25 BEST Sephora VIB SALE RECOMMENDATIONS! (Fall Savings Event 2026)

The Sephora savings event is coming up and these are my top recommendations. As most of you know, the Sephora savings event happens twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. And I know some of you have already started building your carts. I definitely have. Before each savings event, I always upload a recommendations video. I believe the one I did back in the spring is my most comprehensive recommendations video yet. I went through every single category and gave you my top picks. But I always like to switch things up, and this time I'm giving you just my top 25 picks. These are the best of the best products that I recommend to everyone, products that I find myself reaching for over and over again, things that I've spoken about in multiple videos this year. And I'll be honest with you, I didn't spend a lot of time curating this list. I just wrote down the 25 products that came to my mind the fastest. And I truly believe that's the best way to do it. Because you don't forget the products that you use the most consistently. Of course I will have all of the details about the savings event in the description box of this video. I think everyone knows by now that you do have to be a part of the Sephora Beauty Insider program to participate. And each spending tier receives a different amount off of their purchase. The code is the same for everyone. And you can use the code as many times as you'd like. But once again, all of that information will be in the description box. So without any further ado, let's get into my Sephora savings event recommendations. I think most people would expect me to start with complexion products. But I want to switch things up a bit and start with lips and cheeks and this time I am giving you specific shades that I love. I've got three top picks for blush and I am wearing two of them right now. First up is the Patrick Ta Double Take Cream and Powder Blush Duo. I'm fairly certain I recommend these blush duos every time the sale comes around. I just love them. I have zero Complaints when it comes to this blush. I think the cream formula is excellent. The powder formula is excellent. It's long wearing on my oily skin. And can we talk about the shade selection? From the brightest pink to a deep burgundy to a bright red, Patrick Ta has all the bases covered. And this duo specifically, She's Seductive, is that perfect everyday blush. That is going to go with any eye look. You can do a cool toned eye look. You can do a warm tone eye look. And this is going to be flattering. It's almost like a bronzer. No, a bronzer shade. For those of us with light to medium skin tones, that is. And then on top of that duo, it looks like I'm wearing highlighter, but I'm not. The YSL Make Me Blush blushes are some of my favorites ever. I have purchased, yes purchased, they were not sent to me, all of the shades I think. Okay maybe not all, there may be two or three that I don't have, but the shade I love the most is probably their most popular one, number 44. I don't think anyone can deny that this color is absolutely stunning. And it gives you the most beautiful glow without emphasizing texture. And when I wear this blush, I do not use highlight. It's just not necessary. The formula is just absolutely fantastic. It's beginner-friendly, but it's also buildable for those who like a blushier look. And it has excellent longevity. Let me just say right off the bat that every product you will be hearing about in this video has really good longevity. If you're new to my channel, I'm 53 years old. I have oily skin, so I always look for products that are smoothing. and long wearing. So that's one question you can take off your list as I go through this video. You do not have to wonder if they are long lasting because they are. Next up is the House Labs Color Fuse Blush. This is a beautiful matte blush. It is a talc-free blush and it says here that it's redness reducing with fermented arnica and hydrating squalene and hydroberry. The formula is ultra soft Ultra pigmented, it's vegan, it's cruelty-free, and it feels weightless on the skin. My lip liner picks are Makeup By Mario Smoky Pink. As you can see, mine is well-loved. This is one of the best shades of lip liner I've ever used, next to this one. This is the Makeup Forever Artist Color Pencil Extreme. In the shade Wherever Walnut. People rave all the time about the Makeup Forever Artist Pencils, the wooden ones. I do like those, but they are not nearly as long-wearing or as creamy as the Extreme Formula. I have put so many friends onto this formula. Anywhere Caffeine is another good one. I never pack for any trip without taking these two lip liners. I may take four or five others in addition to these. But these are always in my makeup bag. Recently I have fallen in love with these M.PH lip glosses from Mary Phillips. They come in eight shades. They retail for $26. They are a hydrating lip gloss with sheer buildable to medium coverage. They're so comfortable on the lips. They truly feel like you're applying a lip balm and not a heavy sticky gloss. They contain peptides, a botanical oil complex, and they are clinically proven to increase lip hydration by 46% in just seven days. Speaking of lip balms, I cannot get enough of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Kiss Theory lip balms. They come in 23 shades, they retail for $18, and I'm sure you've seen these already, but. Look at how slim these are. They are perfect for your makeup bag or an evening bag. My personal favorite shade is called Fizzy. It's a shimmering pink that you can