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Black Friday and beauty sales on video, October 2026

What is Black Friday beauty-sale content?

This report combines Black Friday and Cyber Monday terms with TikTok Shop fall deals, Prime Big Deal Days, Sephora and Ulta sale terms. It tracks the wider October beauty-sale conversation rather than Black Friday alone.

Counts cover October 1 through 31, 2026. Framing, hooks, formats, precision checks and selected examples retain the October 1 through 29 review sample. Counts measure short-form attention and creator messaging, not product quality.

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Share of category videos by month

Monthly share of category videos that mention the term.

11%
1.5%
0.6%
1.4%
7.3%
Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26

Top videos

The most-viewed videos mentioning the term this month.

@lucyy.jd · TikTokShows a Philips ReAura LED Face Mask in a skincare routine.Open on TikTok ↗
@lilyfresaa · TikTokA mother shares her bedtime routine with her two daughters, recommending the Aveeno Kids Face and Body Wash.Open on TikTok ↗
@kat_longoria · YouTubeDemonstrates TIRTIR setting spray in a waterproofing test.Open on YouTube ↗
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Which brands own the conversation

Share of the term’s videos that mention each brand.

Medicube8.6%
Rhode4.1%
Summer Fridays3.4%
Patrick Ta3.3%
Tarte3.3%
Beauty of Joseon3.1%
SKIN10043%
Makeup by Mario2.7%
Fenty Beauty2.7%
Anua2.5%

Most-mentioned products

Products named most often alongside the term.

ProductVideos
Medicube PDRN line
400
Medicube Collagen line (Collagen Jelly Cream, overnight mask)
303
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella line
228
Beauty of Joseon Sunscreens (Relief Sun, tinted mineral SPF)
221
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
174
Anua PDRN line
126
Shark FlexStyle / CryoGlow
125
Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro (device)
118
Rhode Glazing Milk
109
Medicube Zero Pore Pad
106

Said in the video, not the caption

How often the term is only spoken or shown on screen, with no caption or hashtag mention.

Video-derived text onlyOther reviewed videos
All videos
91%
Smaller creators
90%
Top videos
92%
Top videos, weighted by views
94%

How creators explain it

What videos say when they describe the trend.

Product pitch, sale only tagged48%median 2.8M views · 79% sponsored
“ad Skincare that fits around my routine with @Philips UKI ReAura LED Face Mask available” — @lucyy.jd, 12M views · Watch ↗
Discount callout (% off, price drop, code)28%median 1.3M views · 42% sponsored
“#AveenoPartner Some of my favorite skincare products are on sale! Buy on Amazon during Prime” — @hallesoswag, 3M views · Watch ↗
Sale shopping list/recs10%median 769K views · 29% sponsored
“skincare essentials from @Paula's Choice for the @Sephora savings event🤍 #paulaschoicepartner #paulaschoice #sephora” — @elenimeko, 1.9M views · Watch ↗
Giftability5.8%50% sponsored
“The perfect holiday gift for a lip balm lovaaaa 💋 @sumerfridays @Marianna Hewitt #holidaygift #beautygift” — @maj.beauty, 4.4K views · Watch ↗
Bundle value4.3%median 1.8M views · 67% sponsored
“The ULTIMATE anti-aging bundle!!!! #kbeauty #falldealsforyou #drmelaxin #antiagingroutine” — @weeniefindsit, 3M views · Watch ↗
Urgency/sell-out2.9%median 1.1M views · 100% sponsored
“Run don’t walk…. @GARNIER favorites are on sale now for @Amazon Beauty Prime Days! 🚿🫧” — @kaitlyngale, 1.3M views · Watch ↗
Event date PSA1.4%median 2.2M views · 0% sponsored
“Start combing through your Loves List and build your basket ✨ Sephora Savings Event is”, 2.2M views · Watch ↗
Share of sampled videos that explain the trend this way (a video can use several).

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Hooks that open the videos

The opening line or visual each video uses, with an example for each hook type.

