Sephora is back with one of their few sales of the year and starting today the sale opens to VIB members to get 15% off and Insiders get 10% off their orders. Use promo code SAVINGS for all tiers and make sure you are logged into your Insiders account to have the promo work (the program is free to sign up!) This means you can now score a lot of my Holy Grail Beauty Favorites at a discount.

This post is freshly updated with all my latest reviews, all my recent favorite purchases and what I am planning to purchase myself as well so don’t miss those at the end of the post! I have also added in some of the best looking gift sets which make for great discovery of products or giving to those on your list for the upcoming holiday season!

Sephora Sale Picks

I’ve rounded up all my favorite beauty products sold at Sephora below. Hope you get something you’re excited about! You’ll find what I purchased below, too. 

MY RECENT LATEST FAVORITE SEPHORA PURCHASES

• This Makeup By Mario Bronzing & Shaping Serum is one of my favorite discoveries of the last year. It gives your face such a nice shape and while it looks intimidating, it’s actually so easy to use. I love how my makeup looks when I use this!
• This YSL mascara is great for volume and giving mega-lashes. I’ve been testing it the past few weeks and really like how it wears. No issues with smudging!
• A girl on TikTok sold me on the foolproof aspect of these super blendable, super long-wearing Armani shadows. I loooove them. Super blendable and wear well. I now own a matte and a shimmery shade. 
• Also these Armani blushes are new and so good! I already have two shades. They blend out beautifully and the sheer wash of color is buildable. Can’t recommend these enough.
• I adore this body wash. It smells amazing!!
• This Crown Affair hair gel is the best. It isn’t sticky at all and yet really helps tame frizz and flyaways. It’s become crucial in my slickback bun routine. Also from Crown Affair I’ve been enjoying their new Finishing Spray and their Ritual Shampoo. I can’t get enough of the smell of the products from this brand tbh.

CLEAN AT SEPHORA MAKEUP SALE PICKS

• Sephora now carries Lys Beauty! I love this affordable line that performs so well – do not miss the concealer and the foundation in particular. I wear shade LP4.
• Now is the time to splurge on Westman Atelier on sale. If you buy one thing let it be the Baby Cheeks Blush (Shades Petal and Chouchette are my favs – and PSA it now comes in a mini!)). My full review of the brand is here. Ok but also the Skin Activator – makes your skin look so amazing. The Lip Balms (shade Nana is on my lips almost every day but I own all colors now – ha!), the Contour Stick makes adding definition to your face much easier (if you don’t want to commit grab the mini! It’s always in my travel kit) and Bronzer are other favorites but frankly the whole line is just so good.And I’ve recently re-fallen in love with the Foundation Stick and also got the Super Loaded Drops in shade Peau de Rose and loooove the dewy glow they give. Lastly, this Westman Atelier mascara is great at giving big, fluffy lashes – just the way I like mine to look.
• This Saie glowy highlighting cream is my go-to primer. Your skin will look AMAZING. It was one of my best beauty discoveries of the last three years- that’s saying a lot! (So much so I always, always travel with a mini and buy a new mini every time the sale happens!) Other favorites by Saie include this blush, their bronzer/brush duo and their setting powder/brush duo – the powder and the brush are truly so, so good. Read my full Saie Beauty Review.
• I’ve also been loving wearing the Saie Glossybounce Lip Oil ever since it came out.
• If you liked my review of Merit Beauty – you can score it on sale now. The blush (in Beverly Hills and Stockholm), the bronzer stick and the new moisturizer is not to be missed. I also use this serum a lot. And this brush is the absolute best for blending cream blushes!
• Kosas is another brand I really love a lot of the line. Favorites right now include their ultra creamy concealer (great for under eyes!), their brow pencil + brow gel, their deo, this luscious lip oil (I love the clear Jellyfish shade and shade Dip), the foundation (shade 120), this glowy skin enhancer, this lip balm in shade Malibu and super easy cream to powder shadow.
• If you love lip gloss like I do – this one from Tower28 is really good. I love shade Oat. The Tower28 Sunny Days SPF is also so good. One of my most used products of the last few years for sure. It evens out skin tone but can also layer with bb cream or foundation. I wear shade Fairfax. 
• I’ve really been liking the Summer Fridays Sheer Skin Tint with SPF for no-makeup makeup days. And their tinted lip balm is great – one of my most used lip products. I adore Vanilla Beige. Consider this new gift set of them if you also love them! Their Lip Oil I bought last sale is also excellent!

