Nordstrom offers a free 17-piece beauty sampler with $150 purchase

The offer makes the most sense if your basket is already in Nordstrom territory, not if you are trying to coax value out of a small fill-in purchase. Nordstrom’s own gifts-with-purchase page shows how aggressively the retailer is playing in this space right now, with current offers ranging from Armani beauty at $125 to Living proof at $70, Dolce&Gabbana at $150, Jo Malone London at $200, Penhaligon’s at $260 and Augustinus Bader at $350. That spread tells you exactly who this is for: someone buying prestige fragrance, skin care, or a gift set that naturally lands near the threshold.

For gifting, fragrance is the easiest category to pair with the sampler because a single bottle can push a cart over the line without much effort, and Nordstrom’s beauty floor is full of strong options in that lane, from Diptyque’s $145 discovery set to Gucci’s $151 fragrance and Valentino sets that run from $206 and up. Skin care is the other obvious fit, especially if you are already buying a higher-ticket cream or serum and can treat the sampler as a second gift tucked into the order. The free 17-piece set is the kind of bonus that feels generous to a friend who likes trying new textures and scents, not just to the person who wants a full-size hero product.

The deal gets better if you are in The Nordy Club, which is free to join and gives members points, Nordstrom Notes, services, experiences and event access. Nordstrom also says beauty purchases earn 3X the points, so the real payoff is on a cart that was already headed north of $150. That fits Nordstrom’s broader 125th-anniversary push in 2026, when the company says customers can expect yearlong brand activations, exclusive launches, giveaways, limited-edition items and personalized surprises.