wear alone or over top of another lipstick. I know a lot of you are wondering what's on my lips right now. I hate to say it, but this... Lawless Gloss is limited edition. I'm confident that because it's a holiday set and it's brand new, that it will still be available by the time the savings event starts. But if anyone from the brand Lawless happens to see this video, this is my sincere plea for you to make this shade called Buns. Permanent. It comes in the Cinnamon Sugar Lip Duo Set. It retails for $33. And you get the Buns Lip Gloss and the Forget the Filler Overnight Lip Plumping Mask in Cinnamon Sugar. And oh my goodness, both of these smell so good. It smells just like a cinnamon sugar cookie, as does the gloss. And I know I already have a lot on, but I cannot get enough of this color. It is. Perfection. It's frosty, but not too frosty. The shine is absolutely incredible. It plumps your lips, and again, it smells amazing. So Lawless, if you're listening, please make this permanent. All right, now that we've covered some fun stuff, I want to touch on a couple of products that aren't so fun, but they're really, really good, and I do think you might need them in your life. The Sephora Collection Daily Brush Cleaner Spray. Now is the time to stock up on this because Sephora products, during the event, no matter what tier you are, whether it's Insider, VIB, or Rouge, you will get 30% off Sephora collection products. And I waited way too long, way, way too long to try this brush cleaner. Of course, you do still need to deep clean your brushes, but in between washings, or maybe you don't have Multiple eyeshadow brushes and you do need to clean off one shade before going on to the next. You just spray this a couple of times on a paper towel, run your brush back and forth over that. It will dry within a minute and you will be good to go. I've tested out a lot of smoothing sprays this year. For those of you that don't know, I have very, very frizzy Wavy to curly hair that I do straighten with a round brush. I have tried wearing my hair curly. I even posted the results from a new curly hair routine that I tested about a month ago. I posted those results on my Instagram story, I think it was. And some people told me they really liked the way it looked. I wish I could explain it, but I just don't feel confident. Wearing my hair natural. I think wavy curly hair looks stunning on other people. I just don't happen to like it on me. So I do use a blow dryer and a round brush to smooth out my hair. And this Chris McMillan Glassy Smooth Blow Dry Spray. is still my favorite from Sephora that is. I'm testing out a couple others right now that have gotten high praise and I'm actually thinking about putting up a video comparing each one and not just because I think it will make a great informative video. I truly want to know which one is the best because sometimes when you don't video something or take pictures of something you really can't see the true differences. So I'm hoping that recording each blowout using the different sprays will ultimately help me to determine which one is best. But for now, I do feel confident recommending the Glassy Smooth Spray from Chris McMillan. I actually recommend every product from the Chris McMillan range. There has not been one product from this brand that I've tried that I didn't All right, how about we get back to the recommendations? You really want complexion. Please, please, please keep in mind that I have oily skin. So my recommendations, not all, but some of them. are going to be best suited for someone with combination to oily or oily skin. I am not saying that dry skins can't use or won't like these products, but being that I don't have dry skin, I really can't say with certainty. When it comes to concealers though, I do feel confident in saying that one of these three is going to work for Everyone watching, these are honestly three that I rotate and I'm never let down by. I'm always very happy with how they look under my eyes upon application. I'm happy with the way they look three hours later, eight hours later. I don't feel like they're drying to my under eyes. I feel like the coverage is fantastic. The Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless is the most full coverage of my three picks. So I do want to make sure that you're aware that a little bit goes a very long way with this one. If you use too much of this product, you're going to hate it because it does have such Full full coverage. This is amazing for anyone with really really dark circles and it also works amazingly well for covering up blemishes and hyperpigmentation. So you can use this and then less foundation or skin tint on the face. I don't personally use concealer on my face. If I do I'm I'm usually using the NARS Pop Concealer. I love these for my under eyes. The Natasha Denona High Glam Concealer and the newest addition to my concealer favorites is this one from Marc Jacobs. The Natasha Denona has been on my recommendations list since it launched. This one has only been out for maybe about a month. It comes in 40 shades and retails for $36. It's medium coverage, it's hydrating, it's like I said earlier about everything in this video. Long-wearing. It does claim to have up to 24-hour wear. I don't ever wear my makeup for 24 hours. It also claims to have a radiant finish. I don't notice that that much and I'm kind of glad because oftentimes radiant concealers, you can almost see like a sheen under the eye or sparkle that's not all that flattering, especially to mature eyes. So yeah, they claim it's radiant. I would say it's a natural finish. It's not