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Department Store Beauty Sale Calendar

Macy's, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Dillard's. Department stores rarely take a flat percentage off beauty; most offer gift cards, dollars off at a spend level, or gifts with purchase. Each store shows what is confirmed for 2026 first, then what past years suggest.

Confirmed on the store's own page or announcement. Reported, not yet on the retailer's page by reliable coverage. Historical pattern what happened in 2024 and 2025. Checked Oct 28, 2026.

How to compare a gift card offer with a discount

A promotional gift card is not cash off. "Spend $200, get a $50 card" is worth 25% only if you spend the card before it expires, usually on a second purchase within a short window. Dollars-off ladders such as $50 off $250 are a true 20% at checkout. When a store's offer is a gift with purchase, value it at what you would actually pay for those items, not at the stated value.

Macy's

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Macy's · Friends and Family On now
    Oct 27 to Nov 3
    15% off beauty with code FRIEND, plus 170+ online beauty gifts with purchase (Clarins, Shiseido, Kiehl's).
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Some exclusions.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 28. Source
  2. Macy's · Black Friday beauty Upcoming
    About Nov 12 to Nov 30
    Macy's Black Friday beauty page is live showing 15% off beauty and up to 50% off beauty gifts. Dates not announced. In 2025: early access Nov 10 to 13, Black Friday Week Nov 23 to 30, 30% to 50% off select beauty and fragrance.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Select items.
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28. Source

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

Month-long Black Friday ladder in Nov 2025 with early access, weekly deals, Black Friday Week, Cyber Monday.

Nordstrom

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Nordstrom · Beauty event Upcoming
    Nov 5 to Nov 11
    15% off most beauty, as reported in October. Not yet on Nordstrom's site.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Not verified.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 26.
  2. Nordstrom · Black Friday Upcoming
    About Nov 12 to Nov 30
    Black Friday beauty page is live; dates not announced. In 2024 and 2025 beauty markdowns were mostly 20% to 30% on select items, some to 50% to 60%.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Select items.
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28. Source
  3. Nordstrom · Beauty gift with purchase
    Dates not announced
    12-piece gift with $200 in beauty or fragrance online, while supplies last. Estée Lauder and Lancôme 3-piece gifts with $75.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: While supplies last.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 28. Source

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

Early Black Friday deals from mid-November, Black Friday sale through Black Friday, then a separate Cyber Monday sale that runs to the following Wednesday (2024: Nov 30 to Dec 3; 2025: Nov 28 to Dec 3).

Of the ~130 brands in our sale research, 69 are sold here.

Bloomingdale's

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Bloomingdale's · Beauty Benefits gifts with purchase On now
    From Oct 23
    Member rewards ended Oct 25. Remaining while supplies last: BR540 Extrait 0.17 oz with $300 in beauty; Space NK 26-piece gift with $295; 60+ brand gifts.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: While supplies last.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 28. Source
  2. Bloomingdale's · Gift Card Event Upcoming
    About Nov 3 to Nov 9
    Up to a $1,200 gift card with qualifying purchase in 2023 to 2025 (Nov 1 to 5, Nov 5 to 10, Nov 4 to 9). Beauty eligibility not confirmed.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.
  3. Bloomingdale's · Beauty Treats (Friends and Family) Upcoming
    About Dec 4 to Dec 13
    $25 off every $150 on almost all beauty in 2024 and 2025.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

Friends and Family events offer about $20 off every $150 on select beauty; Loyallist $25 per $100 on eligible items.

Of the ~130 brands in our sale research, 50 are sold here.

Saks Fifth Avenue

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Saks Fifth Avenue · Fall gift card promotion On now
    Oct 23 to Oct 29
    $50 gift card for every $200 in full-price purchases, code FALLGC. Beauty and fragrance are excluded.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers; one per household
    Exclusions: Beauty and fragrance excluded.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  2. Saks Fifth Avenue · Black Friday Upcoming
    About Nov 23 to Nov 28
    Not announced. In 2025 the Black Friday gift card excluded beauty, but beauty had 15% off in early access and a sample pouch with $225.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

Annual Black Friday gift card event over Thanksgiving week: $75 at $150 in 2022, 2023, 2024; tiered up to $750 at $3,000 in 2025.

Of the ~130 brands in our sale research, 35 are sold here.

Neiman Marcus

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Neiman Marcus · NMTREAT gift card event Upcoming
    About Nov 18 to Nov 23
    $50 gift card at $200 up to $1,250 at $5,000 on regular-price items, Nov 18 to 23 in both 2024 and 2025.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Regular-price only.
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.
  2. Neiman Marcus · Black Friday dollars off Upcoming
    About Nov 24 to Dec 1
    In 2025, code THANKFUL: $50 off $250 up to $500 off $2,000, including regular-price beauty.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Regular-price only.
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.
  3. Neiman Marcus · Fall gift card event
    Dates not announced
    $50 gift card for every $200, code FALLNM. Dates and beauty eligibility not shown on the page.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Check beauty eligibility at checkout.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  4. Neiman Marcus · Brand gifts with purchase
    Dates not announced
    Chantecaille ($200), Clé de Peau ($300), Dior ($500), Guerlain ($400), La Mer ($375), Maison Francis Kurkdjian ($350), Sisley ($350) and more.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: While supplies last.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

Tiered gift card events recur several times a year (e.g., August, holiday); holiday ladder $50 at $200 up to $1,250 at $5,000.

Of the ~130 brands in our sale research, 46 are sold here.

Bergdorf Goodman

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Bergdorf Goodman · 125th Anniversary beauty gift On now
    Through Nov 1
    10-piece gift (9 deluxe samples and a train case) with $375 in beauty.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: One per order; some exclusions; while supplies last. End date reported.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source
  2. Bergdorf Goodman · BGBEAUTY Upcoming
    About Nov 20 to Dec 6
    $50 off $250 in beauty (2025), with a ladder to $675 off $2,500 in 2024.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Regular-price beauty.
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.
  3. Bergdorf Goodman · October Gift Card Event
    Dates not announced
    Up to a $1,500 gift card. Tiers, dates and beauty eligibility are not shown; in 2025 beauty was excluded from the winter gift card event.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: Beauty eligibility not confirmed.
    Confirmed Checked Oct 28. Source

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

BGBEAUTY dollars-off ladder in late Nov to early Dec, stable since at least 2021.

Of the ~130 brands in our sale research, 34 are sold here.

Dillard's

Confirmed and reported for 2026

  1. Dillard's · Lancôme gift with purchase On now
    From Oct 2
    7-piece gift with $39.50 in Lancôme, bonus eye trio at $80. Stock not confirmed.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Exclusions: While supplies last.
    Reported, not yet on the retailer’s page Checked Oct 28. Source
  2. Dillard's · Black Friday
    About Dates not announced
    Dillard's has not historically run a storewide beauty discount; past holiday markdowns were on apparel and home. Expect brand gifts with purchase rather than percent off.
    Who qualifies: All shoppers
    Projected from past years Checked Oct 28.

Historical pattern Not confirmed for 2026

Of the ~130 brands in our sale research, 20 are sold here.