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Table of Contents

I. See a list of all of my discount codes

II. See what brands you can get for 25% off at Skinstore

III. Compare deals across retailers

IV. Other ways to save

When it comes to sales I am prone to impulse purchases… what has helped me resist is knowing (1) whether it is possible to get a better deal from another retailer and (2) whether there are any “evergreen codes” that I should be aware of (evergreen codes are ongoing discount codes that usually don’t have an expiration date). Sometimes a brand is ONLY available at one online retailer, so if that retailer is having a sale, then I know that that would be a good time to buy that product.  My process is usually to look up what stores stock a brand, and then see if discount codes are available. If the retailers have similar discount codes then I look at shipping costs.

Bottom line is that whenever there is a sale, it is always a good idea to check if there are any better deals before buying it. To help you with that, I wanted to make a post with all of my ongoing discount codes as well as a table to help you sort and find where a brand is sold (the list isn’t exhaustive of stores, but it includes some popular stores). Then at the end I will provide some other tips for finding some good deals.

Ways to Save: Evergreen Discount Codes

First up, here are all the discount codes I have with brands that don’t have an expiration date. So let’s call these the “Evergreen Codes”

• • Allies of Skin: 20% off with code VANESSAB20 (you need to sign in to have it work)

• • Calecim: 15% off with code GLOWING 
  • Captain Blankenship: 20% off with code VANESSA20

• • Christophe Robin: 25% off with code VANESSA25

• • Cipher Skincare: 15% off with code VANESSA15

• • Colleen Rothschild: 20% off with code VANESSA20

• • Current Body: Lots of deals, to see a summary, click here

• • Crown Affair: 15% off with code VANESSA15

• • Deborah Pagani: 15% off with code GOALS15

• • Hero Cosmetics: 15% off with code HEROVANESSA15

• • Jordan Samuel Skin: 15% off with code VANESSA15 (On ShopMyShelf I do a breakdown sharing my thoughts on my favorite JSS products)

• • K18: I don’t have an affiliate code BUT the code AMAZON20 often works here

• • Kate Somerville: 15% off with code VANESSA15

• • Kopari Beauty: 15% off with code 15OFFVANESSA

• • Light Salon: 25% off entire website with code GOALSTOGETGLOWING25
  • Mad Ritual: 

• • Omnilux: 10% off all Omnilux products with code GETGLOWING (NOT a commissionable code, so if you use the code I would really appreciate if you shopped through my link)

• • Omorovicza: 20% off with code VANESSA20

• • Paula’s Choice: 15% off my favorite PC products (no code needed)

• • Priori: 20% off with code VANESSA20

• • PSA Skin: 20% off with code VANESSAB20

• • Qure: 10% off with code VANESSA10

• • Skinstore: 25% off certain brands (see the Skinstore inclusion list) with code VANESSA. If there is ever a sale where products are automatically discounted, I would see if VANESSA10 or VANESSA11 or 10VANESSA works on top of the sale price

• • Stylevanna: 10% off with code SHOPVANESSA
  • Slurp: Free shipping with code GOALSFREESHIP

• • Superegg: 15% off with code GETGLOWING

• • TriPollar: 25% off with code GOALSTOGETGLOWING

• • Vegamour: 20% off with code GOALSTOGETGLOWING

• • ZIIP: 20% off with code GOALSZIIP via ZIIP website or 25% off with code GLOWINGZIIP on Current Body

My Shop My Shelf is where I post different pages of product recommendations and mini-reviews.

And  here is my Amazon Storefront. 

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Skinstore Inclusion List

The following is a list of brands you can always get for 25% off (when there isn’t an automatic discount applied) with commissionable code VANESSA (at Skinstore). So it is good to check here first to make sure that another discount for a brand isn’t less than 25% off.

For example, these are the brands that I would NOT buy during the Sephora sale (unless you are spending less than $49 and need free shipping). All of these brands are always 25% off at Skinstore with my code VANESSA:

Algenist	NuFACE
Alpha-H	Nurse Jamie
Beautyblender	RMS Beauty
Christophe Robin	St. Tropez
Curlsmith	Stila Cosmetics
Dr. Brandt	StriVectin
Estée Lauder	Sunday Riley
FOREO	T3
GLO Science	The Beauty Chef
Iluminage	This Works
Koh Gen Do	VIRTUE
Korres	Volition Beauty
NUDESTIX

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Ways to Save: Compare Deals across Retailers

Next up is a sortable table to help you scope out good deals.

