Sephora Sale Picks + What I’m Buying

April 8, 2025

Sephora Sale Picks + What I'm Buying

Sephora is back with one of their few sales of the year and starting today the sale opens to Rouge members to get 20% off; on Tuesday, April 8 the sale will open to VIB members for 15% off and Insiders for 10% off their orders (however starting today anyone can score 30% off Sephora branded products!) Use promo code SAVEMORE 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

  • I’m very into Roz haircare and they recently launched at Sephora. Everything I’ve tried including the Hair Milk and the Restorative Hair Mask have been great. I am definitely keen to try some of their other SKUs. This Mini Kit looks perfect if you want to test out the brand before committing to full sizes!
  • I love the color payoff on the Haus Labs Color Fuse blush. It’s a pretty glassy formula that blends out beautifully. I have shade Hibiscus.
  • Another newer blush I’ve been loving is the Hourglass Unreal blush. I will admit the dispenser on the bottom is kind of annoying so just be sure to really shake this blush to make your life easier. And know that’s it is rather pigmented!!
  • After years of wanting to try it, I finally caved and bought the Dieux Instant Angel Lipid & Peptide-Rich Moisturizer and I really like it. It’s rich yet wears lightweight. Skin feels comforted and nourished – great if you have sensitive skin like me. 

FAVORITE SEPHORA PURCHASES

 

HOLY GRAILS ON SALE

My very favorites…you can now score at a discount!

MORE HOLY GRAILS ON SALE

  • Caudalie Premiere Cru Rich Cream, my favorite brightening serum (it’s great for dark spots – I use it every morning!), the newer SPF and the Caudalie Purifying Toner.
  • 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. 
  • 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 andI will never stop singing its praises. 
  • 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.
  • The Kate Somerville Exfolikate is one of my most used products of the last decade. It’s so great when skin is freaking out.
  • 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.
  • 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.

OTHER HOLY GRAILS ON SALE

  • I also LOVE the One/Size setting spray. It’s great for keeping all your makeup in place. I now travel with the mini every trip and trust me – just get the mini. The full size is annoying to get the product out. Use it with the Saie Powder brush – trust.
  • Oh man Gucci Beauty is so, so good. This Gucci Bronzer 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!
  • 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. 
  • 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
  • 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!

HOLY GRAILS TO BUY

 

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.

MORE CLEAN AT SEPHORA MAKEUP SALE PICKS

 

THESE ARE CLEAN AT SEPHORA SKINCARE SALE PICKS

 

CLEAN AT SEPHORA HAIR & BODY SALE PICKS

 

MORE 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • The Makeup By Mario Skin Enhancer is so wonderful once you get the hang of using it. It adds warmth and definition and I adore it. I use the lightest shade.
  • Additionally from the brand, 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 don’t miss my recent Makeup by Mario Review. There’s lots of gems to be found in this line.
  • Beloved it-girl brand Violette FR only just launched at Sephora so it’s a good time for you to check out the products I shared in my Violette FR Review that I thought were the standouts. (If you are acne prone you need this btw!)
  • 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!
  • These Armani blushes are newer 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. Particularly for summer!
  • 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.
  • This is a great little eye shadow palette with good pigments and easy enough to master neutrals.  I always travel with it.
  • 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.

OTHER SEPHORA MAKEUP PICKS

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

MORE FROM SEPHORA

  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.

 

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). 
  • 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. Truly makes me look like I’ve had my hair professionally done when I do it right. 
  • 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!

MORE SEPHORA HAIR, BODY & TOOLS PICKS

 

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!

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What are you buying from the sale? I’d love to hear! 

 

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  1. Stephanie says:

    Love all your clean beauty picks. I’ve been slowly on a mission to switch to clean beauty. I will have to check all of your picks out – especially the Caudalie SOS cream! I’ve transitioned to pretty much all Biossance products – I love them (I hope you do too!)

  2. Amy says:

    Thanks for the round up!! If you had to pick, would you go for the Ilia mascara or the Kosas mascara? I’m trying to decide…

  3. Michelle says:

    I’ve been debating picking up the Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. I may just have to splurge on it this time round.

  4. Ereen says:

    Amazing suggestions! I heard a lot of good things about the Nars concealer, I think it’s time to see what’s the hype all about x

    ereen | https://www.everydayereen.com

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