What is the best app for tracking Rare Beauty discounts?

Question

I am completely obsessed with Rare Beauty, especially their Soft Pinch liquid blushes and the tinted moisturizer, but my fun budget is super tight right now since I am saving for a trip to Miami in late November. I have about $50 max to spend on makeup this month and I really want to grab a couple of new shades before I travel, but I absolutely refuse to pay full price if I can help it. Rare Beauty stuff goes out of stock so fast when there is a sale, so I need something that alerts me instantly.

So I was thinking about setting up track alerts, but I am torn between a couple of options. My logic was to use Karma, which used to be Shoptagr. I like that you can save specific items and shades, but lately, it feels like it misses those random flash sales on the actual Rare Beauty website, or it only tracks major retailers like Sephora.

Then I started looking at the Klarna app. I know its mostly for payments, but apparently their price drop feature is pretty decent. My concern with Klarna is that it might just spam me with junk notifications or not update fast enough when a shade goes back in stock on sale.

I also thought about just using Honey, but that only really helps me at checkout when I already know there is a sale. It doesnt really warn me beforehand, and like I said, things sell out in minutes.

So I am basically leaning towards Karma because of the shade-specific tracking, but I am really worried I will miss a site-wide discount on the main Rare Beauty store. Has anyone compared these two for beauty tracking, or is there a better app I should be using instead?

Robertbom · Accepted Answer

Honestly, Karma has been super laggy lately. I had major issues with it missing flash sales on Sephora last month, and Klarna just spams too much junk to be reliable. For stuff that sells out fast like Rare Beauty, youre better off using a simple page monitor extension like Distill. It actually checks the site for changes every few minutes instead of relying on slow app databases.

AprilWhire · Answer

Solid advice 👍

krobuloup · Answer

I used to sign up for every price tracker out there, but honestly, half of them sell your data or spam your inbox until you just mute them. I learned that the hard way when my email got flooded after trying a sketchy coupon extension last year. Since then, I have been super cautious about online security.

Avoid trackers that require you to link your actual email inbox. It is a huge privacy risk.

Watch out for extensions that run constantly in the background, because they drain your battery and track your browsing.

Stick to tools that only check the public product page URL rather than needing your login info. I was looking for something safer and started using PriceDropCatch for my Sephora and Rare Beauty carts. Honestly, I have been really satisfied with it. It works well, does not spam me, and I have no complaints about the speed. It caught the last flash sale perfectly.