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Prime Big Deal Days are back October 6 and 7, and the beauty deals are already getting good. We did the digging and pulled out what’s actually worth shopping, from prestige skincare and makeup to cult K-beauty, fragrance, hair favorites and a few worthy splurges.
SKINCARE
Tata Harper
Our Picks: Regenerating Cleanser, Resurfacing Mask + Elixir Vitae
We recently sat down with Tata Harper for our Living Well series, and her formulas are exactly the kind of splurge we watch for during a sale. Three we love are marked down right now, from the brand’s cult cleansing treatment to one of its most intensive anti-aging serums.
Regenerating Cleanser | $61.60, Originally $88
One of Tata Harper’s best sellers and a longtime favorite, this daily cleansing treatment gently exfoliates as it cleanses to help smooth away dullness and leave skin looking brighter. If you’re new to the brand, this is where we’d start.
Resurfacing Mask | $66, Originally $88
This refreshing gel mask is made for those moments when your skin looks a little dull and needs a reset. It’s designed to boost hydration and radiance while leaving skin looking smoother and more refined.
Elixir Vitae | $278.40, Originally $348
This is the splurge. Tata Harper’s hyper-potent serum is designed for more advanced signs of aging, including severe lines, loss of firmness and dryness. At nearly $70 off the full size, this is exactly the kind of luxury skincare purchase that makes more sense during a sale.
Tower 28
Our Pick: SOS FaceGuard SPF 30 Sunscreen PA+++
Tower 28’s SOS line has become a go to for sensitive and breakout prone skin, and FaceGuard takes that same skin friendly approach into daily sun protection. The lightweight mineral SPF is designed to blend in without the heavy, chalky finish that can make mineral sunscreen a chore to wear. It’s 30% off for Prime Big Deal Days, making this one of the SPF deals we’d grab while it lasts.
Summer Fridays
Our Pick: Dream Lip Oil | 30% Off
Summer Fridays on sale is enough to get our attention. Dream Lip Oil gives lips that glossy, juicy finish with the cushiony feel of a treatment, making it an easy everyday alternative when you want more polish than a balm without committing to a traditional lipstick.
111SKIN
Our Pick: Cryo De-Puffing Eye Mask | $92, Originally $115
One for mornings when your face is broadcasting exactly how little sleep you got. These hydrogel eye masks hug the under-eye area while delivering ingredients including seaweed, vitamin E and a peptide complex to help address puffiness and the appearance of tired skin. Pro tip: stash them in the fridge before using for an extra cooling effect.
Also On Sale: Cryo De-Puffing Energy Facial Mask, Set of 5 | $100, Originally $135
For the full-face treatment, this two-piece hydrogel mask combines caffeine and a tetrapeptide with a cooling, cryotherapy-inspired experience designed to visibly depuff and refresh tired-looking skin. Basically, the one to reach for after a late night, long flight or particularly ambitious cocktail menu.
Barefaced
Our Pick: Toning Pads
Barefaced is 20% off for Prime Big Deal Days, and the Toning Pads are the product we’d start with. They offer an easy way to work exfoliation into a routine without turning skincare into a 12 step project, which is exactly the kind of low effort, high payoff product we want in a Prime edit.
Blue Lagoon Skin Science
20% Off Sitewide
Born from Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon, Blue Lagoon Skin Science brings the destination’s skincare philosophy home with formulas centered around the mineral-rich geothermal environment. For Prime Day, the brand is offering 20% off all individual products sitewide, with sets excluded.
Shop: Blue Lagoon Skin Science
COSRX
Our Pick: Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
One of the rare viral skincare products that has managed to maintain its cult status. The lightweight essence is built around snail mucin to help hydrate, soften and support the look of stressed skin without making a routine feel overly complicated. COSRX is offering up to 56% off select products for Prime Big Deal Days, making this one of the deeper discounts in the edit.
CōTZ
Our Pick: Face Prime & Protect Tinted SPF 40
A mineral sunscreen that behaves more like a silky primer than a traditional SPF. The lightly tinted formula helps soften the look of uneven tone while creating a smooth base under makeup, making it especially good for anyone who usually finds mineral sunscreen too heavy or chalky. Select CōTZ products are 30% off for Prime Big Deal Days.
