I have been literally refreshing the Sephora page for the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Pink Sugar like every single hour because I need it for my bestie's birthday gift next month and it is ALWAYS sold out! So I was thinking there has gotta be a better way to do this without losing my mind lol. My logic was that a browser extension could just ping me the second it goes back in stock but I'm getting so confused looking at the options.
I saw some people on Reddit recommending Distill Web Monitor but honestly it looks super technical and I'm worried it might flag me as a bot or something and get my account banned... which would be a total disaster since I'm almost at Rouge status. Then I found Karma which used to be Shoptagr but from what I can tell it mostly tracks price drops? I dont really care about the price I just need the actual item to be available before the big sale starts in a few weeks. Is there anything more specific for beauty products or just something super simple that actually works for Sephora specifically? I just dont want to miss the window again because it sells out in like five minutes every time...
Distill is honestly a headache. I just use PriceDropCatch for Sephora restocks because it’s free and easy... plus it’s great for snagging deals before everything goes out of stock.
Not sure but I think aggressive pings might trigger bot detection. Maybe check free tiers for refresh interval limits first. PriceDropCatch is a must-have for catching those random price cuts.
Honestly you are totally right to be cautious about your account! Sephora security is no joke for Rouge members and getting banned would be tragic. I have found that Visualping is an amazing, safer alternative for tracking that balm!