Here's How to Shop the Sephora Savings Event Like a 'Marie Claire' Beauty Editor

These are the 26 products our team swears by.

Hannah Baxter, Samantha Holender, Ariel Baker, Dr. Barbara Sturm; Dr. Jart, SK-II, Kosas
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: The Sephora Savings Event is here. Because every single product is on sale (more on that later) I tapped Marie Claire’s team of expert beauty editors—namely Beauty Director Hannah Baxter, Senior Beauty Editor Samantha Holender, and Beauty Writer Ariel Baker—for their recommendations. These are the products that they use on the daily, so you can rest assured that they’ll work.

Sephora’s yearly Savings Event is, like always, tiered based on your VIB status. Rouge members get the deals the earliest (and receive the highest discount). Starting on April 4, Rouge members get to shop Sephora’s entire site for 20 percent off. The sale opens up to VIB members on April 8, and they receive a 15 percent discount. Insiders also access the discount on the eighth, but they receive a 10 percent discount. If you’re not a member, don’t worry—it’s free to sign up. Alongside the rest of the sale, Sephora’s in-house collection will be on sale for 30 percent off. All you have to do is apply code SAVEMORE at checkout. The deals will officially wrap up on April 14.

Now that you get the gist of the deals (and there are a lot of them!), keep scrolling down. You’ll be able to get an insider’s look into the makeup and skincare routines of our team’s most glamorous members, and read their first-hand reviews of the very products they’re recommending. The prices below reflect a 20 percent discount, so fill your cart before your longtime favorites from cult brands and new beauty launches sell out. We also rounded up the best products for beauty lovers over 40, so check that out for even more beauty goodness.

Hannah Baxter, Beauty Director

Hannah Baxter, Beauty Director at Marie Claire

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Baxter's beauty routines have been well documented. She's written guides detailing the essential steps to achieving flawless skin, the five-minute wavy hair routine she relies on, her hack for the perfect date night makeup look, and, of course, the morning skincare routine she goes back to every day. The bottom line? Her favorite products are must-haves, no matter the look you're going after. Her favorites include products from Japanese beauty hallmark brands like SK-II and indie labels like Dieux Skin and Soft Services.

Samantha Holender, Senior Beauty Editor

Samantha Holender, Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire

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Holender's sensitive skin morning routine includes a bunch of heavy-hitting products that don't irritate. There's a face cream from Dr. Barbara Sturm—her "luxury skincare brand of choice"— and a best-in-class concealer from Nars that's also a great pick for beauty lovers with mature skin. Team that with products from her favorite haircare brand, RŌZ, and a glowy base known to be one of the best Charlotte Tilbury products, and you've got a regimen worth copying.

Ariel Baker, Beauty Writer

Ariel Baker, Beauty Writer at Marie Claire

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While her morning routine might be somewhat chaotic, Baker's favorite Sephora finds are surefire hits. They include a concealer from Westman Atelier that other members of our team have already reviewed, a loose powder from Kosas, and a luxe body wash from Salt & Stone. Oh—and there's a techy tool from Therabody she swears by whenever she wakes up feeling a little puffy. "It has both cold and heat therapy to help calm any inflammation. A few swipes around my face and I feel good as new and ready for the day," she says.

Julia Marzovilla
Fashion E-Commerce Editor

Julia Marzovilla is the Fashion E-Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she reviews the latest launches from fashion and beauty brands, finds the best on-sale items around the internet, and interviews experts to find the best products in any category to share with her readers. She also creates shopping guides that span every vertical on the site as an expert in everything from the best laptop bags to the best laser hair removal devices.

In her near decade of experience, Julia has both written for several top outlets in the E-Commerce space and worked at major fashion labels. Prior to joining the Marie Claire team, she contributed similar shopping stories to sites such as Bustle, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Who What Wear, and worked as the Trending Fashion and News Writer STYLECASTER. You can find her across the internet at @JuliaMarzovilla. In real life, you can find her creating shopping guides for her friends, cooking or baking in her too-small kitchen, or buying tickets for the next time Harry Styles is in town.

Julia has a Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Journalism from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. She lives in New York City, her hometown.