China Glaze/Social Proof/email teardown

What’s got them double-tapping?

How China Glaze built this send — a social proof email shipped as user-generated on Thursday at 7am, carrying a 40% % off offer. Below is Kujola's field-by-field extraction; the original creative is rendered at the end.

From: China GlazecampaignPreheader: “The pigment. The pop. The polish that actually shows up. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Offer
40% off
Voice warmth
0.72
Sent
Thu · 7am
Format
User-generated
How this send compares
  • 40% off17.5 points deeper than the tracked set average of 22.5% (this brand averages 31.7% when it discounts).
  • Voice warmth 0.73 for China Glaze vs 0.70 across the set — a warmer, more human register than the average competitor.
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Message & creative

Message theme
Social Proof
Creative format
User-generated
Secondary: Product hero
Secondary theme
Sustainability
Refills, packaging, sourcing, and environmental commitments.
Hero headline
They're All Talking About It
Emotional appeal
belonging
Calendar moment
Evergreen
Not tied to a seasonal window.
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Offer

Mechanic
% off
A percentage off the price — the most common kind.
Depth
40% off
Promo phase
Last chance
A deadline push — 'Ends tonight', 'Final hours'.
Promo code
[redacted]
Minimum spend
None
Urgency
Deadline-led
03

Voice & tone

Warmth0.72
ClinicalWarm
Formality0.25
CasualFormal
Reader focus0.65
“We”“You”
Expressiveness0.78
RestrainedExuberant

Reading grade 6.0 — the approximate US reading level of the body copy.

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Call to action

Primary CTA
“SEE WHO'S OBSESSED”
Destination
Collection
Links to a category or a grid of products.
Verb framing
Discover / Explore
Browsing words — 'Explore', 'See the edit', 'Discover'.
CTA count
27
Multi-CTA layout
Primary destination URL
ctrk.klclick1.com
No UTM tagging detected
Tracking domain
ctrk.klclick1.com
ESP fingerprint · Klaviyo
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Deliverability posture

SPF
None
DKIM
Pass
DMARC
Pass
Policy: none
One-click unsubscribe
Supported (RFC 8058)
Unsub scheme: https
From alignment
Aligned
Domain: root
Footer hygiene
privacy link, preference center
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Send timing

Day
Thursday
Local hour
7am
Send type
campaign
One-off campaign
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Claims & products

Claims extracted
  • The shade. The shine. The staying power.efficacy · unsubstantiated
  • China Glaze Strong Adhesion is a quality base coat that you can find in your local pharmacy. It's easy to apply and provides an excellent canvas for your favorite polish. - Mimi D., celebrity nail artist, InStyle.comsocial proof · substantiated
  • I mean look at that shift! - GingerlyPolished.com, raving about our Bloomphoriasocial proof · substantiated
  • China Glaze has very quickly become [one] of my favorite brands. - @circusveeningnails, Instagramsocial proof · substantiated
  • Plant Based (Eco Glaze)ingredient · unsubstantiated
Products featured
  • Eco Glaze Nail Lacquer, Apricot of My Life$10
  • Eco Glaze Nail Lacquer, Magnolia Muse$10
  • Eco Glaze Nail Lacquer, What So Ferny$10
  • China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
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The creative

The original email as it rendered in the inbox. Shown for reference and sandboxed — it is not part of the indexed analysis above.