- Update 11/22: Mad Lab Cosmetics' sale, and Aromaleigh's GWP info have been added.
- Update 11/24: Limnit Lipsticks sale, AFK Cosmetics discount codes (note: sale will be on the new site, link is below) and Notoriously Morbid sale details have been added. Eccentric Cosmetics and Innocent+Twisted Alchemy early sales are now over.
- Update 11/25: Glamour Doll Eyes sale details, Midsummer Dreams Apothecary codes, and Blanche Neige sale have been added.
- Update 11/26: Geek Chic Cosmetics sale details have been added.
- Update 11/27: Savor sale info, Tilt/Shift Cosmetics sale, and Scaredy Cat sale have been added.
Some of you might not know this, but I used to work retail. I personally didn't mind working Black Friday for the first few years, because it was actually kind of fun. The day went by really fast, you got paid overtime, we got fed where I worked, and after a few hours the mad rush was pretty much over. Well, it was all fine until the year I had to work at midnight on Black Friday, it was starting to encroach on Thanksgiving and family time. Especially since I have cooked and prepared our Thanksgiving dinners for the past few years now. I am thankful I no longer have to work retail, I feel bad for all those missing Thanksgiving with their families because of major companies being greedy and opening earlier and earlier every year.
If you're thinking of silently protesting these stores that open on Thanksgiving, shop indie, online! I thought I would compile a list of the indie companies having a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale, along with the discount codes, new releases, and link some of my reviews from the stores I have personally purchased from. I'll also include some turnaround time information about how long I think it will take to get your order, and whether or not it should make it in time for Christmas. USPS is planning on delivering 7 days a week this year for the holidays, and since most indie orders are sent via USPS that should help with receiving your orders on time.
I will be updating this cheatsheet as we learn about more sales, so check back! I'll post what/when it was updated at the top of this post.
Julep is having an early holiday sale on some of their gift sets, and everything is 40% off the price shown! Just use code SHOPEARLY at checkout to get the discount!
Julep is having a Magic 8 Ball sale, you can go here to see which code you get!
Julep is doing some daily deals for the next 4 days, on sets of polish and products as part of their Happy Hour promotion! This promotion will run from 7/14-7/17, so check back for each day's deal!
Julep once again has some coupons for discounts in the store, 50% off, 40% off, and a free polish with $20+ purchase! They are good through 6/27, and can be used on anything except sale items. Additionally, there are some red, white, and blue themed polishes on sale here, if you want to get stocked up on some polishes in time for 4th of July!
Julep has a few huge sales each year, and it's time for their summer Red Marker sale! Most polishes for the sale are $2, and there are all kinds of nail products and jewelry!
Some of you may have already seen this, I was out doing errands and didn't get a chance to post this earlier, but Julep has another Gift with Purchase right now! With any $40+ purchase, you can get this adorable gift set and bag of your color choice (pink, grey, or olive), a $152 value! I think these sets are so cute, perfect for a gift or for yourself! And it's a great way to try some of Julep's makeup products if you haven't already.
Julep has a new promo that is valid today only, May 7th for $20 off your $50+ purchase! Use code MOM20 at checkout to receive this offer!
Julep has $5 polish for Cinco de Mayo! Here are all the colors being offered in the deal, and don't forget to use your promo codes! I assume this deal will only be valid today, May 5th.
I know some of you have been looking for Shannon, from the March Mystery Boxes. Well it's available on the store hidden under the Wedding category. You have to get it in a set with Clara, but it's a nice set, pretty colors.
The Julep Secret Store is open already! If you took your May Julep Maven box then you get exclusive access to some of the great deals available. It looks like there are a few more Mystery Surprises again this month, I won't be getting them though. Also, those swatch sticks I uncovered earlier this month are in the Secret Store!
There are two big Julep promotions going on right now, the first is you can get a Color Caddy with 4 polishes of your choosing for $30 with code CADDY.
The Julep Secret Store is open! If you took your April Julep Maven box then you get exclusive access to some of the great deals available.
The code PERK30 gets you 30% off your entire order, including savvy deals and Secret Store items! Go go go!
I didn't really get all these Julep polishes all at once, but most of them I got half off during some type of sale, so I waited until they all arrived to post this!
Julep is offering a new free GWP of the Kessie polish color, which was previously exclusive to Sephora, with a Freedom Polymer Top Coat and a Mighty Cuticle Serum with any $30 purchase on the site. Just add this set to your cart, use code SHINE at checkout, with $30 in your cart, and this GWP will be yours! Keep in mind because this uses a code, it will not stack with the 50% off MADNESS sale going on now, until March 31st.
I didn't take the full upgrade for my Julep Maven March box, because I was planning on spending some of the money I saved getting similar colors in their recent sale. Here's what I grabbed from the Savvy Deals
section of the Julep site:
The Julep March Secret Store is open! If you took your March Julep Maven box then you get exclusive access to some of the great deals available.
