Snag These Beauty Finds During Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale
The end of May signifies the beginning of my two favorite times of year: summer and sale season. The latter has already started thanks to the kickoff of major savings events like the Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale. You can catch it twice a year, and this spring it’s happening from Wednesday, May 22, to Sunday, June 2, so it’s definitely time to start saving your favorites to your shopping basket. All you need to know is that a wide range of beauty-editor favorites are offered for a lot less than they usually are and will definitely be flying off the shelves.
To help you get a head start on your shopping, I’ve pulled together a list of all my favorite discounted skincare, haircare, makeup, and beauty tools that will be available for purchase during the event. Be sure to snag these while you still can! The next chance for top-notch discounts won’t be until the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale on July 15.
Skincare
Perricone MD
Cold Plasma+ Eye
If you deal with dark circles and puffiness on the daily, you should consider adding this to your skincare lineup while it’s hugely discounted. Perricone MD’s Cold Plasma+ Eye majorly improves the appearance of under-eyes using powerhouse ingredients to target your skin’s needs.
Lesse
Bioactive Face Mask
My skincare cabinet is overflowing, but I’ll move a few of my favorite products over to make room for Lesse’s purifying mask. It uses a blend of charcoal and rare flame tree to eradicate impurities, fight free radicals, soothe, detoxify, and improve skin’s overall appearance.
Kiehl’s Since 1851
Smooth Skin Essentials
Gift yourself with glowing, healthy-looking skin all summer long with the Smooth Skin Essentials kit by Kiehl’s. It features some of my favorites, including the gentle retinol serum and best-selling moisturizer that helps to visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while restoring hydration to the skin.
Makeup
Laura Mercier
Caviar Stick Eye Color
I love adding a wash of color over my eyelids whenever I want to elevate a makeup look, and this is the easiest way to do it. Laura Mercier’s Caviar Stick Eye Color lasts for 12 hours and has a crease- and transfer-resistant finish that rivals all other cream-based eye shadows I have in my collection.
Armani Beauty
Lip Maestro Matte Liquid Lipstick
Liquid lipstick is a must if you’re constantly on the go and exposed to near-constant rain like I am in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s one that has a hydrating formula, a creamy feel, and a matte finish that won’t budge. While not every shade will available for a discounted price, my go-to is 208 Venetian Red.
Yves Saint Laurent
Satin Crush Mono Eyeshadow
Transforming your daytime makeup to your nighttime adventures is easy with YSL’s Satin Crush Mono Eyeshadow. A quick swipe of this on the lid delivers epic, satin-finish shine designed to complement any eye color. The one on sale, 27 Decadent Bronze, is especially eye-catching.
Bath and Body
Bobbi Brown
Lip Balm SPF 15
You can never have too match lip balm on hand to restore the moisture your lips need while on the go. This one by Bobbi Brown is comfortable to wear and non-greasy and comes in a portable polished silver tin. Its formula includes beeswax, a natural emollient, and aloe vera to help smooth lips.
I’m so happy I was introduced to this bodywash long before the Nordstrom Half-Yearly sale so I could set my sights on it. This gentle body cleanser helps remove dirt and oil from the skin’s surface without leaving skin dry using a combination of witch hazel, black tea, lactic acid, and glycolic acid.
Binu Binu
6-Pack Mini Soap Box
Mini soaps always make the perfect gift. Binu Binu’s 6-Pack Mini Soap Box includes mini sizes of the brand’s best sellers, including the remineralizing Haenyeo Sea Woman Soap, antioxidant-rich Boricha Tea Soap, and exfoliating Seshin Korean Scrub Soap.
Dyson
Airstrait Hair Straightener
While I’m planning on wearing my hair in protective styles during the summer, fall and winter will be all about achieving the perfect silk press with Dyson’s Airstrait Hair Straightener. Engineered to maintain hair strength and shine, this high-tech tool dries and straightens your strands simultaneously in minutes.
Skin Gym
Duty Smooth & Textured Jade Face Roller
I will forever and always be a jade-face-roller girl. Skin Gym’s Duty Smooth & Textured Jade Face Roller keeps my complexion glowing with a smooth end and a textured, studded end for the best beauty ritual. It can be used daily for five to 10 minutes for radiant skin and a great facial massage.
