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The sale calendar: Sephora and Ulta

  1. Ulta Beauty · Early Black Friday On now
    Oct 25 to Nov 21
    Weekly rotating deals, up to 40% to 50% off select items. Weekly drops Nov 1 to 7, Nov 8 to 14, Nov 15 to 21.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers; some offers Platinum and Diamond only
    Exclusions: Deal prices cannot be combined with coupons or codes.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  2. Sephora · Holiday Savings Event: Rouge early access Upcoming
    Oct 30 to Nov 9
    20% off for Rouge members, plus 30% off Sephora Collection. Code reported as ALLONSALE; confirm in the Sephora app.
    Who qualifies: Rouge ($1,000 a year)
    Exclusions: Reported: Byredo and gift cards; Sephora Collection has its own 30% offer and does not stack. Limits: Dyson 2, Shark Beauty 3, The Ordinary 3. Beauty Insider Cash and Rouge Rewards cannot be combined.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 28. Source
  3. Ulta Beauty · Two-day online deals Upcoming
    Oct 30 to Oct 31
    Online-only deals for two days.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Not combinable with coupons.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  4. Sephora · Holiday Savings Event: VIB and Insider Upcoming
    Nov 3 to Nov 9
    15% off for VIB and 10% off for Insider, plus 30% off Sephora Collection for every tier.
    Who qualifies: VIB ($350 a year) and Insider (free)
    Exclusions: Same exclusions and limits as Rouge.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 28. Source
  5. Ulta Beauty · Black Friday Upcoming
    Nov 21 to Nov 28
    Up to 50% off select items. Online from Nov 21 at 8pm CT; in stores Nov 22 at 10am through Nov 28.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers; some offers Platinum and Diamond only
    Exclusions: Coupons generally exclude doorbusters; no price matching.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  6. Sephora · Black Friday and Cyber Monday Upcoming
    About Nov 26 to Dec 1
    Not announced. In 2024 and 2025 Sephora ran up to 50% off select gifts and daily Cyber Week deals.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Select items only in past years.
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.
  7. Ulta Beauty · Cyber Monday Upcoming
    Nov 29 to Dec 1
    Online only, Nov 29 at 12am CT through Dec 1 at 2am CT.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  8. Ulta Beauty · Big Holiday Beauty Sale Upcoming
    Nov 29 to Dec 24
    In store and online.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source

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When to buy comes from how each brand and retailer discounted in past seasons. Value is shown only when we have priced the set's contents ourselves; 3 sets have been checked so far, and the list grows daily. Michelle's Picks are the only endorsements. How we decide ›