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Pleage Creative Intelligence Report — 8 Ads Decoded

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Beauty & Skincare8 ads decoded
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Benchmarked against 22 Beauty & Skincare advertisers
Based Supplies
Bubs and Boobs Co
Charlotte Tilbury
Coco & Eve
georgiemane
Gleam
Glow Recipe
Hey Bud Skincare
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22 brands
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8 ads decoded

Winning ads decoded from

Based Supplies
Based Supplies
Bubs and Boobs Co
Bubs and Boobs Co
Charlotte Tilbury
Charlotte Tilbury
Coco & Eve
Coco & Eve
georgiemane
georgiemane
Gleam
Gleam
Glow Recipe
Glow Recipe
Hey Bud Skincare
Hey Bud Skincare
Hismile
Hismile
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MANSCAPED
MANSCAPED
Meet Blume
Meet Blume
Native
Native
OSEA
OSEA
Pleage
Pleage
Qure Skincare
Qure Skincare
rms beauty
rms beauty
Shark Ninja Panamá
Shark Ninja Panamá
Starface
Starface
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Ultra Violette
Ultra Violette
Vacation Inc
Vacation Inc
Based Supplies
Based Supplies
Bubs and Boobs Co
Bubs and Boobs Co
Charlotte Tilbury
Charlotte Tilbury
Coco & Eve
Coco & Eve
georgiemane
georgiemane
Gleam
Gleam
Glow Recipe
Glow Recipe
Hey Bud Skincare
Hey Bud Skincare
Hismile
Hismile
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MANSCAPED
MANSCAPED
Meet Blume
Meet Blume
Native
Native
OSEA
OSEA
Pleage
Pleage
Qure Skincare
Qure Skincare
rms beauty
rms beauty
Shark Ninja Panamá
Shark Ninja Panamá
Starface
Starface
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Ultra Violette
Ultra Violette
Vacation Inc
Vacation Inc
Based Supplies
Based Supplies
Bubs and Boobs Co
Bubs and Boobs Co
Charlotte Tilbury
Charlotte Tilbury
Coco & Eve
Coco & Eve
georgiemane
georgiemane
Gleam
Gleam
Glow Recipe
Glow Recipe
Hey Bud Skincare
Hey Bud Skincare
Hismile
Hismile
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MANSCAPED
MANSCAPED
Meet Blume
Meet Blume
Native
Native
OSEA
OSEA
Pleage
Pleage
Qure Skincare
Qure Skincare
rms beauty
rms beauty
Shark Ninja Panamá
Shark Ninja Panamá
Starface
Starface
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Ultra Violette
Ultra Violette
Vacation Inc
Vacation Inc
Based Supplies
Based Supplies
Bubs and Boobs Co
Bubs and Boobs Co
Charlotte Tilbury
Charlotte Tilbury
Coco & Eve
Coco & Eve
georgiemane
georgiemane
Gleam
Gleam
Glow Recipe
Glow Recipe
Hey Bud Skincare
Hey Bud Skincare
Hismile
Hismile
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MAËLYS Cosmetics
MANSCAPED
MANSCAPED
Meet Blume
Meet Blume
Native
Native
OSEA
OSEA
Pleage
Pleage
Qure Skincare
Qure Skincare
rms beauty
rms beauty
Shark Ninja Panamá
Shark Ninja Panamá
Starface
Starface
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Tubby Todd Bath Co.
Ultra Violette
Ultra Violette
Vacation Inc
Vacation Inc

Heista decoded 8
of your meta ads.

We found 20 conversion gaps where your competitors are converting buyers you're not.

Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

208s7 beats329d
Hook: High Stakes OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionHigh Stakes OpenEmpathy ActivationRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

164s7 beats324d
Hook: Pattern ObservationCTA: Hopeful CloseHope ProjectionPattern ObservationSocial ProofRelatability Setup
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

120s7 beats323d
Hook: Past-Self OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionIdentification PrincipleVulnerability EffectRelatability Bias
Product Demo

Product Demo

14s5 beats318d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeCTA: Soft CTAHope ProjectionCuriosity GapPattern InterruptAuthority Setup
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

138s7 beats310d
Hook: Past-Self OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionIdentification PrincipleEmotional ResonanceRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

228s10 beats182d
Hook: Rhetorical QuestionHope ProjectionCuriosity GapRhetorical QuestionSocial Norm Violation
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

200s7 beats141d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeCTA: Soft CTAHope ProjectionCuriosity GapPattern InterruptRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

220s12 beats120d
Hook: Contradiction HookCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionContradiction EffectCognitive DissonanceAuthority Transfer
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