Soft Services
Our Pick: TheraPlush Overnight Repair Treatment in Hold
Think of this as an overnight treatment for the skin below your neck. TheraPlush is a rich body treatment made to deeply moisturize and help smooth dry, rough skin while you sleep. We’re going for Hold, the scented version, which adds a subtle fragrance to an already very good nighttime body care ritual.
Kai
Our Picks: Eau de Parfum + Body Butter
Remember Kai? The cult gardenia scent still hits exactly the way you remember it, which makes this one of the more nostalgic additions to the edit. We’d go for the Eau de Parfum if you want the full throwback moment, or the Body Butter if you prefer something softer and closer to the skin. Both are 20% off for Prime Big Deal Days.
Sunday Riley
Our Pick: C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum
A longtime favorite for dullness, dark spots and that generally tired looking complexion. This potent vitamin C serum helps brighten and even the look of skin while delivering the antioxidant benefits we want from a morning serum.
ELEMIS
Our Pick: Pro Collagen Cleansing Balm
One of those cleansers that makes washing your face feel considerably more luxurious. The buttery balm melts away makeup, sunscreen and the day before emulsifying with water for a thorough cleanse without leaving skin feeling stripped.
EltaMD
Our Pick: UV Clear Broad Spectrum SPF 46
A dermatologist favorite that has become a staple well beyond the dermatologist’s office. UV Clear is lightweight, fragrance free and formulated with niacinamide, making it an especially good everyday sunscreen for sensitive and breakout prone skin.
Paula’s Choice
Our Pick: C15 Super Booster
Rather than the BHA you’ve probably already seen everywhere, we’re eyeing the brand’s vitamin C serum. The formula pairs 15% vitamin C with vitamin E and ferulic acid to target dullness and uneven tone while providing antioxidant support.
Supergoop!
Our Pick: Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50
If you go through sunscreen quickly, this is the kind of practical Prime Day purchase we support. Unseen Sunscreen disappears into skin with a weightless, primer-like finish that works especially well under makeup.
Youth To The People
Our Pick: Superfood Cleanser
A longtime bathroom shelf staple made with kale, spinach and green tea. The gel formula gives skin that satisfying clean feeling without taking it all the way to stripped and squeaky.
Symbiome
Our Pick: The One Restorative Cream
For the skincare minimalist. Symbiome takes a microbiome focused approach with intentionally concise formulas, and The One is its rich, restorative moisturizer for dry or stressed skin.
LANEIGE
Our Picks: Water Sleeping Mask + Cream Skin Milky Toner
LANEIGE is one of those brands that makes hydration feel a little more satisfying. The Water Sleeping Mask is the overnight pick for when skin needs a moisture reset, while the Cream Skin Milky Toner gives you that cushiony, milky layer of hydration without feeling heavy. Both are easy, reliable additions to a routine and exactly the kind of products we’d happily replenish during Prime Big Deal Days.
TiZO
Our Pick: TiZO2 Primer/Sunscreen Non-Tinted SPF 40 — 30% Off
A mineral sunscreen that does double duty as a silky makeup primer, TiZO2 gives you broad-spectrum SPF 40 protection with a sheer, non-tinted finish. It’s a particularly good pick if you prefer mineral SPF but don’t love the heavier feel that can come with it.
Tatcha
Our Pick: The Silk Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++Mineral sunscreen, but make it Tatcha. The Silk Sunscreen pairs broad spectrum SPF 50 PA++++ protection with a lightweight, skincare-first formula that wears beautifully on its own or under makeup. An easy add to cart if you’ve been waiting to try one of Tatcha’s most popular daily SPF formulas.Shop: Tatcha The Silk Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++
BODY + FRAGRANCE
DedCool
Our Pick: Mochi Milk Eau de Parfum Deal: 20% off
Sweet without smelling juvenile, Mochi Milk blends marshmallow, vanilla bean and sweet rice milk into a soft gourmand that still wears close to the skin. If you like vanilla but don’t necessarily want to smell like dessert, this is the one we’d grab.
