Ulta GWPs

[itscarin]

This thread will be for Ulta GWPs only.  Share ulta promos here.  

Please do NOT post requests for the spreadsheet in this thread.  Please post requests for the Ulta GWP google spread sheet in this thread: http://community.sephora.com/t5/Off-Topic/Ulta-GWP-Google-Spreadsheet-Request-Thread/m-p/2753063#M11...

A list of in store coupons is here: https://community.sephora.com/t5/Savvy-Shoppers/Ulta-GWP-Coupons-no-chatter/td-p/3866521

Let's keep this thread on topic!

Ulta points refresher (because yes, it is that complicated):

Spoiler

Item #1 - $53.50

Item #3 - $108.50 (and is eligible for a certain item/brand 5x multiplier)

* There is also a 5x all purchase multiplier and you are platinum so you get 1.25x

Total Spent - $162

Base Points Earned - 162

Platinum .25x Earned - 41 (162 * .25 = 40.5, and rounding up)

5x All Purchases Earned - 648 (it ends up being 4x because you don't count the base points)

5x Item/Brand Earned - 434

Total Points Earned - 1285

Links are not allowed.  In lieu of links, please read this:

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Please add product id numbers and sku numbers so people can find items on ulta.  

Just to clarify, there is an item number that Ulta lists on the website, right under the picture of the item.

The product id is the number given to the item in the URL.  So Ulta's site follows this formula of having the url and then the very last part of the url is "productId=xlsImpprod" followed by an 8 digit number.  If you use that "productId" number you can get to the page of any item on ulta. 

It's not a search, but the direct url to the page. 

Click on any product, and then view the url in the address bar.  It will look like this: ulta's website (not using the actual domain because BT admins don't like that) /prep-prime-fix?productId=xlsImpprod15921204  Replace the 8 digit product id of the item you want to see with the id of the product you're looking for.

My very unofficial Ulta point multiplier to approximate percent discount chart:

(This is a number where I use the multiplier to divide by 2000 to see how many dollars I would have to spend in order to redeem a $125 reward.  E.g. 2000 points divided by 1 point multiplier means I have to spend $2000 to get the $125 reward.  Adding how much I had to spend ($2000) + the reward ($125), and then using the reward ($125) to divide the total purchase ($2125), I get a discount of approximately 6% based on the total purchase.  Note: the total purchase is based on the concept that you are spending just enough to reach the next $125 reward and combines the reward value with how much money you had to spend to get that reward.

Spoiler

Multiplier	1	1.25	1.5	2	2.25	2.5	3	3.25	3.5	4	4.25	4.5	5	7.25	7.5	8	8.25	8.5	9	9.25	9.5	10	10.25	10.5
Spend	2000	1600	1333	1000	889	800	667	615	571	500	471	444	400	276	267	250	242	235	222	216	211	200	195	190
Points	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000
Redeem	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125	125
Total Purchase	2125	1725	1458	1125	1014	925	792	740	696	625	596	569	525	401	392	375	367	360	347	341	336	325	320	315
Discount	6%	7%	9%	11%	12%	14%	16%	17%	18%	20%	21%	22%	24%	31%	32%	33%	34%	35%	36%	37%	37%	38%	39%	40%

[RGbrown]

Emails are going out; here are the last few deals!

[RGbrown]

Perk Day! 😄

We are in the dark again this month, without a known link to all of the deals until the email comes out around 6am Central. If you see something not on the below list, let us know!

GWPS

All pimprod unless otherwise noted

Laura Mercier (lipstick, primer) 2016583, 2013360

Grande 2004159

$25 makeup purchase 2016578

$40 fragrance purchase xlsImpprod18601103

Living Proof (sets 1 / 2) 2009425, (2016580 not working)

$40 hair purchase 2016576

PTR 2016579

Bumble 2016584

$30 nail purchase 2016577

$25 foundation purchase 2016519 

$160 bag 2016511

$25 Diamond Exclusive 9pc 2015772 (requires q code from email)

Contents of the $160 bag in the spoiler

Spoiler

Gift Includes:

• The Body Shop Coconut Body Butter Travel Size (1.69 oz)
• It's A 10 Silk Express Miracle Leave-In Travel Size (2.0 oz)
• Matrix Total Results High Amplify Dry Shampoo Travel Size (1.3 oz)
• Ulta SPF 30 Tropical Coconut Sunscreen Lip Balm Full Size (0.14 oz)
• Sexy Hair Volumizing Dry Texture Spray Travel Size (1.25 oz)
• CoverFX High Performance Setting Spray Travel Size (1.0 oz)
• It Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream Deluxe Sample (0.014 oz)
• Drybar Triple Sec Blanc Deluxe Sample (0.35 oz)
• Benefit Cosmetics 24-HR Brow Setter Deluxe (0.51 oz)
• Buxom Va-Va-PLUMP Shiny Liquid Lipstick in Wine Me Deluxe Sample (0.05 oz)
• Urban Decay Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero Mini (0.03 oz)
• Maybelline Lash Sensational Mini (0.5 oz)
• Bumble and bumble Surf Spray Deluxe (0.5 oz)
• Philosophy Amazing Grace Deluxe Sample (1.0 oz)
• dpHue Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse Mini (1.0 oz)
• Mario Badescu The Moisture Magnet Deluxe Sample (0.17 oz)
• (Vita Liberata Body Blur Deluxe (0.34 oz)
• NEST Fragrance Ginger & Neroli Body Lotion Mini (1.5 oz)
• Touch in SOL No Poreblem Primer Deluxe Sample (0.34 oz)
• Smashbox Oil & Shine Control Primer Mini (0.25 oz)
• Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Deluxe (0.24 oz)
• BECCA First Light Priming Filter Mini (0.2 oz)
• Murad Vita-C Glycolic Brightening Serum Mini (0.17 oz)
• Follian Moisturizer: Replenish + Protect Deluxe Sample (0.17 oz)
• belif Hungarian Water Essence Deluxe (0.33 oz)
• Philosophy Microdelivery Dream Peel Deluxe (0.24 oz)
• Botanic Simply Calm Hydrating Face Cream Deluxe (0.16 oz)
• Kiehl's Since 1851 Powerful-Strength Dark Circle Reducing Vitamin C Eye Serum Deluxe (0.101 oz)
• First Aid Beauty Weightless Liquid Mineral SPF 30 Deluxe (0.24 oz)
• Kenra Sugar Beach Shampoo Mini (1.0 oz)
• Kenra Sugar Beach Conditioner Mini (1.0 oz)
• Grande Cosmetics GrandeLIPS Hydrating Lip Plumper Mini (0.04 oz)
• Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau de Parfum Sample
• Beauty Bag

