The best beauty and wellness deals to shop this Black Friday
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Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering plenty of notable discounts on beauty and wellness items during the event. Many of these sales run through Cyber Monday, and you can also find deals on home and kitchen, fitness and tech.
We compiled the best deals on beauty and wellness that we think you’ll want to know about. We’ll continue updating you about new savings opportunities throughout the next few days.
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Best Black Friday beauty and wellness deals 2023
All of our recommendations below are based on our previous coverage and reporting. We also included a handful of products we’ve tried ourselves, including Select Wellness Award winners. We’re running deals through price trackers like CamelCamelCamel to ensure each product is either at its lowest price ever or its lowest price in at least three months.
T3 Micro Lucea Professional Straightening & Styling Iron
T3 Micro Lucea Professional Straightening & Styling Iron
T3 Micro Lucea Professional Straightening & Styling Iron $ at Amazon
T3 Micro Lucea Professional Straightening & Styling Iron $ at Ulta
T3 Micro Lucea Professional Straightening & Styling Iron $ at Sephora
4.3-star average rating from 864 reviews on Amazon
This expert-recommended flat iron has ceramic plates for shiny, frizz-free hair and comes with nine heat settings to accommodate all hair types and textures, according to the brand. It also has a built-in digital display that shows your preferred heat setting. The flat iron’s rounded edges can also help you create curls and waves, according to T3.
Shark HyperAir Blow Dryer
Shark HyperAir Blow Dryer
Shark HyperAir Blow Dryer $ at Amazon
Shark HyperAir Blow Dryer $ at Target
Shark HyperAir Blow Dryer $ at Best Buy
4.2-star average rating from 1,477 reviews on Amazon
This hair dryer has sensors that detect hair thickness and texture to set the right amount of airflow and temperature for your strands, according to the brand. You can also choose between three preset heat and airflow settings. It comes with a concentrator to target airflow in a specific direction and a styling brush to detangle as you dry your hair. If you have curly hair, you can purchase the diffuser separately or you can buy it in a two-piece set that includes the concentrator and a diffuser.
Farmacy Beauty Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm
Farmacy Beauty Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm
Farmacy Beauty Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm $ at Farmacy Beauty
Farmacy Beauty Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm $ at Amazon
Farmacy Beauty Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm $ at Sephora
4.7-star average rating from 6,412 reviews on Amazon
This Select staff-favorite and expert-recommended cleansing balm helps remove dirt, makeup and more from your skin. It has antioxidants and papaya enzymes that gently exfoliate the skin, and turmeric extract and glycerin to soothe and hydrate, according to experts. NBC Select updates editor Mili Godio uses this balm to take off her makeup, and she finds it’s still non-irritating on her rosacea-prone skin.
StriVectin Tighten & Lift Advanced Neck Cream
StriVectin Tighten & Lift Advanced Neck Cream
StriVectin Tighten & Lift Advanced Neck Cream $ at Amazon
StriVectin Tighten & Lift Advanced Neck Cream $ at Ulta
StriVectin Tighten & Lift Advanced Neck Cream $ at Sephora
4.1-star average rating from 7,196 reviews on Amazon
If you prefer a neck cream with a thick consistency, this option is suitable for all skin types. It has peptides to lift and smooth the skin, spilanthol to help improve the skin’s elasticity and bearberry leaf to help brighten skin tone, according to the brand. This cream comes in three sizes: travel, small and large.
Revlon One-Step Volumizer Original 1.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush
Revlon One-Step Volumizer Original 1.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush
Revlon One-Step Volumizer Original 1.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush $ at Ulta
Revlon One-Step Volumizer Original 1.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush $ at Target
4.5-star average rating from 6,715 reviews at Target
One of our favorite hair dryers, the Revlon One-Step Volumizer has nylon and tufted bristles that help simultaneously detangle your hair and create volume, according to the brand. It also has three heat and speed settings, and comes with a cooling feature that helps keep your hair styled for longer, according to Revlon.
Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Cosrx Snail 96 Essence
4.6-star average rating from 59,597 reviews on Amazon
This essence uses snail mucin as its main ingredient to help improve the tone and texture of your skin and keep it hydrated, according to the brand. It also uses hyaluronic acid to hydrate and panthenol and allantoin to reduce irritation and redness, according to Cosrx.