Bold claim/result30%median 2.1M views · 57% sponsored
“Watch the sebum melt 👀🫧 This cream-to-oil texture makes massaging away excess sebum feel so”, 5.5M views · Watch ↗
POV/story23%median 1.6M views · 75% sponsored
“#AveenoKidsPartner Our bedtime routine 🤍 Aveeno Kids® Face & Body Wash gently washes away dirt” — @lilyfresaa, 7.3M views · Watch ↗
Other/straight demo19%median 4.4M views · 85% sponsored
“ad Skincare that fits around my routine with @Philips UKI ReAura LED Face Mask available” — @lucyy.jd, 12M views · Watch ↗
Launch or PSA7.2%median 1.4M views · 40% sponsored
“Start combing through your Loves List and build your basket ✨ Sephora Savings Event is”, 2.2M views · Watch ↗
Problem/solution4.3%median 1M views · 0% sponsored
“Skin prep makes all the difference ✨ @hanskin_global HANSKIN Pink Lotus PDRN Serum for a”, 1.7M views · Watch ↗
Warning/deinfluence2.9%median 1.5M views · 100% sponsored
“Sorry girls but it’s the truth 👀 @medicube UK #tiktokmademebuyit #dealsforyoudays #medicube #medicubeuk #eyepatches” — @court.steer, 1.5M views · Watch ↗
Run/stock-up urgency2.9%median 1.2M views · 100% sponsored
“Run don’t walk…. @GARNIER favorites are on sale now for @Amazon Beauty Prime Days! 🚿🫧” — @kaitlyngale, 1.3M views · Watch ↗
List/roundup2.9%median 697K views · 0% sponsored
“my sephora sale recs 🤏 @Sephora @Huda Beauty @rhode skin @Too Faced @Diorbeauty @YSL Beauty” — @carrieanne_1, 697K views · Watch ↗
Gift pitch2.9%50% sponsored
“The perfect holiday gift for a lip balm lovaaaa 💋 @sumerfridays @Marianna Hewitt #holidaygift #beautygift” — @maj.beauty, 4.4K views · Watch ↗
Question2.9%0% sponsored
“my Sephora Sale makeup faves… on my husband’s face 🤭 linked everything on my @sephora”, 110K views · Watch ↗
Unboxing reveal1.4%median 1.8M views · 0% sponsored
“Let's swatch the new @Sephora Favorites Set 💕🌸✨ The Sephora US Holiday Must Haves Kit” — @laemekiia, 1.8M views · Watch ↗
Share of sampled videos opening with each hook type.

What this means for marketers

Compare share across months

The query matched 10,862 October videos and 2,968 in September. Normalized share rose 418.7%. The counts cover the full month. Framing, hooks and formats retain the October 1 through 29 review sample. The query combines several sale events, so this is not a Black-Friday-only growth rate.

Follow the October brand findings

The expanded October brand review adds or rechecks L'Occitane (28 videos) and Olay (12 videos) in this topic. These are co-mentions within the topic query; they do not establish a launch date, preference or product effect.

Read the video alongside the caption

8.7% of reviewed videos identify the topic through video-derived text without the term in the caption, title or hashtags. That percentage describes the selected sample.

Keep sponsored activity in view

6,925 of 8,326 matching TikToks (83.2%) carry a sponsored source flag. This covers TikTok flags; it does not estimate spend or sales.

Use framing as a briefing input

The largest coded framing is “product pitch, sale only tagged”, present in 33 reviewed videos. Use it to choose examples for a brief; the sample does not prove that this message causes higher reach.

Check a source example

Shows a Philips ReAura LED Face Mask in a skincare routine (12,100,000 views). It illustrates one matched video rather than the whole topic.

Frequently asked questions

The query’s share of tracked beauty video rose 418.7% from September, with 10,862 matches in the October 1 through 31 period. Both months use the same query. This measures attention rather than sales or product effectiveness.
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