The Sephora VIB Holiday 20% off sale starts today for VIB Members in store (with your e-mail code or coupon mailer) and online with code VIB20. I am a VIB Rouge member and tested the code today to see if it would work (because several e-mailed me asking me to test it) but it doesn’t. I have a roundup of what I bought last week when the code worked for VIB Rouge Members along with some quick swatches of the color/makeup items. I shopped in store – there were a few things in my online cart that were online exclusives but I didn’t check out before the sale ended – no biggie since I splurged on a lot of other goodies. Here’s the damage below.
For my husband, I picked up the Dior Sauvage Eau De Toilette Spray in the 2 oz bottle. He prefers smaller bottles because they take up less counter space. I had the 3 piece gift set on my list for him, but it’s an online exclusive and he’s picky about after shave lotions. I decided to stay with what was safe. I also picked up the Tom Ford Costa Azzurra Eau de Parfum for him. It’s a fresh scent but still has enough masculine notes to wear year round. Sephora has the exclusive on the small 1 oz size so I thought I’d try it. I should have just bought the regular 1.7 oz size but my curiosity got the best of me with the tiny bottle.
For makeup, I picked up the following:
- Burberry First Kiss Fresh Gloss Lip Balm in Coral Glow which is a stunning coral balm, it hydrates, feels good on the lips, and gives a healthy tint of color with a stunning glow
- Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipsticks in Melted Nude and Melted Chihuahua have been on my list for ages, I can’t believe it took me so long to buy these, Melted Nude might just be my new holy grail nude lip color, Chihuahua is what I wanted Kat Von D Lolita to be on me
- Cover FX Illuminator in Sunlight has had so many raves, I had to try it, I’ve worn it 2x so far, I’m undecided about it, it’s like but not pure love, for the price it’s good
- Sephora Colorful Contour Powder in Fiji and Highlighter in Secretive can’t be beat at the $15 price tag (for each), I was hoping Secretive would be a dupe for Chanel Coups de Minuit, but the Sephora color is a lot sheerer in finish, Fiji is a nice warm subtle contour
- Cover FX Illuminating Primer is another highly raved about primer, I have high hopes for it, currently testing, will report soon
- Bite Beauty Mix and Mingle Duos in Café/Pepper (for me) and Latte/Cortado (as a gift) of course I could not resist these cute lip duos, Café is the best light pink ever, I wish it was available in the full size lipstick
Below swatches alongside a few other shades:
Burberry First Kiss Fresh Gloss Lip Balm in Coral Glow, Sweet Plum, Rose Blush (swatched here)
Too Faced Melted Lipsticks in Nude and Chihuahua
Kat Von D Beauty Lolita Lip Duo (swatched here)
Bite Beauty Mix and Mingle Duo in Cafe/Pepper
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Luminous Light
Chanel Coups de Minuit (swatches here)
Sephora Colorful Highlighter and Contour Powder
Cover FX Illuminator in Sunlight
Becca Backlight Priming Filter (review soon)
For hair, skin, body I picked up a few items to restock and a couple new items:
- Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black and Nirvana White Hand Creams sold out online, but check your store to see if they still have them, they’re AWESOME I backed up both
- Lavanila Healthy Deoderant Travel size to fit inside my purse or for travel (still eyeing the holiday ones but forgot to check in store)
- Drybar Sparking Soda Shine Mist is available individually in the travel size in store, online it’s available in the small size in The Four Pack
- Kate Somerville D-Scar Scar Diminishing Serum was recommended to me during my Kate Somerville facial, I have high hopes for this, can’t wait to start using it
- The Glamglow Supercleanse Daily Clearing Cleanser is one of my favorite clarifying cleansers, I’ve gone through a couple bottles already and repurchased another one during the sale, I was contemplating the GIFTSEXY Ultimate Anti-Aging Set which is still on my wishlist, I’m going to wait and see if there will be any Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals
- There were also mini Glam Glow samples for beauty insider points in store so I redeemed some points for the newest one
If you shopped the sale last week or are planning to shop the VIB Sale this weekend, let me know what’s on your list or what you picked up. Would love to hear about your hauls
If you’re shopping in store, you can show the card or e-mail you received for the VIB Code or Coupon. If you’re shopping online at Sephora.com use code VIB20 (good for VIB members only), you should be able to use it multiple times online from today until November 16th.
Happy shopping!
