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Ulta summer beauty sale enters final stretch with discounts up to 40%

Ulta’s Big Summer Beauty Sale runs through July 11, with markdowns and buy-one offers across beauty, hair care and sun care.

Priya Raghavan

By Priya Raghavan · Science Reporter

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Ulta summer beauty sale enters final stretch with discounts up to 40%
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Ulta’s Big Summer Beauty Sale is scheduled to end July 11, leaving shoppers a short window to use the retailer’s latest beauty discounts. NBC Select reported that the sale includes up to 40% off skin care, hair care, styling tools and other items online and in stores.

The promotion also includes buy-one, get-one offers on selected categories, according to NBC Select. Those include buy one, get one 50% off sun care and curl products, plus buy one, get one free mascara.

What is included in the sale

NBC Select said its highlighted deals were chosen from products that are at least 20% off and carry an average rating of at least four stars from hundreds of Ulta reviews. The picks cover sunscreen, skin care, fragrance, hair care and tools.

One featured offer is Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50, which NBC Select listed at $38 at Ulta with a buy one, get one 50% off promotion. NBC Select described the sunscreen as having an invisible finish, doubling as a makeup primer and offering water resistance for up to 40 minutes.

Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is listed by NBC Select at $14.63, down from $20.90, a 30% discount. NBC Select said the formula includes snail mucin, hyaluronic acid and amino acids, and positioned it as a daily skin care treatment.

The Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 39 Hair & Body Perfume Mist is listed at $15.60, down from $26, a 40% markdown, according to NBC Select. The report said the mist has coconut cream and toasted vanilla notes, and that Ulta reviewers cited its light scent and vegan formula.

Other highlighted discounts

NBC Select also pointed to several additional beauty and hair-care deals in the Ulta event:

  • 43% off the Shark Beauty Flexstyle Styling & Drying System.
  • 20% off Olaplex No. 5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner.
  • 20% off Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray.
  • 20% off Pureology Hydrate Shampoo for Dry Hair.

Beyond individual items, NBC Select reported broader sale categories at Ulta. Those include up to 40% off hair-care jumbo bottles, up to 40% off Sol de Janeiro mists and up to 40% off Urban Decay Cosmetics.

Other category-level promotions include up to 30% off hair tools, up to 30% off body mists, up to 25% off Clinique skin care and up to 25% off First Aid Beauty skin care, according to NBC Select.

How long shoppers have

Ulta’s Big Summer Beauty Sale runs through July 11, according to NBC Select. The reported offers are available both in Ulta stores and through the retailer’s website, though sale prices and product availability can change before the event ends.

NBC Select said it independently decides what products it covers and recommends, and disclosed that it may earn a commission when readers click or buy through its links.

This story draws on original reporting from NBC News.