# Ad summary
This ad for Dieux Skin's Instant Angel moisturizer presents the brand's commitment to fair pricing despite the high cost of quality ingredients and packaging. The ad explains the brand's pricing strategy, which they believe creates the closest way to get to miracles in skincare, consistency.
# Brand positioning
Dieux Skin is presented as a brand that values high-quality ingredients and effective skincare while rejecting the industry's common practice of price inflation. The brand positions itself as transparent and reasonable, prioritizing consistent use of effective ingredients over exorbitant pricing. They aim to occupy a space of trust and accessibility, aligning with informed consumers who value efficacy and transparency. The brand pushes against category norms of overpricing and prioritizes making effective skincare accessible.
# Product
Dieux Skin's Instant Angel moisturizer is presented as an elegant daily moisturizer designed to hydrate, firm, and support the skin barrier. The product contains pricey ingredients like ceramides, combined with cost-effective alternatives at a higher potency like 2% meadowestilide (a plant-derived ingredient) to reduce transepidermal water loss. The moisturizer uses 100% recycled aluminum packaging, which, although more expensive, is a light material that helps with shipping costs. The product is designed to deliver a highly impactful skincare experience at a reasonable price point, making it a viable option for consistent use.
# Visual style
The ad has a polished aesthetic, combining both UGC-style shots and clean product demos, all using natural lighting. The editing style incorporates quick cuts that keep the pace brisk. The camera framing is tight, enhancing focus on product details and ingredient close-ups. The pacing is steady, with about 15 cuts per minute, which keeps the viewer engaged.
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# Storyline
- 00:00–00:03 00:00–00:03 The ad opens with a hand holding the product's box, as the narrator explains that the manufacturers suggested selling the product for $80, but the brand told them no. The intention is to show the brand's commitment to pricing the product fairly.
- 00:03–00:05 00:03–00:05 The narrator says that they made it $45. The intention is to highlight that the brand ignores the common practice of price inflation in the skincare industry.
- 00:05–00:08 00:05–00:08 Joyce, the Chief Product Officer, is introduced, and it is mentioned that she wanted to create an elegant daily moisturizer. The intention is to introduce the creator of the product and to give it context.
- 00:08–00:11 00:08–00:11 It is stated that the moisturizer hydrates, firms, and supports the skin barrier. The intention is to detail the benefits of using the moisturizer.
- 00:11–00:17 00:11–00:17 A narrator says that this requires ingredients at a reasonable price point. The narrator asks a question, "the closest way you get to miracles in skincare?" before answering herself, "consistency". The intention is to explain the product's ingredients and what contributes to it working.
- 00:17–00:20 00:17–00:20 The narrator then asks how they do it. Two words: science and packaging. The intention is to highlight the two most important characteristics of the product.
- 00:20–00:36 00:20–00:36 The narrator describes how they use pricey ingredients, such as ceramides, and cost effective ones at a higher potency, such as 2% meadowestilide. The narrator also says that they use 100% recycled aluminum, and that it is a light material that helps them with shipping costs. The intention is to dive into the ingredients and how the product is made.
- 00:36–00:41 00:36–00:41 The narrator then asks, "The result?" before stating "A highly impactful, $80 worthy moisturizer", then concluding with "This became how we price every product". The intention is to emphasize the outcome.
- 00:41–00:44 00:41–00:44 The narrator says, "Charging what we should, not what we think we could". The intention is to further emphasize that the company prioritizes fair pricing.