CLEAN AT SEPHORA SKINCARE SALE PICKS

• The Caudalie Resveratrol line has been a favorite this year. The serum, this eye balm that’s great for AM and PM and this moisturizer (consider this great set including 3 of my favs in case you want to try out minis before committing. (I also buy these sets as they are great for travel so I am never without my favs!)
• Got acne prone skin? Don’t miss my two favorite cures for it! This Caudalie Purifying Toner and this Acne Serum. Also in the sale, the gorgeous Premiere Cru Rich Cream -so great if you suffer from dry skin or have aging skin. (And I love the Premiere Cru eye cream for the PM, too) Other clean Caudalie products I love and use regularly include this brightening serum (it’s great for dark spots – I use it every morning!), this brightening moisturizer I use in the morning on no makeup days, this Brightening Essence every morning (consider this set, too!), and this detox mask that always sells out and is a favorite for helping clogged pores. And don’t miss the new SPF if you’ve been wanting to try it. I couldn’t live without this line, truly. And don’t miss my full review of Caudalie.
• Want a new face mask to try? I recommend this amazingly soothing and hydrating Honey Potion mask. And I just rediscovered my love of the Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask over the weekend – major glow and skin feels SO smooth afterwards. 
• I’ll be rebuying another mini of the Summer Fridays Jet Lag mask this sale, too.
• My two favorite Biossance products are a bit pricey so this is a good time to grab them. This plumping serum is super hydrating and revives my skin when applied in the A.M. and this is a favorite AM eye cream. 
• This Farmacy melting balm cleanser is a dream to use – makeup literally melts right off and skin is left feeling so soft. I’m restocking my full size and my mini so I can always have one when I travel. Nothing has removed my makeup better and it was a 2022 and 2023 bestseller with you guys, too! (I prefer it to the Elemis one I used to love, too!)
• The Tatcha Dewy Skin Cream has been my go-to for makeup days for the past year and I’m already on my second jar. It plumps skin and gives such a pretty glow for under makeup. It has a wonderful finish and I can’t say enough good things about it.

CLEAN AT SEPHORA HAIR & BODY SALE PICKS

• This charcoal shampoo was one of my best 2020 discoveries and I’ve gone through three tubs since then. It healed my scalp issues, it smells amazing and makes my hair feel so good. I did a full review of the Briogeo Charcoal Shampoo, too.
• My favorite Necessaire body wash is a staple in my shower. I am addicted to the Eucalyptus scent.  I also like the brand’s gel deo and their hand cream (the latter of which makes a great gift for a girlfriend!)
• This Crown Affair Leave-in Conditioner makes hair super silky soft. It’s been great for color-treated hair like mine. I really like the brand’s shampoo and Scalp Serum as well. 

ADDITIONAL SEPHORA SKINCARE PICKS

• I was sort of amazed after the first time I used the Clarins Depuffing mask. My jawline was more defined and my face definitely felt less puffy. It has become a fast favorite. Given its price, it is a great one to snag during the sale. I can’t recommend it enough. Additionally, I love the Clarins Cryo Flash Mask is a wonder worker! I love it so much I bought it for one of my BFFs for Christmas, too. Truly slims your face in just one use.
• I love the Wander Beauty Baggage Claim Eye Masks and think they make a great gift for your girlfriends.
• I bought these Tan Luxe tanning drops a few summers back after seeing positive reviews on Instagram and I have to say it is a summer beauty favorite now. From the same brand, this is my go-to tanning body lotion. I couldn’t believe how well it worked on my fair skin. I had largely given up on tanning products (too streaky/too smelly/too bothersome!) but this one made me a believer again. I wrote about them more here. The tanning body lotion is one of the products I hear great things from you guys about time after time.
• I love using this Kiehl’s clay mask when I am breaking out.
• This color correcting cream is great if you experience redness. You don’t need a lot so I prefer to keep the little mini size on hand. There’s a good reason why it has gone viral on TikTok!
• The Kate Somerville Exfolikate is one of my most used products of the last decade. It’s so great when skin is freaking out. 