How I use this Table

(1) Search within a retailer to find brands
This is how I use the table for the Sephora sale. For example, first I check that a brand at Sephora isn’t included in the my discount code. You can either do that using the tables above, or you can select “X” under Sephora (selecting X filters the table so that only brands that are sold at Sephora will be shown) and then under Skinstore I select “always 25% off with code Vanessa” . That is how I created the list of brands above. Seeing which brands I can always get 25% off helps me see what brands to NOT buy at Sephora because they usually only offer discounts up to 20% (depending on your loyalty status. I am only VIB so I only get 15% off during their sales). Next, I may want to see what brands are sold at Sephora, but aren’t sold anywhere else (out of the retailers listed below). For that, you select X under Sephora and then select the Blank cell under the drop down of the other stores.

(2) See what brands are prestige only at Ulta
When I get the rare and coveted Ulta coupon that works on Prestige brands, I use this table to remind myself which brands are considered Prestige at Ulta. For that you would go to the Ulta dropdown and select “Prestige”.

(3) Explore where a brand is sold (within the list of 9 stores in table)
he See where You can also use the table to search for a specific brand you are looking for and then you can go to the websites that sell it to see which, if any, have any ongoing deals. To do that, click on “Brands” and select the brand you are looking for, OR type in the brand in the search box below. Then any column that is blank means that that store does not sell that brand.

Also, I would also check each brand’s website and if you really want to be exhaustive, you could check these websites as well: Lookfantastic, Revolve, Asos, The Detox Market, Beautylish, Cult Beauty, CosBar, Verishop, Credo Beauty, Target (bonus: you get 5% back and free shipping if you use a Target card), Nordstrom (Bonus: you can earn Nordstrom points that turn into Nordstrom Notes), Saks (Bonus: if you have an AMEX card, you get $50 to spend at Saks twice a year)

Finally, for TONS of beauty deals you should definitely be following @beautydealsbff2 (they also have a website, newsletter, and a Telegram where you can get their deals sent to your phone so you don’t miss any. From time to time they find a hidden or glitch deal or a time sensitive deal, so following their telegram is key to not missing out).

[Stores often add new brands or stop carrying brands. So I will update this table every 3 months. Last updated: 11/1/2022]

Ways to Save: Cash Back App/Websites

For the best options in cash back, Rakuten is my go to. Rakuten lets you stack coupons to save more money. For example, if Dermstore has a 20% off coupon and Rakuten is offering 10% cash back, it is like getting 28% off. Also, for certain brands that never work with coupon codes, Rakuten can sometimes be the only way I save money on those purchases. The small amounts add up and then they send you a check every 3 months. Rakuten will also help you search for available coupon codes before you complete your purchase. They have both an app and a browser extension.
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For tracking prices, finding coupon codes and getting some smaller amounts of cash back, I like Honey and Karma.

 

First up is Honey. It is also free to join and I think it offers some unique features which is why I use both Rakuten and Honey. Unlike cash-back platforms like Rakuten (which gives you a fixed amount of cash back) many Honey Gold offers award a random percentage range that varies between sites. When you are shopping, Honey let’s you know whether the purchase is eligible to earn “gold” and then you can click “activate” to earn the points. Once you accumulate 1,000 Gold as a U.S. member, you can redeem free gift cards to a variety of retailers or you have the option to redeem those points for cash back that will be available through your PayPal account (this is what I do). Honey’s main feature is automatically applying coupon codes before you make an online purchase. Rakuten also does this, but I find that Honey seems to find some unique coupons when Rakuten doesn’t. Honey also shows you the price history and let’s you compare prices across retailers so you know if you have found the best price. Another way to save money with the Honey browser extension is to add products to your Droplist. This let’s you set an alert for a specific product and Honey can let you know when it is back in stock OR when the price drops. (*Another nice thing is that Honey will work on Amzon

Another option is Karma, but I think Honey has the same features and more. I have both added as browser extensions just in case one finds a coupon code that the other doesn’t.

Amazon Price Alerts

When it comes to tracking price fluctuations on Amazon, you can choose from a couple plugins/websites, but my favorite is Keepa. It is free (they have a premium option but I have never even looked into that because the free version does all I need it to do). They have a browser extension that I love and I recently saw they have an app as well. I really like how right below the product it shows me the price history (see screengrab below). Knowing if the price has remained steady or fluctuated a lot helps me know whether I am getting the best deal. Then, if I see that it dipped down to a certain price in the past, I can click on “track product” and set up a custom price alert (you can choose at whether it emails you when there is any change in price, or only when it drops below a certain price of your choosing).

On the topic of Amazon, here is a link to my Amazon Storefront.3via