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Best Black Friday Marketing Strategies for Skincare and Personal Care Brands

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Black Friday is a gold rush moment for personal care and skincare brands, a way to clear old inventory, to turn subscribers into customers, and to turn customers into brand loyalists. This is the one sale of the year that you cannot and do not want to mess up.

Are you tired of stale Black Friday ideas? Do you want to know which copy, emojis, subject lines, and strategies work and are tried and tested?

We've come to your rescue.

Thanks to the competitor tracking platform Panoramata, where you can find email and ad inspiration for all kinds of events and purposes, we have curated our best picks from personal care brands who do Black Friday the right way.

In case you missed it, we also listed awesome campaign ideas from the fashion industry in a previous article. We’re super excited to bring you some more insights, this time from the personal care brands.  

As we start the countdown to the busiest shopping day of the year, you’ll definitely get yourself on the right track with these examples of email newsletters and ads along with tips and tactics for your own business.

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Best Email Strategies for Skincare and Personal Care Brands on Black Friday

Promote your deals with early access and SMS alerts

Securing your audience before Black Friday is a very crucial point in promoting your deals. The goals here are to raise awareness and build excitement for your brand. In the end, all you want are an excited audience who wants to buy from you.

You can send email newsletters as early as October to encourage customers to subscribe for early access. Most customers want to be part of the select group so they sign up for early access to the best deals and offers before the general public gets them.

There’s also a fear that if everybody has the opportunity to grab the deals, stocks might run out for them.

A lot of brands from various industries are now using SMS (Short Message Service) marketing to reach out to their target audience.

Statistics show that the SMS open rates are as high as 98% and many people prefer receiving texts over other forms of communication since they always have their mobile phones handy. 

Take this email example from Mented Cosmetics, a brand known for cruelty-free & vegan makeup products for all women.

Here, they promoted early access by subscribing to SMS. They also mentioned the specific date when subscribers would actually get a special offer, what to text, where to send, and what to receive (a code, in this case).

Clear, clean, and simple copy.

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Black Friday Early Access Inside! 👀

Sent by Mented Cosmetics

mented email black friday early access signup through sms

Play on scarcity with deals good for the day only

Scarcity can be an effective tool during big holiday events. Offering one deal per day can boost spending. It can also keep your deals fresh and exciting to follow through.

Just like this marketing campaign from Kiehl’s, a skincare brand that also offers a variety of hair and body care products.

They called this BF campaign Deals of the Day where they offered big discounts on select products for one day only. These products were also shown right away with slashed-off prices.

BLACK FRIDAY DEALS ARE HERE!

Sent by Kiehl’s

kiehls black friday email discounts on bundles

Incentivize them with custom gifts that they can freely pick

Black Friday is an ideal time for gifting, hence a gift guide has been proven effective during this shopping season. You can promote your products as a collection of gift guides. You can highlight them on-by-one and in pairs or packs.

Here’s how La Mer created its version of a gift guide with its wide range of skincare products. One thing we love about is how they gave power to the customers to pick their choice of watercolor for the accessories and to fully customize their gift bag.

You too can also create your own version of gift suite and make it as personalized as possible.

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Black Friday just got better

Sent by La Mer

la mer ecommerce email for black friday woman tying a silk robe

Ease their shopping with sitewide discounts and free shipping for all items

During huge holiday savings events like Black Friday, if you can go big time on your deals, do so.

Businesses are competing with each other in terms of compelling offers – the most generous brand magnetizes the customers. You can experiment with sitewide discounts and see how it works wonders. Free shipping can be an added attraction too. 

This email copy from a men’s skincare brand Disco simplifies their BF campaign with a sitewide sale plus free shipping for all items.

In this email, they also showcased their whole set of products. And, the statement No code needed. Just shop. is enticing, especially since the main buyers are males.

When the customer sees that everything is taken care of, from discounts to the whole selection of items to free shipping, they just proceed to checkout. Quick conversion!

Black Friday Came Early 😳

Sent by Disco

email from disco tattoed man in a bathrobe

Offer a free product with every purchase

Instead of discounting your products, you can do BOGO (Buy 1 Get 1) promotion instead. Some brands like Black Wolf did it a little differently last year using their sitewide Buy 2 Get 1 Free Black Friday sale. 

