We analyzed 1.3k pieces of influencer content sponsored by Physicians Formula over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how Physicians Formula 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 Physicians Formula, see here: Physicians Formula influencers.
Physicians Formula'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
Physicians Formula's influencer output appears relatively consistent throughout the year, averaging about 111 sponsored posts per month. April recorded the highest volume at 147 posts (32% above average), while June was the quietest at 83 posts.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of Physicians Formula's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
TikTok influencer marketing is a clear focus for Physicians Formula.
Here are 2 examples of Physicians Formula's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok).
Influencer bio
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Influencer bio
💌dfw & austin @Alani Nutrition 🤍 kynnadeasloan14@gmail.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 Physicians Formula 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 43.7% of partnerships featuring creators averaging <1K views, Physicians Formula'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 (125.0k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
💖🪩😇💞✨ 💌Macylmelzer@gmail.com
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (2.3k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
TX ⮕ AL ⮕ FL 22 wanderer anthropologist asmr lover
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Out of 980 unique influencers in our dataset, 22 of them (2%) posted content for Physicians Formula in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @makeupbyjessbrown, who has collaborated across 9 months with 24 total posts.
Here are 3 examples of Physicians Formula'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 Physicians Formula had the most influencer activity. 47.7% 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 Physicians Formula collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Physicians Formula competes with Milani and COVERGIRL in accessible mass cosmetics where influencer reviews drive product discovery and shade selection. All three target value-conscious shoppers looking for reliable everyday makeup.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
COVERGIRL leads with 14.8k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing Milani Cosmetics (6.4k posts) and Physicians Formula (1.3k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 7.5k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs. COVERGIRL has more than twice as many total posts as Milani Cosmetics, and Milani Cosmetics has nearly five times as many total posts as Physicians Formula.
Sponsored posts by platform
Among these brands, COVERGIRL leads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with COVERGIRL at 11.7k, Milani Cosmetics at 4.8k, Physicians Formula at 729 posts. Milani Cosmetics's activity is particularly concentrated on TikTok. On TikTok and YouTube, COVERGIRL has more than twice as many posts as Milani Cosmetics, and Milani Cosmetics has more than five times as many TikTok posts and more than ten times as many YouTube posts as Physicians Formula.
Estimated sponsored posts in Physicians Formula's top markets
COVERGIRL has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (9.9k posts, 66.7%), Canada (798 posts, 5.4%), United Kingdom (650 posts, 4.4%), suggesting a North America focus, while Milani Cosmetics leads in India with 473 posts (7.4%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is COVERGIRL at 9.9k posts (66.7%), Milani Cosmetics at 4.1k posts (64%), Physicians Formula at 634 posts (47.7%).
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