matte. And it's not ultra glowy, it just has that perfect finish and consistency with medium buildable coverage. More foundation. These are my top picks. The Dior Forever Skin Perfect 24-Hour Multi-Use Foundation Stick. This is the only foundation stick I have ever... Repurchased. I can honestly say this is one of my favorite foundations of all time. It goes on like butter. It blends out like a dream. It doesn't emphasize my pores or my texture. It doesn't make me super shiny like pretty much all other foundation sticks in the past have. Again, while I haven't tested it for 24 hours, I find it to be very long wearing even in high humidity. I live in Las Vegas where we hardly have any humidity, but I have traveled to many, many humid places, and this has held up beautifully, as has the new Fenty liquid foundation. This is the Pro Filter Foundation. I spoke about this in another very recent video of mine. I think it was my video where I talked about seven new makeup releases that became instant favorites. It's still a favorite a couple weeks later. I know that doesn't sound like much, but coming from a beauty influencer or beauty content creator that tries so many products constantly, raving about something consistently for a month or even two weeks says something about that product. And it says something good. I love the coverage this has. I love the blurring effect that it gives. If I decided to re-record the video that I uploaded several months ago So sharing. My alternatives to the new formula Estee Lauder Double Wear. Because a lot of people, including myself, who loved the old formula double wear and don't love the new formula, I recorded that video because so many people were asking me what a better alternative would be than that new formula. And as I was saying, if I were to record that video today, this would a thousand percent be included. Speaking of new formulas, it took me a long, It's been a long, long time to fully test out the new formula. Armani Luminous Silk. When I say fully, I mean try it for more than one day. I remember when it came out, I think it was like last December or January, I was in Los Angeles for a YouTube event and I traveled with two other beauty YouTubers and we had gone into a Sephora and I spotted the new formula and I asked for a sample and I tried it that night and I just didn't love it. And I am someone who did like the old formula. It wasn't great for me to wear To an eight hour event, but if I used a primer and I set it with powder and setting spray, it really did look beautiful on my skin. So when I tried it that night, I felt like it didn't last on me and I got really shiny and that was it. I said, no, I don't like the new formula. Anytime anybody would ask, I said, no, it's, I'm not a big fan. I don't recommend it. And then. I don't know what happened. I wish I could tell you what clicked in my brain that made me want to try it again. It was just one of those days where those of us that love to roam around Sephora and really take our time. I was doing that and I came across the Armani display and I wanted to try it again. I was barefaced at the time and I picked up the shade 5.3, which I never would have selected because I don't consider myself to have olive skin. My mother has olive skin, but I have always selected foundations with a light neutral undertone. But when I swiped this shade on my jawline and down my neck, It was one of the best matches I had ever gotten. So right then and there, I decided to buy the small bottle, took it home, wore it the next day, and then wore it the next night when I had an event to go to. And I was absolutely shocked. Because I loved it. I did not have the same experience the second time that I had the first at all. Granted, the first time was in Los Angeles. That is more humid than Las Vegas. But I also took that small bottle with me on my Mediterranean cruise last month. And while I didn't wear that all day while sightseeing, I did wear it from about 5 in the afternoon to 11 o'clock at night and My skin looked beautiful. It photographed beautifully. So yeah, needless to say, now I am a big, big fan. For powders, my top picks are the Makeup By Mario, And the new Charlotte Tilbury. This is the Airbrush Flawless Blur. This one is amazing for brightening and smoothing the under eyes. But I actually prefer the makeup by Mario for the rest of my face because it's just so lightweight and does an incredible job at blurring my pores. If you have dry skin and you want something that's not going to emphasize fine lines and texture, this Powder is, I think, very underrated. I don't hear a lot of people talking about it as far as just giving that beautiful airbrushed blurred finish. These are my top two picks. My contour slash cream bronzer pick may be a surprise because I don't talk about this brand that often. This is the Pocket Bronzer from RØDE. I use the shade Sunbed and I have to say I adore everything about this. I love the size. I love how creamy it is. It's very easy to blend. This particular shade is perfect for my skin tone. It's not too dark. It's not too orange. It comes in eight shades. It retails for $25. And I'm looking right now, and two of the shades, including this one, are sold out. But I'm recording this a couple of weeks before the event starts, so hopefully by the time this video goes live and during the event, those two shades are back in stock. If not and you're looking for an alternative please leave me a comment. I will answer with my second choice pick. And when it comes to bronzer I will never stop recommending this one from Gucci. I have bronzers from Dior, Armani, YSL, Charlotte