From LED Masks to Dyson Hair Tools: The 17 Best Beauty Products to Buy During Nordstrom's Sneaky Sale
It's the perfect opportunity to level up my beauty routine before summer.
I shop for a living. Well, sort of. There are many duties and responsibilities associated with being a beauty editor in 2026. You have to test hundreds of new products per year, stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving industry, interview experts, learn about high-tech ingredients, and yes, shop. When I say "shop," I mean scroll through the thousands of products on specific sites, and curate the best ones. It's all so that you, dear reader, can skip the time and effort and see the best selection of beauty products.
That's exactly what I did today because Nordstrom's Savings Event is now through May 11. During that time, you can save up to 25% on a huge selection of skincare, hair, and makeup products—not to mention high-tech devices and expensive perfumes. After spending two hours scrolling through the entire sale section, I settled on 17 must-have items. Keep scrolling to see my editor-approved curation—from attention-grabbing fragrances to LED masks, glow-boosting sunscreens, and beyond. Happy shopping!
Yes, Maison Francis Kurkdjian's iconic Baccarat Rouge 540 is on sale right now. The warm, sweet, and eternally sophisticated scent went internet-viral for a reason. It melds jasmine, saffron, cedarwood, and fir resin in an intoxicating elixir that will leave people leaning in and wanting more. You can trust me when I say it's one of the most compliment-worthy perfumes in existence.
This is not a drill. Right now, you can save $130 on a Dyson Airwrap I.d. Multi-Styler. It's Bluetooth-connected and creates a personalized curling routine for you, based on your hair type and texture in the MyDyson app. You can switch out six versatile attachments to achieve any style, from sleek and smooth to bouncy curls.
MFK's Baccarat Rouge is a year-round favorite of mine. That said, if we're talking about summer-specific perfumes, I have to bring up Ellis Brooklyn's Vanilla Salt. The warm, spicy, sun-kissed, and slightly creamy concoction is hard to pin down, but so worth the money. It's basically a siren song, bottled, with notes of sea salt, desert water, jasmine petals, ylang-ylang, whipped cream, and vanilla Madagascar absolute. 10/10 recommend.
Vacation's Body Mists are so underrated, IMO. They also feature the most fun and unique fragrance notes. Take the original Vacation Body Mist, for example. It's "the scent of sunscreen and swimming pool" with notes of coconut, banana, pool water, pool toy, swimsuit fabric, and more. It's the scent of summer, bottled.
The After Sun Body Mist, on the other hand, is fresh and clean. It features notes of aloe vera gel, green tea, aqua di colonia, minibar gin, and line-dried linen. Lastly, the Grande Cuvée Body Mist is "pure chardonnay luxury" with notes of argan, amber, vanilla bean, peach eau de vie, sun-washed sails, and sun-kissed skin. Each one is better than the next, and easy to mix and match.
LED masks treat acne, stimulate collagen production, minimize wrinkles, and more. I can attest to these benefits. After using them consistently, I've seen smoother, plumper, more radiant-looking skin. While I've tested my fair share of them, Omnilux's Contour Face LED Mask remains one of my favorites. It combines red and near-infrared light to penetrate deep into my skin and provide visible results fast.
Opt for the Neck and Décolleté device if you want to target that area (I know I do).
Summer is coming, and SPF application is critical if you want to protect your skin from sun damage. Vacation's original Classic Whip SPF 30 has been a tried-and-true favorite of mine for a while, but this year, I'm upgrading to the glowy version. It has the same decadent, mousse-like texture with a dash of gold shimmer for luminous, sun-kissed limbs.
Tom Ford's Figue Érotique Eau De Parfum evokes "the exquisite moment before a fig bursts." (You can take that any way you want.) Lush, juicy, fruity fig is at the center, yet it's simultaneously expanded with a note of exhilarating bergamot and intensified with dark, indulgent sugar and spice notes. This is the definition of a date-night perfume–alluring, intoxicating, and downright sexy.
This Theraface Depuffing Wand uses clinically proven cold and hot facial treatments to reduce skin puffiness, improve radiance, and boost skin elasticity. It's an SOS skin tool for anyone who travels often or deals with puffy skin in the AM.
Chloé's Atelier Des Fleurs line spotlights "singular specimens," whether that's cedar, magnolia, or, in this case, jasmine. For context, there are different types of jasmine. Grasse jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) is a soft, powdery floral, whereas jasmine sambac (Jasminum sambac) is often described as lush and sensual. Even though this floral fragrance centers on the latter, it maintains a delicate, airy quality that I love. It's soft, sophisticated, and utterly chic. I guarantee this will draw people to you (speaking from experience).
If you want to level up your body care routine before summer, I highly recommend Iota's Supermatcha Body Lotion. This smart formula captures the antioxidant benefits of matcha with the highest-grade organic tea leaves, sourced straight from Japan. Combined with rambutan, niacinamide, and microbiome-balancing prebiotics, it hydrates, smooths, firms, and brightens the skin in one fell swoop. Plus, it's incredibly lightweight.
This multitasking skincare wand uses red light, galvanic current, therapeutic warmth, and facial massage to benefit the skin. Over time, it promises to do everything from smooth fine lines, de-puff, firm, lift, fade blemishes, and even enhance the efficacy of serums and creams. Plus, it's nice and portable, so you can take it with you wherever you go. Most recently, I saw it featured in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Emily Blunt's character, Emily Charlton, uses it while relaxing in her hotel room in Milan.
Who What Wear's Editor-in-Chief used this lash serum to get long, natural lashes for her wedding, and in her words, "Holy Sh*t, it worked." It uses radish root, honey, aloe vera, and prostaglandin (a hormone-like substance that helps lengthen and thicken lashes). Apply it once a day, and you'll see long, fluttery, unbelievable-looking lashes in a matter of weeks.
Don't forget the matching brow serum for thick, defined arches.
The entire Who What Wear beauty team is obsessed with this mascara. It's technically marketed as a volumizing and lash-lifting mascara, but it lengthens like a dream. It's a true do-it-all formula, so if you want your mascara to lengthen, volumize, and lift your lashes all in one swipe, this is it.
I love this blush so much. It's infused with soft-focus shimmer, so it not only deposits a pretty wash of color on my skin, but it also lends it a luminous gleam. It's the perfect product to use if you want to take part in the "disco blush" trend. And, yes, I'll use this sale as an opportunity to restock it before summer hits.
After a bad dye job, I'm doing everything in my power to heal and hydrate my sad strands. That's why this French hair mask is at the top of my shopping list. It has a creamy, intensely nourishing texture that supports dry, damaged, and chemically treated hair (like mine). Thanks to ingredients like prickly pear oil, vegetable ceramides, vitamin F complex, and inula flower, it strengthens weak hair, seals split ends, smooths texture, and boosts shine.