208s7 beats329d
Hook: High Stakes OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionHigh Stakes OpenEmpathy ActivationRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

164s7 beats324d
Hook: Pattern ObservationCTA: Hopeful CloseHope ProjectionPattern ObservationSocial ProofRelatability Setup
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

120s7 beats323d
Hook: Past-Self OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionIdentification PrincipleVulnerability EffectRelatability Bias
Product Demo

Product Demo

14s5 beats318d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeCTA: Soft CTAHope ProjectionCuriosity GapPattern InterruptAuthority Setup
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

138s7 beats310d
Hook: Past-Self OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionIdentification PrincipleEmotional ResonanceRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

228s10 beats182d
Hook: Rhetorical QuestionHope ProjectionCuriosity GapRhetorical QuestionSocial Norm Violation
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

200s7 beats141d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeCTA: Soft CTAHope ProjectionCuriosity GapPattern InterruptRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

220s12 beats120d
Hook: Contradiction HookCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionContradiction EffectCognitive DissonanceAuthority Transfer
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

208s7 beats329d
Hook: High Stakes OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionHigh Stakes OpenEmpathy ActivationRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

164s7 beats324d
Hook: Pattern ObservationCTA: Hopeful CloseHope ProjectionPattern ObservationSocial ProofRelatability Setup
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

120s7 beats323d
Hook: Past-Self OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionIdentification PrincipleVulnerability EffectRelatability Bias
Product Demo

Product Demo

14s5 beats318d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeCTA: Soft CTAHope ProjectionCuriosity GapPattern InterruptAuthority Setup
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

138s7 beats310d
Hook: Past-Self OpenCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionIdentification PrincipleEmotional ResonanceRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

228s10 beats182d
Hook: Rhetorical QuestionHope ProjectionCuriosity GapRhetorical QuestionSocial Norm Violation
Talking Head B-Roll

Talking Head B-Roll

200s7 beats141d
Hook: Curiosity SpikeCTA: Soft CTAHope ProjectionCuriosity GapPattern InterruptRelatability
Talking Head Solo

Talking Head Solo

220s12 beats120d
Hook: Contradiction HookCTA: Direct CTAHope ProjectionContradiction EffectCognitive DissonanceAuthority Transfer
Creative Intelligence Report

Pleage's ads lean on Past-self Open hooks and Hope Projection, with 57% of ads closing on a Direct CTA.

Heista identified 20 untapped opportunities across hooks, formats, psychology, and closing.

Your category is reaching buyers you're not.

Pleage Creative Playbook

What winning ads look like

Ad Format
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63%Talking Head Solo
Talking Head Solo63%
Talking Head B-Roll25%
Product Demo13%
Hook
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25%Past-self Open
Past-self Open25%
Curiosity Spike25%
High Stakes Open13%
Contradiction Hook13%
Pattern Observation13%

How Pleage Sells

The strategy behind the pitch

Marketing Angle
Pleage
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75%Problem Solution
Problem Solution75%
Social Proof Results25%

How Pleage Closes

What drives the purchase

Buying Trigger
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100%Hope Projection
Hope Projection100%
CTAs
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50%Direct CTA
Direct CTA50%
Soft CTA25%
Hopeful Close13%

Pleage Ad Formula

The production blueprint

Pleage Creative Playbook

Inside your ads. Decoded.

Pleage HOOKS
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Past-self Open
25%of openings
Past-Self Open
25%
Curiosity Spike
25%
High Stakes Open
13%
Contradiction Hook
13%
Pattern Observation
13%
Pleage FORMATS
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Talking Head Solo
63%of all ads
Talking Head Solo
63%
Talking Head B-Roll
25%
Product Demo
13%
Pleage PSYCHOLOGY
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Hope Projection
100%of all ads
Pleage CTAs
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Direct CTA
50%of closings
Direct CTA
50%
Soft CTA
25%
Hopeful Close
13%
Ad formulas your category is scaling with

20 winning ad formulas
Pleage could be using.

Pleage HOOKS
5New entry points to test

Process Teaser runs at 19% across your category. It doesn't appear once in your decoded ads.

Past-self Open and Curiosity Spike hooks each make up 25% of your decoded sample. However, Process Teaser (behind-the-scenes content) runs at 19% across the category and doesn't appear in your decoded ads. Provocation hooks run at 8% category-wide and also don't appear. Each missing hook is an audience segment that never sees your ads.

