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Ulta Beauty Buy More Save More

If you missed out on Ulta Beauty’s Gorgeous Hair Event a couple months ago, the retailer is giving you a second chance to score unreal beauty deals. Right now, the beauty store is hosting a major Buy More, Save More on popular hair products. Translation? When you buy one qualifying item, you’ll get 50% off another product. Thank to this sale, salon-worthy hair has never been easier or more affordable to achieve at home.

Brands participating include Paul Mitchell, Biolage, Matrix, Redken and more. You can stock up on your favorite shampoos, conditioners, hairsprays, and serums for a fraction of the cost, so what are you waiting for?

ULTA’s Buy More, Save More deals are awesome and happen all year. Exact deals range from BOGO offers to full-on 40% off entire lines!

Always look for the free gift with a purchase

ULTA always has deals where you get a free gift with a qualifying purchase. They are brand-specific, so you’ll see something like this one:

Get a free IT COSMETICS Deluxe Size Lash Blowout Mascara with any $35 IT Cosmetics purchase.

It’s easy peasy to find all the freebie options online — just click on the ULTA Gifts with Purchase page under the “Sales and Coupons” tab on the left nav bar. Some offers are online-only, while others work for in-store too, though that’ll depend on inventory and location.

Finding the gifts with purchase offers in store is tricky. Sometimes each brand will display their gifts-with-purchase deals on top of their makeup displays — but not always. Make sure you check the Gifts with Purchase page before you go, and double-check at the register to see if your purchase qualifies, cause they don’t always volunteer that info, either.

ULTA honors promotions based on your total pre-discount purchase price

ULTA applies coupon discounts after you reach a minimum spend, not before. Other stores ring up your purchase, apply your coupon, then make you buy something cheap that you don’t need, just so you can get the free gift.

Let’s say you’re trying to spend enough to qualify for a “spend $40 and get a free gift with your purchase” promotion, but you also have the $3.50 off coupon. ULTA will ring up your items, see that they total $40, and hand you a free gift. Then they’ll apply your coupon. This is couponing the good way! In the end, you’d pay $36.50 for a free gift with purchase, instead of $40. Yessss.

Ask your local store then they get their product shipments in, so you can be the first to snag new products and deals!

Join the free ULTA points program for coupons codes and freebies

Make sure you sign up for ULTA’s ULTAmate Rewards (not a typo) to get all kinds of perks.

Simply enter your email and some basic information, and about a day later, you’ll get a welcome email. In my case, it came with a $5 off coupon code.

In addition to alerts about sales, new products, and current promotions, ULTAmate members also get more frequent 20% off coupons that can be applied to prestige brands — about three to five times a year — than those simply signed up for ULTA emails and not part of the rewards program.

Mark your calendar for 21 Days of Beauty and other ULTA sales

One of ULTA’s biggest biannual sales of the year — it happens in spring (March) and fall (September) — 21 Days of Beauty is three weeks of daily deals that each last just 24 hours.

Discounts are often steep at half-off, and extend to even prestige brands in makeup, skincare, haircare and bath products.

Always aim to get free shipping from ULTA

There are a handful of different ways to do this. Usually ULTA requires you to spend $50 minimum to get free shipping online, but that doesn’t mean you have to!

If your local store is out of a product, the store will ship it to you for free.

A few times a month, ULTA will drop its minimum spend for free shipping to $35. Check your email for alerts.

You can also pick up an item in store for free — just make sure you click “check availability” on the product page.

Platinum and Diamond ULTAmate Rewards members frequently get special promo codes for free shipping via email, especially during sales like 21 Days of Beauty.

Every once in a while, ULTA will offer free shipping on a particular item. ULTA did free shipping for a Buxom Empty Single Eyeshadow Compact that was priced at just $2. If you had this item to your cart, it will give you free shipping on your entire order. It’s a bit of a treasure hunt, but so worth it if you strike gold!

Check the Ulta Beauty Sales Calendar here. You can also see the latest Ulta offers here to shop you favourite products.