So I think we’d all love to buy
high-end beauty products if we had the money, right? I know I would. Well, I still buy them… when there are sales. Trust me when I say, almost every cosmetics
company has a Friends and Family sale (or Black Friday sale) where all of their
products are usually 20% off. These
sales typically occur twice a year, sometimes more. Here’s a list of company websites that have
these sales and what month the sale occurs (this is based on the sales that occurred
during 2013):
LARGER SCALE BEAUTY RETAILERS:
Beauty.com:
May, November (20% off)
*Free shipping on min. $35
purchase
Sephora.com:
April (15% off), November (20%
off), December ($15 off $50 purchase for BI, $20 off $50 for VIB/Rouge),
January (20% off all SALE items)
*Free 3-day shipping on min. $50
purchase <-- this is BEFORE the discount is taken off!
*I believe the April sale might
be online only but the Nov. and Dec. sales are in-store as well
*Unfortunately, the November sale
is exclusive to VIB & VIB Rouge members
Ulta.com:
February/March, June/July, October,
December (20% off)
*I’m not sure which months the
spring and summer sales occur but there are definitely 4 sales in spring,
summer, fall, and winter
*Excludes Lancome & Clinique <-- I hate that Ulta has exclusions!!
*Free shipping on min. $50
purchase
INDIVIDUAL COSMETICS COMPANIES:
GiorgioArmaniBeauty-USA.com:
June, November/December (20% off
+ Free shipping on min. $75 purchase)
*Must purchase at least $75 worth
of products
NarsCosmetics.com:
November (20% off +Free Shipping,
no minimum)
*Usually excludes holiday sets
SigmaBeauty.com:
November – Black Friday (Free
worldwide shipping, no minimum)
Smashbox.com:
April/May, October/November (25%
off)
* Free shipping on min. $50
purchase during the sale
TarteCosmetics.com:
April, August, December (30% off)
*Tarte does run various sales
throughout the year of 10%, 15%, or 20% off
* Free shipping on $40 min.
purchase
TooFacedCosmetics.com:
May, November (20% off)
*Free shipping on min. $50
purchase
UrbanDecay.com:
February, October (20% off)
*Free shipping on min. $50
purchase
SKINCARE:
Murad.com:
May, September (20% off + Free
shipping, no minimum)
Skinstore.com:
Every other month they have a 20%
off promo code, I think
*Free shipping on min. $49
purchase
*Seriously, this website is like
a hidden gem. They have SO many high end
skincare and some cosmetics brands! You
can buy the Clarisonic and replacement brush heads from here!
ShuUemera-USA.com:
November (20-25% off + Free
shipping on min. $50 purchase)
*Only shopped here once so I’m
not sure about a spring sale
These are companies that I’ve
shopped with before (except Smashbox).
There’s plenty more that I have not included because I don’t know the
exact months but definitely search around the internet for sales from the
previous year so you’ll know when to expect another sale the next year. Also, you can sign up for email newsletters
to keep up with the sales! Be warned
though, some companies will bombard you w/ emails so only subscribe to their
newsletter if you really love the brand.
Don’t forget to use websites like
Ebates.com and MrRebates.com to get a small percent of cash back on all your
online purchases!
I hope you found this helpful!
Note: All logos were copied from
the retailer’s websites.
Extra Thoughts:
-If you haven't seen Hunger Games: Catching Fire yet, you NEED to! I'm a huge fan of the books but the movie was definitely an improvement upon the first one!
-It's funny that I made a post about the UD Naked palettes being worth it and then the Naked 3 was released the next month hahaha.
-I usually buy a lot during Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales but there were just too many to keep up with this year...
-I'm about to start a job as a medical scribe this week! Well, orientation and training starts this week. I'm pretty excited!
-I have 4 clients right now that I do private tutoring for and it's difficult to keep track of everything :/.
-I know I said I would be blogging often but it's so hard to keep up with when I've got other things going on. I'll try though!
Extra Thoughts:
-If you haven't seen Hunger Games: Catching Fire yet, you NEED to! I'm a huge fan of the books but the movie was definitely an improvement upon the first one!
-It's funny that I made a post about the UD Naked palettes being worth it and then the Naked 3 was released the next month hahaha.
-I usually buy a lot during Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales but there were just too many to keep up with this year...
-I'm about to start a job as a medical scribe this week! Well, orientation and training starts this week. I'm pretty excited!
-I have 4 clients right now that I do private tutoring for and it's difficult to keep track of everything :/.
-I know I said I would be blogging often but it's so hard to keep up with when I've got other things going on. I'll try though!
