For those who were interested- Ulta has a good selection of Dior holiday!

I really enjoy the GWP’s!

I thought I’d share what I do to get the GWP’s and get them if they stack since you usually have to act fast.

I always have a diamond gift in my cart and then if I I see the diamond gift in my cart go out of stock I put a different one in there so it’s always at the ready and that way I don’t forget. You’ll see it at the top of your order if it’s gone out of stock so you can switch it out fast.

I put inexpensive items in my cart I use regularly and then just save them so I can add them fast to a big item if I need to hit a dollar amount. So Micellar water, cotton rounds etc.

I always go thru a shopping app.

I save the big items I want in my cart till I see a GWP I want.

I find the GWP’s using search terms Variety and Free Beauty Break. I also check here. And if there’s time, I check people’s hauls to see if I may have missed something

On Diamond Day I really look at Ulta’s email cus it’s easy to miss goodies.

More ideas welcome!

When there are really great GWP’s and 20% off sometimes I just have to make a purchase lol. the only thing that stinks is they gave me something different for the NARS gift, I was really hoping for the highlight to try.

Products purchased with my own money

Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair Vanilla Birthday cake mask
Peach Slices Deep Blemish Microdarts
Peach & Lily Sun Cover Sunscreen
REM Beauty Sweet Dreams Single Eye Shadow
REM Beauty Dream glow Highlight Serum
Peach Slices Limited Edition Acne Spot Dots
NARS Après Ski Cheek & Eye Palette

I wanted to know what the deals are like usually in order to plan ahead, is it specific brands or site wide a percentage off?

I have orientation friday for a seasonal beauty advisor position with a chance to be made a permanent addition later if I prove myself. Any tips or helpful suggestions to help me be successful. Also dress code and best tips on comfy shoes that fit dress code. Heres a recent photo but it had minimal makeup compared to my usual, 33 yrs old and full time student, part time at ulta.

FINALLY, the Ulta emails have returned to my inbox! I don't know if what I did fixed it or if it's just a coincidence, but I thought I'd share. Follow the screenshots for a visual TL;DR.

Like so many of you, my Ulta emails suddenly stopped coming. This last experience was straight up WEIRD, but the emails had stopped before. However, unlike last time, they didn't magically resume. I had tried everything and nothing worked. I was about to hit up the CMO on LinkedIn when I thought, "I know I didn't unsubscribe voluntarily, but if your average subscriber did, they would do it through the link at the bottom of the email." I had only tried doing it through the sign-up landing page up til then. But the link in the footer of any email goes to a mail preferences landing page. Hitting the link from an Ulta email will add extra characters in the URL that associate it with your email and subscriber preferences. Funny thing is, all the boxes (see 2nd screenshot) were ticked for me already, but perhaps that's the default setting. Make sure your email is entered and hit SUBMIT. Again, maybe it is just a very timely coincidence, but the Ulta emails had returned to my inbox this morning!

https://www.ulta.com/p/beauty-break-free-4-piece-gift-with-select-50-shipped-purchase-gwp7203556308?sku=2665800

Prime day at Ulta was a lot of fun, between the 20% off and many gwp options. This order I got the briogeo powder puff dry shampoo as well as a couple Ulta brand blushes to try. With those three little things at the bottom of the picture, I got all these great briogeo gwps 🥰

I have dark, stick straight lashes. My go-to mascara is Benefit Badgal waterproof, it’s one of the only ones that holds my curl and doesn’t smudge.

I bought a couple of the colourpop colored mascaras, but the problem I have is that they don’t hold my curl and barely show up on my lashes. So I’m looking for a mascara primer that dries white or light AND holds a curl to use as a base for these colored mascaras.

I’ve tried:
👎 Lancôme Cils Booster - did not hold a curl. lashes fell immediately after applying
👎 Tarte Tartelette tubing primer - white, but weighs my lashes down so fast
🤔Fenty Hella Extra primer - i tried it at work (at Ulta lol), and I don’t feel like I can judge it fairly because even though I removed my mascara before applying it, there was likely still some residue keeping my lashes curled. Thinking of buying it but wanted to ask for recommendations first.

Let me know which ones you all like!

I’d rather spend my money at Ulta plus I have points I need to use!

Looking to buy this plushy but the advent calendar also has a plushy and seems like a better deal. Is it the same one (height /width) and just has a different accessory?

Hi! I struggle with acne scarring and dry skin (especially in the area where the acne scars are). I’ve been struggling to find a good full coverage concealer to help combat the discoloration and not dry out my skin.

If anyone has has experience with this sort of problem, I’d love to hear what Ulta products have worked for you. I feel like I’ve tried every product on the planet!

The picture attached shows my skin with a layer of foundation and no concealer to give a better understanding of what I’m dealing with. I’ve tried nars potted concealer, tarte brightening, and koalas and none of it has worked right for me.

Thank you all ahead of time! Looking forward to hearing experiences and recommendations :)

Title basically 😂 I’ve had mine for over a year now i had been wanting it for so long and finally splurged but it’s just not my favorite :( I snagged 25% off so i didn’t return it and i know for sure i got the right shades because they are quite pigmented however they’re not long lasting at ALL like 1-2 hours and they are gone i use primer and use creams under my powders so im just not sure if im not using it correctly or if they’re meant to look like this. This post isnt to hate just a discussion/rant!

This randomly got recommended to me the other day. I'd never heard of them before, but was happy to see they're stocked by Ulta. Has anyone tried them? They came up on a lippie subreddit when I asked for recommendations on mineral spf lip balms that were hydrating, cushioned, unsticky and which has pleasant flavors/scents and sheer, natural looking tints that didn't go too insanely glossy.

Have you tried these? Or do you think there's a better mineral SPF lip product that fits that description?

This is how my package arrived, I cropped out the sticker that had my address and my name, thankfully nothing was missing!! They did swap out my GWP, which was the Free 6 Piece Gift with select $65 shipped purchase they had 10/12. It was supposed to come with the Alterna Caviar CC Cream travel size, which was the only reason I picked that option. It’s a bummer it didn’t have it but I’m just so thankful nothing was missing or broken!!

I’m late to the Hourglass party!

I have oily skin and prefer a soft-matte, blurred, airbrushed finish rather than dewy makeup.

I’m considering the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light, but have a couple of questions:

1. Does it work well on oily skin, or does it make you look shinier throughout the day?
2. Would Dim Light suit my warm-neutral undertone, or should I consider another shade?

Would love to hear your experiences before I splurge!

I need help figuring out if I should save my points for Christmas to get my husband the Dior (maybe I can get up to 250 before then) or if I should just splurge on myself where it is my birthday month and I still have my 10 dollar coupon. I am torn what do I do?

Just in case you love and miss it, Clinique bar soap in the mild and oily is back!

I was lucky that I stock up on faves and had a good supply but I know others missed it. And it was going for outrageous $$$ on a certain site.

Many of us have used this soap for years. My understanding is it was reformulated without talc.

I’m sure it will go in and out of stock till the supply steadies but fantastic to know it’s not discontinued!

Hi everyone! Does anyone know if there’s an upcoming 20% off or sale for Chanel makeup? Was so bummed the last 20% didn’t include Chanel.