# Ad summary
This ad features a creator doing her makeup in her car, showcasing several Kensa products.
# Brand positioning
Kensa is presented as a simple yet effective solution for beauty and cosmetics, particularly suited for on-the-go lifestyles. The brand's positioning leans into convenience, ease of use, and minimalist beauty routines, without any overt claims of high performance or luxury, focusing on practical, everyday application. The brand values appear to align with efficiency and accessibility, appealing to those who prioritize functionality and speed in their beauty regimen. The ad defies traditional norms of meticulously applied makeup, demonstrating that Kensa products can fit into the user's hectic lifestyle. Kensa aligns with an emotional positioning that encourages confidence and ease in daily beauty routines.
# Product
The ad showcases a range of Kensa makeup products designed for quick and easy application, emphasizing their suitability for on-the-go use. The products include a roller foundation for even skin tone application, a brow shaper to tame and define eyebrows, a concealer for covering up blemishes, a color stick for adding blush, a mascara for adding volume to lashes, a lip definer, and a lip gloss for a shiny lip look. All products share similar packaging, creating a cohesive brand identity. The USPs are convenience and portability, clearly addressing the purchase barrier of time constraints and busy lifestyles. All products are used by a woman in her car, emphasizing this on-the-go usability.
# Visual style
The ad's visual style is casual and authentic, resembling user-generated content. It has a polished feel due to good lighting and clear shots. The editing style is simple, with static shots and minimal transitions, creating a straightforward, easy-to-follow demonstration. The production quality suggests a hybrid approach, blending UGC authenticity with commercial polish. Pacing is moderate, with roughly one cut per second, which remains consistent throughout the ad. The cuts and actions are loosely synced to the music.
# Hooks
Text overlay: car makeup >
Visual: 00:00–00:01: A young, light-skinned woman with curly hair sits in the driver's seat of a car, facing the camera. She wears a white tank top, a gold necklace, and multiple gold rings on her fingers. She holds a gray roller foundation product up to the camera. / 00:01–00:02: The woman applies the roller foundation to her cheek and jawline, moving it up and down. The lighting is natural, and the camera is stationary and close up on her face. / 00:02–00:03: The woman applies a product to her eyebrows with a spoolie. Her expression is focused. The camera is still.
# Funnel stage
Top of funnel (Awareness)
# Pain points
The ad implies that viewers may not have enough time to do their makeup, or that their hectic lifestyles prevent them from taking their time with their makeup routine. Visually, the ad features the user in her car doing her makeup while the car is parked.
# Value propositions
- Apply makeup in the car
- Easy application
# Benefits
- Products can be applied in the car
- Quick application
- Easy application
# Features
- Roller foundation
- Brow shaper
- Concealer
- Color stick
- Mascara
- Lip definer
- Lip gloss
# Call to action
None used.
# Social proof
- None used.
# Point of view
- Customer 100% – The entire video is presented from the perspective of a customer demonstrating how she uses the products in her car.
# Storyline
- 00:00–00:01 The video opens with the presenter in her car, holding up Kensa's roller foundation. The aim is to present the foundation and its application in a natural setting.
- 00:01–00:02 00:01–00:02: Next, the presenter applies the roller foundation to her face. The message is that the foundation can be applied in the car, demonstrating how quick and easy the application is.
- 00:02–00:03 00:02–00:03: The presenter applies brow gel. The message is that eyebrows can quickly and easily be styled in the car.
- 00:03–00:04 00:03–00:04: The presenter applies concealer, highlighting a quick solution for covering blemishes in transit.
- 00:04–00:07 00:04–00:07: The presenter applies blush with a brush. The message is that blush can be applied in the car, demonstrating how quick and easy the application is.
- 00:07–00:08 00:07–00:08: The presenter touches up her eyebrows, reinforcing the ease of brow shaping in a limited setting.
- 00:08–00:10 00:08–00:10: The presenter applies mascara to her upper eyelashes. The message is that mascara can be applied in the car, demonstrating how quick and easy the application is.
- 00:10–00:12 00:10–00:12: The presenter applies lip liner, highlighting the ease of defining lips on the go.
- 00:12–00:14 00:12–00:14: The presenter applies lip gloss. The message is that lips can be quickly and easily be glossed in the car.
- 00:14–00:16 00:14–00:16: The presenter relaxes back and smiles, revealing her fully made-up face. The message is that this makeup can be applied anywhere, including a car, and looks good.