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MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Exhibit 01 · Five Minute Shelf

Your morning routine called. It would like fewer steps and more time.

Five Minute Morning is the full five minute morning routine: everything you need to get ready in five minutes, nothing you don't. Minimalist makeup from a clean, vegan, cruelty-free brand, built into one set, ready before the coffee cools.

See what's in the set and shave minutes off your morning.

Five Minute Morning
Five minutes. Nothing you don't.

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The full five minute routine

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Format
Product hero
Persona
Late-running mornings, wants a short routine
Reason to buy
Ready in five minutes
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
Five Minute Morning
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A routine that fits a morning promise is easy to picture in a single hero frame.

Tests. Whether the five-minute promise beats a product-led hook with cold audiences.

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Sponsored · Exhibit 02 · What's Left Out

What we leave out of the formula matters as much as what we put in.

Our formula is EU-compliant and free from over 1400 potentially unsafe ingredients. Certified by Leaping Bunny. The Minimalist comes in 30 variants and ships in our signature FSC-certified paper packaging, so the care goes all the way to the box.

Clean is a long list of things left out. Read the chips.

Claim to confirm with brand: Confirm which formulas the claim covers

The Minimalist
What we leave out comes first
  1. 1EU-compliant formula
  2. 2Free from over 1400 potentially unsafe ingredients
  3. 3Certified by Leaping Bunny
  4. 4FSC-certified paper packaging

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Clean, vegan, cruelty-free

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Format
Product photo, ingredient chips
Persona
Label-readers who check the ingredient list before anything else
Reason to buy
Clean, vegan, cruelty-free
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
The Minimalist
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. Ingredient claims travel well on a labeled product photo.

Tests. Whether a clean-formula hook beats a product-name hook.

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Exhibit 03 · Shade First Checkout

Your cart is one small add away from free shipping.

The Minimalist is our Foundation & Concealer: $38.00, 30 variants. Free returns and shipping on orders $45+, so a second favorite in the bag is worth a look. Not sure of your shade? Shade Matching, Made Simple starts at Find My Shade.

Pick your shade, then check out with free returns included.

The Minimalist
Free returns and shipping

Free returns. Free shipping. $45+.

On orders $45+

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Free shipping on orders $45+

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Format
Offer on product photo
Persona
Cart-builder one item short of the threshold
Reason to buy
Free returns and shipping
Funnel stage
Bottom of funnel
Product
The Minimalist
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. Bottom-funnel reminder of the shipping threshold on a named hero product.

Tests. Whether a threshold nudge lifts cart size.

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Exhibit 04 · Set Menu

Buy the shelf, not the one-offs. Sets are where the savings live.

Your favorite essentials, thoughtfully curated, so you can get everything you need, for less. Start with The Intro Set, add The Great Skin Duo, or go straight to Five Minute Morning. Every one is a set, and every set is a way to save.

Save with sets. Shop now and build your menu.

Your set menu, thoughtfully curated

The Intro Set

  • Save with sets
  • The Great Skin Duo
  • Five Minute Morning
The Intro Set

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Save with sets

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Format
Menu-card split, product photo
Persona
Shopper comparing single products to sets
Reason to buy
Sets for less
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
The Intro Set
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A menu layout makes three sets scannable at a glance.

Tests. Whether a set menu lifts clicks over a single-product shot.

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Exhibit 05 · Eyes Brows Lips

Eyes, brows, lips. Three things, nothing extra, one clean brand.

We make clean, vegan, cruelty-free minimalist makeup. Clean Lash for your lashes, Brow 1980 for your brows, Signature Lipstick for your lips. We are the antidote to the oversaturated world of beauty. Pick the one you'd reach for first.

Eyes first, or lips? Tell us in the comments.

Clean Lash

Clean Lash

Brow 1980

Brow 1980

Signature Lipstick

Signature Lipstick

Three picks. Whole face.

Clean, vegan, cruelty-free

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Clean Lash, Brow 1980, Lipstick

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Format
Three-photo collage
Persona
Minimal-routine buyer who builds one face at a time
Reason to buy
Clean, vegan, cruelty-free
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
Clean Lash
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A collage shows range without a sales line, and each caption is a product.

Tests. Whether a three-photo collage lifts clicks over a single product.

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Sponsored · Exhibit 06 · Natural, Measured

Natural-looking is easy to say. We put a number on it.

In a consumer-perception study on 51 volunteers (ages 20 to 60) across skin types and skin tones, measured 8 hours after application, 100% said The Minimalist looks natural on skin. It comes in 30 variants. Find My Shade to start.

Skin first. Makeup second. Find your shade.

The Minimalist
Consumer-perception study

100% said it looks natural on skin

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Looks natural on skin

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Format
Full-bleed photo
Persona
Skeptical of foundation that looks like foundation
Reason to buy
Looks natural on skin
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
The Minimalist
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A study stat with a sample size gives the claim a reason to be believed.

