The Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping season of 2025 has arrived earlier and more aggressively than ever, presenting consumers with a flood of rare discounts across luxury skincare, cutting-edge hair tools, viral makeup products, and cult-favorite fragrances. Bazaar editors are already noting markdowns of up to 60 percent off on highly coveted products and sets from major retailers and specialized brands alike, offering the perfect opportunity for self-care investments and securing thoughtful gifts. Top-tier brands such as Dyson, SK-II, Charlotte Tilbury, and major platforms like Amazon and Nordstrom are leading the charge, with inventory moving at record speed. To navigate this extensive sales period effectively, shoppers are advised to move quickly, focusing on the highly selective, editor-vetted deals that represent the most significant savings and value in the beauty landscape this year.
Retailer Power Plays: The Central Hubs for Luxury Deals
Major beauty retailers are anchoring the Cyber Week sales with tiered discounts and specific brand markdowns, acting as central hubs for high-end and specialty products that are difficult to find on sale elsewhere. Understanding the structure of these retailer deals is key to maximizing savings across diverse brands.
For luxury enthusiasts, Bluemercury stands out by offering a tiered savings structure: shoppers can save 20 percent off on purchases of $200 or more, with savings escalating up to 30 percent for those who spend $1,500 or more. This makes it the ideal destination for stocking up on premium brands, allowing customers to bundle high-value purchases to hit the maximum savings tier. Likewise, Nordstrom is featuring major discounts on its luxury beauty and wellness offerings, including covetable glam staples from Westman Atelier, high-performance hair tools from GHD, and sought-after skincare lines like Sunday Riley. These department store promotions provide rare access to designer and prestige brands that maintain strict pricing throughout the year.
The accessibility and sheer volume of discounted products make mass retailers indispensable. Amazon is participating heavily, with price drops on buzzworthy fragrances like 40 percent off Mugler Alien Goddess, and significant markdowns on beauty tech, including a notable 27 percent off the Dyson Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer. Meanwhile, specialized skin and hair retailers are providing expert-curated discounts: Dermstore, using the promo code JOY, is offering 30 percent off dermatologist-approved brands like iSClinical and EltaMD, targeting the consumer seeking clinical-grade skincare. Shoppers looking for K-Beauty innovations can head to Soko Glam, which is offering up to 30 percent off best-sellers from brands like Neogen and Klaris, along with a 25 percent sitewide discount on most items.
High-Value Skincare & Makeup: Investing in Daily Essentials
The core of the Black Friday beauty sale lies in securing daily skincare and makeup essentials from high-quality, reputable brands at their lowest prices of the year. This period allows consumers to transition from merely repurchasing single items to investing in comprehensive, full-routine regimes.
Top-tier skincare brands are offering deep, direct discounts. Tatcha, a favorite for its J-Beauty staples, is providing a 25 percent discount sitewide with a designated code, and shoppers spending over $100 receive a complimentary treatment duo. Similarly, Kiehl’s Since 1851 is offering 30 percent off sitewide on its coveted classics like the Crème de Corps body lotion and the rich Avocado Eye Cream, making it a perfect time to replenish staples known for their generous sizes and powerful formulations. For those focusing on clean and sustainable beauty, Biossance is giving 30 percent off sitewide, with an enhanced 40 percent saving on their pre-assembled bundles, which often feature viral products like the Squalane + Omega Repair Cream. Meanwhile, Murad is offering up to 30 percent off cult-favorite products such as the Rapid Dark Spot Correcting Serum, emphasizing clinical efficacy.
In the makeup category, the savings are equally enticing. Charlotte Tilbury is marking down its iconic beauty kits by up to 50 percent, allowing customers to secure sets featuring best-sellers like the Pillow Talk lip products at substantial value. Nars Cosmetics is offering up to 30 percent off items from their makeup archives, including popular Duo eyeshadows and Light Reflecting blushes, providing a chance to refresh makeup bags with professional-grade color cosmetics. Finally, Ilia, a clean beauty favorite, is offering 30 percent off sitewide on orders over $150, which includes their celebrated Super Serum Skin Tint and Limitless Lash mascara, encouraging consumers to build a complete, high-performance clean beauty look while benefiting from the bulk discount.
Beauty Technology and Tools: The Future of At-Home Treatments
One of the most exciting aspects of the 2025 Cyber Week is the unprecedented discount on high-end beauty technology and professional-grade tools, bringing salon-quality treatments into the home. These items, rarely discounted, represent a significant long-term investment in beauty routines.
Dyson continues to be a major player in the tech space, offering markdowns on its most sought-after hair styling innovations, including the Nural and Supersonic hair dryers, the Airwrap multi-styler, and the Corrale straightener, often in limited-edition colors. The savings on these units are substantial, often reaching triple digits. Similarly, ghd is featuring 30 percent markdowns on its professional styling tools, including the highly popular Duet Blowdry hair dryer brush and the Platinum+ flat iron, positioning them as essential purchases for achieving sleek, healthy-looking hair at home. For those prioritizing hair health, T3 is also offering 30 percent off sitewide on its best-selling styling tools.
The rise of at-home clinical devices sees major brands participating with deep discounts. CurrentBody is featuring up to 28 percent off on limited-time bundles of its hard-working LED masks and radio frequency skincare tools, making therapeutic devices more accessible. Taking this further, Omnilux is offering up to $275 off its full-size LED devices, which are highly praised for their anti-aging benefits. Perhaps the most significant opportunity is from Lyma, which is offering up to 25 percent off its expert-loved laser for the first time ever, alongside a 20 percent discount on the high-value Lyma Laser Pro gift set. These sales democratize professional treatments, allowing consumers to invest in cutting-edge technology for sustained beauty results.
Hair and Body Care: Stocking Up on Necessities and Wellness
Beyond facial skincare and makeup, Black Friday is a strategic time to purchase everyday hair and body care essentials, with savings applied to everything from luxury shampoo to specialized wellness recovery tools.
The hair care category is flush with sitewide deals from top brands. Briogeo is offering up to 50 percent off sitewide, encouraging shoppers to restock jumbo sizes of best-sellers like the Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo and the Don’t Despair, Repair! deep conditioning mask, making it an excellent opportunity for volume buying. Living Proof is providing 25 percent off sitewide and offering a free full-size dry shampoo with orders over $85, rewarding loyal customers with generous gifts. Even celebrity-founded lines are joining in, with Lolavie (Jennifer Aniston’s haircare brand) offering 25 percent off on its entire range of products for a limited time, including the Bazaar-loved Glossing Detangler.
In body care, functional luxury is the focus. Nécessaire is offering 25 percent off sitewide on best-sellers like The Body Lotion and their Rosemary Shampoo and Conditioner bundles, and impressively, shoppers receive a free full-size bottle of their coveted body wash with every order. This emphasis on free full-size gifts maximizes the overall perceived value of the purchase. Furthermore, the sale extends into the burgeoning Wellness space. Brands like Therabody are offering up to 50 percent off their range of recovery tools, from the travel-friendly Theragun Mini to the compressive Recovery AirPro Boots. Meanwhile, HigherDose is offering 20 percent off sitewide and 30 percent off bundles for its LED masks and popular infrared sauna blankets, allowing consumers to invest in holistic health and recovery alongside traditional beauty products.
