I am literally scraping the bottom of my Protini jar and my skin is starting to flake so I need to restock like yesterday but the Sephora sale is starting in a couple days and I'm trying to hold out. I've got about 300 bucks set aside for a full routine refresh since I'm almost out of everything but I'm stressing if the 15% VIB discount is even worth the wait. I saw some girl on TikTok saying it's actually a scam because the brands usually do 20% or 25% on their own websites like directly from the brand but then I read on a thread somewhere that shipping costs from individual sites end up making it more expensive if you're buying from multiple brands at once.

Plus the points? I'm so close to getting that 500 point reward thing and I don't know if that counts for more value than just getting a bigger discount elsewhere. I'm in Chicago so shipping is usually fast but if I order from three different sites it's gonna be a mess to track and I really need this stuff before my sister's wedding next weekend. If I wait for the Sephora event will I actually save more or am I just being impatient for no reason? Is it cheaper to just bite the bullet and buy from the brand sites now since most of them have those first-purchase codes anyway?