Sephora Friends and Family 2023
***NEW Sephora F&F Rules***
It’s that time of year! The Sephora Friends and Family 2023 Sale equivalent–now known as the Sephora Holiday Savings Event–will begin at the end of October 2023. The sale will kick off with Rouge members shopping first. Last year Sephora also offered a HUGE 30% off discount on Sephora Collection items. A few days after Rouge members get their head start with shopping, VIB shoppers will get their turn with a 15% discount on purchases. Wrapping up this generous sale all Beauty Insiders and the general public will get to shop with a 10% discount. The promotional code for everyone is simply “SAVINGS”. If you’re shopping in-store there’s no need to remember a coupon or gift card, simply mention to the associate checking you out that you are there to shop the sale. Click HERE to shop until you drop at Sephora!
***NEW Sephora F&F Rules***
I’ve been writing about beauty (and steals like the Sephora Friends and Family sale) for a very long time, so allow me to give you some background. Once upon a time, Sephora’s Friends and Family Sale started in October each year. Word would spread quickly, and soon EVERYONE was getting this discount. In 2011, Sephora decided for the first time ever that the “Friends and Family” sale should be really truly only for the friends and family of employees. This caused some confusion and resulted in a policy change in 2012. Starting in 2012 and continuing to current day, to receive the Sephora F&F discount, you now need to actually know someone who works at Sephora. Sephora employees can share the discount with their friends and family, through a unique, one-time-use code. The actual Sephora F&F Sale starts in September and there is a one-time use code for 20% off of a purchase. Some brand exclusions did apply to this deal. If you know someone who works at Sephora and want this discount in the future, start to butter them up now for your personal one-time use promo code! The Sephora Friends and Family 2023 discount is expected to happen in October 2023.
Sephora Beauty Insider Holiday Sales Event 2023
So what about loyal Sephora Shoppers? The new customer-facing sales event is called the Sephora VIB Sale, or the Sephora Beauty Insider Sale, and this sale offers a tiered discount and shopping system that first rewards Rouge tier VIB members, then VIB members, and then BI and all other shoppers. You read that right! Sephora decided in 2023 to offer a discount of 10% for both Beauty Insider tier shoppers and all other consumers. This was a huge shift, but one that we expect to continue in the future.
Sephora VIB Discounts 2023
Do not fret! Discounts will be available for Beauty Insiders and VIB members leading into the Holiday 2023 shopping season. The VIB (Very Important Beauty Insider) shopping event generally runs in mid-November 2023 and is the same 20% off as the F&F sale. Truly, waiting until mid-November might be the best strategy anyway, to ensure all of those great holiday-related value sets are in stock for shopping!
When is the next Sephora VIB Discount in 2023?
Sephora generally hosts two different VIB bonuses. The first Sephora VIB Sale is held in April. Last year, they offered a 15% off discount. The second Sephora VIB Sale is held November, with a 20% off discount. These have happened like clockwork in the past, and are to be expected for 2023. For the last two years the company has also issued an incredible VIB “thank you” in early December. This is essentially a free $20 gift card that can be used for any purchase of $50 or more (**hello generous!**). So, providing you had restraint and limited your purchase to $50, you could actually get a 40% discount! Unheard of!
Generally access to the VIB sale is tiered by status. Rouge VIB members get first dips, then VIB members, then Beauty Insiders. This VIB Rouge member was thrilled. Not only was I able to score the deals early, but my local Sephora let me share the love with a friend! The store wasn’t crowded, because very few shoppers are Rouge, and the site didn’t crash with an over abundance of online shopping! It was brilliant!
If you enjoyed this post, you’ll love my post about the Saks Friends and Family Sale, and the Neiman Marcus Friends and Family Sale so be sure to surf on over there!
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