What to Buy at the Sephora Sale


It's the time of year when the entire store goes 20% off for VIB Members! That's if you spent a minimum of $350 at Sephora in the past year. The sale is from Nov 10 - 15. If you're a VIB member, you can use the code "20FORVIB" for 20 percent off. I wanted to help you get your cart ready now so you can place your order quickly before things sell out.  First check the sale section as that will be an additional 20% off sale prices! Sephora has a lot of holiday gift sets which are a great way to try a brand by buying a set of samples sized products. During the sale I always buy the higher priced items on my wishlist that I was hesitant to splurge on before. It was fun to look at what I had on my wishlist last year as I've bought everything except the first two items.


Clockwise from top:

Sephora Beauty Masks A multibranded, curated assortment of Sephora’s bestselling masks with innovative formulas for a range of skin concerns that includes boscia,  Dr. Brandt, GLAMGLOW,  REN, Sephora Collection Pearl Face Mask, Tarte Pack Your Bags 911 Undereye Rescue Patches and Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask for $22.

ALTERNA HAIRCARE Caviar Repair RX Re-Texturizing Protein Cream A deeply restorative, luxe leave-in treatment for coarse, porous, or severely damaged hair. I tried a sample of this and my hair looked amazing after I blow-dried it.

OUAI Hair Oil A multitasking oil that smooths frizz for high-gloss, super smooth finish made with -Ama Oil, Borage Oil, Baobab Seed Oil and African Galanga Root Extract.

OUAI Treatment Mask A restorative healing mask that’s formulated to leave strands incredibly soft and smooth after just one treatment made with Tamarind Seed Extract, Smart Keratin, and Artichoke Leaf Extract.

Luna Sleeping Night Oil A next-generation retinol oil that boosts the look and feel of skin plumpness, while visibly improving the signs of premature aging, including fine lines, uneven texture, age spots, dryness, and dullness. Made with Trans-retinoic Acid Ester, Blue Tansy and German Chamomile, and Chia Seed Oil. I got a sample of this and it has a learning curve to not apply too much or else your face ends up looking like a blue smurf. lol


COVER FX Custom Enhancer Drops A formula of ultra-concentrated, illuminating and bronzing drops to customize your ideal glow with a liquid metal or sunkissed finish.  Use it alone for a light reflective strobing or bronzing effect even on top of powder, or add them to your favorite liquid foundation for an all-over glow. Here's a close up of the shade I have - Moonlight which is a soft, silver glow.

DR. DENNIS GROSS Alpha Beta® Peel Extra Strength Daily Peel The patented two-step formula contains seven acids, is easy and safe to use at home, and does not require any recovery time. Step one is packed with rejuvenating, powerful, yet gentle exfoliating acids. Step two controls the alpha hydroxy acid activity, delivers anti-aging actives, nourishes, and keeps skin balanced, smooth, and radiant.

GLAMGLOW GLOWSTARTER™ Mega Illuminating Moisturizer A hydrating, super-charged cream with iridescent illuminating pearl particles to blur, reflect, and enhance your complexion for an instant luminous finish. I have the nude glow color, I love this stuff!

Sephora Airbrush Sponge The official BeautyBlender sponge is $20, so when I lost mine and saw that Sephora made the same thing on sale for $5 I had to get it! It's a great makeup application sponge. To clean it use dish soap mixed with olive oil and together it will get out all the makeup stuck on it.

HUDA BEAUTY Contour & Strobe Lip Set A limited-edition gift set that makes it easy to create Huda’s signature contoured lip look. Huda is one of Instagram's highest paid influencers who started off as a beauty blogger, then selling lashes, and this year just released her own line of makeup. Her lip glosses all smell amazing! She grew up in America to Iraqi parents and has lived in Dubai for the past 10 years.

If you're in the mood to do a pumpkin mask you can use my DIY recipe or buy one of these masks:
Pumpkin Enzyme Mask
Pumpkin Sleeping Pack
Pumpkin 24K Gold Sheet Mask


Rihanna released her own line of makeup for Sephora this fall featuring 40 shades of foundation, the 8 darkest shades sold out immediately. I read an article about how many millions of dollars its grossed in just two months increasing Rihanna's empire and net worth. I liked her collections at MAC in the past, but nothing from her collection at Sephora appealed to me and I tried on everything in the store the first day it arrived.


Sephora just started carrying the Moon Juice line last week. The Brain Dust one is a powder blend of super herbs and super mushrooms to help sharpen focus and concentration, increase mental clarity, and promote a positive mind and mood. I've been thinking about giving it a try.

A read this article that said a woman is suing Sephora for getting herpes from a lipstick. Now I test a lot of lipsticks in the store directly on my lips. However, I always find the alcohol spray and wipe off the top layer before using it. When I sample lip glosses I get the sample applicator to use. I assumed all people did this? Now I wonder if I should start watching what other customers do. I feel swatching the lipstick on my hand wouldn't really show how it would look on my lips. According to the article:

So how could lipstick give a woman herpes? Warren illustrated: “A person would have to have an active cold sore and come along and use lipstick. Then you would have to come with badly chapped lips and use that same lipstick within two minutes”—the virus gets weaker and disappears with exposure—“and you’d have to get quite a bit.” That’s because your body is trained to fight off small doses of the herpes virus; it would take a heavier dose of herpes to travel from the lipstick to chapped lips and into the system for a person to contract the virus.
Here's my most recent lipstick purchase which was the result of trying on multiple shades in the store over 2 visits when I saw these lines released new collections. I call these colors burnt orange, my favorite lip shade, but the manufacturers label them as brown.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Matte in Staunch (muted burnt orange with matte finish)

Urban Decay Vice in Backseat (sienna in a creamy, rich opaque color)

Finally, Sephora also has an advent calendar with 24 palace doors, which always sells out! I always get a chocolate advent calendar from Trader Joe's. Here's a list of beauty brands that should have an advent calendar again this year.


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6 comments

  1. I am definitely going going to stock on face masks. I especially love sheet masks lately :D

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  2. I love each and every product you mentioned. I think I am going to get all of them.

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  3. I want to try Rihanna's brand. She seems accommodate a variety skin colors, which I can really appreciate.

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  4. Rihannas line of makeup looks amazing! I am glad that someone in the beauty industry has finally come our with more then 5 shades of cover-up.

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  5. Rihanna's makeup line is amazing. I love that she's finally helping to represent ALL skin colors. About dang time!

    x Kate
    www.thegoldsister.com

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  6. Ohhh such great picks! Thanks so much for sharing!

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