# Ad summary
The ad features a medical aesthetician who recommends COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum as a more effective anti-aging solution than quick fixes or facial exercises. She educates viewers on how collagen loss leads to wrinkles, loss of volume, and hyperpigmentation. She then demonstrates how to incorporate the product into your daily skincare routine.
# Brand positioning
COSRX presents itself as a science-backed skincare brand that focuses on effective, long-term solutions over quick fixes for aging skin. The brand emphasizes the importance of clinical backing and visible results, aligning with an audience that values expertise and tangible outcomes. It positions itself as a provider of products that not only address immediate concerns but also support long-term skin health, such as collagen production, appealing to consumers seeking sustainable, evidence-based skincare.
# Product
COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum is a skincare product designed to combat the effects of aging by addressing collagen loss, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation. The serum contains six peptides intended to improve skin elasticity, support collagen production, smooth fine lines and wrinkles, reduce redness, and brighten the skin. It is presented as a toner and serum in one and is non-comedogenic, making it suitable for sensitive skin. The ad demonstrates how to incorporate it as a first step in a skincare routine to prep the skin for better absorption of other products, such as a regular serum and moisturizer, or used on a toner pad to spot treat the face.
# Visual style
The ad has a casual, UGC feel, with a mix of direct-to-camera address and product demos. The editing is fairly quick, with cuts timed to the music and voiceover. The production quality is decent, with natural lighting and a focus on showcasing the product and its application. There is a recurring motif of showing close-ups of the woman's face, both before and after product application, to highlight the product's effects.
# Hooks
Spoken: Your skin is getting weaker and as we age, our collagen drops.
Text overlay: BIG SKINCARE MISTAKE‼ (In white box)
Visual: 00:00–00:04: A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is centered in the frame. She has black lines drawn on her face and neck. She is wearing a white top with a V-neck. The background is a light beige wall with a framed picture and a ceiling fan.
# Funnel stage
Consideration
# Pain points
Aging skin and the loss of collagen. Aging skin and the loss of collagen will cause wrinkles, loss of volume, and hyperpigmentation.
# Value propositions
- The serum contains six peptides intended to improve skin elasticity, support collagen production, smooth fine lines and wrinkles, reduce redness, and brighten the skin.
- The product is non-comedogenic and great for sensitive skin.
- You need something that's going to give you long-lasting results.
# Benefits
- Improves elasticity
- Support collagen
- Smooth fine lines and wrinkles
- Reduce redness
- Brighten the skin
- Non-comedogenic
- Great for sensitive skin
- Long-lasting results
# Features
- COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum
- Contains six peptides
# Call to action
None used.
# Social proof
- I swear I did that in one take. - Female 1 (Content creator)
- And as we all know, I'm a medical aesthetician and knows what she's talking about and clinical backing is a must. - Female 1 (Content creator)
- So proof like this, this, and like this is necessary. Visible results, non-comedogenic and great for sensitive skin. - Female 1 (Content creator)
# Point of view
- Customer 100% – The ad is told entirely from the point of view of a customer using the product.
# Storyline
- 00:00–00:03 The content creator presents herself to the camera with black lines drawn on her face.
- 00:04–00:16 She explains the effects of collagen loss as we age: skin weakens, wrinkles form, and you lose elasticity, volume and definition, while hyperpigmentation and sun spots get louder.
- 00:04–00:16 She uses her hands to emphasize the concept of a face losing volume and dropping. The drawn lines are meant to illustrate the points on her face that are affected by aging. The tone is meant to be relatable and educational, using simple language to explain complex dermatological issues.
- 00:17–00:19 She introduces the concept of "quick fixes" for aging, which are positioned as ineffective.
- 00:19–00:20 She explains that training your skin is the better approach. This sets up the transition from ineffective methods to the recommended approach of using peptides.
- 00:21–00:23 She states that she does not mean facial exercises when she refers to training your skin, and illustrates this concept with a red 'X' being placed over a shot of her demonstrating facial exercises.
- 00:24–00:24 The content creator states that she means peptides when she says training your skin. This introduces the solution to aging.
- 00:25–00:27 A male comes into frame and asks why the content creator drew on her face, and she replies it is for the drama.
- 00:27–00:31 The male states that she used a permanent marker on her face to draw the lines.
- 00:32–00:34 The content creator transitions to the product being promoted.
- 00:32–00:36 She states that you don't just want one peptide, you want six. She holds up the product and claims that she will name all six peptides in under three seconds.
- 00:37–00:40 She lists all six peptides.
- 00:41–00:42 She says that she did that in one take. This establishes her authority by showing her expertise.
- 00:42–00:47 She lists the benefits of peptides.
- 00:48–00:50 She states that she is a medical aesthetician that knows what she is talking about.
- 00:50–00:57 She claims that clinical backing is a must, and highlights clinical proof that the product provides.
- 00:57–00:58 She states that the product is non-comedogenic and great for sensitive skin.
- 00:58–01:10 She demonstrates how to use the product.
- 01:10–01:16 She gives additional application suggestions.
- 01:16–01:17 She shows the end result after having applied the product.
- 01:18–01:24 She reiterates that quick fixes will not work, and to use the promoted product for long-lasting results.