These Apps Will Pay For Your Sephora Addiction
I’m not afraid to admit that I’m a makeup junkie. Sephora and Ulta stores are practically my home away from home.
Just when I think “Ok, I have enough” I’ll see a blogger swatching her arm full of gorgeous eyeshadows and I’m like “YES. NEED!”
Alright, so maybe I don’t need another makeup item but damn, do I want it.
And of course, beauty isn’t cheap. That’s why I have these apps on my phone to help pay for my addiction. Maybe it can help you too.
Earn Sephora Gift Cards While Shopping At Sephora
Drop is an easy-to-use app that lets you earn gift cards on stuff you already buy from your favorite brands. Yes, this includes Sephora!
It’s the ultimate & modern loyalty card without the card.
All you need to do is link your most-used credit card(s) and whenever you purchase at your favorite activated brands, you’ll automatically get points for gift cards!
Self-proclaimed Sephora-addict? Get points for all your purchases there.
Jonesing over the new Disney summer product line at Target? You get points for all your purchases there too.
You need that Mocha Frappuccino from Starbucks? Yep, you guessed it. You get points for that too! Whaaaat?
I already redeemed my $20 Sephora card after only 3 weeks! We’re really loving Drop since you can earn gift cards on popular brands you already buy from. Easily set it up and watch the points drop in.
Get An Easy $36 / Year with this Free App
If you shop on Amazon (who doesn’t?), you can easily get $36 a year just by sharing your Amazon purchase history with a free app called Shop Tracker.
Shop Tracker is operated by The Harris Poll, a market research firm that measures U.S. public opinion.
In this case, they just want to know what users purchase on Amazon like order information, including the order date, product title, category, ISBN, release date, condition, seller, list price per unit, quantity etc. All your personal information is kept private to you only.
This is a super easy and passive way to get $36 a year without doing much.
How to Get Started:
- Complete the short registration form here
- After registering, it’ll direct you to the proper Shop Tracker app
- Install the app and sync your Amazon account
- Get a $3 Visa e-gift card within 48 hours
If you keep the Amazon account synced, you’ll earn $3 every month which results in $36 a year! Obviously, this is only great for those that use Amazon but it’s a no-brainer to use this free app to get some extra cash while shopping.
Don’t Toss Those Receipts. Scan Them for $$$
My common beauty products like shampoo, cotton balls, SPF, etc usually come from drugstores. Because of this, I keep Ibotta on my phone.
Ibotta is a super easy-to-use cash back app with 100+ retailers, both in-store and online. When I go shopping anywhere, I typically find a cash back opportunity.
So before you head to the store, check Ibotta for items already on your shopping list. Neutrogena SPF 50? Hit that + sign in the app. Makeup Remover? Tap that + sign again.
Go shop!
Then take a photo of your receipt. I usually just scan on the way to my car.
Now you got yourself some cash back! Just for getting stuff that you needed anyway.
Here are some cash-back opportunities I’ve seen:
- 50 cents back for any item
- 25 cents back on bread
- 80 cents back on Honey Bunches of Oats
- $2 back on L’Oreal products
- $2 back on Yellow Tail Wine
- $5 back on Enlightened Ice Cream
Ibotta is 100% free to download and you’ll get a $10 sign-up bonus after scanning your first receipt. On average, I save $20 a month on household items even at Walmart and Target! Enough for another new lipstick.
Answer Beauty Surveys. Watch Entertaining Videos. Get Paid.
InboxDollars is an online rewards club that’s free to join and pays you when you participate in the following:
- Surveys
- Play online games
- Search the internet
- Watch short TV shows (each mostly under 2 mins)
I spend about a 1/2 hour every other day checking through for activities I can join. Some will gather your opinions and some are activities that you’d normally do anyway, like watching short entertaining video clips of cute animals and cooking how-to’s!
In my first 10 minutes, I had earned $6 by just filling out my profile, answering a short survey about myself, and watching 2 short videos.
InboxDollars is reputable as they’ve been around for 18 long years and have maintained a 4/5 positive rating on TrustPilot. Right now, you can get a $5 sign up bonus when you join for free!
I love answering the beauty surveys especially since that’s my jam. Getting paid to answer beauty questions and spending it back on my own beauty collection? Worth it.
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