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I haven’t been to the mall / Sephora / MAC for ages – yep, my self-imposed “No Buy” is going very very well – so when I decided to finally make my way to my favourite mall, it was mostly because I got quite bored at home. And an email from MAC saying that I can redeem for a free mini lipstick was all the incentive I needed to make the drive over.

The Free MAC Mini Lipstick

Immediately as I arrived at the MAC store, I was greeted by 2-3 sales associates – my sister remarked that someone at MAC Corporate must have seen that infamous MAC vs. Sephora Employees video that went viral (It seems the original video was taken down from YouTube so I’ve linked it from another site it was archived in) But I digress. I was here for my free lipstick and then I’m out – no shopping for makeup just because.

Firstly, similar to how there was a bit of confusion with the MAC Select Anniversary gift when I went last time, no one in-store knew about the email I was talking about. Fortunately, I had the email and the unique barcode which scanned when I checked out so they said they were going to let their manager know about this “promo”. I haven’t heard too many people talking about the email that I received but here is the email that I received from MAC. Since it’s been 6 months into 2018 and I have not bought a single item from MAC Cosmetics, they wanted me to purchase something by incentivizing me with a free lipstick.

As you might recall, MAC has a bunch of mini’s of their popular shade. As I already own all the nudes (Velvet Teddy and Whirl), I opted for another colour family. I remembered that Mehr got a lot of positive reviews (it was the shade Tessa Virtue wore when she/Scott won the gold medals this past winter Olympics) so I picked up that one.

One free item down!

The MAC Select Anniversary Gift

I was stoked to discover that MAC Select honoured their Birthday gifts which was one of the perks of their beauty program. To be honest, I haven’t heard anything about the perks beyond the anniversary gift and makeover since the program launched back in 2016. There was a great deal of excitement when she rang me up and said “Oh you’re also eligible for the free Birthday gift!”. Thinking I was getting just another mini, I was surprised when she walked over to their Fix+ display and picked up a full-sized MAC Fix+ and proceeded to scan it!

What the what?!

A free full-sized birthday gift? Thank you very much MAC!

I’m not sure why the receipt is showing my birthday gift as “Anniversary” gift but Reddit seems to agree with me in that the Fix+ is a birthday gift!

Another free item in my basket! So far, my “free” basket is worth $42!

The remainder of my trip isn’t very exciting as I decided to trade in 18 MAC empties for 3 lipsticks (It’s on a separate receipt). All the colours I picked are my go-to and I recently ran out of some. I ended up restocking on Pure Zen, Velvet Teddy and Hug Me.

MAC’s lip products are some of my favourite formula’s and I really like their nude range. Overall, I’m very pleased with my “free” haul – it’s a haul that doesn’t break my “no buy” but gives me the satisfaction of adding another goodie to my collection!

Here are six stores where you can sign up to get free makeup on your birthday.

Turning another year older has some perks. There’s presents, cake, and sometimes your favorite beauty retailers give you something free! Here are six stores where you can get sign up to get free makeup on your birthday.

What Makeup Stores Give Free Birthday Gifts

Sephora

Sephora was the first to offer birthday gifts in the beauty retail industry. Each year the company gives its beauty insiders the choice of two different gifts (four if you are in the club’s top tier membership categories). To get your freebie, sign up as a Beauty Insider and pick up your free gift in-store or online, any time during the month of your birthday.

Free Makeup On Your Birthday

ULTA Beauty

If you are an ULTAmate reward member at ULTA Beauty, one of the perks is a deluxe beauty gift on your birthday. ULTA rotates the gift every month or so, giving members a variety. To get your free birthday gift, you have to be enrolled in the rewards program. At the beginning of your birthday month, you’ll get a coupon via email that you can use to redeem your gift in-store.

CVS Beauty Club

The CVS Beauty Club is free and gives you $3 for every $30 spent on makeup, hair, and skincare products. A free birthday gift will be loaded onto your CVS Extracare card in your birthday month and could be anything from free nail polish to a facial mask. Sign up for free at CVS.

NYX Cosmetics

If you love NYX Cosmetics, you’ll love the perks you get as a member of the Makeup Crew. In addition to the free birthday gift, you’ll earn points for every dollar spent, and you can get your products engraved for free!

Urban Decay

The Urban Decay Beauty Junkies Club has some great perks. In addition to points earned for every purchase, they send out random free products and give you a free gift (with purchase) during your birthday month.

NARS

Are you a NARSISSIST? You can get a free mini duo with purchase during your birthday month. Just visit this link to get the current birthday offer code – no sign-up needed! You can also get free shipping with a $35 purchase, plus two additional free samples.

Make sure you sign up at least 30 days ahead of your birthday so you get your freebie!

Free Mac Samples

Do you have a preferred makeup birthday freebie? Tell us in the comments!