Hook Gaps
Open Loop StatementUntapped
Cat 17%You 0%
Process TeaserUntapped
Cat 16%You 0%
Contrast SetupUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
Direct Question HookUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
Identity HookUntapped
Cat 5%You 0%
Pleage FORMATS
5Format expansion opportunities

Talking Head Solo dominates at 63%. But the category's top format is Talking Head Product at 28%.

Talking Head Solo dominates your formats at 63%. Missing formats like Talking Head Product, which runs at 28% across the category, didn't appear in your decoded ads. Different formats reach different types of buyers. Each missing format is a buyer type that competitors are reaching and you're not.

Format Gaps
Talking Head ProductUntapped
Cat 31%You 0%
Voiceover B-RollUntapped
Cat 14%You 0%
Product HeroUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
LifestyleUntapped
Cat 3%You 0%
Before/AfterUntapped
Cat 3%You 0%
Pleage PSYCHOLOGY
5Untapped buyer triggers

Hope Projection at 100% leaves no room for diversity. You're missing entire buyer conversations.

Hope Projection at 100% drives your psychology mix, leaving no room for diversity. Competence Restoration runs at 42% in the category but doesn't appear in your sample. Each psychological trigger reaches a fundamentally different buyer. Missing triggers mean entire buyer conversations you're not having while competitors are.

Psychology Gaps
Competence RestorationUntapped
Cat 24%You 0%
Product LaunchUntapped
Cat 21%You 0%
Loss AversionUntapped
Cat 20%You 0%
Closure DeliveryUntapped
Cat 17%You 0%
How To TutorialUntapped
Cat 16%You 0%
Pleage CTAs
5Conversion gaps

Direct CTA closes 57% of your ads. The category's top close is Soft CTA at 42%.

Direct CTA at 57% closes the majority of your ads. Soft CTA runs at 42% across the category but only 29% in your sample. That's the buyer who needs more nudging before committing, and you're barely talking to them. The close is the last thing a viewer sees before deciding. Missing CTA styles mean missing the buyers whose decision-making doesn't match your current approach.

CTA Gaps
RedirectUntapped
Cat 15%You 0%
Open LoopUntapped
Cat 10%You 0%
PunchlineUntapped
Cat 9%You 0%
LessonUntapped
Cat 7%You 0%
Try This TodayUntapped
Cat 5%You 0%
The Hidden Ad Formula

Your ad scaled for 329 days.
Here’s why.

Live interactive formula decode

7 beats. 208 seconds. High Stakes Open hook. Hope Projection psychology.

This is what worked. Now scale it.

Generate Winning Variations

Every winning ad
has a formula.

Your ads. Built from what's already winning.

Beauty & Skincare Winning Formula

Decoded from 22 Beauty & Skincare brands · · 6 beats is the winning structure ·  · 2.5 cuts/beat
Based Supplies
Bubs and Boobs Co
Charlotte Tilbury
Coco & Eve
georgiemane
Gleam
Glow Recipe
Hey Bud Skincare
+14
Start of adEnd of ad
Process Teaser
17%
9s
Object Intro
15%
8s
Surface Problem
11%
6s
Feature Breakdown
22%
12s
Safety Assurance
14%
8s
The Easy Way
10%
6s
Soft CTA
10%
5s
Process Teaser17%
Object Intro15%
Surface Problem11%
Feature Breakdown22%
Safety Assurance14%
The Easy Way10%
Soft CTA10%
Ad Structure
54sDuration
6Beats
15Cuts/Ad
Hook Metrics
3.0sDuration
5.5Energy
3.2Shots
The old way

You’re already doing this.

Watched the competitor ad scaling to $50K/day.
Saved the TikTok that sold out the product.
Told your team “make something like this.”
Sent your creator a product and a one-line brief.
Launched 30 videos. 80% died in 48 hours.

But you could never see
why it actually works.

The Heista way

Now there’s
Heista.

Decode any ad. See the formula underneath.
Extract the hook, the psychology, the beat structure.
Generate ads based on winning formulas. For your brand.
Brief creators with the winning formula.
Scale creative volume on what already wins.

Not inspiration. Not guesswork.
The formula, decoded.

What happens next

What you do with this

The intelligence above is just the start.
Here is what happens next.

DECODE01

Turn any winning ad into your next one

Your ads. Their ads. The top ads in your category. Decode any of them. Run them as yours.

CREATE02

Scale creative volume based on proven formulas

Pick an ad. Load your brand. Turn proven formulas into ads ready to ship.

SHIP03

Creator briefs your team can shoot today

One shareable link. Shot-by-shot direction. The formula baked in.

Upgrade your ads

The Cost of Guessing

What is guessing
costing you?

