Sephora Spring Savings Event Shopping Guide

Last year, I invited my sister and beauty guru Debbie to share what she was buying at the fall Sephora Savings Event. Debbie is back again to share what she is planning to shop from the Sephora Spring Savings Event. As always, I encourage you to share your purchases to assist other members of the Wardrobe Oxygen Community with their shopping!

When is the Sephora Spring Savings Event?

As with most Sephora sales, the Spring Savings Event is a tiered sale where the status you have with Sephora's free Beauty Insider program determines when you are able to shop and how much of a discount you will receive.

The Sephora Spring Savings Event begins Friday, April 4, 202, in-store and online, for those who are Rouge status with the Beauty Insider program. Rouge status members get 20% off their purchases. Also, on April 4th, all Sephora Collection products become 30% off, regardless of status.

On Tuesday, April 8, the sale opens to those in VIB and Insider status. VIB status members receive 15% off their Sephora purchases and Insider status members will receive 10% off their purchase. The Sephora Spring Savings Event ends April 14 for all levels of Beauty Insider members.

What makes this sale so special?

It may seem as though Sephora has one of these deals every month, but in fact, a discount of up to 20% only happens twice a year. And with tariffs coming our way, this may be the cheapest price you'll get all year.

Sephora is known for makeup, but the company also carries a wide range of skincare, haircare, body care, and wellness products. We're talking sunscreen, vibrators, silk pillowcases, supplements, deodorant, showerheads, and items that are HSA and FSA available. Even if you usually miss this Sephora sale, in 2025, it may be worth a quick look.

With all of this in mind, I'm passing the baton to Debbie to share her thoughts on the Sephora Spring Savings Event and what she plans to purchase! Thank you, Debbie, for sharing your Sephora shopping list!

Sephora Spring Savings Event Shopping Guide

I don’t know about you, but I have not been in a big spending mood this year. I have been “rediscovering” a lot of makeup I already own, either pulling out items I haven’t used in a while or trying new combinations. I’ve started putting the date I first use a product on all my skincare and hair products to see how long it takes to really use something up.

However, since I do my big shops during these Sephora sales, I tend to run out of stuff just in time for the next one. So what’s currently in my cart is a mix of repurchases and trying something new because another something either just ran out or is about to, and any specific holes in my makeup collection. If I’m buying anything right now, I’m doing so with purpose.

Beauty Prep

I am definitely going to get another First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Coconut Skin Smoothie Priming Moisturizer. This stuff is the GOAT, it’s a little shimmery, but not really, so I can wear it on its own, but it also helps every foundation and skin tint I own sit nicely on my skin. Because my skin leans dry, I only wear a primer-y primer when it’s going to be hot and humid, otherwise it’s too much.

I have the Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, and since I wear it so seldom, I still have PLENTY. Whenever it runs out, I want to try the Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Primer, and the fact that the mini is in a tube makes it extra appealing. The pump on the veil means it’s harder to get out the last bits from the bottle.

My obsession with Glossier Balm Dot Com continues and the Original that sits on my bedside table is just about gone, so I’ll be picking up another of that. I also have it in Coconut (purse and living room) and Mint (desk), but those are all pretty full so I’ll wait on backups. Think I’ll also get one in Wild Fig, because that looks like a good summery color and all of my lip glosses and balms are more neutrals.

Blush

I want a cool pink blush, and I’m deciding between Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed in IT Girl and Pat McGrath Labs Mini Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Blush in Divine Rose.

The Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed in Rosé N Brunch continues to be a favorite and it lasts forever even on humid summer days, but I’m also obsessed with Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Divine Powder Blush in Fleurtatious and Nude Venus. All of which I am nowhere near panning, so that the Pat McGrath comes in a mini is appealing.

I’m also tempted by the Danessa Myricks in Red Velvet. I’ve liked red blush for years and feel very justified now that it’s so trendy. But I have a red powder blush, so it’s not exactly a hole in my collection. I usually make two purchases, so maybe by the time I make the second, I’ll have decided if it’s in or out. 

