Budget-Friendly Beauty Gift Guide & Black Friday Deals

Hello friends, Happy (almost) Turkey day!

I know I've been terrible at keeping up with my posting schedule recently, but...

Today, I'm bringing you the ultimate gift guide on beauty sets $20 and under and Black Friday deals to look out for. One Andrew Jackson seems to be a common budget for Secret Santa nowadays or if it happens to be your budget this year. I hope this gives you a few ideas for the beauty lover in your life, with goodies I've rounded up from ULTA, Sephora, Nordstrom, and Target!

Let's started with ULTA, which has some seriously amazing deals for Black Friday! Here are the details and the deals I'm most excited about:

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Sephora VIB Rouge Sale 2017

Hello friends! Who else is excited about the Sephora 20% off sale?

I've been waiting for this ever since the last sale in April. Now imagine all the amazing gift sets you can get on sale! Some stores are even playing Christmas music; it really is the best time to shop. Today is the last day of VIB Rouge first access. The sale will be available to everyone starting this Friday 11/10.

Below, I'll be sharing with you the sale info, what I picked up over the weekend, shopping & money-saving tips, recommendations and lastly, what else is on my wishlist. So without further ado, let's start with the basics:

• VIB Rouge: 20% off with code 20FORROUGE (11/3 - 11/6, 11/10 - 11/15)
• VIB: 20% off with code 20FORVIB (11/10 - 11/15)
• Beauty Insider: 15% off with code INSIDER15  (11/10 - 11/15)

A few things to let you know before we get started:

• This is a collective haul from 5 Sephora's (before you freak out!) last weekend, I went to:
• Two locations on Friday, each with a free-standing Sephora and a Sephora Inside JCPenney (abbr as SIJ below)
• One SIJ on Saturday
• I also made two online orders. I haven't received them, but I will share with you what I ordered. 
• As you might have known by now, my skincare routine (see my last one here) is fairly clean/natural, so you won't see a lot of mainstream/well-known skincare brands here. However, I still treat myself to a few luxury or non-clean makeup items. Keep scrolling to see what goodies I got! :)

Here's everything I picked up on Friday: