbrushed models. They seek brands that not only claim to celebrate diversity but actively demonstrate it through their products and marketing.

A beauty and cosmetics brand (let’s call them Pure Aura Cosmetics) understood this shift. They offered products for various skin tones and types but struggled to communicate this diversity to their online audience effectively. The result? High bounce rates, abandoned carts, and a disconnect between their brand values and customer perception.
Five months ago, Brand Pure Aura decided to integrate UGC into its online strategy and amplify the voice of their customers across multiple touchpoints across their E-commerce website.

Solution

Collect and display authentic and relevant customer-generated content across multiple touch points using Idukki’s UGC suite.

The UGC strategy

Brand Pure Aura set out with three clear objectives for their UGC initiative

  1. Showcase real faces from their own community on the homepage and product pages as social proof
  2. Boost conversions and reduce cart abandonment rates
  3. Ensure all content aligns with brand values and legal standards

Outcome

100%

Increase
in Sales

35%

Decrease in cart
abandonment

22%

increase in Average Order
Value (AOV)

Beyond the numbers, Brand Pure Aura received an influx of positive customer testimonials. Shoppers expressed a stronger connection to the brand, citing the authentic visual experiences as a key factor in their purchase decisions.


To achieve these goals, they turned to Idukki’s comprehensive UGC suite. Here’s how they implemented the solution:

The Implementation Journey

Ready

Brand Pure Aura’s team worked closely with Idukki to set up the UGC suite. They identified 5 product categories with the highest conversion rates, which became the testing ground for Idukki’s UGC widgets, showcasing visual reviews from real customers

Set
Within two weeks of implementation, the results were striking
  1. 15% decrease in cart abandonment rates
  2. 50% increase in conversion rates for the targeted categories
Soar

Encouraged by these early wins, Brand Pure Aura expanded the use of Idukki’s UGC suite to their bestseller product pages and homepage. They implemented shoppable videos, allowing customers to purchase products directly from UGC videos.

Key features utilized

Digital Assets Management Platform :
This empowered Brand Pure Aura to organize its assets in multiple collections seamlessly, and also control access to these assets for further use.

AI-driven Profanity Filter :
Ensured the customer-generated content was free of any obscene language.

Rights Management :
Helped Brand Pure Aura acquire rights to this media effortlessly and save their digital team hours of manual work.

Shoppable Videos :
Allowed Brand Pure Aura to transform UGC videos into interactive shopping experiences by adding product checkout links, increasing engagement and conversions.

Future Plans

Brand Pure Aura’s success story illustrates the profound impact of authentic, diverse representation in e-commerce. By leveraging Idukki’s UGC suite, they transformed their online presence from a mere product catalog into a vibrant community of real users sharing real experiences.

Moving forward, Brand Pure Aura plans to expand its use of Idukki’s UGC suite, potentially integrating it into email marketing campaigns and exploring more advanced features.

This case study demonstrates that in the beauty industry, seeing is believing. When customers can visualize products on people who look like them, trust grows, hesitations diminish, and sales flourish. For brands looking to bridge the gap between their values and their digital presence, user-generated content isn’t just a strategy—it’s a necessity.
For us, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Beauty go together. Helping our buyers see it for themselves and access personal experiences of our customers who look like them, has helped us double our sales. Idukki’s UGC suite has been instrumental in getting us here. We plan to continue using Idukki for future brand campaigns.

Pure Aura

Head of Performance Marketing

People trust people,
not just brands

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