It’s a New Year and there are lots of new products to try and earn rewards from your favorite stores. So, you ask, what’s in it for me?
If you’re on the hunt for new products to make you happier and more beautiful, below are the best beauty reward programs for 2020.
You get tremendous saving on beauty brands you love, and the ones that have yet to be discovered.
Let’s start with Sephora.
Sephora has become a hotspot for contemporary brands coming to market. Many of the new skin care offerings on Sephora shelves are skin care products with organic ingredients. It seems as if every time you walk into Sephora, there’s a new skincare and makeup line waiting just for you.
After all, a new year also brings a fresh new face.
Of course, with any reward program, the more you spend, the more you get. If you’re a free “Beauty Insider” you get one point for every dollar spent and three choices for your birthday gift. All tiers get the Rewards Bazaar where on limited quantity specials.
For the VIB program you earn 1.25 for every dollar spent. You get three birthday gift choices instead of just one in the Insider tier.
The Rouge program offers 1.5 points for every dollar you spend. Plus, With the Rouge program you get full size products. The seasonal savings that come with the top-level Rouge program offers year-round discounts. Rouge members can exchange 2500 points for $100 to spend at Sephora. The Rouge program and the VIP program offer four choices for your birthday gift every year. The Insider program allows three choices for your birthday gift.
Points don’t expire at Sephora- they just keep accumulating.
New to Sephora, is the Sephora credit card by Visa. You earn 15% off your first purchase when you open the card. What’s great about this card is that you get 4% cash back in rewards each time you make a purchase at Sephora.
Shopping outside of Sephora? You’ll earn 1% cash back on all your purchases. Once you spend $500 outside of the Sephora store, you’ll earn a $20 Sephora credit card reward. You’ll have to wait 90 days for approval, but that gives you plenty of time to rack up points.
We did notice something on the Sephora website about their credit card offers. There are two cards, a Sephora card, and a Sephora Visa card. Yes, there is the difference. With the Sephora Visa card you’ll get all the benefits like zero reliability, tap-to-pay, auto rental coverage, and roadside dispatch (wow that’s a nice perk.) With both cards you’ll still get 15% off the first purchase, no annual fee, and 1% back in rewards on purchases outside of Sephora.
Sally’s Beauty
Sally’s Beauty has a quick way to redeem Rewards. You’ll be welcomed when first signing up with $5 and making a purchase in the first month visiting Sally’s Beauty.
For every $50 you spend you earn $5. The preferred program has you earning $1 that equals 10 Beauty marks right away. Once you spend up to $200 in a calendar year you’ll become an Elite, earning 1.5 remarks for every dollar.
Both programs offer custom color consultation, exclusive savings and deals when you subscribe to their email list. For purchases made during your birthday month, you receive a $5 reward and double beauty marks. Elite status earns you free shipping on all orders, and a special end-of-year reward for you. In order to keep your Elite status, you’ll need to re-qualify calendar year.
Ulta Beauty Rewards
For every dollar you spend with Ulta you earn one point called Ulta Rewards. All year long Ulta offers bonus points that are only available if you sign up for email promotions. Points are also redeemable for beauty services, not just products, and they’re good for one calendar year.
You don’t have to sign up for email to get rewards. When you’re in the store, Type in Ulta coupon on your phones, and you’ll get a pop up for the coupon to use at the register for $3.50 off a purchase for $15 or more.
Some of the big-name skin care lines and hair care may not qualify for various discounts. Always ask at the register when shopping in the store.
Ulta Beauty Rewards Offers Three Tiers.
Member Status
Shop and earn points for every dollar you spend. On your birthday you get twice the number of points, and a free birthday gift.
Platinum Rewards
If you spend $500 in a calendar year, you qualify for the Platinum Rewards program. You’ll get a free birthday gift, a $10 birthday coupon, and your points will never expire.
When you spend $1200 you are eligible for Diamond status. You get everything offered with Platinum rewards and qualify for a $25 reward card once a year, and free shipping on orders over $25.00
MAC Lover Loyalty Program
Are you a Mac lover? At level one you’ll get special seasonal offers, and a BACK-TO-M∙A∙C EXPANDED PLUS TRACKER. Not too sure what a BACK-TO-M∙A∙C EXPANDED PLUS TRACKER is? You return your empty products that were used and return them to the store. Once you qualify to return up to six primary packages, you’ll qualify for a complimentary back to Mac product such as a free MAC lipstick, or single eyeshadow of your choice. MAC is about helping save the planet by recycling plastic. Once you make this exchange, your complimentary products are final sale with no returns or exchanges. But it’s so worth it.
