We analyzed 1.5k pieces of influencer content sponsored by Beautyblender over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how Beautyblender invests in influencer marketing, which social platforms they prioritize, top geographical markets, and more.
The data in this report comes from Modash's Brand Collaborations API.
P.S. for a simple list of influencers who have collaborated with Beautyblender, see here: Beautyblender influencers.
Beautyblender's influencer campaigns are active year-round with notable month-to-month fluctuation. The chart below shows month-by-month data for total sponsored posts tracked.
Number of sponsored posts
Beautyblender's sponsored post volume appears to trend upward over the 12-month period, rising from 66 posts in January to 130 in December. The peak month, November, reached 271 posts, 124% higher than the monthly average of 121.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of Beautyblender's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
TikTok influencer marketing is a clear focus for Beautyblender.
Here are 3 examples of Beautyblender's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube).
Influencer bio
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Influencer bio
Caleb Marshall Activewear and livestream workouts👇 ✉️: cmarshall@mattermediagroup.com
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Influencer bio
Hi! My name is Amanda Z. Welcome to my channel! I love a "less is more approach" when it comes to skincare and makeup-- and that motto follows me throughout all of my videos. Stop by for undone, natural makeup looks & informative and detail-oriented reviews. Business Inquires: Amanda@BeelineTalent.com
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If you break this down further by content type on TikTok, this is what it looks like:
💡 Related resource: How To Find TikTok Influencers.
For their top social platform (TikTok), here is a breakdown of the type of influencers Beautyblender are collaborating with, by audience size.
Note: this breakdown is based on each influencer's average views (not follower/subscriber count), because views typically correlate more closely with influencer pricing and impact.
Based on each influencer's average views per post
With 64% of partnerships featuring creators averaging <1K views, Beautyblender's strategy suggests niche targeting and authenticity, likely leveraging collaboration models like gifting and affiliates to work with smaller creators.
Here is an example of a sponsored collaboration with a larger-audience creator on TikTok (7.6k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (4.1k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
The world through my eyes 💕 El mundo a través de mis ojos 🌴 Los Angeles 🎰 Las Vegas
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Out of 1.2k unique influencers in our dataset, 9 of them (1%) posted content for Beautyblender in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @bilintinamakeup, who has collaborated across 8 months with 10 total posts.
Here are 3 examples of Beautyblender's repeat influencer partnerships, with links to the sponsored content.
💡 Related resource: Long-Term Influencer Partnerships: Pros, Cons & How The Pros Manage Them.
In our dataset, United States is where Beautyblender had the most influencer activity. 54.4% of their live influencer content in the last 12 months was posted by American influencers.
Based on the percentage of influencer content per market, other important markets include:
Here is another example of Beautyblender collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Fenty Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics are major color-cosmetics brands that compete for the same makeup shoppers and influencer attention Beautyblender targets. Both have strong creator-led launches where makeup tools and application techniques are central to product discovery and conversion.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Fenty Beauty leads with 22.8k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing Kylie Cosmetics (9.5k posts) and Beautyblender (1.5k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 11.2k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs. Fenty Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics have several times more total posts than Beautyblender.
Sponsored posts by platform
Among these brands, Kylie Cosmetics leads on Instagram and Fenty Beauty leads on TikTok and YouTube. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with Fenty Beauty at 22.3k, Kylie Cosmetics at 5.3k, Beautyblender at 1.1k posts. Beautyblender's activity is particularly concentrated on TikTok. TikTok post volume is much higher for Fenty Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics than for Beautyblender.
Estimated sponsored posts in Beautyblender's top markets
Fenty Beauty has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (12k posts, 51.2%), Brazil (2.4k posts, 10.6%), France (1.6k posts, 7%), while Kylie Cosmetics has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United Kingdom (962 posts, 10.1%), India (867 posts, 9.1%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Fenty Beauty at 12k posts (51.2%), Kylie Cosmetics at 3k posts (32%), Beautyblender at 793 posts (54.4%).
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