Tests. Whether proof-led hooks outperform product-led ones with cold audiences.

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Sponsored · Native 01 · Complexion Notes

My complexion notes, one screenshot. Everything I'd reach for first.

Notes app, honest version: The Minimalist, Flush Balm, Day Glow, Brush No.1. Prefer one purchase? The Complexion Set is the complete set of complexion essentials, thoughtfully curated so you can get everything you need, for less.

Make your own list, or start with ours and save.

The Complexion Set

Notes

My complexion list, four lines

  • Base: The Minimalist
  • Cheeks: Flush Balm
  • Glow: Day Glow
  • Blend: Brush No.1

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The Complexion Set

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Format
Notes app over product photo
Persona
Note-taker who builds a routine product by product
Reason to buy
Sets for less
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
The Complexion Set
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. The notes format reads as a person's list, not an ad.

Tests. Whether a native list outperforms the clean exhibit shot.

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Native 02 · Blush Group Chat

The text that starts every blush purchase, and the answer in one reply.

Flush Balm is our blush, and it comes in 13 variants, including Le BonBon. We make clean, vegan, cruelty-free minimalist makeup, so the shade is the only thing you have to decide. Send this thread to the friend who asked.

Tell her it's Flush Balm in Le BonBon. Blend with your fingers.

Sis

Okay but what blush is that?

Flush Balm

Flush Balm in Le BonBon. Blend with Brush No. 1 or your fingers.

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Flush Balm in Le BonBon

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Format
Message thread with photo
Persona
Blush-curious friend who asks before buying
Reason to buy
Clean, vegan, cruelty-free
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
Flush Balm
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A familiar chat opens the loop and the reply names the product.

Tests. Whether a DM-style creative lifts click-through over a product shot.

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Sponsored · Native 03 · Color Or Warmth

Poll time: which one is going in your bag today?

Today's call: Flush Balm comes in 13 variants, Bronze Balm in five. Flush Balm for color, Bronze Balm for warmth anywhere the sun naturally hits. Both come from a clean, vegan, cruelty-free brand, so there's no wrong answer.

Vote below, then tell us which variant you picked.

Flush Balm
Bronze Balm

Flush Balm or Bronze Balm?

Flush BalmBronze Balm

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Flush Balm vs Bronze Balm

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Format
Stories poll
Persona
Cheek-product buyer choosing between blush and bronzer
Reason to buy
Clean, vegan, cruelty-free
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
Flush Balm
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A two-option poll invites a tap and puts two products in one frame.

Tests. Whether poll-style creative lifts engagement for cheek products.

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Native 04 · Sunday Skin Shelf

Sunday camera roll: the skincare shelf, finally in order.

Great Skin Double Cleanse, Great Skin Serum, Great Skin Moisturizer. In a four-week consumer perception study with 30 men and women volunteers between the ages of 25 and 50 years, 97% said their skin felt moisturized.

Three bottles, one Sunday habit. Ask us anything about the shelf.

Claim to confirm with brand: Confirm which Great Skin product the study covers

Great Skin Moisturizer
RecentsSunday
evening
Edit

Sunday shelf. Skin felt moisturized.

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Great Skin Moisturizer

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Format
Camera-roll share
Persona
Skincare minimalist building a three-step shelf
Reason to buy
Skin that feels moisturized
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
Great Skin Moisturizer
Lands on
Landing page

Why it should work. A camera-roll share feels personal and the study line gives it a reason.

Tests. Whether a skincare routine shelf pulls cold audiences.

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Sponsored · Meme 01 · Tutorial Optional

Makeup shouldn't demand expert-level skills. We built a brand around that.

Founded in 2021, MERIT is a modern beauty brand that simplifies what it takes to get ready. Five Minute Morning is where that shows: everything you need to get ready in five minutes, nothing you don't. Which row are you in?

Row two takes five minutes. Pick your row.

Ten products and a tutorial?

Drake Hotline Bling meme about MERIT Beauty

Ten products and a tutorial

Five Minute Morning, nothing you don't need

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Get ready in five minutes

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Overwhelmed by long makeup tutorials
Reason to buy
Ready in five minutes
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
Five Minute Morning
Lands on
Landing page

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Meme 02 · New Mascara Glance

Your current mascara is about to find out something about itself.

This lightweight tubing mascara lifts and separates lashes for precise, buildable volume that lasts for up to 16 hours. No clumps. No cleanup. Just volume. Clean Volume comes in three variants, so your old tube has competition.

Meet Clean Volume. Your old mascara can stay in the drawer.

Claim to confirm with brand: Swap in a Clean Volume photo if available

No clumps. No cleanup. Just volume.

Distracted Boyfriend meme about MERIT Beauty

No clumps. No cleanup. Just volume.

