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ILIA Beauty

Facebook · Instagram · Messenger · Video

Active
Days running
52 days
Funnel score
58/100
Page speed
41/100

The ad

ILIA Beauty ad creative

NEW: Our cult-favorite clean mascara now comes in a new brown shade. 👁️ Shop Limitless Lash in Before Dawn.

Limitless Lash in Brown

Shop now
Angle: Product innovation and exclusivityHook: New product launch with social proofFormat: Short-form video

The funnel behind it

ILIA Beauty landing page

Offer: 15% Off Your First Purchase

58/ 100

Funnel score

8-point CRO breakdown

How well the landing page behind the ad is built to convert, scored across 8 factors: offer, copy, speed, trust, mobile, message-match, CTA, and social proof.

This page does well on social proof (5,954 reviews, 5-star rating, 19 beauty awards mentioned) and trust signals (award-winning product, established since 2017). However, it suffers from poor message-to-ad fit: the ad promotes a new brown shade ("Before Dawn"), but the page headline focuses on generic reasons why the mascara is worth buying, with no mention of the new shade or color variant. The CTA button is vague ("Meet The Award-Winning Mascara") rather than action-oriented. Mobile optimization appears adequate but the page speed is critically slow (41/100), which will hurt conversion. The offer clarity is moderate—the 15% discount is visible but not prominently tied to the product being promoted.

What this funnel does right. Steal these.

  • Social proof9/10
  • Trust signals8/10
  • Mobile experience7/10

Where it's weak

  • Message match3/10
  • Page speed4/10
  • Headline4/10
  • Call to action5/10

Full breakdown

Call to action

5/10

The CTA button says 'Meet The Award-Winning Mascara' which is descriptive but not action-oriented or specific to the new shade.

What works
  • Button is visually prominent with contrasting tan/brown color
  • Positioned logically after the product image
What hurts
  • Vague language ('Meet') rather than action-oriented ('Shop', 'Buy', 'Get')
  • Does not reference the new brown shade or create urgency
  • Does not match the ad's CTA ('Shop now')

Page speed

4/10

PageSpeed score of 41/100 converts to approximately 4/10, indicating critically slow page load performance that will harm conversion rates.

What hurts
  • PageSpeed score of 41/100 is well below acceptable thresholds
  • Slow load times will increase bounce rate and reduce conversions
  • Mobile users especially impacted by poor speed performance

Trust signals

8/10

Strong trust signals including 5-star rating, 5,954 reviews, 19 beauty awards, and established brand presence since 2017.

What works
  • 5-star rating with 5,954 reviews displayed prominently
  • 19 beauty industry awards mentioned, including Allure Best of Beauty
  • Long brand history (since 2017) establishes credibility

Mobile experience

7/10

Layout appears responsive with centered content, readable text, and appropriately sized product image, though full mobile experience cannot be fully assessed from this desktop screenshot.

What works
  • Text is readable with good font sizing
  • Product image is centered and prominent
  • Button appears to be appropriately sized for touch interaction
What hurts
  • Cannot fully assess mobile responsiveness from desktop screenshot

Headline

4/10

The headline promises '5 Reasons Why' but focuses on generic product hype rather than the specific new brown shade advertised.

What works
  • Clear, benefit-driven language ('Worth the Hype')
  • Mentions the product name (Limitless Lash)
What hurts
  • Does not mention the new 'Before Dawn' brown shade from the ad
  • Generic 'reasons why' approach doesn't match the ad's specific product launch angle
  • Headline doesn't create urgency around the new color variant

Social proof

9/10

Strong social proof with 5,954 five-star reviews displayed prominently, plus mention of 19 beauty industry awards and 20,000+ five-star reviews since 2017.

What works
  • 5,954 reviews with 5-star rating displayed directly under CTA
  • 19 beauty industry awards mentioned (including Allure Best of Beauty)
  • Established credibility: 'since its launch in 2017'

Message match

3/10

Poor alignment: the ad promotes a new brown shade ('Before Dawn'), but the page headline and content focus on generic reasons to buy the mascara without mentioning the new color variant.

What works
  • Product name (Limitless Lash) matches between ad and page
What hurts
  • Ad emphasizes new brown shade; page ignores the color variant entirely
  • Ad's specific product angle (new shade launch) not reflected in page headline
  • Page content is generic product education, not a new-product announcement

Offer clarity

6/10

A 15% first-purchase discount appears at the top, but it's not clearly connected to the Limitless Lash product or the new brown shade mentioned in the ad.

What works
  • 15% discount clearly stated in header banner
  • Discount positioned above the fold
What hurts
  • No mention of which products qualify for the discount
  • Discount not visually tied to the mascara being promoted

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