DOVE R/EAL REVIEWS
Brand
DOVE
Entrant Agency
DAVID
Category
Direct
Award
Bronze
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Case Study Details
Dove has built a national campaign from unfiltered @reddit comments.
In “r/eal Reviews,” created by DAVID London with AKQA Paris and WPP Media, the brand invited users on Reddit to review its Intensive Repair 10-in-1 Serum Mask — promising to publish the feedback verbatim, including criticism.
Subreddit posts were then transformed into out-of-home, digital placements and testimonial films, each using Redditors’ words without edits.
Brand: Dove
Parent company: Unilever
Country: UK / USA
Year: 2026
The campaign extends Dove’s long-running commitment to “real” into the comment-section era, testing what happens when a global brand relinquishes control and builds credibility through transparency.
Credits
Creative: DAVID London
Creative partners: AKQA Paris
Media: WPP Media
Creative association: Gear Seven, Group745
#advertising #creativity #reddit
Presentation Board
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Redditors, we need you. Try our 10-in-1 hair repair mask and tell us
EXACTLY how you feel. Good, bad, we want it all! The first 50 reviews.
That's our next campaign. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Because real matters.
's Just as good as the 48 dollar one I have used for years
It smells lke ass and does nothing for my hair. love your lychee and coconut body wash though.
|just bought it and tried it for the first time yesterday. First attempt was positive, only negative
was the slippery tle floor when I rinsed it! Be carefull
“Anotable evolution in Dove's
long-standing Real Beauty platform”
Beauty Matter
“Dove's Reddit-led work
is a compelling example”
VOGUE
“Dove risked its reputation”
COSMETICS BUSINESS
“Breaks beauty industry conventions”
yahoo!
The campaign that proved honesty is the most powerful influencer
INSIGHT IDEA
In the age of influencer marketing, trust has eroded. Audiences have grown numb to Dove responded with “r/eal reviews” - a campaign built on radical transparency. For the first time ever, a major brand surrendered control entirely, publishing
sponsored content where every product review claims to be "amazing" and "perfect In _ the first 50 Reddit reviews of its 10-in-1 hair mask, completely unfiltered and unscripted — broadcasting at scale through OOH and films. This expanded info
contrast, unfiltered spaces like Reddit have become trusted sources of truth, where real _influencer marketing, redefining creator briefs fo encourage criticism, as well as praise, using this honesty to shape future product development. By connecting
users share real opinions, good and bad. No paid praise. No agenda, Just honesty. social truth, mass media, creators and product development, Dove turned honesty from a campaign message into a new model for brand trust:
(552M ) (+1BILLION) ( #1RECO ) ( +108% SALES
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EARNED IMPRESSIONS ACROSS Al VS LAST YEAR
