Sephora Sale Recommendations 2023

I can’t even tell you how many blog posts I’ve written about the biannual Sephora sale. It’s crazy. But every time, there’s new favorites I add to my list to recommend. Some recurring all time favorites… but honestly? This time I think it’s ALL new stuff. Except maybe one makeup brush. So I’m excited to share my Sephora sale recommendations 2023 for the sale that starts April 14!

Sephora Spring Savings Event Details

To start, we need the details. This is a tiered sale, which means it’s based on your loyalty member status. It’s FREE to sign up and be a Sephora rewards member. So everyone can participate in this sale to some capacity.

The highest loyalty members are ROUGE, middle tier is VIB, and lowest tier are INSIDERS.

• ROUGE – unlimited access to the sale beginning 4/14-4/24, 20% off all purchases
• VIB – unlimited access to the sale beginning 4/18-4/24, 15% off all purchases
• INSIDERS – unlimited access to the sale beginning 4/18-24, 10% off all purchases

30% off ALL Sephora Collection products is available for all tiers throughout the entire sale. GREAT time to pick up their incredibly made, long lasting pro brushes!

Everyone needs to use the code SAVENOW online or remind sales associates at checkout to get that discount applied.

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Sephora Sale Recommendations 2023 – Things I Recommend

For dry eyes needing plumping

Hourglass Plumping Eye Mask (I use this as my eye cream every other night)

For sensitive, anti-aging skin

Ole Henriksen Strength Trainer Peptide Moisturizer (I’ve repurchased this twice!)

For acne prone/inflammation reducing moisture

Ordinary Squalane Oil

For every day styling, flexible hold without buildup

Moroccanoil Hair Spray, Medium flexible hold

For a natural tan glow

Makeup By Mario Skin Enhancing Bronzer (repurchasing this during the sale; I use shade Medium)

For your summer every day glossy lip color that leaves a stain

Rare Beauty Lip Oil (I love shade Hope)

For dimension and fun on the eyes

Rare Beauty Grace Eye Palette

For a clean beauty, quick makeup bronzer

Merit Bronzing Stick (I love shade Seine)

For a clean long-wearing, medium buildable coverage foundation

Haus Labs Foundation (I wear shade 260)

For a healthy, long lasting blush flush

Patrick Ta Blushes (I am obsessed with She’s So LA and She’s Blushing)

For a clean brow pencil

Kosas Brow Pencil (I use shade Soft Brown)

30% off Sephora brushes top picks

concealer brush 57, foundation brush 56, highlight brush 87 (multi purpose; highlight, contour, blush)

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Questions Asked in my Instagram DMs…

• Tinted moisturizer or lightweight foundations for dry or more mature skin? I’d look at the Saie Beauty Slip Tint with SPF or Rose Inc Serum Foundation (I wear shade 060). Both are cleaner, sheer/light. One has SPF, one doesn’t.
• Cream Contour or Contour Sticks with cool undertones? The coolest stick I’ve tried is the Westman Atelier in Biscuit (mini size here). It’s a TRUE cool toned, contour stick with a creamy, fuller pigment base (the color on Sephora’s image is NOT accurate just FYI… trust me it’s so cool toned I can barely use it on my olive complexion lol). The Merit sticks (mentioned above) run fairly neutral and can be used as a contour/bronzer hybrid but run more sheer/natural.
• Rare Beauty or Fenty – worth it or overhyped? Worth it. Almost everything I’ve ever tried from both of these conscious beauty brands has been good. I own more from Rare Beauty, but both of these brands use top quality production facilities for cosmetics and have produced super innovative products. You should have an overall good experience with both brands! 🙂

Sephora Sale Recommendations – Things In My Cart

• Pureology Hydrate Sheer Shampoo and Conditioner – this is a repurchase for me. Clean haircare is near impossible for me to find that works well. The closest I can recommend is Olaplex and I love it, but switching it up with an old fave from Pureology. The sheer version works better for me. Doesn’t weigh my thicker, heavy hair down as much.
• Fenty Body Butter Refill – repurchase, this has been my go-to pregnancy body butter.
• Ellis Brooklyn Iso Gamma Perfume – have had so many mini samples of this clean fragrance.. love it. So light and calming.
• Saie Glowy Bronze Highlighter – to use as a bronzing makeup base or on it’s own this summer.
• Armani Luminous Silk Foundation – my best shade match in a foundation ever. I get shade 6. It’s so olive and perfect. I like having this in my collection for special occasions or when I really need my complexion to look totally flawless.

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I hope this blog post helps! I tried to keep it simple… my list can go on and on of things I like from Sephora. If you have specific requests for favorite “x, y, z” item, please comment below or shoot me a DM on Instagram at brighterdarling so I can help you out. Just because something isn’t listed here, doesn’t mean I hate it or don’t have a recommendation. Trust me… I’ve tried it all 😉

-Steffanie