Sephora very rarely has discounts or sales, so when the VIB sale comes to town it must be taken seriously. Because the VIB rouge sale started today, I thought I would share some tips to help get the most out of your Sephora sale experience:
1) Plan ahead
Sephora sends out an email to VIBs before the sale begins. With this fair warning it's best to plan out what you want to buy--I like to actually put the things I want in my online basket well before the sale starts. Because these sales are so sparse, people will go crazy. Hot ticket and limited edition items tend to sell out fast during VIB sales, so the faster you check out, the greater your chances are of getting the products you want.
2) Purchase items--you want of course--that are limited edition
During sales limited edition products and new releases sell out fast. If you had your eye on a product that recently came out or is limited edition, purchase it will you have the chance, because it may sell out during the sale and not be restocked. This is what happened to me and the Ambient Lighting Palette from Hourglass.
3) Spend more
In order for you, realistically, to get the most out of a 15% or 20% discount, you have to spend more. You won't be getting double digits off your total until you spend close to $100. It's a better deal to have to spend $90 instead of $100 over $18 instead of $20.
4) Buy more expensive, luxury items
Taking the last note into account, this is a great time to buy those Dior or YSL products you've always wanted. It's best to splurge when there's a sale! PLUS, it helps to get the most out of your discount.
5) Repurchase staples
If there are products that you constantly re-buy from Sephora now is the time to get them as opposed to waiting until a month later when you have to pay regular price. It's a great time to stock up on Clarisonic heads and cream!
6) Use gift cards if you have them laying around
Nothing is better than a discounted price than getting to pay even less! If you have any vouchers laying around now is a great time to spend them!
7) Buy gifts
If you have an occasion or a birthday coming up soon and you know that person loves Sephora, then now is the best time to buy. You're going to be buying them something from there anyways, so you may as well do so at a discounted price!
8) Wait till' the morning
With most people busy at work or being at school, the optimal time to purchase is in the morning. This way you can avoid slow processing and sold out products.
9) Try not to buy items that are breakable if you're ordering online
Realistically with influx of business and alot of orders to fill, often times customer care suffers. More packages tend to come in the mail broken when during Christmas time when people are ordering and shipping like mad. Purchase you brushes and blushes online, but maybe save your perfumes till in store.
10) Share the code with a friend
Sephora will always chide you to share your code with a friend when VIB sales come around AND SHARING IS CARING!
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