Stepping up to Devoted status Level 2, you’ll get everything level one offers and more. Level 2 offers free makeup services from 30 to 60 minutes. You’re notified about new products and upcoming new collections and collaborations.
Once you spend $500 or more you have qualified for Level 3 Devoted status. Benefits include everything the other ties offer, plus free 2-day shipping and exclusive invites to MAC events. Memberships expire after two years if you have not redeemed or made any purchases during that time.
CVS Extra Care Beauty Club
The CVS beauty rewards program offers coupons for your favorite brands. You don’t have to rack up points and wait for things to happen just to get a small sample. The more you buy the more coupons you get. Sometimes you get surprised with a CVS coupon for 25% and 40% off purchases. You’ll still get rewards on beauty purchases.
For every $50 you spend you get $5. As soon as you sign up, you’ll get 10% off your first purchase. Get $3 Extra Bucks Rewards every time you spend $30 on Beauty. Those extra bucks can be redeemed on anything at CVS. You also get free samples. It pays to get friendly with your beauty advisor and CVS. They can hook you up with some samples of some of the higher end beauty brands not advertised.
Become a Bloomingdale’s Loyalist
Can you believe there’s a discount you can get on beauty products like Chanel?
Yes, it’s true. You can reward yourself with a discount on big expensive beauty brands like Chanel, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Le Mer, YSL, Marc Jacobs, and more.
Get on this fabulous email list and start spending and earning rewards. For every dollar you spend you’ll get one point.
Once you reach 5000 points, you’ll get a $25 reward card. Sign up for their email list to get a perk of the month offer sent to you each month. Once you sign up, you’ll get exclusive events that offer double and triple power points. What else is great about this program? You get free shipping with no minimum purchase required.
Wait! There’s more. Loyalist members get a $25 cash back card when they spend $150 at Bloomingdales (offers are subject to change). There are opportunities to take 20% off when you spend up to $199 and that goes up to 25% off when you spend 200 to $499. Get 30% off when you spend $500 or more. You need to look at your inbox daily for these deals as they are subject to change. Go ahead and treat yourself to those Jimmy Choo shoes, then go by your favorite skincare or beauty product at a discount with your Bloomingdale’s Loyalist rewards.
Nordstrom’s – Nordy Club
With every dollar you spend at Nordstrom’s you’ll earn one point. Want to get a quick forty bucks? Apply for Nordstrom’s credit card and you’ll get that $40 bonus note ready to be used right away.
The credit card gives instant access to insider benefits, such as early access to anniversary sales and the first chance to shop “Clear the Rack.”
Need alterations? No problem. Exclusive card member benefits include a hundred dollars towards alterations. And points are earned three times faster than Nordstrom’s notes.
Once you earn 2,000 points, you’ll get a $20 reward that will automatically be added to your account. For every five hundred points earned you get $5, you’ll earn $10 for every 1,000points, and $15 for every 1,500 points.
Birch Box
Wouldn’t you love a beauty surprise delivered to you every month? Birch Box offers prestigious brands that are customized just for you.
You’ll get a dollar in points for every $10 you spend. We’re always searching for the next best thing in beauty, and Birch Box helps find our favorites by getting samples we are just dying to try. Birch Box is a terrific way to check out new products when you don’t want to commit to buying something right away because you think it may be too expensive. You can earn points when giving a gift subscription. When referring to a friend, you’ll earn one hundred points equal to $10 if they sign up. You can even earn points by leaving reviews.
SmashBox
SmashBox is one of the hottest makeup brands around. It has a fabulous rewards program, and you can earn 15% off your first purchase when signing up. You’ll also get additional discounts throughout the year. You start off with 50 points that equal $5 to use when you sign up. You’ll get exclusive access to private promotions, a birthday gift, and an anniversary gift. All tiers allow you to pay with points.
For Level 1 FAB subscribers (spend up to $75), you’ll get two free samples with an order and a point for every dollar spent.
Level 2 FIERCE subscribers you get you three samples for every order (spend from $75-$250). Three free samples with every order and free 2-day shipping when you spend $60 or more.
For Level 3 FEARLESS subscribers, you get free shipping on any order that’s $90 and up, gift wrapping, a bigger birthday and anniversary gift, a special mega gift, and VIP concierge service.
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