Tilbury, Makeup by Mario, Pat McGrath and yes some of them are very very good but I always always come back to Gucci. Yes it's expensive. But that's why I'm putting it in my sale or savings event recommendations video so you can save some money on it. But I will tell you, I have had mine for a long, long time and I use it a lot and it still doesn't even have a hole and it has an indentation for sure, but there's still a lot left in here. It's really, really pigmented. So you do have to be careful. I have heard people say that they've gone out and purchased shade number two. And that it was too orangey, and they found it to be patchy and splotchy, and they just didn't understand what everyone was raving about. And the problem, I think, is they should have gotten shade three. Shade one is called fair. Shade two is called light. Shade three is called medium. So I understand why someone with light skin would go for the shade light. But shade three is definitely more neutral. And if you use a light hand, you're not going to get too much on, it's not going to look dirty, it's not going to look patchy or muddy, it's just a beautiful, beautiful bronze tone. I feel like a bronze goddess whenever I use this. Shade three. Eyeshadow palettes. These are my top three. This is the Natasha Denona Tan Palette, and I just got this about a week ago. And I held off and held off because I thought, you know, I don't need it. I've got so many palettes. I don't use that many shades anymore. But I finally caved. I saw it in store, in person, and I fell in love. It's so good. It's the quality you would expect from Natasha Denona eyeshadows. The mattes are buttery and blendable. There's different formulas of shimmer and glitter toppers. There are some creators on this platform that are Natasha Denona eyeshadow experts and they know what each formula is called and maybe I should look that up but I don't talk about Natasha Denona palettes that much so anyway I can't go into too much detail about all the different formulas. What I can tell you is that I have played around with this palette for multiple days and I've never been disappointed in the outcome. Now, if you recall a little bit earlier in this video, I mentioned another video I did where I spoke about new releases that I fell in love with immediately. And another one of those products was the Anastasia Beverly Hills Genesis palette. This palette is mostly mattes, but there are three beautiful shimmers on this side right here. If you're looking for a very versatile, practical palette that is mostly matte, then I would choose this one. Over the Natasha Denona, if you're trying to decide between the two. But if you like shimmers and sparkle, then I would do the tan. Or the Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes palette that a lot of people are comparing the Anastasia Beverly Hills palette too. Personally, I think upon first glance, they do look similar, but The shimmers are very, very different in the Makeup By Mario, and I also feel like it leans a lot warmer than the Genesis palette. Yes, I could have cleaned up this palette before putting it on camera, but I wanted you to see how well loved it is. This is another palette I always take on vacation. I may also take two or three others, but I never go on vacation without this. Now that I'm thinking about it, oh boy, I feel like I should have swapped something out. for one of these Patrick Ta shimmer duos because I have shimmer on the brain and now I'm thinking how much I love these as well. Okay. Okay. Yeah. I'm going to swap out a product for one of these Patrick Ta shimmers. I just use my finger to apply them. They are so gorgeous for an evening or an event I will be truthful and tell you though, if you have very textured or loose Eyelids, then those shimmers are not going to be ideal for you. But if you don't, and if you're looking for true diamond-like, absolutely stunning sparkle on your lids, then the Patrick Ta Eye Illusion Duos should not be overlooked. The final product on my top 25 Sephora recommendations list is the eyeliner pencil from Sarah Creel. It's called the Eyes Up 24 Hour Creamy Kajal Longwear Waterproof Eyeliner. It comes in 13 shades and retails for $35. I have extremely sensitive eyes. I do like to tightline every day up top and then sometimes my lower lash line as well. But I would say seven out of 10 times I use an eyeliner pencil I have a reaction to it. My eyes just feel very heavy and watery and I just have a problem with a lot of eye pencils. Thankfully I do not have a problem with these and I really like the shade selection. I have Everyday Matte Bronze and Rich Cocoa. In my opinion these do everything they claim they're going to do. They go on seamlessly with no skipping or tugging and have smudge proof and and transfer-proof wear. They are specially formulated For hooded and sensitive eyes, both of which I have, they're ophthalmologist tested, safe for the waterline, and contact lens wearers. All right, those are my top 25 recommendations for the Sephora savings event coming soon. In case you're wondering what product got booted out for the Patrick Ta Eye Illusion Duo, that would be the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pencil. Actually, it's not the regular Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Pencil. It is the Arch Brow Pencil. This is the one that you twist up and is on an angle. I really struggled with this when I first got it, but now that I've gotten the hang of it, I really, really like how easily I can make those natural-looking hair-like strokes. 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