How Much Did You Spend at Sephora in 2020?

[Tamara76]

Hey, y'all!!!  I couldn't find any similar threads on BIC and I am genuinely curious if anyone here pays attention to/tracks their annual Sephora spend?  I usually don't and I have tried and failed to track overall beauty purchases a few times, but I was pretty shocked when I added up my 2020 Sephora spend.  I definitely plan to spend less this year!

***You might also want to watch if you are curious about everything I bought at Sephora in 2020 - all online!!! 😉 

Let me know if you are successful at tracking your beauty purchases throughout the year!

[heartsmyface]

@missjeanie   I’m super curious about how things will go after the world fully opens back up.  Will we have acquired better shopping habits or will we rebound hard?  It’ll be interesting 

[ather]

@heartsmyface  Pretty sure I’ll rebound hard! 🤣

[missjeanie]

I'm so unsure.  I do suspect that it'll be one extreme or the other though @heartsmyface !  

[nche]

My purchases added up to $1190. Not bad but I actually buy a lot from other retailers...which I will not add up lol!

[Tamara76]

@nche Not bad at all!!!  I will also not be adding up my grand total with all retailers🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[lnum]

$1971. More than half was just two purchases, the April sale and November sale when I restock. Sephora’s spend tracking feature is great, I was able to see that I typically ordered once a month when I ran out of something I actually needed (since I was on a no-buy from June on).

[ather]

@lnum  Do you find you just restock during the sale now?

[lnum]

@ather Yes, and that’s been true for years, probably since I started the no-buy thread back in 2015. However I now have a tendency to buy only 1-2 of something rather than 3-4 because a) I just don’t have that much space, b) if I get bored of a product I don’t have a lot hoarded to use up and c) I enjoy being able to order one thing I need every month or so so that I can get the rewards or a promo. It’s mostly shampoo/conditioner I seem to run out of and order every 2 months. 

[ather]

@lnum  I think that’s smart. I agree I like to buy things if there’s a good GWP or something like that. I can’t believe you go through shampoo and conditioner so fast. I’m usually using the same bottle for a year or more. 

[lnum]

@ather I use the Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo 8.5 oz/ 250 mL  and conditioner which come in the 8 oz size (because I don’t like the pumps), and I have long hair so...😅

[ather]

@lnum  Oooo I’ve never tried that one!! It probably takes me forever because I only wash my hair once a week. I have super thin hair and a little goes a long way! 

[lnum]

@ather That makes sense. My hair is thin and gets oily and weighed down quickly, so I wash it every other day because I like the clean hair feeling. I wish I could wash it only once a week! 

[Tamara76]

@lnum I also spent the most during the sales last year!

[lnum]

@Tamara76 Almost a little scary how those two purchases alone are how I end up qualifying for rouge every year! 

[blackkitty2014]

Surprisingly I spent $1847 which is a lot less than I expected 😂🤣. I’m not proud of myself however because I know I spent a whole lots more of at other places combined. For 2020 Sephora is not that competitive. The most discount the company offer is 20 percent while elsewhere is 30-50%. 

[Tamara76]

@blackkitty2014 That is a good point!!!  I bought a LOT of clothes and bags and shoes last year with all the discounts and sales.  And then I stayed home in sweatpants and pajamas😂😂😂

[lmaster]

@Tamara76 my total was $3,043 😩 that's too much, this year I'm definitely budgeting better!!

[Tamara76]

@lmaster I was shocked by my spend - I would have guessed that I spemt maybe 1/4 of what I actually did.  I need to track it better this year for sure!

[lmaster]

@Tamara76 I really want to use what I have as well, don't need anything going bad before I get to it, but darn it, some items are just too cute to pass up!

[myxducky]

this year because I spent so much time home between maternity leave and working from home, I realized I had so much stuff, so I've been busy trying to use up what I have snd purchase less, so I spent $1,057 this year.

[Tamara76]

@myxducky That is awesome!  I spent more time at home and also had my beauty room set up so I could see what all I had...but it didn't work for me🤦🏼‍♀️😂