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MAC Cosmetics Black Friday 2026: past deals and the dupe

Yes. M·A·C took 30% off sitewide on Black Friday 2023, 2024 and 2025, with a free gift on orders of $80 or more; in 2024 the sale ran in its stores too.

From MAC Cosmetics's US site as the Wayback Machine archived it around each Black Friday. Checked 5 November 2026.

On MAC Cosmetics's site, 5 November 2026

No sale, only free samples.

MAC Cosmetics on Black Friday, year by year

YearWhat its US site offeredArchived page
202530% off sitewide, “our best offer of the year”; a free 4-piece gift with $80.Nov 28, 2025
202430% off sitewide, online and in store; a free 5-piece gift with $80.Nov 28, 2024
202330% off sitewide; a free 5-piece gift with $80.Nov 24, 2023

When it starts: Beauty Deals BFF, a blog that logs beauty sales as they open, first posted a MAC Cosmetics Black Friday offer on Nov 17, 2023 (early access, 30% off).

At 30% off, is the dupe still cheaper?

At 30% off, the dupe still costs less for all 6 MAC Cosmetics products we pair, 52% less at the median. The test price is 30% off, as in each of the last three years.

MAC CosmeticsAt 30% offIts dupeDupe saves
MAC Cosmetics Retro Matte Lipstick – Ruby Woo
Retro Matte Lipstick – Ruby Woo
$16.80
$24
wet n wild MegaLast Matte Lip Color – Stoplight Red
$2.28
Buy on Amazon
88% per ounce
MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Fix+ Original
Prep + Prime Fix+ Original
$23.10
$33
Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater
$9.80
Buy on Amazon
82% per ounce
MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 24HR Matte Foundation + Oil Control
Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 24HR Matte Foundation + Oil Control
$27.30
$39
Revlon ColorStay Longwear Makeup for Combination/Oily Skin
$12.48
54% per ounce
MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil – Stone
Lip Pencil – Stone
$17.50
$25
NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner – Moonwalk
$5.99
Buy on Amazon
50% per ounce
MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil – Whirl
Lip Pencil – Whirl
$17.50
$25
NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil – Coffee
$6
Buy on Amazon
50% per ounce
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Cream
Strobe Cream
$28
$40
L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion
$14.97
Buy on Amazon
33% per ounce

MAC Cosmetics's prices are the ones on this site today with the cut taken off; the dupes' are Amazon's today. Amazon prices as of Nov 7, 2026, 10:49 AM ET, subject to change: the price on Amazon at checkout is the one that applies. Retail price checked 25 September 2026. We may earn a commission; the price you pay is the same.

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Questions

Does MAC Cosmetics have a Black Friday sale?

Yes. M·A·C took 30% off sitewide on Black Friday 2023, 2024 and 2025, with a free gift on orders of $80 or more; in 2024 the sale ran in its stores too.

When does MAC Cosmetics's Black Friday sale start?

On 5 November 2026 its US site showed no Black Friday sale yet: No sale, only free samples. Beauty Deals BFF, a blog that logs beauty sales as they open, first posted a MAC Cosmetics Black Friday offer on Nov 17, 2023 (early access, 30% off). Black Friday 2026 is November 27 and Cyber Monday November 30.

Does MAC Cosmetics give a free gift on Black Friday?

In 2025: 30% off sitewide, “our best offer of the year”; a free 4-piece gift with $80. In 2024: 30% off sitewide, online and in store; a free 5-piece gift with $80. In 2023: 30% off sitewide; a free 5-piece gift with $80.

Is a dupe cheaper than MAC Cosmetics on Black Friday?

At 30% off, the dupe still costs less for all 6 MAC Cosmetics products we pair, 52% less at the median. The deepest: the wet n wild MegaLast Stoplight Red at $2.28 against the MAC Ruby Woo at $16.80 after 30% off, 88% less per ounce.

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