The annual Sephora Holiday Savings Event, which wrapped last week, gave beauty lovers a chance to score up to 20% off their favourite makeup and skincare lines and get ahead on the gift-giving season. Some incredible holiday gift sets are excluded from the header image above (patience, friends & family!), but I had to take advantage of the savings to stock up on my fave products and try some highly buzzed-about brands, including Summer Fridays and The Inkey List.
My skin tends to get super needy (read: very dry) during the winter months, so I focused most of my budget on products that would give me a mega moisture boost, as well as new hair and lip care products — basically all the Zoom meeting essentials!
Scroll through my virtual Sephora beauty and skincare haul to see what I picked up!
Skincare and Face Masks
* Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash *
Sephora, $17-$32 (received free sample)
Key benefit: Easily rinses away makeup, impurities, and surface oils for skin that feels comfortably clean
* Wishful Yo Glow Facial Enzyme Scrub *
Sephora, $27-$51 (received free sample)
Key benefit: Gentle yet powerful exfoliator that is infused with pineapple and papaya enzymes, BHAs, and AHAs to leave skin with a healthy glow
* First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturizer *
Sephora, $34
Key benefit: This has saved me more times than I count! It’s quite thick, so I recommend using it only overnight or sparingly on especially troubling skin areas
* Tatcha The Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Moisturizer *
Sephora, $26-$89 (received free sample)
Key benefit: Oil-free, anti-aging water cream that releases a burst of skin-improving Japanese nutrients, powerful botanicals, and optimal hydration for poreless-looking skin
* The Inkey List Q10 Antioxidant Serum *
Sephora, $8.99
Key benefit: Works to both protect and prevent accelerated signs of aging and environmental stress while hydrating the skin
* Murad Vitamin C Dark Circle Correcting Eye Serum *
Sephora, $79 (received free sample)
Key benefit: Fights the look of dark circles while light-reflecting micro-minerals visibly brighten and de-puff
* Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask Mini *
Sephora, $34
Key benefit: Rich hydration and a radiant complexion after just one application — and it’s the closest thing you’ll get to embracing the jetsetter life in the middle of a pandemic
Lip Products
* First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Lip Therapy *
Sephora, $16
Key benefit: Nurturing treatment that helps hydrate, support, and protect lips with a semi-matte, non-slip finish that can be worn on its own or layered under any lipstick
* Lano The Original 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm *
Sephora, $23 (received free sample)
Key benefit: It’s very multi-purpose. According to the brand, “As its name suggests, [Lano] has many uses beyond just lips. Apply it to dry cuticles, cracked heels, or dry nasal passages. Use it to keep eyebrows in place; on windburn and cold-chapped cheeks; on dry, brittle nails; on paper cuts; or on insect bites.” Sounds like a solid go-to product!
Haircare
* OUAI Wave Spray Mini *
Sephora, $16
Key benefit: Creates beachy waves, adds volume and healthy shine, and provides effortlessly chic style
Perfume
* Marc Jacobs Daisy Love *
Sephora, $38-$125 (received free sample)
Key notes: Crystallized Cloudberries, Daisy Tree Petals, Cashmere Musks, Driftwood
Gift Sets (Across All Categories!)
* KORRES Greek Yoghurt Superfood Hydration Set *
Sephora, $20 [OUT OF STOCK]
Includes: 2.53 oz/ 75 mL Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser, and 0.67 oz/ 20 mL Greek Yoghurt Nourishing Probiotic Gel-Cream
* LANEIGE Lip Daydreams Set *
Sephora, $25
Includes: 0.35 oz/ 10 g Lip Glowy Balm in Berry, and 0.10 oz/ 3 g Lip Sleeping Mask
* Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme Plump & Tasty Trio Set *
Sephora, $32 ($60 value)
Includes: 3 x 0.1 oz/ 2.8 g Lip Injection Extreme Lip Plumpers in Original (clear with light-reflecting shine), Pumpkin Spice (light pinky-nude with multicolor sparkle), and Christmas Cookie (warm terracotta-nude with gold sparkle)
* Sephora Favorites Clean Beauty Kit *
Sephora, $55 ($136 value) [OUT OF STOCK]
Includes: 12 clean hair, skin, makeup, and fragrance essentials, including products from ILIA, Kosas (full size), Olaplex, First Aid Beauty and Farmacy
What great finds did you snag during the Sephora Holiday Savings Event? Let me know in the comments below — or tweet me @angelamcleanx!
For more holiday shopping list inspo, check out my new post rounding up 40 must-have Sephora products!
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