ADDITIONAL SEPHORA MAKEUP PICKS

• My current go-to setting powder from One/Size as it majorly helps combat shine. It’s gone viral of late so scoring it has become harder but I always now have several of the minis on hand. The full size is very annoying to use so just go for the mini. I also LOVE the brand’s setting spray. It’s great for keeping all your makeup in place. I now travel with the mini every trip and I am buying a full size this sale to use at home.
• Oh man Gucci Beauty is quite good I am afraid. This Gucci Bronzer, it turns out, is as good as everyone says. It adds the prettiest, most natural glow to skin and is pretty fool proof.  I have Shade 01. It was a bestseller from the sales last year after I shared it and so many of you guys told me you love it so much! As a result of loving the bronzer, I bought this blush in shade 05 and it is so, so good. The perfect rosy beige color and looks particularly great over the Westman blush in shade Petal. I also adore this little Gucci bullet lipstick in shade Sally Salt Honey. It is a great every day shade and one of my most worn lipsticks. Particularly great for small bags for nights out!
• Whenever I wear the Hourglass Phantom Balm lip color I always get compliments on it with people asking about it. They are super shiny and voluminous on the lips.
• Last sale I bought a mini of the Givenchy Libre Prisim Powder and it’s a good one for glowy setting of makeup. It’s not long wear for me as someone oily (I prefer the One Size one!) but I do like it. 
• This is a great little eye shadow palette with good pigments and easy enough to master neutrals.  
• I loooove the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush. It blends out so beautifully and you only need the tiniest dot as they are really highly pigmented. I have shades Hope and Bliss.
• My #1 foundation for years has been the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. It has a cult following for good reason. Your skin instantly looks better and more radiant. I just bought my third bottle of it. I wear shade 3 in Winter and shade 4.5 in summer. This is the foundation I always wear when I shoot and wear for weddings and other special occasions. I also love the brand’s concealer – so creamy yet natural looking and these shadows are so cool. The line is pricey so the sale is the absolute best time to buy it.
• You guys have heard me rave about the beauty of a makeup setting spray before and if you don’t yet use one, you won’t regret buying this one. I’ve been using my last bottle for the past two years regularly and am only just finishing it – it is worth the price and is a game changer during summer when things get hot and humid.
• The Makeup By Mario Foundation (Shade 2N) has become a recent favorite. I adore the finish on it and it makes skin just look really even and healthy.I also  really like Makeup by Mario’s blush and lip liners. Beautiful colors and payoff.  And the Makeup by Mario MositureGlow Lip Plumping Serums are one of the best beauty products I tried last year. I now own three shades of the high shine! Absolutely add one (or more!) to your cart. And don’t miss my recent Makeup by Mario Review. There’s lots of gems to be found in this line.
• The Dior Lip Balm is a true every day favorite of mine. Makes lips look so healthy.
• No other eyeliner has ever come close to replacing my Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner. It is full proof when applied with this brush and it stays on forever. No smudging or smearing like other eyeliners. Believe me when I say this stuff is long-wear. The brush is *key* – best liner brush I’ve ever tried. 
• This Bobbi Brown corrector is god’s gift to blemishes and dark circles. It does wonders. My shade is Porcelain Bisque. I’ve gone through at least 2 or 3 of these and have been using this product for more than 5 years.
• This Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo is the brow product I use to fill in my brows and make them look more full. And I also love this Brow Pencil when I am in more of a rush. Her brow products are unmatched IMO.
• The Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump is so good. You feel your lips plumping and these are in fact just so juicy. I love how they make lips look and have already collected two colors. TIkTok did not disappoint me with this one – they remained one of my best beauty discoveries of last year.
• Nudestix Nudies Matte Blush in Bare Back has been a favorite of mine of late. I love the shade and the fact that it comes with a brush built in making it great for travel especially.
• The Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter is a product I used years ago but brought back into rotation last year and now I bring a mini size of it everywhere when I travel, too. It constantly sells out so if you see your preferred shade – grab it! I use it in shade 1. I apply it after my Saie Primer and then dot it all across my face followed by my Erborian BB Cream on most days.
• The Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerize cream shadow is so gorgeous. Every time I wear the shade Champagne I get compliments on my eye makeup. I loved it so much I bought the shade Oyster Pearl to have as well. And I use them with this palette in shade Exaggereyes by the brand as well. I’m buying another one in a different shade this sale because they are the perfect little palettes to travel with. 
• Also from Charlotte Tilbury – I adore her lip liners. They majorly help with staying power of your lip color and I like how they help define lips. If you’re not yet using a lip liner – consider this your sign! Or grab this duo – it is a fav I personally bought during the last Sephora sale.
• Lastly from the brand, this mini contour/highlight duo palette is in my travel case for every trip I take. A pretty, subtle glow instantly and easily.
• The Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat High Cover Radiant Under-Eye Concealer is cult status for a reason. It does wonders to make eyes look less tired, more awake and really does help blur dark circles and fine lines so beautifully. I use Shade 1 and whenever I mention this on Stories those of you who love it also sings its praises. Absolutely amazing for under eyes – truly. If you like the Erborian BB Cream – you’ll like this stuff. And the YSL LipShine is one of my most used lip products in every shade I own.
• The Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder is very cool. It blurs pores with a balm-like texture that also works to balance your skin’s oils throughout the day. It’ll give you a little bit of coverage, too if you want to just wear it alone but I like it layered under my favorite BB Cream or foundation. I got Shade 1. If you suffer from larger pores, I think you’ll enjoy this.
• I love the Guerlain Lip Balm. 
• I’ve never been able to quit the NARS Soft Matte Concealer after years and years. I go between shades Creme Brulee and Vanilla throughout the year.