Glossier Super Bounce Serum
Glossier Super Bounce Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin B Serum
Glossier Super Bounce Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin B Serum $ at Glossier
Glossier Super Bounce Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin B Serum $ at Sephora
4.5-star average rating from 681 reviews at Glossier
This serum has hyaluronic acid and pro-vitamin B5 to hydrate and soften your skin, according to the brand. The creamy, almost milky, serum is a staple in my skin care routine because it leaves my skin glowing and hydrated. This serum is available to purchase individually, or you can buy it in a trio alongside Glossier’s vitamin C and niacinamide serums.
Briogeo Superfoods Matcha + Apple Replenishing Shampoo
Briogeo Superfoods Matcha + Apple Replenishing Shampoo
Briogeo Superfoods Matcha + Apple Replenishing Shampoo $ at Ulta
Briogeo Superfoods Matcha + Apple Replenishing Shampoo $ at Amazon
Briogeo Superfoods Matcha + Apple Replenishing Shampoo $ at Sephora
4.2-star average rating from 595 reviews at Ulta
This Select Wellness Award winner is a sulfate-free option with ingredients like antioxidant-rich matcha to protect against environmental damage and apple (which has vitamin C) to support scalp health, according to the brand. After washing, it leaves behind a subtle fragrance and leaves your hair feeling and looking fuller and shinier, according to Select editors.
BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream SPF 30
BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream SPF 30
BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream SPF 30 $ at bareMinerals
BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream SPF 30 $ at Amazon
BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream SPF 30 $ at Ulta
4.6-star average rating from 7,659 reviews on Amazon
This expert-recommended tinted sunscreen has SPF 30 (the minimum recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology) and comes in 20 shades to fit multiple skin tones. It also has ingredients like squalane and hyaluronic acid to hydrate the skin, according to the brand.
Kosas Revealer Concealer
Kosas Revealer Concealer
Kosas Revealer Concealer $ at Kosas
Kosas Revealer Concealer $ at Sephora
Kosas Revealer Concealer $ at Nordstorm
4.0-star average rating from 4,080 reviews at Sephora
If you want skin care ingredients in your makeup, consider this medium-coverage Kosas concealer. The concealer peptides and hyaluronic acid to moisturize, provitamin B5 to soothe and caffeine to brighten the under-eye area, according to the brand. Suitable for all skin types — even sensitive and acne-prone skin — the concealer comes in 28 shades and two sizes, including a mini and standard version.
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm $ at Summer Fridays
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm $ at Sephora
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm $ at Revolve
4.4-star average rating from 3,558 reviews on Amazon
This tinted lip balm has a combination of butters and waxes to moisturize and soften your lips, according to Summer Fridays. The Select staff-favorite balm also helps avoid dry, chapped or irritated lips, especially during the colder months. It comes in a clear, untinted version and six sheer shades.
Starface Hydro-Stars Pimple Patches
Starface Hydro-Stars Pimple Patches
Starface Hydro-Stars Pimple Patches $ at Amazon
4.5-star average rating from 440 reviews on Amazon
If you’re hoping to acne and reduce the appearance of your breakouts, these hydrocolloid pimple patches absorb fluid, protect your breakout from environmental aggressors and prevent skin picking. The star patches are available in 32-count and 96-count, standard and large sizes and come in five colors.
Best Black Friday beauty and wellness sales 2023
Here are the best Black Friday beauty and wellness sales that we think you’ll want to know about.
Ulta: Up to 50% off sitewide until Nov. 25
Sephora: Up to 50% off
Nordstrom: Up to 40% off beauty
SkinStore: Up to 30% off with code JOY sitewide until Nov. 29
Dermstore: Up to 30% off with code JOY sitewide until Nov. 27
Avene: Up to 30% off with code FRIDAY30
Moon Oral Beauty: Up to 30% off sitewide
Target: Up to 25% off health & beauty gift sets
Goop: Up to 20% off with code cyber20
Tower 28: Up to 20% off on orders under $50 and up to 28% off on orders $50+
Ilia: Up to 20% off sitewide
Glow Recipe: Up to 20% off sitewide
Supergoop!: Up to 20% off with code CYBER23
When is Black Friday 2023?
Black Friday takes place every year the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday 2023 falls on Nov. 24. But experts told us Black Friday and Cyber Monday are no longer just 24-hour events — they’re morphed into weeks of doorbuster deals. Throughout the next few days, we’ll continue updating you about new savings opportunities, as well as tips about what to buy.
Why trust Select?
Bianca Alvarez is an associate reporter for Select who has covered deals and sales for a year. To round up the best Black Friday beauty and wellness deals, she found discounted products either at their lowest price ever or their lowest price in three months.
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