You don’t have to wait till Dec 12 to score your favourite skincare soulmates at a steal. Catch the Mega Storewide Flash Sale on Beauty & Personal Care items on Dec 8 from 12am to 2am, with popular brands offering dizzying discounts on everything. You’ll want to stay on the site or the app at 12am, 12pm and 6pm, because that’s when the Slash & Snatch Deals will be released, with items priced at $28 and $58. These are in limited quantities so the fastest fingers first!

Not sure if a certain product is for you? Try it out with samples from as low as $2.90 and bag a free sample when you purchase seven.

If you’ve had your eye on products from upmarket brands like Laneige, Sulwhasoo, and Skin Inc, but have been hesitating to cart out on them, there are brilliant savings to be had during the Luxe Beauty Sale come Dec 12.

Because not only will there be exclusive vouchers worth $10 and $12 for all users and Beautyholics members respectively on selected brands, you can also stack these vouchers with the stores’ own shop vouchers for more savings.

Featured: Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate 100ml, sale price: $139.90 (U.P $244)

If you’re looking for luxury, look no further than Shopee Premium, which has rolled out year-long deals on authentic designer and luxury goods since its inception last year.

But come 12.12, you can set your sights on more goodies, including a Midnight Premium Brands Flash Sale (12am to 2am) that’ll get you up to a whopping 80 per cent off labels like Calvin Klein, Sulwhasoo, and Foreo, and an upsized flash voucher, among others. Also look out for daily brand spotlights that are refreshed from Dec 8 to 12, which feature upsized brand offers, vouchers, and gifts with purchase from names like L’Occitane, Jurlique, and Ray-Ban.

Feeling lucky? Simply spend $250 and above from Dec 8 to 12 and stand a chance to be one of three lucky winners to win a Shopee Premium exclusive advent calendar.

Featured: Foreo Luna Mini 2 Facial Cleanser & Ufo Mini 2 Facial Device Holiday Set, sale price: $319 (U.P $529.90) and Ray-Ban Hexagonal Sunglasses, sale price: $197.60, only on Dec 12 (U.P $247)

Brand boxes are already a steal at bundled prices, but you can get more bang for your buck during the Slash & Snatch event on Dec 12, with the prices of best-sellers further knocked off during 15 limited-time timeslots. Best to get your mouse or fingers at the ready!

There’ll also be a Beauty & Personal Care special, with exclusive gift sets and top-selling brand boxes from Laneige, Estee Lauder, Colgate, and more to stock up on. You won’t want to miss the $12 Unbeatable Brand Boxes, as well as up to 90 per cent off boxes from brands like Walch and Huggies that’ll be priced at $30, $60, $90, $120. 

Featured: Shopee X Estee Lauder Brand Box, sale price: $108 (U.P $140) 

Christmas has arrived early with Big Brand Discounts’ $12 Early Xmas Deals! From Nov 30 to Dec 11, snag exclusive deals released every day at $12 only.

There’ll be over 1,500 deals happening during the Big Brand Discounts Sale on Dec 12, with prices knocked off up to 80 per cent, alongside vouchers that allow you to take $10 off with a minimum spend of $150 using Citibank cards.

Keep your pulse on these time slots too — 12am, 12pm, 4pm and 8pm — because there’ll be attractive products priced at only $12, and at limited quantities.

Featured: La Mer The Eye Concentrate (15ml), sale price: $194.90 (U.P $304)

Speaking of Christmas, Shopee has it sorted with a gift guide that makes it easier to shop for your loved ones (or yourself), including curated collections for the fashion lovers, skincare-obsessed, and tech geeks in your life.

If you’re after a Secret Santa gift or have a budget in mind, browse categories like the ‘Everything Under $25’ gifts, ‘Under $30 Beauty, Books and Fashion Treats’, ‘Under $50 Electronic Gifts’ and ‘Under $100 Alcohol Gifts’.

But if you’re looking to splurge, there are designer bags, luxurious beauty buys as well as coveted kitchenware for that foodie friend. Look out, as well, for the Christmas Brand Boxes, which shine the spotlight on top picks across categories like Beauty, Fashion, Health, Home & Living, and Electronics.

Featured: Shopee x Sulwhasoo Brand Box – First Care Activating Serum AD 60ml Holiday Set, sale price: $115, only on Dec 12 (U.P $245) 

Is your vacuum cleaner, laptop or earphones seeing the last of its days? With huge savings at Shopee’s Mega Tech Expo (Dec 9 to 19), in partnership with The Tech Show Festival, it’s the perfect time to get a replacement. The event will see daily flash sales sporting upsized discounts on authentic electronics products from brands like Samsung, Poco, Logitech, Microsoft, Tineco, and more.

There’ll also be limited-time deals where you can nab over 30 per cent off on selected electronics and appliances, up to $100 flash vouchers that you can claim at 12am, 10am, 12pm, 6pm and 10pm, as well as one-for-one and $0.99 deals at 12pm and 8pm. Check-in daily and you could be one of 50 winners to walk away with a $20 voucher (with no minimum spend) on your favourite gadgets.

Ready to go overseas soon via the vaccinated travel lanes (VTL)? We’ve got you covered with tech essentials such as SIM cards, power banks, cameras, gadgets, and more.

Got $0.10? With the $0.10 Mega Surprises, that’s all you need to stand a chance to win electronic prizes worth over $300 daily.

Featured: Bose QuietComfort® 45 headphones, $499 and Tineco Floor One S5 Cordless Smart Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner, sale price: $888 (U.P $1,899)

With Chinese New Year just a couple of months away, we could all do with discounts on the likes of abalone and bird’s nest, and New Moon is here for that with exclusive deals on 12.12. Not only that, shoppers can claim up to 70 per cent off and snag a 12 per cent off voucher, only on the day.

Psst! Swing by the brand’s Shopee page on Dec 12 to find out how you can stand to win a staycay at luxury hotel Andaz Singapore worth $390.

In the same vein, wellness brand Kinohimitsu will be debuting its first-ever abalone range on Shopee, with limited-time-only exclusive launch prices. You can also claim up to 75 per cent off, get a voucher worth $35 to spend on star products like Essence of Chicken with American Ginseng & Cordyceps, Collagen Diamond, and its Detox Enzyme, as well as enjoy one-for-one deals on best-sellers. 

Featured: New Moon Premium Braised Whole Abalone, $18.80, and Kinohitmitsu Abalone, Bird’s Nest Red Dates and Bird’s Nest Beverage Collagen bundle, $189.60.

Visit Shopee to start sussing out the best deals. New users can use the code <SHOPEE1212SWW> to enjoy S$10 OFF with no minimum spend. Happy shopping!

A Shopee special, brought to you by The Singapore Women’s Weekly.