We analyzed 2.5k pieces of influencer content sponsored by Jeffree Star Cosmetics over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how Jeffree Star Cosmetics 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 Jeffree Star Cosmetics, see here: Jeffree Star Cosmetics influencers.
Jeffree Star Cosmetics'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
Jeffree Star Cosmetics's sponsored post volume appears to trend upward over the 12-month period, rising from 286 posts in January to 327 in December. The peak month, October, reached 354 posts, 70% higher than the monthly average of 208.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of Jeffree Star Cosmetics's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
TikTok influencer marketing is a clear focus for Jeffree Star Cosmetics.
Here are 2 examples of Jeffree Star Cosmetics's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok).
Influencer bio
Makeup Mogul - @jeffreestarcosmetics 💄Yak Rancher - @staryakranch 🚜 Living in Wyoming, living my dreams…
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Influencer bio
🇬🇧150k?!! PR & collabs presleystaten@icloud.com Book for your glam below ✨✨
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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 Jeffree Star Cosmetics 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 59.6% of partnerships featuring creators averaging <1K views, Jeffree Star Cosmetics'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 (27.2k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
📍LA The 🛍️Shop Girly BEAUTY 💄| SELF CARE ✨| FASHION 📸 PR 📧 moreniiita8@gmail.com
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (8.1k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
Teaching your wallet how to cry in Spanish 📧emailyessica1@gmail.com📧
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Out of 687 unique influencers in our dataset, 98 of them (14%) posted content for Jeffree Star Cosmetics in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @xteenaashcraft, who has collaborated across 12 months with 129 total posts. @xteenaashcraft alone accounts for 5% of all tracked sponsored content.
Here are 3 examples of Jeffree Star Cosmetics'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 Jeffree Star Cosmetics had the most influencer activity. 46.2% 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 Jeffree Star Cosmetics collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Jeffree Star Cosmetics competes in influencer-led, high-visibility color cosmetics with Huda Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics—brands that similarly leverage founder/star power and viral launches. They fight for the same beauty community attention via bold releases, reviews, and social buzz cycles.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Huda Beauty leads with 47.3k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing Kylie Cosmetics (9.5k posts) and Jeffree Star Cosmetics (2.5k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 19.8k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs. Huda Beauty has far more total posts than Jeffree Star Cosmetics and Kylie Cosmetics.
Sponsored posts by platform
Among these brands, Huda Beauty leads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. The gap is most notable on Instagram, with Huda Beauty at 27k, Kylie Cosmetics at 4.2k, Jeffree Star Cosmetics at 262 posts. Jeffree Star Cosmetics's activity is particularly concentrated on TikTok. On Instagram and TikTok, Huda Beauty has many more posts than Jeffree Star Cosmetics and Kylie Cosmetics.
Estimated sponsored posts in Jeffree Star Cosmetics's top markets
Huda Beauty has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (12k posts, 25.1%), India (4.9k posts, 10.3%), United Kingdom (4.1k posts, 8.6%), while Jeffree Star Cosmetics leads in Mexico with 263 posts (10.5%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Huda Beauty at 12k posts (25.1%), Kylie Cosmetics at 3k posts (32%), Jeffree Star Cosmetics at 1.2k posts (46.2%).
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