Me, mid-mascara

My old clumpy mascara

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Clean Volume mascara

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Mascara loyalist tempted by something new
Reason to buy
Lash volume that lasts
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
Clean Volume
Lands on
Landing page

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Sponsored · Meme 03 · Two Button Cart

Free returns and shipping on orders $45+. Do the math.

Signature Lipstick comes in six variants. Free returns and shipping on orders $45+, so a second favorite makes the checkout button easier to press. Brow 1980 and Signature Lip Liner are both a quick add next to it.

Which button are you pressing? Tell us in the comments.

Check out now, or add one more?

Two Buttons meme about MERIT Beauty

Check out now

Add Brow 1980 to reach $45+

Me, with one lipstick in the cart

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Free returns and shipping $45+

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Shopper with one lipstick in the cart
Reason to buy
Free returns and shipping
Funnel stage
Bottom of funnel
Product
Signature Lipstick
Lands on
Landing page

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Meme 04 · Base Brain Levels

Four levels of base. One that skips the other three.

The Minimalist is our Foundation & Concealer, in 30 variants. In a consumer-perception study on 51 volunteers, 100% said it looks natural on skin. Shade Matching, Made Simple starts at Find My Shade. Blend with Brush No. 1 or your fingers.

Brain fully expanded. Level four takes the least effort.

Level four is Find My Shade.

Expanding Brain meme about MERIT Beauty

One tube of foundation

A foundation plus a concealer

The Minimalist: foundation & concealer in one

Find My Shade. Done.

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Find My Shade

Find My Shade
Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Shade-match skeptic, tired of two-step bases
Reason to buy
Looks natural on skin
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
The Minimalist
Lands on
Landing page

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Meme 05 · Hot Take Sets

Hot take about sets, and we are ready to defend it.

Our sets are your favorite essentials, thoughtfully curated, so you can get everything you need, for less. The Complexion Set is the complete set of complexion essentials. Take your best argument to the comments.

Argue with us in the comments.

A set beats buying one by one

Change My Mind meme about MERIT Beauty

A set beats buying one by one. Change my mind.

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The Complexion Set, for less

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Bargain-minded shopper who likes a debate
Reason to buy
Sets for less
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
The Complexion Set
Lands on
Landing page

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Meme 06 · Brow Plan Twist

The plan had two purchases. The Brow Duo had other ideas.

The Brow Duo is a set, and sets are our way to get everything you need, for less. Brow 1990 and Brow 1980 are each a brow product on their own, and in The Brow Duo they travel together. Plan accordingly.

Step three was always the set. Step four, too.

Step three: The Brow Duo exists

Gru's Plan meme about MERIT Beauty

Buy a brow product

Buy a second brow product

Notice The Brow Duo exists

Notice The Brow Duo exists

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The Brow Duo

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Brow regular buying products one at a time
Reason to buy
Sets for less
Funnel stage
Middle of funnel
Product
The Brow Duo
Lands on
Landing page

MERIT Beauty

Sponsored · Meme 07 · Strong Shelf Doge

Same shelf, different standard. Strong versus fleeting.

We make clean, vegan, cruelty-free minimalist makeup. Our formula is EU-compliant, free from over 1400 potentially unsafe ingredients. Certified by Leaping Bunny. Great Skin Double Cleanse is a place to start.

Leave the trends. Keep the standard. Read the label.

Claim to confirm with brand: Confirm the claim covers this product

Meet the shelf that skips fleeting trends

Buff Doge vs. Cheems meme about MERIT Beauty

MERIT: free from over 1400 potentially unsafe ingredients

Fleeting trends and a ten-minute tutorial

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Great Skin Double Cleanse

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
Ingredient-conscious shopper fed up with trend cycles
Reason to buy
Clean, vegan, cruelty-free
Funnel stage
Top of funnel
Product
Great Skin Double Cleanse
Lands on
Landing page

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Sponsored · Meme 08 · First Order Tuxedo

Your first order, upgraded with a bag made to last.

The Signature Bag, reimagined. Reusable, washable, and made to last. It ships free with your first order, only at MERIT. Add your first favorite, and the bag comes along. Shade Matching, Made Simple starts at Find My Shade.

Bag included. Tuxedo optional. Your call.

Claim to confirm with brand: Swap in a Signature Bag photo if available

First order? The bag is on us.

Tuxedo Winnie The Pooh meme about MERIT Beauty

A first order with no bag

A first order with the Signature Bag, free

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Free Signature Bag, first order

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Format
Meme template, product swapped in
Persona
First-time buyer weighing a first order
Reason to buy
Free returns and shipping
Funnel stage
Bottom of funnel
Product
Signature Makeup Bag
Lands on
Landing page

Photography and product names belong to MERIT Beauty. Every ad lands on a page in this package. Memes use real, recognizable templates with MERIT Beauty product photography composited in; template rights to clear before running. Hooks, personas and the texts shown inside memes and chats are proposed, not real customer quotes.