Will Your Gifts Get There On Time?

 

Feeling frazzled about holiday shopping?

Don’t stress out quite yet, Makeup Moxies. If you haven’t bought all your gifts (don’t worry, I haven’t, either ;), there’s still time to avoid the malls and get all your holiday shopping done online…without having to pay insane shipping and handling fees.

But, unfortunately, time is a tickin’. The good news is that I’ve gathered all your important online shopping and mailing deadlines right here:

U.S. Postal Service Deadlines:
12/15 – Parcel Post
12/20 – Letters & Cards
12/20 – Priority Mail
12/22 – Express Mail

Visit www.usps.com for more details.

UPS Holiday Deadlines:
12/15 – UPS Standard Service
12/20 – UPS 3 Day Select Service
12/21 – UPS Expedited Service
12/23 – UPS Express Services

Visit www.ups.com for more details.

FedEx Deadlines:
12/17 – FedEx Ground
12/25 – FedEx Same Day (limited locations)

Visit www.fedex.com for more shipping options and deadlines.

SEPHORA
Sephora doesn’t include a specific time table for holiday shipping, so these represent “safe dates” that allow a little extra time for getting your gifts to their destination by Christmas Eve:

Today (12/13): Last day for free shipping with $50 order. Enter Code FIFTY at checkout.
12/14 – UPS Ground ($5.95)
12/14 – USPS PRIORITY ($6.95)
12/17 – UPS 2ND DAY AIR ($12.95)
12/17 – FedEx 2 Day Air Express ($14.95)
12/18 – FedEx Overnight Express ($21.95)

These dates also vary based on where the package is being shipped, so be sure to check Sephora’s website for details. Shop Sephora.com.

NORDSTROM
12/19 (Noon PST) – Standard Shipping
12/20 (Noon PST) – Two Business Days
next Day – December 22, Noon PST

Note: Some individual products may not be immediately available, so be sure to doublecheck specific product pages for any exceptions. Shop Nordstrom.

AMAZON
12/16 – Order Gift Cards by Mail (Email gift certificates can be sent any time)
12/17 – 17 – Free Super Saving Shipping (qualifying orders over $25)
12/18 – Standard Shipping
12/20 (3:00PM PST) – Two Day shipping
12/22 (3:00PM PST) – One day shipping, 3.99 with Amazon prime,

Shop Amazon.com.

Macy’s
12/19, 11:59 PM EST – Standard Shipping
12/20, 11:59 PM EST – Premium 2-Day Delivery
12/21, 11:59 PM EST – Express Overnight Delivery

Shop Macy’s.

Beauty.com
To receive your order by December 24th, orders must be placed before the deadlines below. These dates apply to in-stock items and items that do not require ground delivery:

12/17, 11:59 PM Eastern Time – Standard Delivery
12/19, 5:00 PM Eastern Time – 3-Day Delivery
12/20, 5:00 PM Eastern Time – 2-Day Delivery
12/21, 5:00 PM Eastern Time – Overnight Delivery

See site for details regarding shipping to military addresses and details for items that require special handling.

Shop Beauty.com.

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Rest assured that I’ve chosen these sites because they truly offer the best beauty shopping and I trust them enough to personally shop at these stores myself.