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Makeup:Prices, Sales and Where to Buy

6,187 makeup from 6 department stores, checked daily. The median price is $30; 2% are on sale today.

makeup
6,187
stores
6
on sale today
2%
max discount
−75%

20 makeup worth tracking

Picked for real price drops, matches across stores and reviews · no more than 3 per brand · grouped by brand · updated monthly

These are 20 of 6,187 makeup. Looking for a specific length, color or size? Search them all.

How much makeup cost

Based on 6,187 makeup in stock today · one price per product group (lowest store) · Oct 28, 2026

$30
median makeup price
$20 – $45
what half of all makeup cost
  1. 10%
    Under $15med −25%
  2. 20%
    $15–$25med −30%
  3. 15%
    $25–$30med −31%
  4. 20%
    $30–$40
  5. 20%
    $40–$70med −30%
  6. 10%
    $70+med −10%

20% of all makeup cost $30 – $40.

Brands by price · median makeup

Where to buy makeup

Live prices today · makeup per store · matched across stores by UPC

Usually cheapest
Bloomingdale's

By 35 comparisons of identical items.

StoremakeupMedian priceOn saleTypical discount
Nordstrom
3,295
$352%−20%
Macy's
2,655
$300%−30%
Kohl's
1,673
$305%−10%
Bloomingdale'susually cheapest
1,557
$401%−35%
JCPenney
678
$201%−30%
Nordstrom Rack
200
$2514%−41%

Prices checked Oct 28, 2026. Median price = middle price of the store's makeup today. Typical discount = median on makeup below their regular price.

Top brands in makeup

Median price and typical discount are brand-wide.

How deep makeup markdowns go today

Makeup on sale today by size of discount · off each store's own regular price · one price per product group

Markdowns today

2% of makeup are on sale today — most of them 0 to 20% off

  1. 52
    −0 to 20%
  2. 50
    −20 to 40%
  3. 27
    −40 to 60%
  4. 6
    −60% or more
Median discount on sale makeup
  • Nordstrom−20%
  • Macy's−30%
  • Kohl's−10%
  • Bloomingdale's−35%
  • JCPenney−30%
  • Nordstrom Rack−41%

Most makeup on sale are 0–20% off; Nordstrom Rack discounts deepest, with a median of 41%.

New arrivals280new makeup in the last 30 days
By storeMacy's 177Kohl's 56Bloomingdale's 32JCPenney 15
Top brandsMac 19Kiko Milano 14Dior 13Nyx Professional Makeup 12Tom Ford 12Charlotte Tilbury 11

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Makeup price questions

Answers come from the prices we check every day across the six stores. Every number is from today or the last nightly run.

Our methodology

On identical makeup sold at more than one store, Bloomingdale's had the lowest price in 2 of 35 comparisons today.

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