Lipcolor

I have a bunch of lipsticks in my wish list:

• I love dark hot pink lipstick in the summer and am thinking heavily about the Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain in 125 Rose Flambe. I think I love the new formula even more than the old one; I wore it in 01 Always Red constantly over the holidays. Don’t let the name fool you, this is a very typical liquid lipstick, but I don’t find it uncomfortably drying if my lips aren’t dehydrated to start with. It will stay on through a meal, though is not transfer-proof.
• I still love the Sephora Collection Outrageous Plump Hydrating Lip Gloss in XXL Nude and am thinking about getting the Sephora Collection Glossed Hydrating Long Wear Lip Gloss in 15 Brave.
• I also like the look of the Sephora Collection About That Shine Sheer Shine Lipsticks, and am considering 03 Desert Glow and 05 Mystical Blush.
• I also saw a comment online that the Westman Atelier Lip Suede Hydrating Matte Lipstick is really good, so I might get that in Petal.
• Is this finally the time that the Givenchy Le Rouge Sheer Velvet Matte Lipstick in 17 Rouge Erable makes it into my shopping cart? I have it in another shade and love the lightweight matte formula.
• I also want to give a shoutout to the Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm in Rise 100. I repurchased this over the winter, and it’s just as good as it was the first time. It doesn’t last any longer than any other lip balm, but it has a nice minty finish and is easy to apply without a mirror. Just like the Brave shade of the Sephora Collection Long Wear Lip Gloss, it’s a cool neutral that works effortlessly with all of my other makeup.

Powder

Danessa Myricks came out with cool tones of the Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder and I really liked this last summer and wished I had one of the actual colors to use instead of a skin tint, so I might pull the trigger for that now. But it’s on my wish list, not my cart.

Sunscreen

The Ultra Violette Vibrant Screen SPF 50 is new to Sephora, and I’m very intrigued – I like that it’s sweat-safe and water-resistant. I do still like the Fenty Hydra Vizor, but it’s not any sort of water-resistant. If the Ultra Violette is just as moisturizing, then it could be my new favorite sunscreen.

Skincare

For skincare, I’m repurchasing the First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads, 90 count. Love that they now have this bigger size. I still have plenty of the Dieux Instant Angel Lipid & Peptide-Rich Moisturizer, and I also bought the Dieux Air Angel Collagen & Peptide Hydrating Gel Cream recently. Using both of these – Air Angel first, then Instant Angel – has been really nice with the up-and-down Spring weather we’ve been having.

I’m close to finishing the Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum and while I know from personal experience that this is one of those products that I don’t realize is amazing until after I stop using it, I still want to try something new.

And because of my love of all things Dieux, I’m going to get the Deliverance Antioxidant & Niacinamide Serum. I’m also going to try the Dieux Auracle Peptide & Antioxidant Eye Gel.

Face Cleanser

My Dieux Baptism Gentle Foaming Facial Gel Cleanser is still going strong, but I have the Laneige Water Bank Gentle Gel Cleanser on my wish list for when it finally runs out.

I still alternate with the Tata Harper Regenerating BHA Exfoliating Cleanser and it’s amazing how much the Tata Harper perks up my skin. After not having used it for about a week, I used it the night before writing this, and my skin caught ALL the morning light. I usually decant skincare for travel (and the smaller size is small enough for travel as is), but I love their mini travel set because it also includes the mask, which I only really use after a long flight.

Haircare

Rounding out my wish list is the Gisou Honey Gloss Ceramide Therapy Hydrating Hair Mask. But do I remember to use a hair mask enough to make buying one worthwhile? Will have to think on that.

Additional Recommendations

That sums up everything I am going to buy or am thinking of buying in this sale. But of course, I have more recommendations for you!

One of my favorite makeup tricks is to put a bright coral shade on top of whatever other blush instead of an actual highlighter. Especially when I didn’t sleep well the night before, this just makes me feel alive.

Blush

I’ve been using Dior Rosy Glow Blush in 004 Coral for a few years, but I recently bought NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush in Sex Appeal, which is a shade that Alison used to wear (and maybe still does?). I always thought it would be too light for my blush-obsessed self, but I wanted something light for winter. And this is so pretty! I think the Dior works a little better as a blush layer, but the NARS is better on its own. They’re both so pretty, though, and I do use both.

Mascara

I'm still loving the Sephora Collection Love The Lift Curling + Volumizing Mascara. And not at Sephora, but I got the Estee Lauder Turbo Lash mascara in a gift-with-purchase set, and I’m sorry to say that it’s amazing. I'm sorry because it’s $35, which is more than even Diorshow, which used to be my splurge mascara.

Lip Liner

Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencils are still my go-to lip liners. I have Wherever Walnut, and Endless Caffeine and one of these + a lip gloss is my everyday look. I also like that they’re designed to be used anywhere on your face, so I can easily use one as a blush to refresh my makeup at the end of the day.

Haircare

During the last sale, I picked up the Color Wow Dream Cocktail Carb-Infused Thickening Leave In Treatment and I really like it! It really does thicken my hair, which I need in the winter when there isn’t the humidity to make it puffy. In the summer, I use Dream Coat.

I think that’s everything for this sale! As always, check out my previous sale posts for even more recommendations, and ask any questions about specific products in the comments. And let me know what you’re planning to buy or if there’s anything you think I might like!