No offense to Santa or anything, but do you really need a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three french hens, or any other arbitrary farm animal when you could have the real deal: beauty gifts — for up to half the price. Ulta Beauty gets it.
Starting now through Dec. 25, the mega retailer will be participating in its annual Holiday Beauty Blitz sale, where you can score up to 50 percent off on your favorite beauty products and brands. Here's how it works: every week, Ulta will highlight one item that'll be discounted for the full seven days, plus three additional one-day-only sales that you can pick up online or in stores on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The brand already announced its first set of selections, and if you're a fan of Tarte, It Cosmetics, or BareMinerals, we have a feeling you're going to want in.
Check out this week's Holiday Beauty Blitz deals ahead, then bookmark this page so we can continue to update you with the latest and greatest. And, if that sounds like a little too much work, just think — you could be tasked with the time-consuming work of delivering gifts around the world in one night (to less pretty results).
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 50 percent off Tarte Cosmetics Shape Tape Concealer ($19, originally $27).
Timing: Sunday, Dec. 1, to Saturday, Dec. 7
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 40 percent off all It Cosmetics eye shadow palettes, including the bestselling Naturally Pretty Essentials Matte Luxe Transforming Eye Shadow Palette ($17, originally $28).
Timing: Thursday, Dec. 5
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 40 percent off select It Brushes for Ulta, like the Your Face & Eye Essentials Mini 5 Pc. Travel Brush Set ($18, originally $30).
Timing: Friday, Dec. 6
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: All BareMinerals (like our personal favorite, the Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream SPF 30 ($20, originally $32)) will be available for $20.
Timing: Saturday, Dec. 7
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: $5 off two of Buxom's bestselling products, the Full-On Plumping Lip Cream ($16, originally $21) and Full-On Plumping Lip Polish.
Timing: Sunday, Dec. 8, to Saturday, Dec. 14
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 35 percent off the Tarte Face Tape Foundation ($25, originally $39).
Timing: Thursday, Dec. 12
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Half off the price of Clinique's Take the Day Off Makeup Remover ($10, originally $20).
Timing: Friday, Dec. 13
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 50 percent off all Tartelette shadow palettes, including the Tarte Tartelette Clay Matte Eyeshadow Palette ($20, originally $39).
Timing: Saturday, Dec. 14
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Score two full-size Benefit mascaras for just $30 — a $20 savings if you stock up on two of our favorite: the Benefit BADgal BANG Mascara ($25).
Timing: Sunday, Dec. 15, to Tuesday, Dec. 24
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 50 percent off the Pur 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15 ($15, originally $30).
Timing: Thursday, Dec. 19
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Half off the bestselling Urban Decay De-Slick Oil Control Makeup Setting Spray ($17, originally $33).
Timing: Friday, Dec. 20
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: 40 percent off all Tarte Double Duty palettes, including the brand's Dream Big Eyeshadow Palette ($18, originally $30).
Timing: Saturday, Dec. 21
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Half off select holiday kits from Too Faced, including the Too Faced Tutti Frutti Berry Christmas To You ($16, originally $32).
Timing: Sunday, Dec. 22 to Tuesday, Dec. 24
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Knock nearly half off the Tarte Gift & Glam Collector's Set ($25, originally $49)
Timing: Monday, Dec. 23
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Buy two miniature-sized MAC products (like the MAC Lipstick Mini MAC ($12)) and get one free.
Timing: Tuesday, Dec. 24
Ulta Holiday Beauty Blitz deal: Get 50 percent off select brands, including IT Cosmetics, Lilly Lashes, Beauty Bakerie, Lorac, House of Lashes, and more. Our top pick: the It Cosmetics Brow Power Powder ($12, originally $24).
Timing: Weds, Dec. 25