DEALS

EARLY ACCESS

[MataDC]

It let me get the free palette even though I only bought skincare!

[lauranurse]

I'd love a diamond code if someone isn't using theirs, I'll use all I can get, lol. Please pm me♥

[silliluci]

Just tried to check out and my diamond free gift code isn't working, it says the code has already been used! Has anyone else experienced this? Have emailed CS but not expecting a reply anytime soon 😔😔

[silliluci]

You are the sweetest, thank you so much @Buootiful 😘😘

[Buootiful]

@silliluci I PM'd you  😉

[RGbrown]

Wanted to throw a couple of notes/thoughts out there:

The $25 Diamond gift isn't working, but I kinda assume it'll need a code from the email later. BUT, the pictures and the description don't match up at all, so I guess treat it as a mystery gift lol. (ETA: yep, code is in the email. The picture in the email has the same items as the picture on the website, so maybe that's right. Maybe not 😛 )

The nail polish gift is *really freaking nice* IMHO, BUT (why does everything need a but, Ulta?), I have found over the years that polish colors in gwps are rarely what's advertised. Normally they'll at least be shades from the same collection, just be forewarned that these are normally off.

Only one of the two Living Proof $40 gwps is working, at least as of this post. I assume it's one or the other, not a stack, but one doesn't work at all (the one with the aerosol).

The $160 bag loves glitches 😉

[Danzie89]

Wow, well I spent $125 worth of my hoarded points tonight. This platinum perk day is a jackpot! My fiancé loves the Man Made body wash, so that’s my gift to him! 😂 

[Loretta55]

Nice use of points @Danzie89. Enjoy your haul.

[Danzie89]

Thank you, @Loretta55! I'm excited for all the freebies!

[RGbrown]

👀👀👀

Perk Day tomorrow!

Please be good 🤞

[Maria88]

Fingers crossed it's a good one! I know they are "free"but the GWPs have been so meh lately. I want to be excited to spend money. lol

[treestar86]

right!?  I was looking forward to it as I usually am, but after last month's I was a little worried...guess I was right to be. 😞

[AlliGC]

Sorry to be that person but, why are we bringing Ulta into a Sephora beauty community. It’s a little disrespectful to the company and plus, personally I’ve had bad experience at ulta that’s why I shop here. This isn’t ulta it’s Sephora

[ArmyChick84]

Have you gone to every single thread that is not Sephora related to complain? What about Deals Too Good To Pass Up? How about threads for makeup brands that are not sold at Sephora? 

If you're going to complain about something, at least be consistent...

[itscarin]

@AlliGC We're bringing Ulta into a Sephora beauty community because some of us are makeup junkies and we don't care who our supplier is!  I own 5 PMG palettes and not one of them was purchased at Sephora.  I will buy from whatever retailer is making the best offer.  Since Ulta has a great loyalty program and generous gifts with purchase, Ulta is usually a more attractive retailer to me over Sephora.

Ulta's loyalty program is a little difficult to navigate at first and I think this board offers a lot of assistance for fellow shopaholics in Ulta's incentives such as point multipliers and GWPs.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Ulta.  Nobody here is an Ulta plant so we don't have a dog in the race as to whether you shop at Ulta or Sephora.  I know Sephora has been copying a lot of Ulta's tactics (after Ulta copied a lot of Sephora's).  My sense is someone at Sephora in corporate goes over this thread to see what consumers like about Ulta and they try to adapt it for Sephora.  So, at the end of the day, Sephora is benefiting from this thread, and corporations don't have feelings so there's no disrespect.  

[rbkh]

it's actually a really smart way for Sephora to use their customers as unpaid data envoys. They can take everything discussed and use it to their advantage, which they have. As evidenced by the way Sephora now copies Ulta's big sales to compete, they are definitely getting as much out of these convos as we do so there's definitely no loyalty lost on either side. 

[rayvin400]

Is this serious? Don't worry about a billion-dollar company's feelings. 

[RGbrown]

@AlliGC 

Sephora allows discussion of ALL beauty, including items not available at Sephora, and retailers other than Sephora. As the other large player in the US market, it would be more surprising if there wasn't an Ulta thread, IMHO. And as the only decent rewards program among the two, of course Ulta deserves a little discussion 😉

I am sure there are other threads on the board that don't resonate with you either; you are absolutely free to ignore this one just like you would those. 👍

[quspork]

If you read back through the thread, @AlliGC this question has been answered previously. If you further check out the boards you'll also see threads for other merchants as well.