Sephora’s First Sale of the Year is here! Here are our 10 Editor’s picks on what to buy.

There’s no time like the present to stock up on your makeup essentials and to get your hands on those cult products you’ve always been wanting to try. Sephora’s first sale of the year just started! And it’s 20% off makeup and makeup tools online and in-store! Here are the details:

12 Jan 10pm to 15 Jan 11.59pm — Online
13 Jan — 15 Jan (during store hours) — all Sephora stores

And if you spend a minimum of $140, you’ll also receive a pair of pink Sephora sunglasses (one redemption per Beauty Pass Member).

Here are our top 10 Editor’s Picks on what to buy this sale and for the new year!

1. CLE DE PEAU BEAUTE CONCEALER
$115 (5g), available in 7 shades online

This is still the ultimate concealer to have and to hold. It’s creamy, yet silky smooth; blends into skin like a dream, and covers up blemishes, pigmentation, dark circles and redness.

2. TOM FORD BEAUTY SHADE AND ILLUMINATE SOFT RADIANCE FOUNDATION SPF 45/PA+++ CUSHION COMPACT
$202 (12g + 12G), available in 8 shades online

Tom Ford Beauty has some of the most luxurious and silky cushion foundation textures, and this formula features a blend of advanced elastomers and light-diffusing powders to create the perfect, radiant surface to reflect soft light. The finish is natural and soft, and healthy looking.

3. SHISEIDO DAIYA FUDE FACE DUO BRUSH
$68

Once you try this face brush with your liquid foundation, you won’t use anything else. It’s the perfect shape and firmness for creams and powders, and the ergonomic handle is comfortable to hold.

4. DIOR ECRIN COUTURE ICONIC EYE MAKEUP PALETTE (HOLIDAY LIMITED EDITION)
$116 (172g)

If you’re lucky and fast, you can still get your hands on this limited edition holiday eyeshadow palette from Dior. It’s gorgeous, and Dior eyeshadow formulas are excellent; they are smooth and pigmented, and what you see in the pan is what you get on your eye. Last we checked, there were only two pieces of this left on the online store. If it’s sold out, you can always try your luck in the physical stores.

5. SHU UEMURA ULTIME8∞ SUBLIME BEAUTY CLEANSING OIL
$170 (450ml)

This is the ultimate makeup remover; it cleanses away even waterproof makeup, leaving skin clean and fresh, yet soft and not stripped of moisture. We can’t live without this and if you use waterproof makeup, neither should you. Stock up during the sale and get the largest size.

6. GUCCI POUDRE DE BEAUTE MAT NATUREL BEAUTY POWDER
$105 (10g), available in 7 shades online

We love both the packaging and texture of this pressed powder compact. It has a natural, satin finish, and works well on its own or on top of liquid foundation depending on the coverage you’re after.

7. HOURGLASS VOYEUR WATERPROOF MECHANICAL GEL LINER
$46 (0.32g), available in 5 shades online

The first time we tried this gel pencil eyeliner, we were blown away! It’s easy to draw with and the colour is extremely intense. It also lasts the entire day with very little smudging, making it truly one of the best pencil eyeliners we’ve used.

8. CHARLOTTE TILBURY LEGENDARY BROWS GEL
$51 (1.15g), available in 3 shades online

Brow gels can result in a more natural look than pencils, and this micro-fine precision brush can create the strokes you need to actually create the appearance of fine brow hair, and to volumise the ones you have.

9. DIORSHOW ON STAGE LINER WATERPROOF FELT TIP LIQUID EYELINER
$52 (0.55ml), available in 13 shades online

Have you seen those Dior ads with strong black eyeliner? Yup, this is it. This eyeliner is really good; it draws on matte and intense, and stays on the whole day.

10. GUERLAIN METEORITES – LIGHT REVEALING PEARLS OF POWDER
$106

Have you ever tried these pearls of powder? They are incredible. Just sweep your brush over these bad girls, swirl it around, and dust over face. The finish is soft, smooth, radiant and smells wonderful.

Shop the Sephora sale now ONLINE and IN-STORE.