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HoliCow

HoliCow doubled their conversion rate from 3% to 6% after implementing Gleame on their product page. With over 8,000 visitors in the control group, the results were validated directly by the founder.

3% → 6%
Conversion Rate
16%
Add-to-Cart Rate
8,000+
Visitors in Control Group
HoliCow Tallow Balm product

Overview

HoliCow is a beef-tallow-based skincare brand focused on restoring the skin's natural barrier using simple, ancestral ingredients. Their products have strong demand among customers dealing with redness, dryness, acne irritation, and sensitivity.

But despite strong traffic and product-market fit, many shoppers still couldn't picture how tallow would actually improve their skin — keeping conversion stuck near ~3%. With Gleame, HoliCow turned those abstract benefits into a personalized, visual “future skin” moment that doubled their conversion rate.


Challenge

HoliCow had strong traffic, but shoppers hesitated at the final step because they couldn't visualize their results — keeping PDP conversion stuck around ~3%.

Key hesitation patterns:

  • Moms: “Will this actually soften my wrinkles?”
  • Teens / acne-prone: “Will this calm my acne or make it worse?”
  • Everyone: “Will this actually work for my skin?”

The problem wasn't traffic or product. It was proof.


Solution

HoliCow placed Gleame AI Preview directly on their PDP. Customers experienced:

  • Upload a selfie → instantly meet their “future self”
  • Reduced redness
  • Softer fine lines
  • Hydrated, glassier skin
  • Smoother texture / fewer blemishes

Zero face reshaping or unrealistic filters. Results aligned with actual tallow benefits.

HoliCow Gleame widget showing before/after tallow transformation

Results

  • Conversion rate doubled from 3% to 6%
  • Add-to-cart engagement was strong, with a 16% ATC rate among shoppers interacting with the PDP
  • Increased PDP engagement time
  • Fewer education-related support questions
  • Impact validated directly by the founder

Takeaways

Barrier-repair skincare sells transformation, but shoppers often struggle to visualize results — especially when benefits develop gradually. Gleame solved this instantly.

By showing each shopper a believable, non-exaggerated version of healthier skin — softer lines, reduced redness, smoother texture — Gleame eliminated uncertainty at the exact point of hesitation. The preview looked real, aligned with tallow's actual outcomes, and set the right expectation.

That clarity is what drove a sustained 2× lift in conversion.


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