B
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$30
$30 -- cost per acquisition for micro-influencers (beauty) (2026)
Micro-influencer cost per acquisition (CPA) for beauty brands ranges from $30 to $45.
- Reported as a range of $30 to $45
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$30
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Influencers-Time
Primary
Tier B
https://foundrycro.com/blog/dtc-beauty-marketing-benchmarks-2026/ ↗
Source Article
DTC Beauty Marketing Benchmarks 2026 + Free Calculator | Foundry CRO
The short version:
- DTC beauty CAC averages $60.45 with a range of $35 to $120 across sub-categories (Eightx 2026)
- Repeat purchase rates run 25 to 30% within 90 days and 30 to 45% annually, the highest among non-pet DTC categories (Mage Loyalty 2026, Metrilo 2025)
- Average skincare reorder inter…
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Influencers-Time
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Methodology
Range $30-$45 vs macro $80+; midpoint extracted
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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micro-influencers (beauty): $30 cost per acquisition. Source: Influencers-Time (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/micro-influencer-cpa-2026
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