ADDITIONAL SEPHORA HAIR, BODY & TOOLS PICKS

• The Haus Labs Foundation brush is one of the best I’ve ever tried. It applies makeup so, so well. (I wasn’t a fan of the Haus Labs foundation a lot of people love however). And I also love the Hourglass Concealer brush and the Foundation Brush. So, so good.
• Given the price of Supergoop, I always stock up when it goes on sale! My favorites include this mineral body SPF and this powder SPF for easy reapplication.
• If you’ve been coveting the Dyson Airwrap – now is your chance to get it on sale. I got the new one last year and while I am still practicing – I have to say I understand the hype now. The curls are so bouncy!! Truly makes me look like I’ve had my hair professionally done when I do it right. And I really do love my Dyson hair dryer, too.
• For any scalp woes, I recommend the INKEY Glycolic Acid Scalp Scrub. You leave it on for 10 minutes on wet hair after massaging it in and hair feels crazy clean and soft after rinsing and shampooing as normal.
• These Drybar Hair Clips are the best. I sleep with my hair affixed with one in a high bun most nights maintain my curls and also use them when heat styling my hair to section off my hair.
• Speaking of hair masks, I keep this Color Wow one in my shower and it makes my hair SO soft. It’s one of the best hair masks I’ve ever tried. The tub is also huge and you don’t need much. I just finished my first jar and have a restock in my cart. This K18 mask is also incredible if your hair is damaged.
• I also use this Color Wow No-Frizz Spray before I dry my hair each time. It’s gone viral on TikTok and sold out a ton because it really does help combat frizz. But note: you have to sort of drench your hair in it so use more than you think you should to see results!
• I always keep Kerastase in my shower as my hair stylist and colorist both swear by it. I’m glad it is sold at Sephora these days! Standout SKUs I always use are this blonde hair mask, this hair mask for when my hair feels very dry, this hair mousse (great if you want more volume when blow drying!) and this blonde shampoo and blonde conditioner. This professional line is expensive so I only ever restock during sales – about once a year because there’s loads of products in each bottle. And this cream is my go-to blow out cream.
• The perfume I bought in Paris a few years ago can be yours now for a discount! It is so light and so fresh. And it was the #1 most bought Sephora item by you guys last year! And I bought this scent for the summer months, too. They’re both beautiful.
• I also love the PHLUR Missing Person scent and they have a lot of new products worth browsing right now.
• I LOVE my NuFace. Nothing lifts and contours for definition (and helps my double chin) more. Read my full NuFace Trinity Facial Toning Kit Review.
• TikTok did not lead me astray when telling me to use The Ordinary Glycolic Acid Serum in a spray bottle. I put it on my chest and back to fight body acne. 
• My all time favorite hand sanitizer. Nothing is better! This gift set would be great for stocking stuffers!

Gift Sets Worth Browsing

What I’m Buying from the Sale

I always use this sale as an opportunity to purchase new products I’m keen to test and products I need to restock on (especially the more pricey ones I adore!) I also like using it as an opportunity to try out new shades of products I already love!

• A makeup artist recently told me how much she loves this new mascara from Charlotte Tilbury so I am keen to try it.
• I keep hearing how much people love this blush!
• Given how much I love the One/Size powder, I want to try the new foundation the brand just launched!

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What did you end up buying from the sale? I’d love to hear! 

You May Also Like:

• Saie Beauty Review.
• Ilia Beauty Review.
• Westman Atelier Review.

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