A Beautiful Brand with a Broken Checkout
Cosmetic Chef had the perfect recipe:
- Handmade skincare that actually works
- A fun, relatable tone
- And packaging pretty enough to frame
But here’s the bitter truth:
The product was moving slower than a moisturizer on a rainy day.
What went wrong?
- The website was more confusing than a makeup tutorial with no sound
- Cart abandonment was sky-high
- Customers were sliding into DMs to place orders — yes, in 2025
- And don’t get us started on the “3-step” checkout that felt like a PhD application
Cosmetic Chef wasn’t short on fans.
They were short on functionality.
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Project Title
From Add to Cart to Add to Life
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Client
Cosmetic Chef
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Year
~ 2019
The TSC Approach:
We didn’t bring magic. We brought metrics, movement, and a makeover mindset.
Our diagnosis?
The e-commerce platform was not serving the customer journey — it was sabotaging it.
Step 1: Clean Up the Digital Kitchen
We started by cleaning out the digital pantry:
- Rebuilt the site UI/UX with one goal: Shop fast, smile faster
- Simplified product pages: No more 1,000-word descriptions on lip balm
- Added “Shop by Skin Concern” – because customers don’t browse by ingredient names, they browse by “Help, I’m breaking out!”
- Optimized speed and checkout: From 5 clicks to 2. Boom.
Step 2: Add Sauce to the Sales Funnel
We turned cosmetic scrolling into cosmetic selling:
- Built automated email flows for welcome, cart recovery, and post-purchase pampering
- Set up retargeting ads that didn’t feel creepy — just helpful (“Still thinking about that Vitamin C serum? So are we.”)
- Launched a referral system with discount codes that customers actually used
- Installed in-app quizzes to match users with products – skincare matchmaking, but fun
Step 3: Train the Team, Not Just the Tech
We trained Cosmetic Chef’s team to:
- Understand analytics beyond “likes”
- Plan content that sells and builds community
- Use customer reviews as conversion fuel
- And most importantly: never underestimate the power of a free sample
The Results
- +72% increase in completed purchases within 60 days
- Abandoned carts dropped by 46%
- +60% return customer rate from loyalty-driven post-purchase emails
- Checkout speed doubled, bounce rate halved
- DMs stopped being the order channel and returned to what they’re meant for: compliments

Conclusion
Cosmetic Chef already had the perfect product.
They just needed a kitchen upgrade.
With TSC, they didn’t just get better e-commerce —
They got a seamless, beautiful, and high-converting experience that customers love to repeat.
Because in online sales, pretty isn’t enough — performance is the real glow-up.