i am literally vibrating with excitement right now because my cart is already sitting at like twenty items and i havent even started looking at the holiday gift sets yet. so i was thinking i should probably figure out the actual date soon so i can move some money around in my savings account because lets be real my budget is probably gonna be around five hundred dollars this year. i have to buy for both my sisters and my mom plus i really want to finally pull the trigger on that shark flexstyle if it stays in stock long enough for me to check out.
i did some digging online and i keep seeing totally different things which is why im so confused. like one beauty blog said it usually kicks off the last friday of october for rouge members but then i saw a reddit thread from last year saying it didnt start until the first week of november. and then there was this other site saying the dates are shifting because of how early black friday is this year. my logic was that since halloween is on a thursday they might wait until the day after? but then that feels so late if people want to get a head start on shipping before the mail gets crazy.
it makes it so hard to plan! i am a rouge member so i know i get the first bite at the apple but i dont want to miss the window for the 20 percent off because those high end perfumes like the kilian ones never go on sale otherwise. does anyone remember if they usually send out the email like a week before or is it just a surprise drop on the app? i feel like im checking the app every five minutes at this point and its only mid october. also does anyone know if the canada dates are exactly the same as the us ones because sometimes we get shafted on the promos up here lol. just trying to get my game plan ready so i dont end up panic buying everything at full price if i get the dates wrong...
Re: "TL;DR: The sale almost always starts on the..." - based on my experience tracking these dates for years, it is basically guaranteed for late october. keep in mind sephora has been getting stricter with exclusions on high-end tools lately. are you looking for specific holiday-only sets or just individual items? also, have you checked if the shark is included in the 20 percent this year? totally recommend PriceDropCatch for anyone waiting on a price drop.
TL;DR: The sale almost always starts on the last Friday of October for Rouge. Expect October 25th or November 1st, and yes, Canada shares the exact same dates. In my experience shopping this sale over the last decade, Sephora is very predictable. They usually send out the teaser mailers and app notifications about a week before it kicks off, so you won't miss the window. My main tip is to buy your high-ticket items like the Shark Flexstyle and Kilian fragrances the absolute second the sale goes live at midnight EST. I've tried waiting until the morning before, and those specific hot items are always gone. Since you are in Canada, this is even more critical. Our stock levels are way lower than the US, and popular sets sell out in minutes. Put your absolute must-haves in a separate order right at midnight to lock them in, then go back for the rest of your cart. Rouge gets free shipping anyway, so there is no point risking it all in one giant checkout.