Sephora is currently hosting its ‘8 Days of App-Only Offers’ savings event. Each day, from now until Aug. 27, you can take advantage of a variety of promotions. And, don’t forget, you can get 5% cash back on your Sephora purchases sitewide.

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For those obsessed with all things beauty, skincare and makeup, like us, wandering around (or scrolling through) Sephora is like being a kid in a toy store. On every aisle and every page, you uncover more and more hot products you’ve been dying to try – from tried and trusted brands and newcomers alike.

It’s quite a conundrum, though. As much as we love Sephora, we also enjoy saving money. That’s why we’ve spent countless hours scouring the Sephora sale section and researching topics like scoring free makeup samples and saving money at Sephora.

Now, we’re bravely foraging into new, exciting savings territory: The elusive but magical Sephora sale calendar. We’ve been keeping notes and digging in deep to determine when exactly Sephora hosts its biggest sales and what perks each sale offers.

Here’s everything you need to know about scoring Sephora on sale and feeding your beauty addiction for less.

How Do Sephora Beauty Insider Sales Work?

First, let’s start with an overview of how Sephora sales work. With the notable exception of its Oh Snap! Sale and a few national holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Sephora restricts its sales to members of its Beauty Insider rewards program.

Join Sephora Beauty Insider Rewards

OK, so that’s the bad news. The good news is that the Sephora Beauty Insider program is free to join, and there’s no minimum spend to qualify. Joining Beauty Insider takes about 10 seconds, or less than the time to pop on a fresh layer of Birthday Confetti-flavored Lancome lip gloss (just saying).

As a Sephora Beauty Insider member, you earn points on all your purchases, which you can exchange for samples, freebies and other rewards. The number of points you earn on different purchases depends on your level of membership.