Beauty Store Rewards Programs are great ways to save on items that you wouldn’t normally think you could save on.  Things like Salon Quality Hair & Nail Care or Department Store Brand Cosmetics.  I belong to both The Club at Ulta and at Sephora, I’m a VIB in their Beauty Club.

Ulta’s Rewards Club offers rewards to members based on how much the spend in a particular time period.  Those “quarters” run October 1- December 31, January 1-February 28/9, March 1- June 30 and July 1-September 30.  Here are the spending requirements per level:

Level 1 = Spend $50
Level 2 = Spend $100
Level 3 = Spend $150
Level 4 = Spend $200
Level 5 = $250
Level 6 = $300

They offer lots of different items for free for each level, and you can mix and match.  So, for example, if you’re a Level 4 this quarter, you can get something under Level 4, or, you can get 1 Level 3 gift and one Level 1 Gift, or 2 Level 2 gifts.  If you are a level 7 or above, you can get any combination of the gifts for the lower levels, as long as they equal your level.  They constantly add or remove gifts from the list, so it’s always changing.

I’m sort of ashamed (but not really) to say that I was a Level 8 for the 4th quarter 2011.  Yeah.  I have a slight Ulta and Sephora addiction/problem.  I can’t remember exactly what all I bought, but I do recall there being some liters of my favorite expensive salon shampoo & conditioner (hey, that lasts me for like 6 months!) and some replacement heads for my Clarisonic, and probably more nail polish.  Anyway, I had to get my rewards this week, as well as pick up a few things, so I went to Ulta yesterday.

Spent $24.50; Saved $53.49; 69%!!

Here’s what I got:

2 Oscar Blandi Pronto Spray Dry Shampoo 1.7 oz $11/ea
-Free Level 3 Gift
1 Olay 2 in 1 Facial Cloths $6.99
-Free Level 2 Gift
Amazing Concealer $21
China Glaze Pool Party $7
-Used $3.50/10 ULTA coupon

What’s so remarkable about this transaction?  That concealer was on sale.  That’s what.  Ulta is currently having their 21 Days of Beauty Promo, and yesterday’s deal was the Full Sized Amazing Concealer for 50% off.  Check it out.  It’s regularly $42.  I got all of that stuff for a little more than half of what that concealer normally costs.  And that stuff IS Amazing.  It’s the best concealer I’ve ever used.  I would have bought more, but we’re trying to curtail the spending a bit, and I have a small stockpile already.  I can wait until it goes on sale again.

I’ve heard that Ulta is starting a new rewards program, but I haven’t got the details yet.  When I do, I’ll pass them on.

In the meantime, I’m waiting for a box to show up on my doorstep.  It’s from Sephora…

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