Average monthly ad spend$15,000
Creative failure rate80%
Monthly spend on creative that dies in 48 hours$12,000
Annual waste$144,000
Agency creative retainer (if you have one)$5,000–$20,000/mo
Time per creative batch3 weeks

Creatives built on winning formulas.

Every day you're guessing is a day your competitors are scaling
on formulas you're not running.

The brands scaling in
Beauty & Skincare aren’t making better ads.

They’re decoding what already works, then shipping more winning creative, faster, with the formula already proven.

Get My Winning Formula→
Heista Video Ad Library

Visual DNA

Aggregated visual characteristics from 8 ads.

Framing
medium close-up
185
close-up face
51
split screen
28
medium shot
18
close-up product
3
product in environment
2
product in hand
1
screen recording
1
Camera Movement
static locked
250
static handheld
34
subtle handheld
2
push in
1
pull back
1
scroll capture
1
Color & Mood
neutral palette
190
pink dominant
61
warm earth tones
19
cool blue steel
18
clean white minimal
1
Lighting
soft window light
175
cool daylight
109
warm golden hour
2
screen glow
1
kitchen bright
1
ring light frontal
1

Every year brands spend billions producing ads. And every year 70–90% of them fail. Not because the brands aren't smart. Not because the budgets aren't big enough. But because the formula behind every winning ad has always been invisible — even to the people who made them.

Heista makes it visible.

Heista is the first platform that makes the formula inside any winning ad completely visible. The hook. The psychology. The beat structure. The exact mechanism that made someone stop scrolling and buy. Visible. In seconds.

And then it rebuilds that formula for your brand. In minutes.

We're not making ads faster.
We're making the invisible visible.
For the first time.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

How were Pleage's ads decoded?

Heista decoded 8 of Pleage's high-performing video ads into their structural formulas. Not summaries. The actual beat-by-beat architecture: hook type, psychological mechanism, visual cuts, and timing. The same intelligence a $120K/year creative strategist would extract, done in 30 seconds per ad.

2

What hook types does Pleage use in these ads?

Their most-used hooks are Past-Self Open, Curiosity Spike, High Stakes Open. But the real insight is which hooks are scaling. This report shows hook performance by ad lifespan across the decoded sample, so you can see which openers run for weeks vs. which burn out in days.

3

How does Pleage compare to other Beauty & Skincare advertisers?

Based on the ads decoded in this report, you can see where Pleage over- or under-indexes on hook types, psychology usage, format mix, and beat count relative to other Beauty & Skincare brands Heista has analyzed. These structural patterns reveal what Pleage is doing differently.

4

Can I use Pleage's ad formulas for my own brand?

That's the point. Every decoded ad produces a reusable formula: the beat structure, the psychology, the hook pattern. Sign up for Heista to load your brand, generate ready-to-shoot scripts built on Pleage's proven formulas, and brief creators with shot-by-shot specs and visual direction. Same winning architecture. Your brand's voice, product, and messaging.

5

How often is Pleage's creative intelligence updated?

This report snapshots Pleage's currently live Meta and TikTok ads. Heista re-decodes the brand whenever new ads are detected in the public ad libraries. The "Last updated" date on this page reflects the most recent refresh of the structural intelligence from newly-decoded creatives.

6

What's the difference between this and Foreplay or MagicBrief?

Foreplay and MagicBrief show you the ad. Heista shows you the formula — the beat-by-beat psychological architecture that made it work. Hook type, psychology mechanism, scaling curve, visual DNA. Then it rebuilds that exact structure for your brand in minutes. Swipe files don't do that. You can't paste a swipe into your brief.

7

Can I decode my own brand's ads the same way Pleage's are decoded here?

Yes. Sign up for Heista, paste any ad URL or brand handle, and get the same structural decode: hook type, psychology, beat architecture, visual DNA, and ready-to-run scripts built on your own winning formulas. The same intelligence that produced this Pleage report is available for any brand.

8

Where does Heista source Pleage's ads from?

Heista sources live-running video ads from Meta Ad Library and TikTok Creative Center — the same public ad libraries competitive teams monitor. Each ad is then reverse-engineered into its structural formula by Heista's multi-agent decode pipeline. No scraping, no private data.

Last updated Aug 26, 2026

Pleage runs 8 video ads decoded by Heista into their structural formulas — hook type, psychological mechanism, beat architecture, and visual DNA. Category: Beauty & Skincare.

  • —Ads analyzed: 8 live-running creatives reverse-engineered into repeatable formulas
  • —Top hooks: Past-Self Open, Curiosity Spike, High Stakes Open
  • —Vertical: Beauty & Skincare
  • —Avg beat count: 7.8 beats per ad over 208s

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