Sephora's Major Summer Deals Event is the perfect time to stock up editor favorites
Before your calendar fills up with weekend getaways, rooftop happy hours and out of office replies, there's one more thing to check off your summer prep list: refreshing your beauty routine. Luckily, the Sephora Major Summer Deals Event is taking place from June 26 through July 8. It's serving up serious savings on everything from skin care to makeup. We're talking up to 50% off beauty bestsellers from Shark, Tom Ford, Ouai and more.
Whether you're in the market for a new SPF, a TSA-friendly version of your go-to facial serum or a fragrance that smells like summer in a bottle, this sale is stacked with options to help you feel polished and pampered — without paying full price. I rounded up the best beauty sales and deals, including expert picks straight from CNN Underscored staffers and Sephora's beauty director.
Amika Big Hit Volumizing Shampoo
When beauty editor Sophie Shaw tapped hairstylists for their best volumizing shampoo recommendations, not one but three pros named Amika's Big Hit, fittingly enough. Dose your hair with its non-drying formula loaded with hydrating glycerin. It's part of Sephora's 25% discounts on select shampoo and conditioners, dropping the price to $21.
Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal + Coconut Oil Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo
Good hair health starts at the root. A beauty-director favorite, the Briogeo Scalp Revival Shampoo promotes a healthy scalp regimen that gently exfoliates to help clear product buildup. "This shampoo will become a favorite in your routine and make you feel like you're doing the most for yourself and your hair!" said Sephora Beauty Director Melinda Solares.
Ouai Detox Shampoo
I'm a huge proponent of double cleansing on scalp and skin. Hailing from celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin's brand, this apple-cider-vinegar-based formula makes for a great first step to wash routines, helping to cleanse hair without stripping it of moisture. Its rose-like fragrance also leaves hair smelling great.
Shark FlexStyle Air Styling and Drying System
Tried and true, the multi-styling hair dryer continues to win over our experts and staffers with its bevy of interchangeable attachments. Nix the clutter of hair tools by consolidating with its diffuser, Coanda curlers, concentrator and volumizer heads. It's already a great value at full price, which makes this $100-off deal all the more worthwhile.Read our review
Drybar Reserve Vibrating Flat Iron
Discounts on Drybar's Reserve Flat Iron have been few and far between, which makes its inclusion in this sale all the more exciting. A popular buy among Sephora shoppers, the hair straightener vibrates to create tension to help achieve pin-straight results on even the most curly hair types.
Valentino Donna Born In Roma Eau de Parfum With Bourbon Vanilla & Jasmine
One of the best perfumes for women, the Valentino Donna Born dipped to just shy of $100. Its blend of woody and fruity perfume scents evokes images of Italy. The feminine scent layers notes of blackcurrant accord as well as jasmine, vanilla bourbon and guaiac wood essence.
Tom Ford Vanilla Sex Eau de Parfum
A vanilla-scented perfume is timeless. Without overpowering with sweetness, warm sandalwood mingles with tonka vanilla in this Tom Ford formula. Add its luxe-looking, honey-tinted bottle to your vanity while its $105 off.
Armani Beauty Acqua di Giò Eau de Toilette With Calabrian Bergamot & Cedarwood
A trusty scent for summer, this aquatic-inspired men's cologne from Armani leans into clean, minimal fragrance. It features splashes of bergamot balanced by patchouli and persimmon for a fresh scent profile. Snag a travel size for your travels for $47, or commit to a full-sized bottle for as little as $67.
Ralph Lauren Ralph's Club Parfum
If there's plenty of date nights on your social schedule, spritz on this moody men's designer fragrance. Woody patchouli, vetiver and cardamom meet calming lavandin. It comes in a striking matte-black bottle with a Ralph Lauren monogram, starting at $74
Nest New York Balinese Coconut Perfume Oil
Leave a trail of luxe-smelling coconut wherever you go. Drop and mix this perfume oil into lotions to add a more potent scent to your skin. Inspired by the beaches of Bali, its formula features notes of coconut, tropical tiaré blossom and salted musk.
