Sephora Spring Savings Event Shopping Guide

Last year, I invited my sister and beauty guru Debbie to share what she was buying at the fall Sephora Savings Event. Debbie is back to share what she is planning shop from the Sephora Spring Savings Event. As always, I encourage you to share your purchases to assist other members of the Wardrobe Oxygen Community with their shopping!

When is the Sephora Spring Savings Event?

As with most Sephora sales, the Spring Savings Event is a tiered sale where the status you have with Sephora's free Beauty Insider program determines when you are able to shop and how much of a discount you will receive.

The Sephora Spring Savings Event begins Friday, April 5, 2024 in store and online, for those who are Rouge status with the Beauty Insider program. Rouge status members get 20% off their purchases. Also on April 5th, all Sephora Collection products are 30% off, regardless of status.

On Tuesday, April 9, the sale opens to those in VIB and Insider status. VIB status members receive 15% off their Sephora purchases and Insider status members will receive 10% off their purchase. The Sephora Spring Savings Event ends April 15 for all levels of Beauty Insider members.

What if I'm not a Sephora Insider?

Do you have a friend who has Rouge status? Contact them, as they can each give one person 20% off through April 8, 2024. The code can be found in their Beauty Insider profile; this gift discount can be used online or in-store.

However, I recommend signing up for Sephora's free Insider program. By signing up you will automatically be Insider status and be able to shop the sale starting April 9th.

What makes this sale so special?

It may feel as though Sephora has one of these deals every month, but in fact, a discount of up to 20% at Sephora only happens twice a year. Sephora is known for makeup, but the company carries a wide range of skincare, haircare, body care, and wellness products as well. And unlike department stores, Sephora mixes high-end with more budget-friendly yet highly-rated brands (and has an affordable in-house brand that is 30% off during this event).

A lot of the products sold at Sephora are sold at other retailers but rarely go on sale. From night creams to eyeliners, electronic devices to brushes, shampoo to self-tanner, they are all up to 20% off for this limited-time savings event.

And with all of this, I pass the baton to Debbie to share her thoughts on the Sephora Spring Savings Event and what she plans to purchase! Thank you Debbie, for sharing your Sephora shopping list!

Sephora Spring Savings Event Shopping Guide

There’s something to be said for finding your holy grail makeup products. I just reviewed my picks from the October sale, and I still love all of them, and most I don’t need to repurchase yet.

What I bought in the Fall Sephora sale and if I need (or want) to repurchase

Some I bought the biggest size in the fall sale (Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer) or multiples (Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream). Or it’s just something that seems to last forever (NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer). Or something that I don’t use regularly so I don’t have to purchase regularly (Farmacy Honey Potion Plus Ceramide Hydration Mask).

I think the only things I need to repurchase are the Tata Harper Regenerating Cleaner and the Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm. I also need some more brow gel, but that’s one place where I’m going to try something new.

What I've tried before and love enough to repurchase during this sale

There are a few items that I’ve tried and am buying full sizes of:

• Lion Pose Unspotted 4x Dark Spot + Hyperpigmentation AHA Serum
• Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil (I have a sample in Delight, which is so pretty, but I’m going to try Honesty)
• Hourglass Veil Hydrating Skin Tint Foundation, which I bought when I was a little tan after going to Curaçao over Thanksgiving and have wanted it in a lighter shade ever since that tan faded. I’ve been making do with mixing my heavier foundations with something else, so am now going to just buy the product I actually want!

Using the Sephora sale to try new products for less

At the same time, I am always looking at new products, or my needs just change. I try to delay buying something new for a while, I put it in my Favorites and watch it, think about how it will work with my other products, read the new reviews as they come in, see if I can get the same effect with something I already own. I often try to wait for one of the Sephora sales, but also keep in mind that 20% off isn’t THAT much. 

For this sale, I’m mostly purchasing new things.

• I’ve been trying out under-eye correctors, so I am going to get the one by Bobbi Brown.
• Also getting the Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Golden Pink in the mini size.
• The new eyebrow gel that I’m going to try is the Benefit Precisely, My Brow Tinted Eyebrow Wax – I primarily want something in a lighter color because I’ve been highlighting my hair and am taking this to try out a new product as well.
• While I love the Dieux moisturizer (see below), I’m also going to try out the iNNBEAUTY Extreme Cream Anti-Aging, Firming & Lifting Refillable Moisturizer. 

Shopping my latest favorites from Sephora

I have found some new favorites over the past few months that I may stock up on during this Sephora sale. Even if I don't need to buy I want to share as I think they're worth buying.

Gisou Propolis Infused Polishing Primer

My current favorite hair product is the Gisou Propolis Infused Polishing Primer. I think with my hair, each individual strand is thick, I just don’t have as much hair as I used to. And creams always worked better with my hair than a liquid (back in high school, I would put Oil of Olay in my hair! We’ve come a long way, baby).

This stuff is really nice. I put a dollop in my hair and after heat styling, it comes out so shiny and soft. Even when I let it air dry, my hair just doesn’t look as air-dried as it used to. It feels like magic. I’m on a work trip right now and this is the only product I brought with me. I haven’t used it in the summer, so can’t speak to how it works with humidity, but it does seem promising!

Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed – Matte Color for Cheek & Lip

I also only brought one blush on this trip. I love layering blush. Pink on top of peach on top of rose. But lately, it’s been just the Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed – Matte Color for Cheek & Lip in Rose N Brunch. It’s very similar in tone to the Pat McGrath Labs Nude Venus, but a bit deeper. I like the current “boyfriend blush” look and this helps me get that.

I take a large brush that’s fluffy, but not overly soft and first stamp it on my cheeks, then blend. I then buff in some Hourglass Ambient Lighting Finishing Powder (I use Luminous Light), and I’m done. I think the Rose N Brunch color is really natural on my fair to light skin, though I also have it in Jubilee, which is a soft terracotta that I like in the summer. Plus, this product lasts all day, and I’ve never found a blush that really does that for me.

Dieux Instant Angel Lipid-Rich Barrier Repair Cream

I’m a huge fan of the Dieux Instant Angel Lipid-Rich Barrier Repair Cream. It’s thick but not heavy and I like that it stays a bit sticky and think that’s part of what makes it work well under makeup (Alison tried some of mine and did NOT like that factor at all!), though I also use it at night.

Sephora Collection Love The Lift Curling and Volumizing Mascara

I haven’t gotten a lash lift in a while and my lashes are pretty sad. But the Sephora Collection Love The Lift Curling and Volumizing Mascara makes them less sad. My left eye’s lashes aren’t that sad, and with this mascara, they’re AMAZING. My right eye’s lashes are a total mess and this mascara lifts them up to their previously normal level better than any other mascara, drugstore or high-end, that I’ve tried.

Farmacy Brighten UP 3% TXA Dark Spot Toner

I have only been using the Farmacy Brighten Up 3% TXA Dark Spot Toner for a month or two, but I really think it’s helped lighten some of my age spots. 

I want to hear from you!

So what are you buying at the Sephora Spring Savings Event? What awesome product do you love and think other grown-ass women would adore? Share your picks and reviews in the comments!