Maybelline image analysis vs the mascara leaders

Maybelline ranks #2 in Mascara, number 2 of the 6 mascara listings compared here. Its gallery images average 61 out of 100 for phone readability; the competitors average 42. The leaders are essence (#1), L'Oreal Paris (#3) and Thrive Causemetics (#15).

Your best rank#2Mascara · 2 of 6 here
Average gallery score61 vs 42You vs competitors, out of 100
Hero image36Weak · top 3 average 26
Well rated or better4 / 7Best competitor: L'Oreal Paris, 6

What the mascara leaders do differently

The leaders use a single benefit image. You have none. L'Oreal Paris (#3) puts one in slot 5. It scores 88 out of 100.

Your weakest image is slot 1: 36 out of 100. Unreadable small. Its headline is 23.1% of the image height. The biggest competitor headline is 42.0%.

The strongest image in this niche scores 88. L'Oreal Paris, slot 5, single benefit image. Demonstrates the mascara's ability to deliver defined, separated lashes without clumping, reassuring shoppers of a clean, professional finish.

Rating
Rank

Maybelline hero image vs the competition

Image 1 is what shoppers see in search. Tap an image for its score and measurements.

essence#1 in Mascaraessence
12 · Weak
Product Main Images
36 · Weak
Product Main Images
59 · Okay
Product Main Images
6 · Weak
Product Main Images
ILIA#21 in MascaraILIA
70 · Well rated
Product Main Images
Not rated
Product Main Images

Maybelline image stack vs the mascara leaders

essence#1 in Mascaraessence
Average 27 · 9 images
1
12 · Weak
Product Main Images
2
42 · Okay
White Background Images
3
25 · Weak
Before and After Images
4
25 · Weak
Single Benefit Images
5
Not rated
How to Use Images
6
35 · Weak
Before and After Images
7
49 · Okay
White Background Images
8
12 · Weak
White Background Images
9
15 · Weak
White Background Images
Average 61 · 7 images
1
36 · Weak
Product Main Images
2
53 · Okay
Before and After Images
3
70 · Well rated
Infographic Images
4
68 · Well rated
Product Detail Images
5
70 · Well rated
Brand Images
6
56 · Okay
Brand Images
7
76 · Well rated
Review Images
Average 68 · 9 images
1
59 · Okay
Product Main Images
2
64 · Well rated
Brand Images
3
82 · Very highly rated
Before and After Images
4
57 · Okay
Product Detail Images
5
88 · Very highly rated
Single Benefit Images
6
70 · Well rated
Before and After Images
7
66 · Well rated
Key Stat Images
8
Not rated
Lifestyle Images
9
60 · Well rated
Brand Images
Average 29 · 9 images
1
6 · Weak
Product Main Images
2
32 · Weak
Infographic Images
3
60 · Well rated
How to Use Images
4
50 · Okay
Product Detail Images
5
18 · Weak
Key Stat Images
6
17 · Weak
Infographic Images
7
16 · Weak
As Seen On Images
8
25 · Weak
Single Benefit Images
9
32 · Weak
Brand Images
ILIA#21 in MascaraILIA
Average 46 · 9 images
1
70 · Well rated
Product Main Images
2
64 · Well rated
As Seen On Images
3
Not rated
White Background Images
4
25 · Weak
Before and After Images
5
68 · Well rated
Product Detail Images
6
25 · Weak
Infographic Images
7
31 · Weak
Infographic Images
8
67 · Well rated
Infographic Images
9
16 · Weak
Brand Images
Average 46 · 7 images
1
Not rated
Product Main Images
2
48 · Okay
Product Detail Images
3
49 · Okay
Single Benefit Images
4
30 · Weak
How to Use Images
5
46 · Okay
Comparison Chart Images
6
53 · Okay
Single Benefit Images
7
49 · Okay
Single Benefit Images

Maybelline A+ content vs competitors

A+ modules sit below the gallery on Amazon. They are not scored: most are wide banners with little text.

A+ 1
Brand A+ Modules
A+ 2
Single Benefit A+ Modules
A+ 3
Brand A+ Modules
A+ 4
Brand A+ Modules
A+ 5
Infographic A+ Modules
A+ 6
Brand A+ Modules

No A+ captured yet for essence, L'Oreal Paris, Thrive Causemetics, ILIA and Nogcaw.

How these scores work

Each gallery image is scored 0–100 for how well its text reads on a phone: headline height, contrast and whether it survives blur. Very highly rated is 80+, well rated 60–79, okay 40–59. Images with no text are not rated. Scores do not judge design taste. Rank is the Amazon best-seller rank in the most specific category we captured.

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