Also Worth It: Milk Dedtergent
The detergent is actually the bigger bargain at 45% off, so consider this the practical add to cart after the perfume.
Ellis Brooklyn
Our Pick: Vanilla Salt Eau de Parfum
Vanilla without heading straight into dessert territory. Vanilla Salt pairs sweetness with salty skin and woods for something warm, addictive and considerably more grown up.
Phlur
Our Pick: Vanilla Skin
If you like your vanilla warm, addictive and decidedly grown up, Vanilla Skin is the Phlur scent to grab. The cozy gourmand mixes creamy vanilla with soft woods and a touch of spice for a fragrance that feels sweet without veering into cupcake territory. Select Phlur scents are up to 25% off for Prime Day, making this a very good time to restock or finally see what the Vanilla Skin obsession is about.
Soft Services
Our Pick: Buffing Bar
Body care that actually feels like skincare. The exfoliating bar helps tackle rough texture and buildup without requiring another elaborate step in your shower routine.
Cocokind
Our Pick: Retinol Body Cream
Retinol isn’t just for your face. Cocokind pairs 0.05% retinol with ceramides, squalane and moisturizing ingredients in a body cream designed to address uneven texture and tone without forgetting that body skin needs hydration too.
Lumineux
Our Pick: Teeth Whitening Strips
An easy stock up if traditional whitening strips tend to leave your teeth feeling sensitive. Lumineux takes a peroxide free approach to whitening, making these particularly interesting for anyone who has given up on harsher formulas.
BEAUTY DEVICES
Medicube
Our Pick: AGE R Booster Pro X2
The splurge of the list. Medicube’s newer device packs seven skincare modes into one tool, targeting everything from product absorption and hydration to pores, fine lines and facial definition. At $299 full price, this is exactly the sort of beauty tech we’d rather buy during Prime Day.
r.e.m. beauty
Our Picks: Dreamglow Highlight Serum in Rose Quartz + Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick + Essential Drip Glossy Balm in Cosmo
Did you know Ariana Grande’s r.e.m. beauty is a clean beauty brand? The line is also entirely vegan and cruelty free, something that tends to get overshadowed by its celebrity founder. The Dreamglow Highlight Serum in Rose Quartz gives skin that glossy, lit from within finish without looking glittery, while the Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick makes adding color and glow ridiculously easy.
But our first add to cart is the Essential Drip Glossy Balm in Cosmo, easily one of our favorite shades from the line. It delivers the comfort of a balm with enough shine and color to feel like an actual lip product rather than an afterthought. Select r.e.m. beauty products are up to 30% off for Prime Big Deal Days.
Tower 28
Our Pick: Sculptino Cream Contour
If contour usually feels like one step too many, Sculptino makes a pretty convincing case for bringing it back. The creamy formula is easy to blend and designed to add natural looking definition without leaving behind harsh lines or an overly sculpted finish. It’s 30% off for Prime Big Deal Days, making it one of our favorite makeup deals from the brand.
Live Tinted
Our Pick: Huestick Corrector
Live Tinted has always excelled at creating multitasking makeup with deeper and more diverse skin tones in mind. The Huestick is the product we’d start with, a creamy color corrector that can help neutralize the look of dark circles and discoloration while doubling as cheek, eye or lip color depending on the shade. Even better, everything from Live Tinted is 25% off for Prime Big Deal Days.
Jung Saem Mool
Our Pick: PDRN Skin Tint
Jung Saem Mool is the cult Korean makeup brand built around that polished, skin-first finish K-beauty does so well. Our pick is the PDRN Skin Tint, a lightweight complexion product that combines natural-looking coverage with PDRN for a fresh, healthy-looking finish. The PDRN Skin Tint is 30% off October 6–7, with select Jung Saem Mool products up to 40% off.
THE TRAVEL BEAUTY BUY
Cadence
Our Pick: Cadence Capsules, Full Skincare Set
Your full skincare routine, minus the full-size bottles. Cadence’s magnetic, refillable capsules keep your cleanser, serums, moisturizer and more organized and ready to travel.
