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As the Strategist’s beauty writer, I keep a close eye on the beauty-sale bin; it’s where some of the best deals are. The price drops are impressive, and there’s almost always something from our archives in the mix. This week, I combed through hundreds of links to find the best of the best beauty products on sale across the internet, exclusively for Beauty Brief newsletter subscribers, and present them to you here.
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This plush cleanser has a blend of orange water, botanical extracts, and PHAs — the gentlest of the acids — which work together to cleanse without stripping skin.
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Lots of products from the Ordinary are on sale at Amazon. That includes this niacinamide serum, which esthetician and our former beauty columnist Rio Viera-Newton says helps to fade even the most “infuriating” dark marks.
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For smoothing out any uneven texture and brightening skin, the brand’s glycolic-acid toner is a good bet.
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If you want to cut down the number of steps in your skin-care routine, this SPF moisturizer will nourish skin and also offer sun protection. It’s also oil-free, so it won’t turn you into a greaseball, and noncomedogenic, meaning it’s acne-safe.
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This eye cream from K-beauty brand Beauty of Joseon contains a blend of ginseng root and retinal, which helps with skin elasticity and wrinkles, along with niacinamide, which helps to brighten dark circles.
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Spicules are the latest K-beauty trend — they create small microtears in the skin that help to stimulate collagen production and deliver skin care results more effectively. This one from Medicube has exosome-coated spicules — another buzzy ingredient — to help deliver exfoliating acids deeper into skin.
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We’re longtime fans of Differin, an acne-zapping gel that’s already affordable but now is even more so. It works well for all types of acne, including cystic, and helps a little with hyperpigmentation too.
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The invisible version of our top pick for pimple patches is on sale. It has thinner edges than the original patches and disappears into the skin.
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A hydrating retinol that we’ve recommended to beginners is almost half off.
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If you’ve been eyeing 2016 makeup, this eye-shadow palette is a good place to start. With nine neutral shades in a mix of mattes and metallics, all you need is a Youtube tutorial and a fluffy eye-makeup brush.
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This glittery gloss is super-shiny and has a Y2K flair.
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Our hunt for the very best mascara turned up this one from Maybelline, which former Strategist writer Rachael Griffiths said “has that promising electric-blue shade fresh out of the tube and gives your lashes that elongated look but falls short of making them look like spider legs.”
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A cheap-but-effective concealer that comes in ten versatile shades.
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This glowy moisturizer is a near dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood filter, and at $14, it’s less than half the price.
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Our best less-expensive moisturizer is hydrating and lightweight and contains soothing ingredients like oat. Another bonus: It’s fragrance-free and noncomedogenic, so it’s sensitive- and acne-prone-skin friendly.
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If you want something scented, this one from Youth to the People smells of cedarwood and fresh greens. It’s nourishing too — with a blend of mango and shea butters, jojoba seed oil, and green micro-algae.
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This limited-edition fragrance evokes Sundays in Rio with notes of amber, musk, pink pepper, and warm vanilla.
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Strategist writer Dominique Pariso credits the Kate McLeod lotion bar with turning her body routine from a chore into a ritual she looks forward to. This limited-edition version of the bar is heart-shaped and smells like rhododendron.
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