During huge holiday savings events like Black Friday, if you can go big time on your deals, do so. Businesses are competing with each other in terms of compelling offers – the most generous brand magnetizes the customers.

Customers always want to get a free product out of their purchase. It’s almost the same as getting a 50% discount. By the time they check out, they feel like they won a prize. 

For business owners, BOGO also has an advantage. They can clear out their inventory and still drive revenue.

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Best Advertising Techniques for Skincare and Personal Care Brands on Black Friday

Let others do the talking

Billie is a fun razor brand who embodies their brand spirit in their Black Friday ads.

The simple image of three razors is accompanied by copy that emphasizes their free shipping perk (a very effective offer), plus social proof in the form of five-star reviews and beauty awards.

This is proof that you can say more with less in a static ad.

billie razor ad three razors against sky backdrop

Compare yourself to other brands

Dossier is a fragrance brand that offers perfume dupes that come at a fraction of the cost of designer perfumes. 

They lean on the “designer-inspired” perfume angle by making a direct price comparison with the original scent they are inspired by. 

Their already affordable prices are reduced even more with their Black Friday deal, which makes this ad appealing to potential customers.

Plus, they emphasize the urgency of the discount through the copy (“Once a year only”) which motivates immediate action.

dossier perfume ad comparison with ys black opium black friday ad

Spell out your unique value proposition

The skincare brand Pai pushes their uniqueness forward with this ad, calling out who their product is for (sensitive skin) and the benefits that come with it. It rings true with their vision as a natural skincare brand geared towards sensitive skin types. 

pai skincare ad serum for fine lines
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Black Friday Email Subject Line Ideas for Personal Care Brands

These are some of the best subject lines for Black Friday that we’ve come across.

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  • BLACK FRIDAY PSA 📣 Save up to $72
  • Our best deal of the year is here ⚡️
  • Black Friday Steals: Skincare You Can’t Miss 🖤
  • Black Friday Deals Ending Soon❗
  • Extra 10% off our Black Friday sale
  • black friday is here early 🥳
  • BLACK FRIDAY SALE. No code necessary.
  • Black Friday Sale Starts Now 🔥
  • BLACK FRIDAY EARLY ACCESS RIGHT THIS WAY 🎟️
  • Finally Black Friday! Save over 45% 📢
  • BLACK FRIDAY: ⬇️⬇️ Take up to 50% OFF
  • BIGGEST & EARLIEST. BLACK. FRIDAY.
  • Black Friday Sale! 30% off EVERYTHING 📣
  • Save over $250 this Black Friday
  • Black Friday is here: Get 25%
  • BLACK FRIDAY: 40% OFF SITEWIDE 💫
  • Black Friday is ON: 40% off sitewide 🖤
  • Black Friday - Our biggest sale ever
  • Black Friday is here and so are the deals
  • BLACK FRIDAY: Best. Sale. Ever.
  • 6 5 % O F F ‼️
  • ⏰ Tick Tock: Last Chance For Black Friday Savings
  • Black Friday Sale CONTINUES! Welcome [your product name here]
  • Black Friday has arrived

Notice that the subject lines are short and direct. They have an emoji or two but nothing too excessive. They also emphasize the savings a shopper can get, whether in percentage or in dollar amounts. 

At the tail end of Black Friday sales, brands also have a last call email to persuade undecided buyers to buy before it’s too late.

Sitewide sales are also emphasized on Black Friday, which sets it apart from the usual sales events. 

Aside from these basic tips, you don’t have to try too hard because the mere mention of Black Friday already triggers anticipation and the expectation of a massive deal.

As long as you emphasize urgency and numbers and inject creativity through emojis, puns, and the like, it’s hard to go wrong.

Try out these tips and see how they work for your campaigns this Black Friday.

FAQs

When should personal care brands start promoting their Black Friday deals?

Brands can begin sending email newsletters as early as October to encourage customers to subscribe for early access to deals.

What are some effective deal types for Black Friday in the personal care industry?

Effective deal types include daily deals, custom gift options, sitewide discounts, free shipping for all items, and "Buy 1 Get 1" (BOGO) promotions.

How can brands make their advertising more compelling for Black Friday?

Brands can make their ads more compelling by featuring social proof, comparing their offerings directly to competitors, and clearly stating their unique value proposition.

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