Saie Glowy Super Skin Tint Foundation
Summer makeup looks are all about the glow. Saie bottles up a luminous, pretty pigment with its Super Skin Tint. It touts a lightweight, dewy finish charged by its hydrating hyaluronic acid ingredient. All of its shades, over 30 of them, are on sale.
Peter Thomas Roth Instant Firmx Collagen Bounce Stick
Making history as Peter Thomas Roth's first color cosmetic product, these collagen-based makeup sticks wowed Shaw with their skin care ingredients and pretty, glowy finish. It's already one of our favorite beauty products of 2025, available in three shades: Sheer Glow, Bronze Glow and Blush Glow.
Milk Makeup Kush High Volumizing Mascara
Rocketing the brand to popularity, Milk Makeup's bestselling Kush mascara has earned hype for its fluffy, volumizing results comparable to the look of false lashes. It uses a hemp-derived cannabis seed oil to help condition and keep lashes soft rather than stiff.
Yves Saint Laurent Nu Bare Look Skin Tint
For a bit more coverage than a tinted SPF, I've reached for this gel-like skin tint from YSL. It blends like a moisturizer but delivers an effective pigment to skin that covers redness and imperfections. Even better, it's half off at Sephora.
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush
This pocket-sized blush compact brings a fresh flush to your face while on the move. Swirl your fingertips onto its pigment and tap the creamy formula onto the apple of your cheeks. It blends (and feels) like butter.
belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb SPF 45 Korean Moisturizer Face Sunscreen
Currently a staple in my daily skin care routine, I've been using the Aqua Bomb SPF to protect my dry, sensitive skin from the sun's rays. I love its concentrated tip, so I can properly dispense three fingers full of sunscreen. Plus, it doesn't dry down with a white case.
Youth To The People Triple Peptide Hydrating and Firming Oasis Serum
"This powerfully hydrating serum is a great way to plump up your skin for a firm and tight, glowing complexion — without a heavy feel — making it perfect for hot summer days," said Sephora Beauty Director David Razzano. The expert-loved formula is down to just $43.
First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub Exfoliant With 10% AHA
Becoming a crucial part of my shave routine, the First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser ensures an exfoliated canvas for razors to help minimize ingrown hairs. The brand is known for its sensitive skin-friendly formulas, and I can attest that it hasn't disrupted mine.
St. Tropez Self Tan Express Bronzing Mousse Tropical Colada
St. Tropez ranked highly as one of our best self-tanner recommendations. It's loved by CNN Underscored testing experts and professional tanners alike because of its near foolproof foam application that prompts speedy results. Just in time to get your summer tan on, it's marked down below $40.
By Rosie Jane Rosie Everyday Body Oil
Another favorite from Sephora's beauty director, this body oil feels and smells luxurious on skin with its subtle scents of rose, nude musk and vanilla. Solares appreciates that it helps revive dry skin. Treat yourself while it's $10 off. Until July 8, the Sephora Major Summer Deals Event is one of the few times to save big on beauty — whether you're restocking your go-to products or trying something new. You'll find up to 50% off beauty bestsellers, 25% off shampoos and conditioners from brands like K18 and Amika and 20% off fan-favorite moisturizers from Youth To The People, Summer Fridays and more.
Even better, Beauty Insider members get an extra perk: 500 bonus membership points when you spend $75 during the sale. Just use the promo code PLUSPOINTS at checkout. You can redeem those points on deluxe samples, discounts and exclusive rewards down the line. Not a member? It's entirely free to join, and there are plenty of perks beyond this sale.
Major savings event like these are enough to confound even the most seasoned shoppers. So, armed with years of experience testing and reviewing beauty products, paired with expertise covering sales on said picks, I curated a list of only the best makeup, skin care, hair care and beauty tool deals for your wallet, mostly including those that other Underscored editors and I buy ourselves.
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