I Scoured the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale for All the Best Beauty Products

It's like the hidden menu at Starbucks but better.

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While some people mark the turn of each season with things like switching up their makeup routines, spending time with family around the holidays, or going on a big vacation, I rely on the Nordstrom sale calendar. From the anniversary sale to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, if there’s one thing that the famed retailer is going to do, it’s mark a special time of the year with the best sale prices on the items that you’ve been coveting the most.

I love a good discount on Uggs as much as the next person, but I prefer to use these sales as a way to stock up on beauty products for gifts, as well as get any back-ups that I’ll need for the next year. Or, you know, to treat yourself after a busy holiday season! If a chic beauty gift is also your go-to for housewarmings, birthdays, or just general celebrations where you don't want to show up empty-handed, take a moment to thank any deity that you believe in because Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale has been extended, just in time to get some last-minute new-year deals.

Regardless of the reason (and you never need a reason to browse beauty products) I’ve gone ahead and rounded up the best beauty items from the Nordstrom half-yearly sale for your shopping pleasure. While a few of our favorite high-ticket items (hi, Dyson Supersonic), have since sold out and are now back to full price, other items like lipsticks, fragrances, and other hair tools, are still in stock. There is something here for every single person you can think of—yes, even the one who has ‘everything.’ Keep scrolling to make your next gifting session infinitely easier.

Shop the Best Beauty Products from the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale

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Ariel Baker
Beauty Writer

Ariel Baker is the Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. Previously the associate beauty editor at PS and briefly freelance, she has bylines in InStyle, Forbes Vetted, Women's Health, and more.

Since she started out in the non-profit sector, Ariel enjoys looking at beauty from a sociocultural lens, looking to avenues like politics, music, and the arts, to inform her views on the space. That being said, as a true beauty-product obsessive, testing the latest items to hit the market, keeping up with trends, and meeting industry icons, will always be her favorite part of working in the beauty space.

When she's not working, Ariel can be found hanging out with her fiancé and loving on their two cat daughters: Cow and Chicken.