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Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Tue, 03 May 2022 18:18:31 GMT

Thanks to @notcreative for starting the Deals Too Good to Pass Up (and website of the same name).

This thread will be for posting deals too good to pass up! In this thread, please keep deals on topic - mainstream/"prestige" beauty only. Please post deals you really love, and think others will love, too!

Help us keep this thread fun and interactive. If a deal has already been posted, please do not post the same deal a second time. This will keep the thread easy to read.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

none at the moment

Thread for indie/alternative/korean beauty is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Brand-Loyal/THE-INDIE-AND-UNKNOWN-BRANDS-THREAD/m-p/2392215#M9500

Thread for non-beauty is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Savvy-Shoppers/Deals-Too-Good-to-Pass-Up-Non-Beauty-2021/td-p/5732879

Thread for Ulta GWPs is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Savvy-Shoppers/Ulta-GWPs/m-p/2570769#M4115

Thread for Sephora Promo Codes is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Insiders/Active-Promo-Codes-21/m-p/5706524#M128439

Thread for Target Deals is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Savvy-Shoppers/Target-beauty-deals/m-p/5394492

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:08:35 GMT

Does anyone want to start an indie/korean/alternative beauty thread?

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:52:46 GMT

Up for discussion:

Allure February 2021 Beauty Box -- Do you consider this a deal too good to pass up or should we skip things like this? Cost, $23. Three full-sized items with a MSRP of $209

Three deluxe samples:

One To Be Named

Madeca Derma Revitalizing Mask ($2)

Plus ONE of the following depending on what you’ve received in the past:

Sisley Black Rose Cream Mask
L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream
Amorepacific Treatment Cleansing Foam
Amorepacific Treatment Essence

Three full-sized items:

Floss Lip Advocate in Your Honor – Full Size ($18)

Christophe Robin Daily Hair Cream with Sandalwood – Full Size ($43)

U Beauty Resurfacing Compound – FULL SIZE! ($148)

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

missjeanie — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:19:15 GMT

@itscarin I would think it would be more of a subscription box (I think we have a thread for them?), but I'm not bothered either way!

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:33:10 GMT

@missjeanie I understand. Maybe in my "value"-induced haze I've overestimated this. I look at it as a one time purchase for $23 and getting all the items for that one cost. It's very easy to cancel.

I've also seen other similar-ish deals with Boxy Charm. I'm not well-versed in Boxy Charm, but basically they have a sale once a month where if you have a subscription you can also purchase things from their flash sale. You can't purchase from the flash sale unless you have a subscription though.

I bought a one month subscription in August. I paid $12 for Kate Somerville - ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment when it's normally priced at $85. I also got a 1.7 oz Sunday Riley - Good Genes bottle for like $40 or something. I can't remember and I can't find the receipt... and also boxycharm order history is non-existent.

Anyway, you have to pay $25 for a box to be eligible to make purchases during their flash sales. With that being said... Would you (and everyone else) want to hear about deals like that or no? I would totally justify it as: Even if I add $25 to the cost of the item I'm buying, it's still a crazy good deal. For example, $40 for SR Good Genes, + $25 membership -- it's still only $65 for something that normally costs $122. Or $12 + $25 = $37 -- that's still more than 50% off Exfolikate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment.

My feelings won't be hurt either way, but just in the spirit of trying to revive this thread: what does everyone want to see?

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

Loretta55 — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:25:00 GMT

I enjoy reading about all kinds of deals @itscarin. I also do not mind cross posting of deals. I would like to see deals posted from various TV shows if they are a good value. QVC deals are also welcomed.

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

missjeanie — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:05:15 GMT

Ahhh... I see now @itscarin . I'm good with seeing all the deals in one place. If it's one that I'm not interested in I just scroll by, but it's good info to have if you can save some $. I tend to bounce in when I see a thumbnail of a deal I'm interested in, or if I'm looking for something specific and want to find out where I can get a deal on it.

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:58:04 GMT

New after dark ulta beauty break

is there interest in ulta gwps deals or should these stay on the ulta gwp thread?

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

greeneyedgirl107 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 01:08:28 GMT

@itscarin I personally prefer the Ulta GWP Thread, but that's just me 🙂

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

CookieGirl1 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 01:45:46 GMT

@itscarin I took advantage of both of those too. I personally don't really care which thread the deals go on.

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

curlychiquita — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:03:31 GMT

@itscarin We have an existing Indie thread that @veronika23 started. You can link to this one if you like. It's not specific to deals but I've posted deals there before. The only indie brand I really use is LunatickCosmetics. I think @2manyperfumes has been delving into indie brands lately.

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Brand-Loyal/THE-INDIE-AND-UNKNOWN-BRANDS-THREAD/m-p/2392215#M9500

p.s. Thanks for starting the new thread!

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:29:06 GMT

30% off select cosmetics at Bergdorf Goodman's Online offer expires 1/29/21 at 10PM CT.

The new Hourglass palette is included in the sale:

There's Pat McGrath, Tom Ford, Hourglass, etc on sale.

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

blackkitty2014 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:05:08 GMT

@itscarin Thx for reviving this thread. ❤️

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:26:26 GMT

50% off Palettes at Benefit direct. Also, free shipping with code "freeship" -- which incidentally, is the same code for free shipping at net-a-porter if you buy something from their sale section. (The freeship question came up several weeks ago, probably not so relevant now but in case anyone was wondering what it was.)

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:31:40 GMT

I definitely don't need anything. I don't even know if I want anything. But the Pat McGrath lip divinyls are calling my name with that shiny pink/purple chrome case. There were also some Tom Ford brushes on there.

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

missjeanie — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:55:47 GMT

I'm trying to avoid even looking... I'll want something I'm sure... 30% off Tom Ford... I know I will. I need nothing, but want.... yeah.

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

molkie — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:49:40 GMT

philosophy (direct)

20% off 2 items, 30% off 3+ items

Code: SAVEMORE (valid through Feb. 2, 2021 at 3:00 AM EST)

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

suzyo — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:31:24 GMT

Algenist is 20% off and I have a 15% off Avene in the spoiler

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

civ2ru — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:07:16 GMT

Yay, @itscarin is back and her math skills are back, too! ☺️ Exciting! So only prestige beauty here, no drugstore offerings? I wasn't sure if mainstream/"prestige" was an either/or or both.

P.S. How is the baby???

Re: Deals Too Good to Pass Up 2021

itscarin — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 01:34:46 GMT

@civ2ru Baby is good, thanks for asking!

The intention behind "mainstream/"prestige"" was meant to indicate things carried by sephora, or things ulta would label as "prestige". Drug store items would be excluded.

I think one of the reasons this thread has died off in the past is too many "lackluster" deals as someone else put it. It's hard to define what's a good deal and what's not. I think it's a combination of a dollar-off amount, a percentage-saved, and a perceived-scarcity.

20% off at Tarte isn't that exciting, for example, because they do it so often. 20% off at Sephora is a little more interesting because it doesn't happen often. Similarly 50% off a $10 item isn't that exciting, whereas 50% off a $100 item makes the deal more appealing.

I hate having an undefined answer about what a "deal too good to pass up" is but there is a bit of je ne sais quois involved. Hope that helps. 🙂