These last few months of the year are my favorite! Not only because these are the months with the best holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas), but also because these are the months with the best sales of the year! (Look forward to many many shopping guide posts starting now!)
One of my favorite sales is definitely the Sephora VIB sale because it’s the only time of the year where you can buy all those makeup items that you’ve been dying to get but couldn’t justify buying before. You can also restock on your favorite, every-day, makeup items and perfumes and/or start buying Christmas gifts.
The VIB sale starts this Thursday so start filling your shopping carts!
Here is a little list of what I think are the best items to get on the sale:
1. Perfume: Since perfume tends to be an expensive item to buy, what better time to purchase it than in a sale. My favorite perfumes are Miss Dior Le Parfum and La Vie Est Belle by Lancome. I will buy my mom the Flower Bomb by Viktor & Rolf as a Christmas present because it’s her favorite perfume, and I would also love to try the Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel.
2. Primer: I usually wouldn’t splurge on an item like a primer, but since I’ve heard amazing things about the Guerlain L’Or Pure Radiance Face Primer, I would consider buying it on the sale. It has gold flakes, people!
3. Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer because it’s not a secret that it’s my favorite concealer ever and what better time to stock up than now?
4. Bronzing powders and highlighters to get that contouring just right. I would restock on my Nars Laguna Bronzing Powder because I’m just running out, but I would love to try out the Tom Ford Bronzing Powder and can justify the price by buying it on sale. When it comes to highlighters I would purchase the Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop Highlighter, because duh… and I would try out the Cover FX Custom Enhancer Drops because it looks like it could be amazing!
5. Eye Palettes and shadows: I’ve heard amazing things about the Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette, so I would like to try it out, and you can never go wrong with an Urban Decay eye shadow palette, so I would purchase its new Naked Ultimate Basics Palette. I would also take advantage of the sale to buy the Giorgio Armani Eye tints.
6. I’ve always heard great things about the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner but I’ve never really tried it, so I would love to include it in my shopping cart.
7. Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara is the BEST mascara out there, in my opinion. It gives you the look of false lashes with just one coat of product. Now they also have the waterproof version!
8. Lipsticks, because you can never have enough lipsticks and lip products: Some old favorites like Kat Von D’s Everlasting Liquid Lipstick. And some new ones like Nars’ Velvet Lip Glide and their Audacious Lipstick, and Giorgio Armani’s Lip Magnet Liquid Lipstick.
9. Finally, I would restock and essential items such as Urban Decay Long Lasting Makeup Setting Spray and some Beauty Blenders, because you should switch those out constantly.
** Illustration by Malika Favre